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A finishing maneuver or finisher is a wrestler's trademark move; one that he/she relies on most of the time to end a match. For the past few decades, virtually every professional wrestler has his/her own finishing move, usually with a name that suits the wrestler's gimmick. The finisher may simply be a glorified version of a move that other wrestlers use as a regular maneuvre, or it may be an innovative attack that no one else had executed before. Regardless, if a wrestler is scripted to lose a match after receiving a finisher, he will sell that move as if it is the most damaging attack in his opponent's arsenal.

Most finishers take time to set up and execute, and require that the victim be already somewhat dazed. This convention creates some opportunities for the storyline. A wrestler might attempt his finisher too early, without having worn down his opponent enough -- the finisher will then fail, as the intended victim will extricate himself from the hold preceding the finisher, or simply move out of the way. Thus, a failed finisher can backfire badly if it is a high-risk maneuver.

In recent years, however, some finishers have emerged that require little or no set-up time and effort, and can be sprung on a fully capable opponent almost instantly.

Wrestling fans tend to cheer if a face successfully performs his finisher, or boo if it is a heel. This is because they know the match will soon end, with the winner being the wrestler who executed his/her finisher. Only in very rare occasions does a wrestler get back up after receiving his/her opponent's finisher.

In Japanese puroresu, however, finishers are not quite as devastating. A wrestler may have to perform his finisher two or three times in a row in order to put his/her opponent down long enough for the referee to make the three count.

Examples of well-known finishers:

Stone Cold Steve Austin's Stone Cold Stunner, a three-quarter facelock chinbreaker. One of the main draws of this move is that it can come out quickly and without warning. When Austin is portrayed as a foul mouthed rebel, he would perform the Stunner on every wrestler he met, regardless of whether they were face or heel. The Rock was a regular victim of the move, selling it with an exaggerated backflip on more than one occasion. A variation of the same move (a three-quarter facelock bulldog) was previously used by Diamond Dallas Page, who called it the Diamond Cutter, and by Johnny Ace , who called it the Ace Crusher. A modified version is currently used by Randy Orton, who calls it the RKO.

Triple H's Pedigree, a double underhook facebuster. The set-up of the move is slow enough for fans to realize what he is attempting before he actually does it. Because Triple H had considerable authority over the booking of matches, very few people have ever kicked out of the Pedigree. The move gets its name from his original gimmick, that of a "blue-blooded" upper-crust socialite Hunter Hearst Helmsley.

The Rock's People's Elbow. This is a good example of a finisher that is portrayed as being much more damaging than it actually is. It is basically a simple elbow drop, preceded by a routine that involves The Rock pulling off his elbow pad, bouncing off the ropes and lifting one leg as if performing a leg drop. All this time, his opponent has to lie motionless on the mat, waiting to receive the elbow drop.

The Undertaker's Tombstone Piledriver. Where the opponent is held belly-to-belly, up-side-down, with head between the thighs. The wrestler then drops to their knees or bottom, sending the opponent's heading supposedly crashing into the mat. Usually, The Undertaker then lets down the opponent on the mat, back-first, where he takes one hand, followed by the other, placing it on their chest and holding them down for the pin, while 'overshadowing' the opponent, staring off into the distance, extending his tongue.

Bret Hart's Sharpshooter. It is a submission hold that damages his opponent's legs and back, and can legitimately hurt a wrestler if Bret applies more pressure. Sting in WCW used the same move, which he called the Scorpion Deathlock. Wrestlers like Chris Benoit and Riki Choshu have used the move as well.

Keiji Mutoh's Shining Wizard. This move is so popular that many Japanese professional wrestlers and even some American wrestlers have started using it, even though it is only a jumping knee to the face after stepping off the opponent's knee. Mutoh often had to use the Shining Wizard multiple times from various positions. The WWE's Hurricane is currently using a kneeling variation of the Shining Wizard as a finisher.

