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

26. 1995 - Japanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex

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Manami Toyota was an all-time great, and the Japanese Ocean Cyclone suplex was one of those mind-blowing moves that felt, the first time you ever saw it, like you were struggling to log into a new thought frequency. It was too dangerous and cool to be real, almost - so much so that it was never really adopted in the western indie circuit like so many other '90s puro creations.

But why?

It's spectacular.

It would get over anywhere.

A frighteningly angled electric chair suplex delivered with an unnaturally beautiful arc, it's something that only an elite women's wrestler can execute. Toyota was that; she had the benefit of working smaller opponents in the joshi realm, but possessed an astonishing, unprecedented flexibility that marked her as a great.

It was, literally, inimitable.

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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!