TIER LIST: WWE Finishing Moves

[@taz4382]

The 'surprise roll up' is the most devastating finishing move of all time!

[@TwizZter777]

It takes a big package to win with a small package 😉

[@khaninxumalo556]

That deserves an UP 👆

[@grandmasterpavvy7940]

R Truths finisher

[@24magiccarrot]

The roll up is without question the most OP move in wrestling history.

[@ChristopherJames1993]

@Assassin 041 it gets a roll-up.

[@rmoore2nd619]

I’m still mad that Wikipedia removed the finishers from wrestlers’ pages

[@ericsmusic5927]

I wonder why they did that

[@torgregory1254]

King Soul according to them it gives away too much information

[@snerdterguson]

I remember when World Book removed the section on the industrial revolution because it was too much information

[@robertbradshaw5281]

And the theme music history

[@Malboja]

Fandom : wiki with more info shows all moves

[@devilkazuya27]

You guys forgot the best Wrestling move in all of Wrestling not just WWE: Byron Saxton's Saxtonation

[@Pooperplex]

devilkazuya27 on the par with Reality Check

[@justinorel6592]

Pray tell, what was this move?

[@franklingoodwin]

I've never seen Saxton wrestle. Judging by how his character is on commentary I can't see him being any good. Mind you he did sell the stunner well (even though he legit got kicked in the balls first 🤣)

[@christhimself2972]

Chris Benoit look it on KZbin it’s fucking horrible

[@wearyd5200]

Um the OVERDIVE

[@lucilovesick3938]

The gore always looked pretty devastating as far as spears go.

[@shawnheidingsfelder8179]

It helps that it was always followed up by "GORE! GORE! GORE!" That move fit Rhyno's gimmick very well.

[@dbone3356]

Gore>Spear

[@gorillamac]

Would have to go with The Gore myself. In terms of Spears, while Goldberg's always looked impactful, it was still of the double-legged take down variety in most cases. The Gore literally uses the full momentum of the shoulder into the abdomen to put the opponent down.

[@madrabiddog]

The Gore was so good it couldn't even be called a Spear!!!

[@brandonp3455]

Best in the business, just like Stevie Richard’s superkick.

[@danielllll521]

The RKO is my favorite. Not just for looking cool or being able to be delivered instantaneously, but no wrestler in the WWE has the same connection to their finisher than Randy Orton. It's just so iconic

[@wingerding]

I don't think that's true, I think there are many more wrestlers who are more famous for their finisher.

[@jamesAGarfield608]

@@wingerding it isn't true sweet chin music is just as ionic

[@newgoogleplussux2802]

has to be JBL's clothesline for me - so simple and yet so ridiculously good

[@jamesthornton3539]

Even non wrestling fans know the RKO

[@sethbrock5993]

Easily one of my favorite finishers ever is Ember Moon's Eclipse. Takes a bit of setup but the way she twists and snaps the head and neck of her opponent just looks pretty and devastating

[@madrabiddog]

I miss Ember Moon!

[@ChristopherJames1993]

@@madrabiddog watch her return in either a pointless battle royal or a fucking karaoke segment.

[@dontworryboutit404]

Her tail bone is so fucked. She'll be in a wheel chair when her run is over mark my words.

[@bitterbatterdog]

My only defence for the styles clash is that it perfectly transitions into a solid pinning predicament. Any finished that does so should get a tier bump

[@winstoncannady4224]

Not the perfect plex tho

[@munchmahquchi4050]

Yeah I always liked the calf crusher or back in TNA the spiral tap

[@rudhouse9122]

aj styles clash also smashes head hard against floor face first and great transition more cant belive its not in top tier considering looks quality from the ropes aswell yet seth curb stomp is a move anyone in the world could do? should b kevin owens move or strowmans

[@ChristopherJames1993]

@@rudhouse9122 he could transition to the Calf Crusher from that position.

[@wendigo1619]

Cultahollic:"Name me a better spear" Me: "GORE, GOORE, GOOORE!!!!!"

[@wingerding]

I don't understand. Can you explain the reference?

