16 Things You Probably Missed From WWE Raw (18 Nov)

3. Buddy Murphy's Dive Counter

Buddy Murphy Akira Tozawa
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There are way too many dives in pro wrestling these days.

Buddy Murphy might be one of the first in a long time to invent a new way to deal with this lazy spot trend. He caught Akira Tozawa, raised him up into a suplex and slammed him down on the ringside mats. That was the best spot of the night, and it owed a lot to Tozawa's core strength and Buddy's powerful base.

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