Current master list of wrestlers and their finishers

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187: New Jack (Off the Top Turnbuckle Chair Shot)
3.0: Mike Sanders (Chinlock Backbreaker)
3-D: Dudley Boyz (Flap Jack and 3/4 Facelock Bulldog Combination)
420: Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam (Double Leg Drop)
450 Dragon Wings Splash: Hayabusa (Off the Top Turnbuckle Corkscrew 450 Splash)
619: Rey Mysterio (Swing Through the Ring Ropes Kick to Face)
630: Jack Evans, Jerrell Clark (Off the Top Turnbuckle 1 & 3/4 Front Flip Senton)

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Ace Crusher: Johnny Ace (Sit-Out ¾ Facelock Bulldog)
Acid Drop (Dudley Dog): Spike Dudley (Ascending Springboard Corner 3/4 Facelock Bulldog)
Airplane Spin: Gorilla Monsoon (Airplane Spin)
Alabama Slam: Hardcore Holly (High-Angle Spinebuster Slam)
Alley Ooop: The Big Show (Overhead Face First Powerbomb)
Amish Bomb: "The Amish Chicken Farmer" Roadkill (Off the Top Turnbuckle Splash)
Amityville Horror: Chris Chetti (Fireman's Carry into a Michinoku Driver)
Anaconda Vice: CM Punk (Modifed Muta Lock Crossface Submission)
Angel's Wings: Christopher Daniels (Sit-Out Double Underhook Facebuster)
Angle Slam: Kurt Angle (Spinning Elevated Fireman's Carry Slam)
Ankle Lock: Kurt Angle (Ankle Lock)
Ankle Lock: Ken Shamrock (Ankle Lock)
Arabian Facebuster: Sabu (Leg Drop with Chair)
Atomic Leg Drop: Hulk Hogan (Running Leg Drop)
Atom Smasher: Adam Bomb (Powerbomb with Kneeling Pin)
Au Revoir: La Resistance (Suplex Combo into Spinning Neckbreaker)
Awesome Bomb: Mike Awesome (Running Crucifix Powerbomb)
Awesome Splash: Mike Awesome (Off the Top Turnbuckle Frog Splash)

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Back to the Future: Frankie Kazarian (Electric Chair Suplex)
Badd Splash (Wildman Splash): Johnny B. Badd (Marc Mero) (Running Corner Body Splash)
Badd Move: Johnny B. Badd (Marc Mero) (Super Hurracanrana)
Ball Breaker: Balls Mahoney (Irish Whip into Sit-Out Spinebuster)
Ball and Gag: Basham Brothers (Clothesline and Russian Leg Sweep Combination)
Banzai Drop: Yokozuna (Off the Second Turnbuckle Sitting Splash)
Barber’s Chair: Brutus Beefcake (Sleeper Hold)
Batista Bomb (Demon Bomb): "The Animal" Batista (Sit-Out Powerbomb)
BME (Best Moonsault Ever): Christopher Daniels (Double Springboard Moonsault)
Bionic Elbow: "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes (Elbow Smash to Head)
Bitch Clamp: Jazz (Sky Lift Double Chickenwing)
Black Hole Slam: Abyss (Running Single-Arm Sidewalk Slam)
Black Out: Rodney Mack (Cobra Clutch Sleeper Hold)
Bomb Scare Knee Drop: Doug Williams (Off the Top Turnbuckle Knee Drop)
Bonsoir: La Resistance (Double Spinebuster)
Book End: Booker T (Modified Uranage) (Modified Throat Slam Suplex)
Boomerang Clothesline: Outback Jack (Clothesline into Spinning Clothesline)
Boss Man Slam: Big Boss Man (Sidewalk Slam)
Breakdown: Chris Jericho (Full Nelson Front Russian Leg Sweep)
Brain Damage: Danny Basham (Double Choke Sit-Out Powerbomb)
Brock Lock: Brock Lesnar (Stretch Muffler Crab)
Bubba Bomb: Bubba Ray Dudley (Sit-Down Full Nelson Drop)
Buff Blockbuster: Buff Bagwell (Top Rope Somersault Neckbreaker)
Buzzsaw Kick: Tajiri (Roundhouse Kick)
Burning Hammer: Kenta Kobashi, "Mafia" Danny Maff (Inverted Fireman's Carry Brainbuster)