[@aarondillon7054]

Shooting Star Press was pioneered by Jushin "Thunder" Liger

[@stonecold6521]

Just commented the same

[@ericsmusic5927]

Actually it was Brock Lesnar

[@aarondillon7054]

Liger is using it years brother, Lesnar used it once and it was still after Liger

[@ericsmusic5927]

@@aarondillon7054 Brock Lesnar did it all in the time in OVW which is where Liger got the idea to do it from

[@Tegridy_Gaming]

At what age did he hit his last one? I don't know but there's a question

[@scottyc995]

I doubt it’s in the list, but Cameron Grimes’ Cave In is slowly becoming one of the best finishers

[@ashton2507]

It's effective and realistically would put you down for the 3-count

[@Alucard13211]

I love the other move he does. The fall-away slam moonsault thing

[@akitacarpenter8516]

Yeh I love it too , I think grimes vs orton vs black would be amazing

[@alfierodds262]

Ye it’s good,hope that is done carefully though as he could destroy a chest

[@clerv2528]

The thing is that Ive seen Kofi do the cave in as a regular move in his move set so seeing Cameron do it makes it feel weak to me just my opinion personally I like Cameron

[@shaunakkarne8531]

I'm kinda sad that this is only 45 minutes of the best married couple i have ever seen.

[@OblivionZXZ]

Ming

[@OblivionZXZ]

Chungus?

[@BadCompanyNation]

I

[@BadCompanyNation]

Have

[@BadCompanyNation]

No

[@0newingedcrow]

Rhyno's Gore was my favorite spear.

[@suskdndjdhs5551]

yessss Rhyno's gore > any spear

[@0newingedcrow]

@Tristan Smith To each their own.

[@vortexxviirus6229]

@Tristan Smith bruh what

[@richardthepastamancer6619]

Styles clash: okay Faith breaker: *TOP OF THE LIST*

[@epicjo17]

The pirate Paul Burchill and his sister Katie Lea

[@OkieAllDay]

I'm not really much of a wrestling fan anymore, but y'all have got me hooked watching your videos

[@acopspi1436]

Erm...how often did Goldberg actually finish a match with a spear? I’ve only ever seen him do it as a setup for the jackhammer.

[@acopspi1436]

The Joker I still don’t recall his post-Brock matches ending with spears. The Fiend, Ziggler, Undertaker (kinda) all had Jackhammers.

[@mikeg6894]

@@acopspi1436 yep, still hits jackhammer. he botches it half the time, but he still goes for it.

[@caydenford-jones8004]

ACopspi1 he didn’t beat the undertaker so he didn’t end the match with anything

[@acopspi1436]

Cayden Ford-Jones Thats why I said “kinda”. Yes it didn’t finish the match, yes it’s looked terrible and yes, undertaker kicked out but it doesn’t change the fact that Goldberg hit a jackhammer as the final move before attempting a pin.

[@danieldrayet2364]

He almost never did he'd do the spear then the jackhammer

[@hristvalkyrie2063]

Santino Marella's Cobra should be an S(Snake) Tier

[@brianhall4182]

For me I preferred it when Big Show's finisher was the chokeslam. It worked perfectly well and I never saw a problem with it.

[@frankraljevski2324]

Can't believe they got Garry KZbin for this!

[@ReadPlayAndy]

Still not getting the Gary KZbin reference :/

[@RedCyanPhotos]

ToonLiger Me too! I don’t know who it is and I’m sick of hearing about it!

[@BLXXDRAYN]

I like the flip that bobby lashley does when he hits a spear

[@TheLeoSale]

Along with "Twisted Bliss", Alexa Bliss uses a standard DDT as one of her main finishers when talking about that particular move.

[@Bushybrow97]

Billy Kidman’s laughing in his wrestling career grave. Me watching this April 20th (awkward laugh😅)

[@koimijyar5161]

The most beautiful finisher number one .....the surprise rollup

[@dominicswing5160]

What's amazing about the black mass is the fact that his distancing is perfect every time

[@sandyakabatteriehuhn]

"We're gonna disagree and have a fight." That and porn is what the Internet is about, right?

[@ryfitadf4215]

Rhino's Gore >Goldberg's Spear.

[@Cosmic_Gorilla]

14:58 "has anyone ever kicked out of the curb stomp?" I see, like many of us, Sam is trying to repress the memory of HiaC 2019.

