10 Wrestling Moves That Worked For One Wrestler (But Not Another)
8. Olympic Slam
On the subject of the staples that made up all-round wrestling legend Kurt Angle's often hard-hitting and completely legit looking arsenal, another of the Olympic gold medalist's moves has frequently found itself being mimicked in recent times...
...to inconsistent success.
While Randy Orton will occasionally pull out a tribute to one of his old sparring partners from time to time (and probably should do more often, in all honesty), The Viper didn't make the mistake of trying to spin this well-known move into his own match-ender. Apollo Crews on the other hand appears to have been made the victim of being admittedly talented in-between the ropes, but not quite on the level of the Wrestling Machine when it comes to nailing the high-angled slam. While Angle's slam would effortlessly flow before rendering his opponent lifeless, Crews' version feels a touch clunkier and not quite as emphatic.
The move is somewhat easier to execute than the one-time IC champ's old unique spin-out powerbomb. But trying to step out of the shadow of a star who made said Olympic Slam look like poetry in motion looks set to be a tall order for even a performer as undoubtedly impressive as Apollo.