30 Great WWE Superstars And Their Strange Rookie Finishers
25. Rob Van Dam
The Five Star Frog Splash is the very definition of an unspectacular move performed spectacularly. It's not the move that's impressive, it's Rob Van Dams ability to leap up into the lights, sail clear across the ring, and even change direction mid-flight. It's a move that's breathtaking because it's a manifestation of all of an athletes greatest physical skills, and that's not a coincidence; RVD started doing it specifically because that wasn't true of his original finisher. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLbW8wo9EoE In his early days, Van Dam ended his matches with a split-legged moonsault. It was uniquely dynamic in an age before the 450° splash, but it clearly carried no weight. It's a slow moonsault from the lowest possible elevation, with Rob dropping about six inches before striking his opponents. When this was explained to him, Rob decided to forego the bells and whistles and try to just jump as high and land as hard as possible -- and the Five Star was born.