[@LifeComedyAction]

“Has anyone kicked out of the curb stomp?” *Bray Wyatt’s Fiending Intensifies*

[@ChristopherJames1993]

The Claymore, Last Shot and Baisaku Knee Kick are three totally different moves, one is a single leg dropkick, one is a shining wizard and the other is a single leg high knee.

[@RobboEntertainment]

My biggest indicator that I am 100% not being productive during this lockdown... I've watched everyone of these tier list videos. And no regrets. Whether I agree or disagree, you guys always make each topic entertaining.

[@dictatorrich3412]

YES, I've been waiting for this! Thank you for all the videos to keep us occupied through these tough times! This is legit my favorite channel on the platform! Stone Cold stunner better be in the Great Tier tho >:

[@lucash741]

Ah the good old days when we could sit next to each other

[@nilofarniaz6527]

Difference between AA and GTS is that Cena could hit it on everyone.While Punk couldnot hit on guys like Mark Henry and Big Show.That is why he had to once use Anaconda Vice to defeat Henry

[@tariqdogg5944]

Facts

[@Nitendofan5]

Great list guys. I still have to say though, I really feel like Kofi's finisher should be the SOS, it just... it looks so much cool and more devastating than Trouble in Paradise. Plus until recently he hardly ever landed the damn thing lol. I just remeber he's always call for it, but it would always get ducked.

[@brandonp3455]

1) Did Goldberg even finish matches with the spear? 2) GORE! 3) GORE! 4) GORE!

[@adelbechtoula]

The styles clash in NJPW is considered a killer move like the one winged angel when Styles used it there no one kicked out , also styles uses it as a reversal for hurricanrana or even from the top rope

[@ColeYote]

I think part of the reason they did that is he legitimately broke Yoshi Tatsu's neck with it pretty early in his run.

[@adelbechtoula]

@@ColeYote and Roderick strong too but it wasn't styles fault they ducked their heads in the wrong way and they admitted that later , it's a dangerous move amd that's what makes it cool

[@y2shuproblem]

Nakamura kicked out of the Styles Clash

[@Vinnuci]

Lance Storm's Super Kick is the best looking of all the Super Kicks... He would get such incredible extension it always looked like he took people's heads off

[@seancampbell7884]

Two people sitting together! Scenes from another life

[@SL-fb1ze]

Next tier list : The way wrestler goes in the ring!

[@brandonp3455]

@@dragonitematero I hope they mean how the wrestler literally enters the ring. What’s superior, the stairs or lifting on to the apron? Bonus points if they wipe their feet first.

[@milothaloser1443]

If the people’s elbow is a good finisher then Dolph’s 36 elbows is goat tier 😂

[@Nozid2613]

Jushin innovated the Shooting Star

[@mattnoble3444]

in kayfabe the RKO is made more devastating due the endless Randy Orton Headlocks applied to weaken the neck.

[@Zazume_]

For me, the Tombstone is the mother of all finishers. It is a perfect fit for the Undertaker, for his style but also on a metaphorical matter, Tombstone = RIP (a good fit for his Wrestlemania streak). It also is the finisher that has finished more Wrestlemania matches than any other, so many iconic endings on top of that, like the one where he catched Shawn Michaels from a Moonsault and going from there directely into the Tombstone, which ended the greatest match of all time at WM25.

[@wingerding]

Ya it's what I thought of when I thought of the most iconic finisher in wrestling. Unfortunately these guys decided to rank the list in a stupid way and didn't consider anything but how much damage the move does. I said, but wrestling finishing moves aren't just about damage, they're about the spectacle!

[@leonbrooke5587]

And IMO Hogan's leg drop, the AA, and the people's elbow all belong in the same tier. Whether good, bad, or indifferent, they're all more about the theatrics and the person doing them than the move itself. Big E's big ending has the potential to be similar

[@wingerding]

Ya they judged this list in such a terrible way? Based the ratings on nothing but damage done.

[@0newingedcrow]

When I think of AJ Styles, I think of the Spiral Tap. And it still breaks my heart that he doesn't use it.

[@Killjoy1204]

Because it hurts his spine and Aj is not young anymore so he doesn’t have same elasticity as he had before.

