6. Shooting Star Press
tumblrOur sole high flying entry on the list, the shooting star press is essentially a reverse moonsault. Difficult to perform as you need to rotate your body counter to the direction in which it is travelling. Widely regarded among fans as the holy grail of top rope moves alongside the 450 splash, the shooting star press' biggest danger isn't too much momentum, it's not getting enough, as demonstrated below in sickening fashion by Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania XIX. Hear his opponent Kurt Angle discuss the incident below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbS7CgjDN8I Angle was ever the consummate professional here and covered for Brock's mistake, but he also summed up the supreme danger Lesnar put himself in.The result was a massive concussion and severe neck damage. It was perhaps ambitious for a man of Lesnar's immense size to attempt this in such a high pressure environment in the first place, but that does not stop the move itself from being one of the most dangerous things you can attempt from the top rope.