WWE: 10 Superstars Who Could Deliver The Perfect Dropkick

9. Maven

Gif 325x220 C0e21c Gif No, I'm not posting this from some Earth-552 alternate reality where Maven went on to have a classic feud with the Undertaker, broke the streak, had multiple world title reigns, and became proof positive that Tough Enough was an incredibly contribution to wrestling and not just another ego stroke by Vince McMahon that further exposed the business. I'm stuck in the same world as you are where this is probably the first time you've even thought about Maven since like 2004. He certainly wasn't good at much, and other than eliminating the Undertaker in the Royal Rumble he made almost no impact in professional wrestling, but Al Snow taught him how to do a textbook dropkick.

8. "Jumpin" Jim Brunzell

Gif 325x203 9dcfb6 Gif Jim Brunzell is a former NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight champion and a well respected tag team specialist who, at this point, is probably best known for being one half of the Killer Bees with the Iron Sheik's favorite person Brian Blair. Since he came to fame in the 80s and had the nickname "Jumpin" you have probably guessed by now that he at least did a bit of jumping in the ring. I mean, there was never a "Jumpin" Giant Gonzalez or anything. Of course, to live up to his name, he had one of the best 80s styled faux-high flyer dropkicks you are going to find. Not to be confused with "Jumpin" Jeff Farmer of course. Yip.

7. The Rock 'n Roll Express

Gif 325x213 9db93d Gif The Rock 'n' Roll Express were one of the biggest tag team draws in the history of professional wrestling, and no dropkick list would be complete without the inclusion of both Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson. They elevated the double dropkick to high art and used it to win more tag team titles than Kofi Kingston has devoured midcard belts. Sure, it might not have always been the best looking thing in the world, but it is definitely the only dropkick on this list that could sell out Knoxville Civic Colosseum every Sunday. Or, alternatively, the only dropkick on this list that lonely southern girls fantasized about during the 80s. Just look at those, uh, heartthrobs. The 80s were weird.
 
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