[@dxdraiba7604]

Thpught it was the spinal tap.....and its because its hella dangerous if the person taking the move isnt practiced youll just drop them on their head and kill them

[@JD29..]

The snap Moxley does when he hits the DDT makes it look strong, and no one has kicked out of the "Paradigm Shift" since he started doing it almost a year ago which presents it to be one of the most protected finishing moves around today.

[@joaopescusa]

3:50 for me its the sharpshooter. A properly done sharpshooter like Benoit's and of course Brett Hart's. Honorable mension to the Ankle Lock with the leg wrapped around the opponent's leg.

[@Dodong0]

BlameTheFlame I’m more of a Scorpion Death Lock guy, esp since Choshu Riki created the move and called it the サソリ固め (scorpion lock). But, Hitman made it magic. I love when he’d crank the knee pad for extra torque.

[@thomasroedgaard117]

You have the "Chumpsters" legdrop on the list, but not even mentioning the legendary elbow from Randy Savage!

[@Arnorian]

This was a pre-made list on the website they use, they didnt make the ones in the list themselves

[@thomasroedgaard117]

@@Arnorian Ok. I`m just trying to remind people of a time when wrestling actually was great.

[@stonecold6521]

The Peoples Elbow was NEVER done to the head. Always chest. What's Sam chatting about?

[@JohnReedy07163]

AJ Styles Styles Clash used to be way better in TNA/ROH. He would get to it from a thousand different positions. He once hit it on CM Punk in ROH from a knee while Punk threw a Shining Wizard.

[@reginaldh2079]

Frog Splash (Eddie, RVD), Clothesline from Hell and Stunner for me.

[@brandonadkins5120]

You guys should do a finishers list of other promotions. Having Rainmaker, One Winged Angel or GTS would be interesting to rank.

[@danielhess1082]

the Rock Bottom was the RKO before memes and gifs were invented. The Rock often did a kipup before hand and hit it out of nowhere when you think he's dead. i feel it should have been in at least good if not great. plus it looks really good when putting a guy through a table. Also, no choke slam, F5, or pedagree?!

[@SBMTG]

Small nitpick: the Cloverleaf isn’t a “base” submission, it’s traditionally a finisher

[@wingerding]

Hey whatever you say man

[@400meter7]

when he made the long jump/triple jump connection it just totally clicked lmao

[@parsath_2584]

Rhino's gore was far better than Greenberg's spear. The one on Christian is only so good because Christian was incredible.

[@brandonp3455]

Word. Goldberg never carried anyone through a match, but always needed the courtesy.

[@JohnKhinda]

You guys missed a lot of finishers. Will there be a Pt II? Mick Foley's DDT: the double-arm DDT Big E's finisher: The Big Ending

[@shugamouth]

DDT! I know it’s used more often now, but back in the day, the pop was unreal!! And what about the Pedigree?

[@jasonbell791]

Pedigree always struck me as weak piledriver. I think DDTs are the modern spot equivalent of the piledriver.

[@shugamouth]

Jason Bell Yeah, I would totally agree, if it were incorporated more in matches by more wrestlers. Thus far, (to my knowledge), it as just been used as a finisher by Triple H and Seth Rollins.

[@jasonbell791]

People don't use the pedigree except as a finisher, but that doesn't make it not a weaker piledriver. If Triple H wasn't still a major force in wrestling, I think it would be usable. But people also use a basic piledriver as a finisher sometimes, too, so it being a weak piledriver doesn't really make it not a finisher, too. Just weaker looking than another finisher.

[@jasonbell791]

@@ChristopherJames1993 That's fair, but when he started using it, it looked more like he was starting a pile driver than any other move you saw back then. It looks like a pile driver and an X-factor had a baby with a butterfly suplex as the surrogate. And again, being a face buster does not make it not look like a weak piledriver. One can argue a face buster is a weaker variant on a piledriver.

[@stevenclark5173]

It was better when they didn't take it by putting their hands down and just face planted like the old days. That's when the pedigree looked good.

[@dbone3356]

The Vertabreaker belongs in The Best. As well as The Unprettier. As does The Muscle Buster.

[@Psytheslasher]

Factual facts

[@ChristopherJames1993]

Not the unprettier. That's just a crap pedigree.

