3. Texas Cloverleaf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7RP0_SJ04g Dean Malenko's technical prowess earned him nicknames like the "Man of a Thousand Holds", his steely determination and emotionless expression garnered him his "Iceman" moniker. When Dean Malenko entered WCW in 1996, he pretty much had an entire Cruiserweight division built around him, with him as the five-o-clock-shadowed centerpiece. Originally being knocked out of the double-elimination title tournament to crown the first ever WCW Cruiserweight champ, Malenko bounced back soon after, and won his first Cruiserweight title from Shinjiro Otani, making Dean the second ever Cruiserweight Champion. When the bell rang, Malenko put on a wrestling clinic. His bouts with Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Chris Benoit, Ultimo Dragon and Chris Jericho were all technical masterpieces in no small amount due to the struggle of the "Iceman" to apply his dreaded "Texas Cloverleaf". The move was feared by opponents, and was the first cruiserweight whose primary attempt at a submission application would illicit a pop from the crowd (check out his opening match versus Ultimo Dragon at Starrcade 1996). The Texas Cloverleaf, for being not only the finisher of the "Man of a Thousand Holds", but also the move an entire division was carried on the back of, deserves it's spot at number three.