best variations of moves

[newpurofan1]

just to get your opinions...

with everyone out there doing essentially variations of the same moves, i just want to get your opinion on which variation or who's version of a move is the best, in terms of impact, or perhaps how it's used. not necessarily your favorite move, but one that stands out. for example, stone cold stunner when it's least expected and gets the win, not when austin does it five times in a row... to kae it easier, here are some categories...

powerbomb
piledriver
striking
suplex
aerial
ace crusher
running
submission

my guesses:
e.g. powerbomb - hmm... which is the best variation - either UT's last ride or kobashi's orange crush, becuase they both are powerful, and looks cool (and painful)

piledriver - emerald fusion, since it's simple to pull off, yet devastating impact. not to mention a cool name to boot.

striking - ultimo dragon's 5 kick combo (you know, front, back, front, back, and spin kick to top it off.)

suplex - benoit's release german suplex... first time i saw him do it against angle i nearly fell to the floor because it was most unexpected and because you felt like he went to the highest level of suplexes he can go with germans.

ace crusher - back in WCW when DDP's on his run, he seemed to pull off a new variation of the cutter with every win - that was really sweet... anyone know how many variations he pulled off?

running - good ol' fashioned spinning spinebuster by arn anderson - always unexpected and gets the job done... no muss, no fuss.

submission - kudos to the shining triangle by nakamura

any other categories to add? also, any place where i can find names/descriptions of moves besides the BBOWM, or SSS?

[DangerousBD]

Hmmm I'm gonna have to think deeply about this...

Powerbomb: I always liked the powerbomb to the outside, ala Mike Awesome, but I think the Liger bomb is effective as well.

Piledriver: Steiner Screwdriver. I saw him do it to Owen Hart on some older comp tape and it looked SO BRUTAL!

Striking: Kawada's kicks, The Vader hammer, I'm probably forgetting something really cool....

Suplex: The Bloody's top rope dragon suplex instantly springs to mind. Many Taz(z) suplexes too....

Aerial: Any of those really cool flippy ones that Amazing Red or Jimmy Yang or whoever do.

Ace Crusher: Top Rope Hamada cutter!

Running At Opponent: Stan Hansen's lariat, Michiko Ohmukai's version of the Shining Wizard

Submission: ...anything applied by Minoru Tanaka


try www.quebrada.net for some pictures of finishing moves...hasn't been updated in a while, though

[Sofa Kingdom]

powerbomb: Takawa's triple powerbomb into a death vally driver is something to really mark over.
piledriver: I think the jumping piledriver is a real nasty looking move, and theirs no long set up or anything, just pick em up, jump and land.
striking: Superkick
suplex: The capture suplex, the best one I've seen was this match clip of Tony Jones vs Mohammad Yone in BattleArts where Yone was getting some kicks off but my his third kick Jones cought him and hit him with a beutiful suplex.
ace crusher: I think this move is best used as a reversal from an atomic drop or any other move.
running: LARIATOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[John]

powerbomb: Ligerbomb
piledriver: Good old-fashioned Lawler piledriver - the original and still the best
striking: Thumb to the eye (Ric Flair~)
suplex: I always liked Bret Hart's snap suplexes
running: Burning Lariat
submission: Cattle Mutilation, Sharpshooter, Hangman's Clutch

[Super Weak Machine]

Striking move: Of course, the almighty... GUH PUNCH~!!

[Insane Ninja]

Powerbomb - My personal favorite is the Blue Thunder Bomb. At least, I think that's the proper name for it. Val Venis is doing it alot in WWE right now, as well as Christopher Daniels in the indies. The name sounds like it's a move Jushin Liger does, but I can't recall actually seeing him do it in any of the matches of his that I have.

Piledriver - Tombstone piledriver. More for mark-out effect than anything else. Pedigree is awesome too, but does it count as a piledriver?

Striking - Benoit's chops or Shawn Michaels' Superkick.

Suplex - Jun Akiyama's exploder suplex.

Aerial - Hayabusa's Phoenix Splash or Shawn Michaels' elbow drop.

Ace Crusher - It's cool how this is a category. Good ol' Stone Cold Stunner gets the points here, but I'm starting to dig the R.K.O. I like the way how Orton nails it with one hand.

Running - You have yours as the opponent running, everyone else is doing one where the offensive wrestler is doing the running, so I'm going to do both categories. Anyhow, for opponent running at you, spinebuster takes the cake for me. Either Arn Anderson's, Triple H's, or Batista's (it's like the only move he does well).

Running At Your Opponent - LARIATOOOOO!!!!! (I know, someone else already did that, but it's fun.) I'd also like to give a 'Runner-Up' award to Triple H's jumping knee which to me is just a sweet move.

Submission: Sharpshooter (though in Japan they seem to call it the Scorpion Death Lock more often than Sharpshooter, but to me, Sharpshooter is a better name for the move) and Crippler Crossface.

[Dr Feelgood]

Powerbomb: Probably something by Asuka, maybe the Towerhacker Bomb

Piledriver: Mariko Yoshida's Ganso Air Raid Crush. Anybody else trying it looks second rate.

Striking: TM's kick combos (Kwik Kik Lee indeed ). Meiko Satomura's kicks for the technique, Kawada and KANSAI's for the violence.