[@ukiuki3834]

Did u forget the Fiend kicking out of 10000 curb stomps?

[@dbone3356]

Mankind did not use the Double Arm DDT. That was Dude Love. To set it up he hit Sweet Shin Music. Which is as it sounds.

[@TheStraightedge47]

I doubt Michaels would mind the change in how the superkick is used now as it was just a generic move for him for the first decade of his career. it never got the pin when he was in the Rockers or early on in his singles run.

[@jaygill3197]

Love seeing some GARY KZbin CONTENT

[@romanjones6674]

been waiting all weekend for this, Cheers Gary KZbin!

[@rhearn6]

You've missed a few. F5, choke slam, sharpshooter, every power bomb, every female finisher. I'm loving these lists, but this one is only half done.

[@shwilliam2522]

Personally, my favorite finisher is a good snap dragon. Especially when omega does it..it just feels so devastating

[@xIllMadeKnightx]

I think the keys to a great finisher are you CAN telegraph it, to showboat and work the crowd, but also can hit out of nowhere. They should also look both devastating and unique, as it's part of a wrestler's identity. Moves like the Stone Cold Stunner, Sweet Chin Music, the Curb Stomp or the RKO work so well cos they can have theatrics but they can be hit suddenly, you can believe the impact of them kills, and (at least for the guys who primarily used them) they're iconic-looking. Adaptability and impact make for top-tier finishers in my opinion. One of my personal wrestling 'Straight To Hells' is moves that are made Finishers just because they're over. The People's Elbow I love... as a signature move that gets a pop, a high-spot in the match... but as a finish it's trash. Same goes for The Worm (except I never liked that) and shit like Santino's Cobra and recently Otis's Caterpillar. As high-spots, sure. As finishers, get the fuck out!

[@yahmfyeet184]

I think triple H’s shovel is undefeated...

[@CrashOverride100]

I preferred the way Orton used to hit the RKO when he first used it, just because he got more height back then, but I understand why it changed over time, move is still great, I just preferred the older version.

[@ArthurKillingsworthJr]

Kane’s snap tombstone was fucking sick

[@jasonbell791]

Also DDTs did lose a bit of shine in the attitude era, but they seem to be mostly back now. I think of them like piledrivers now. They can be a finisher, but if not it's still a near fall move.

[@jasonjimerson7046]

It's the Mr. Gary KZbin show with Mr. Gary KZbin and another Mr. Gary KZbin! EDIT: Move that Claymore Kick to the GREAT tier, please!

[@willmk4042]

14:58 The Fiend: I'm sorry...what?

[@goober5713]

I really don't care about the rankings, I just love the banter back and forth between these two and the jokes they tell.

[@wingerding]

They worked hard to do these ratings, you should try to appreciate it a little more!! ☺️

[@MrFFHN]

It's official, the Claymore upgraded to the Great tier.

[@TheRealFandjango]

Big E’s moves is the Big Ending but would like to see him use the Full Nelson

[@ToughLuckChristian]

20:00 Gary's look at the early WWECW sells of the go 2 sleep, specifically Kenny Dykstras and re-evaluate.

[@rougelion1213]

My favourite version of the Spear is Goldbergs (though the tier maker should of put the Jackhammer really), my specific face probably being to Nunzio at the 04 Rumble. I like Edge but his is essentially a clothesline to the ribs.

[@aleky98]

The best finisher ever is without a shadow of a doubt the Steiner Screwdriver, delivered by the Big Bad Booty Daddy, The Genetic Freak, The Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner. Why? You like a piledriver? Imagine lifting a guy into a vertical suplex, then driving them into a piledriver...

[@akitacarpenter8516]

One of my favourite moves right now is the wing clipper but I love the black mass .

[@angelcanez4426]

I always felt like Shawn Michaels tuning up the band, multiplied his super kick by the number of people in your average band 😂. So it was like getting kicked by 4-5 people. LoL

[@randallcobb6406]

The best submissions gotta be the lasso from el paso

[@that.canadian.vaper.guyTCVG]

Lmfao, the banter between you two is just amazing. Sam's overserious nature is the perfect contrast to Ross' comedic self awareness.

