https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU6NnjgU1Rk Sister Abigail is one of the best new finishing moves we've had in WWE in some time. It's a Flatliner type maneuver, with a different twist. Bray Wyatt grabbing his opponent, and holding them over his knee is a great, diabolical visual for the former cult leader. The kiss on the forehead is the icing on the cake, as he spins to the mat, and knocking his adversary out cold. Since he's shown up on the main roster, Wyatt has used Sister Abigail in a variety of interesting setups like catching Rey Mysterio as he was about to perform the 619, and reversing his own momentum. It will be interesting to see what other scenarios he'll be able to deliver the move from in the future.
4. Neville: Red Arrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skYr-lncMnk Neville has a way of moving around the ring that most other wrestlers could only dream of. His offensive is slick, fast and often breathtaking. The most amazing move in his huge arsenal is his finisher the Red Arrow. Jumping off the top rope and delivering a twisting Shooting Star Press is unique to the world of WWE. It's one of the rare moves in the company that brings the fans to their feet every time. It's a daredevil maneuver that no one else on the roster could deliver better than Neville.
3. Randy Orton: RKO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpwk8El7vcU What other professional wrestling finishing move has ever spun into its own meme? When Orton first joined the WWE, he was a promising young talent without a decent finisher. He first used a top rope cross body block, before transitioning into the awkward Overdrive move that was most recently used by MVP. When Orton took a version of The Cutter, created by Johnny Ace, and brought to new levels of "out of nowhere" by Diamond Dallas Page, he finally found one worthy of a main-eventer. He can either make the crowd explode by pounding on the mat to set it up, or bust it out in a variety of memorable situations like against Evan Bourne from a Shooting Star Press, or Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 31. From Ace to DDP to Orton, is it possible for this move to keep improving?
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