20 True Stories Behind Famous Wrestling Names

9. Jeff Hardy's 'Swanton Bomb'

Neville Red Arrow
WWE.com

Arguably more famous than the traditional senton bomb which he bases the move on, or even any iteration of the classic ‘senton’, Hardy’s version involves a graceful swan dive from the top turnbuckle with an elegant last minute flip into the senton position. 

There’s nothing really more to it than that… he just makes it look damn good. Now, if anyone can tell us why the senton is called the senton, that'd be really handy. Hit us up in the comments, yes?

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