https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU1b8Kl6sgA Luke Harper is a big dude with a lot of power, but every wrestler on the roster has a clothesline in their repertoire, so he had to put his own spin on things. Harper uses the discus-clothesline, which sees him do a 360 before unleashing the move. He falls down with his opponent to the ground after impact, which adds an extra visual element. It looks pretty painful, but no matter what the set-up is, it's still a variation of a clothesline we're dealing with.
71. Bo Dallas: Au Revoir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsr9qGz6kTk Bo Dallas has just taken on this new finishing move, and it has yet to be named. For now, we'll just go with Au Revoir, which is what La Resistance called it when they used it years ago. Except they used two men to execute the move, and Dallas uses the top rope to balance his opponent. Good for him! It's a bit flashier than the Running Bo Dog, so hopefully he continues using it. You can imagine that it will get some sort of Bo related pun name in the near future.
70. Braun Stowman: No Name Yet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pil3OGF5MUQ Stowman's submission would look absolutely underwhelming performed by just about anyone else on the roster, but due to his massive size and strength, it does look pretty hard to get out of. However, it feels more like something you'd see in an 1980s squash match. The hold hasn't been declared as his finisher yet, but he has used it a handful of times to incapacitate his opponents.
69. Tyler Breeze: Beauty Shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIpy4DRHMws A lot of wrestlers have used spinning heel kicks over the years, but somehow Tyler Breeze's version is the only one that knocks people out. How does that work? While it may not be the flashiest move to use, he does make it look good. Best of all, he's able to protect his face while delivering the Beauty Shot.
68. The Vaudevillains: Whirling Dervish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I28AkhrQFv4 What in the hell is a Whirling Dervish? Wikipedia describes it as a whirling dance that is "proverbially associated with dervishes best known in the West by the practices (performances) of the Mevlevi order in Turkey." Does that clear things up? Well, the set-up for The Vaudevillains relies on Frank Gotch uppercutting his opponent in the back of the head, and Aiden English running in with a neckbreaker. Not exactly a feat of strength or dexterity for those two old pros, but it's a bit of a goofy move for a goofy gimmick. So it kind of works.
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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