Suplex: I like complex variations like Akiyama's Exploder 98, KAORU's TAKAMI Special or Manami Toyota's Japanese Ocean Drop.
The Bloody's Dragon superplex for danger factor alone.
Chains are pretty sweet too (Delfin's Specials or Azumi Hyuga's Spider Germans).
But the unmissable Japanese Ocean Cyclone is in a class of its own

Aerial: Hayabusa's Stardust Press, Dragon Kid's 450 Dragonrana, Jodie Fleisch's 720 DDT

Ace Crusher: Delfin's Osaka Street Cutter, Ayako Hamada's Hamachan Cutter

Running: Satomura's Corner Elbow Smash, Ohmukai's Shining Wizard, any Manami Toyota counter

Sub: Flying armbar, Yoshida's Spider Hold and pretty much any sub she does

[The Suicide Machine]

Powerbomb: Liger Bomb - The quick snap looks so impressive and the impact sounds painful on a clean, fast and crisp Liger Bomb, a thing of beauty.
Piledriver: Tiger Driver 91' - It looks as if it should kill someone when done right, and there are some cool off shoots (Michinoku Driver I, Jay Driller). The Burning Hammer would be a very close second...
Striking: Rolling Koppou Kick - It's a charming move that grew on me. It always looked kinda funny (to me, anyway) but would really hurt.
suplex: Half Nelson Suplex - It's SO BLOODY HARD to pick just one!!! The way Kobashi does them looks brutal...if it hadn't been mentioned already I would have said the Exploder but I wanted to be different...
Aerial: Stardust Press - IMO, the most impressive aerial move created (even more then the Inferred).
Ace Crusher: Mero Cutter - Fireman's Carry into an Ace Crusher.
Running: Shining Wizard - Somthing that's so simple, yet so cool and trend setting.
Submission: Cattle Mutilation - American Dragon's Bridging Butterfly Hold. Makes a great combo finish after a Dragon Suplex.

[edgehead1984]

Powerbomb: Gotta go with the Liger Bomb.

Piledriver: Can't beat a simple Orndorff piledriver.

Striking: A Bret Hart uppercut.

Suplex: Benoit's snap suplex.

Aerial: The Infra Red, and Terry Funk's "moonsault" I still cringe when I see Funk do one.

Ace Crusher: The Diamondcutter.

Running: LARIATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Submission: The Octopus Hold.

[BadNews]

powerbomb- AWESOME BOMB!!!
piledriver- i like Liger's inverted piledriver
running- Ron Simmons' Spinebuster is the most brutal but Double A's is a pure beauty
Ace crusher- Diamond Dust
submission- figure-four leglock; maybe a bit dated, but its a classic
striking- Vader's punches, nuffin' ever looked stiffer 2 me...
suplex- Misawa's release dragon is wicked, but the king of the suplex, er tazplex, is still TAZ!!! (screw that extra Z)
aerial- Eddie Guerrero's Frog Splash

[Pheonix_Chi25]

Powerbomb: Kobashi's Diamond Head

Striking: Kensuke Sasaki's Guh Punch

Piledriver: Taka's Michinoku Driver or Hayabusa's Falcon Arrow

Aerial: Dragon Kid's 450 DragonRana and Hayabusa's Stardust Press

Suplex: Takyama's and Benoit's German Suplex

Running: Kodo Fuyuki's Charging Lariat

Ace Crusher: Nova's Spin Doctor

Submission: Minoru Fujita's BONEYARD

[Vyrex]

Powerbomb: The Gladiator's/Mike Awesome's Awesome Bomb, UT's Last Ride

Striking: HBK's Sweet Chin Music,Ultimo Dragon Kick Combo,Kawada's Enzuigiri

Piledriver: Jerry Lynn's Cradle Piledriver, Hayabusa's Falcon Arrow,Pedigree

Aerial: Kidman's Shooting Star Press, Hayabusa's Stardust Press

Suplex: Front:Brainbuster
Back:Benoit's German Suplex

Running:Strike: LARIATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! the 4th , Kawada's Turnbuckle Big Boot
Grappleéja Vu, Fame Asser

Ace Crusher: T-K-O (Fireman's Carry to Ace Crusher), Diamond Cutter, Shotgun

Submission: The ORIGINAL Walls of Jericho/Lion Tamer (Knee to Back)
Ankle Lock (simple but effective)

[TylerStunner]

powerbomb: Last Ride Powerbomb
piledriver: Vertabreaker
striking:
suplex: Belly to Belly Suplex
aerial: Senton Bomb
ace crusher: (My fav. )the Stone Cold Stunner
running: Thez Press
submission: Sharpshooter

[kid_xtreme]

Powerbomb: The Tiger Driver. By the way, does any one know when it was first used?

Piledriver: Vertebreaker, Michinoku Driver II, Northern Lights Bomb, DVD

Striking: Sweet Chin Music (or most superkicks for that matter), or the roaring elbow

Suplex: Eddie Guerrero's Brainbuster, or the Dragon Suplex

Aerial: Eddie's Frog Splash, or the 450 Splash

Ace Crusher: Diamond Cutter

Running: Shinig Wizard, or Yakuza Kick

Running Counter: Double A's Spinebuster. None better!

Submission: Any of the 3 million ways Low Ki performs the Dragon Clutch, other than that the STF or the Scorpion Deathlock

[hayabusafan]

POWERBOMB: I would say either the Awesome bomb to the outside or Batista bomb

PILEDRIVER: I would say the vertabreaker by Homicide or thats incredible from the second rope by Justin Credible Or The Canadian Destroyer

STRIKING: i would say sweet chin music by HBK or the shining wizard by B-boy

SUPLEX: I would say the perfect plex by MR Perfect

AERIAL: Hayabusa StarDust press or Crossfire (shooting star legdrop)

ACE CRUSHER: TKO, Stone Cold Stunner or Diamond Cutter

RUNNING TOWARDS: GORE by RHYNO

REVERSAl: Lifting Diamond Cutter

SUBMISSION: I would say the good ol fashioned Sharpshooter