14 In-Ring Wrestling Secrets Jake Roberts Revealed On Stone Cold's Podcast

11. 'Telegraph!'

Telegraphing is a negative word in sports - from a boxer failing to sufficiently disguise a punch to a quarterback making an overly-obvious pass - and usually has negative consequences attached to it. However, in wrestling, both Austin and Roberts agree that it's a necessary tool used to fuel the excitement of a crowd. Jake talks of how he invented the DDT by accident, when an opponent stood on his foot and caused him to trip in the middle of a front facelock. He then turned it into one of the most over finishers in the business by building anticipation, utilising a short-arm clothesline to set up the move. Austin gives Michael Hayes credit for the idea of setting up the Stunner with a kick to the gut, giving fans an instant reason to pop as they realised the move was incoming (or a frustrated sense of disappointment if his opponent managed to reverse it).