WWE: 11 Best Ever Top Rope Moves

6. Harlem Hangover - Booker T

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuhVOHEM1VY Booker T is the more talented/accomplished/innovative half of the WCW tag team Harlem Heat. With tremendous size and agility, Booker T earned a reputation as being one of the industry's hardest workers, recognized both by fans and those behind the scenes as someone truly dedicated to the business. Before finding individual success as a 5-time WCW champion, he was a 10-time tag team champion with his brother Stevie Ray. His in-ring ability was demonstrated with the Harlem Hangover; a top rope, somersault leg drop. At 6'3 and over 250 lbs., the move blew people away back in the mid-90's when it was first shown and continues to this day as very few have been able to pull it off successfully.

5. Praying Rope Walk - Hakushi/Jinsei Shinzaki

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIyLgmBZJWM Sinzaki was imported from Japan by the WWF/E in the mid-90's and became a challenger to Bret Hart's World Title. Under his Hakushi gimmick (think Raiden from Mortal Kombat but more Asian and with cooler tattoos), he would push Bret Hart similarly to the way The Great Muta pushed Sting in WCW. One impressive move from his arsenal was the Praying Rope Walk. Similar to The Undertaker's Old School, what set Hakushi's apart was speed. While The Undertaker would slowly, methodically walk the top rope before dropping a clubbing blow across his opponent's back, Hakushi, would darn near run the top rope, sometimes covering all four ring posts, before chopping his opponent. Definitely the obscure one on this list, The Parying Rope Walk is still one of the prettier top rope moves.
 
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