Ranking What Was Really The Best Wrestling Finisher Every Year 1990-2020

28. 1993 - Moonsault

Best Finishers
WWE

Much like honourable mention Yokozuna's Banzai Drop, there was an awesome psychology to Vader's moonsault in that it was probably a better idea to just take it, paralysed in fear, rather than attempt to move. If the victim sat up at the wrong moment, he'd have suffered a concussion and spinal compression rather than, in kayfabe and probably reality, let's face it, a bruised ribcage.

This distilled the essence of the perfect finisher because it looked cool and even more painful.

It remains a genuinely mind-blowing exhibition of wrestling theatre - they sold magazines on the strength of the image - with every last negative connotation gutted out of that description by Vader's ultra-formidable hard bastard aura.

It's Vader flattening the soul out of people after a friggin' top-rope back fip.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!