20 WWE Superstars And Their Signature Bumps

14. Rikishi: Flipping Clothesline Sell

Rikishi was a solid performer who never quite reached the same heights that the other Anoa’is of his era did; he wasn't The Rock, but he also wasn't Yokozuna. He was kind of a fair compromise between those extremes, actually. And even though he never won a world title, he still had enough charisma to get Too Cool over and enough acrofatic ability to sell a lariat by throwing a corkscrew plancha in mid-air.

And yes, this is like the exact same sell as the Billy Gunn clothesline from before, but I'm making the executive decision to rank it higher since it's objectively more impressive. So's Rikishi's butt, frankly. Sorry not sorry, Billy.

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