[@artminusme]

Style Clash Great tier lads

[@kaidenparish7864]

Randal Keith Orton used to do the Overdrive, before the RKO :)

[@Bards.98]

Day number only God knows of quarantine, I'm still trying to figure out what a Gary KZbin is

[@HM4Hill]

Cole calls his shining wizard the Last Shot, which incidentally was the name of his old move in ROH but that was an elevated brain busta onto his knee iirc

[@ryanhuxman5105]

Adam Coles “The Last Shot” to me is one tier lower and while I get the iconic part of the spear Goldbergs is not as good as Reigns to me. Also the Jackhammer is his finisher the spear is more of a setup. Finally the RKO is right behind Black Mass to me which only loses to those top moves because of the iconic feel of them! Great video again keep it up!

[@ChristopherJames1993]

That's what Hogan's theme is about "When it comes crashing down and it hurts inside" is about the leg drop.

[@TheRib09]

Lesnars F5 should’ve been included! But then I realised you gentlemen didn’t create this list...

[@TheThird1977]

Got to Ross and Sam discussing The Big Ending and it being in the "Bad" tier has me almost in tears.

[@Josh_JKL]

Let's talk about the spear, my disdain for Bill Goldberg aside he does HIS part of the spear well by throwing his shoulder into the opponent with force. The only guy that did it as good, if not better was Rhyno in ECW. Both guys looked like they wanted to kill everyone. But what people tend to neglect is that half of what makes a spear (like any move) look amazing is the person selling it. Eg. best Goldberg spears were on Christian and poor Nunzio in the Royal Rumble (Go back and watch that one). Roman's best spears were always on Dolph by far.

[@brandonp3455]

True on both accounts. Though I don’t remember anyone underselling or sandbagging the gore. Even The Rock went flying to get the move over.

[@indroneilbiswas]

Worst finisher: Scotty 2 Hotty’s worm... took ages!!

[@scotttocs]

Were you even alive during the best time in wrestling?

[@ShadowknightEX]

I don’t think it ever actually finisher anybody. More of a signature than a finisher

[@mikeddh2018]

The Worm was awesome. Scotty 2 Hotty could do it right now & I guarantee you thousands would go crazy.

[@michaelrivera765]

LMAO. The worst finisher ever? Remember that the Rear View exists.

[@joshrosenfield6546]

@@michaelrivera765 at least when Asuka does her hip attack, she turns it enough to look like a hip attack. Naomi is just like, "Eat ass kids!"

[@chowdhurymandela]

The thing that always gets me out of the style's clash is when he hooks the guy's arms, and has to balance on one leg for a second. It's kinda like when someone gives a choke slam, and tosses their opponent's arm over their shoulder.

[@TheStraightedge47]

People give Cena's STF a lot of crap but in that Joe Rogan interview you mentioned while talking about the figure four he was shown a bunch of submissions from wrestling and when he was shown the STF he was instantly, 'that one would legitimately hurt'. He'd not seen the move before and it was Cena that he watched do it. He gave in more credit than any of the other submission holds.

[@hanjitomoe-kiryuin2593]

Imo there’s a million superkicks but there’s only one Sweet Chin Music, one of the best finishers

[@vtmiller63]

This may be a little old-school, but didn’t Gentleman Chris Adams pioneer the super kick as a finisher in WCCW?

[@moonshinewizard]

I want to agree with you but to be honest I'm not sure

[@stonecold6521]

Yes he did.

[@Dodong0]

I see you are a man of class and good taste. I wish more people would give credit to Gentleman Chris Adams.

[@damhnaitcockburn2970]

The boys were both very tired when they recorded this. They missed so many finishing manoeuvres. No figure 4 or 8, no sharpshooter, no crippler cross face. They need to do a new, longer one when life gets back to a bit of normalcy.

[@Dylan-fc1ce]

I think they just did what was chosen on the website

[@damhnaitcockburn2970]

Dylan Hutcheon Ahhh. That makes better sense.

[@timyac]

Pretty sure Liger invented the Shooting Star Press

[@ww4l]

This HAS TO BE Gary KZbin's best work, so far!!!!!!!

[@Ascisana]

IMO the coolest move is the Eclipse from Ember Moon, there is just one problem with it, the setup often looks way to "obvious" If the Woman's right isn't in the terrible, i am gonna cry