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Cactus DDT: Cactus Jack (Double Underhook DDT)
Camel Clutch: Muhammad Hassan (Camel Clutch)
Canadian Destroyer: Petey Williams (Front Flip Piledriver)
Canadian Maple Leaf (Straight Shooter): Lance Storm (Rolling Single Leg Crab)
Catatonic: Chris Harris (Wind-Up Uranage)
Cat's Cradle: Battle Kat (Tope Rope Victory Roll)
Cattle Mutilation: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson (Front Bridging Double Chicken Wing)
Chartbuster: Disco Inferno (Sit-Out 3/4 Facelock Bulldog)
Chick Kick: Trish Stratus (Standing Roundhouse Kick)
Chaos Theory: Doug Williams (Roll-through German Suplex Pin)
Choke Slam: The Undertaker, Sid Vicious, The Big Show (Choke Slam)
Choke Slam From Hell: Kane (Choke Slam)
Chyna Bomb: Chyna (Powerbomb)
Chyna's Pedigree: Chyna (Double Underhook Facedriver)
Clawhold STO: Kenzo Suzuki (Clawhold into a Leg Sweep)
Clothesline from Compton: "Monsta" Steve Mack (Strong Running Clothesline)
Clothesline from Hell: John "Bradshaw" Layfield (Strong Running Clothesline)
Cobra Clutch: Sgt. Slaughter (Cobra Clutch Sleeper Hold)
Code Red: Amazing Red (Sunset Flip Powerbomb into Pin)
Code Red: Billy and Chuck (Reverse Electric Chair and Off the Top Turnbuckle Bulldog combination)
Con-Chair-To: Edge & Christian (Double Chair Shot to Head)
Compactor: Duke "The Dumpster" Drose (Stalling Tilt-a-Whirl Powerslam)
Contra Code: Jimmy Jacobs (Running Corner Back Flip 3/4 Facelock Bulldog)
Cool Breaker: Carlito Carribean Cool (Single-Arm Swinging Leg Cradle Neckbreaker)
Cop Killer: Homicide (Reverse Gory Special Piledriver)
Cosmic Cyclone: Paul London (Off the Top Turnbuckle 450 Splash)
Cradle Piledriver: Jerry Lynn (Cradle Piledriver)
Cradle Shock: Chris Sabin (Fireman's Carry into a Michinoku Driver)
Crash Landing: Crash Holly (EZ Money) (Inverted Double Underhook Pancake Slam)
Cryonic Kick: Glacier (Thrust Kick)
Crippler Crossface: Chris Benoit (Single-Arm Crossface)
Curtain Call: Goldust (Inverted Facelock Suplex)

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Damien's Dinner Time: Jake The Snake Roberts (DDT)
Death Sentence: America’s Most Wanted (Cross Knee Backbreaker and Off the Top Turnbuckle Leg Drop Combination)
Death Valley Driver: Perry Saturn (Fireman's Carry into Brainbuster)
Decapitation: Demolition (Cross Knee Backbreaker and Off the Top Turnbuckle Elbow Drop Combination)
Deep Impact: Lance Storm (Jumping Piledriver)
Derailer: A-Train (Double Choke into Sit-Out Powerbomb)
Diamond Cutter: Diamond Dallas Page (3/4 Facelock Bulldog)
Diamond Dust: Masato Tanaka (Top Rope Somersault Neckbreaker)
Doctor Bomb: Dr. Death Steve Williams (Gutwrench Powerbomb)
Doggy Pump Handle Slam: Road Dogg (Pumphandle Drop Slam)
Dogface Bulldog: Rick Steiner (Off the Top Turnbuckle Bulldog)
Dominator: Farooq (Ron Simmons) (Standing Inverted Pancake Slam)
Doomsday Device: Road Warriors (Electric Chair and Off the Top Turnbuckle Clothesline combination)
Downward Spiral: Edge (Reverse Russian Leg Sweep)
Dragon DDT (Asai DDT): Ultimo Dragon (3/4 Facelock Bulldog into Backflip Reverse DDT)
Dragon Sleeper: Ultimo Dragon (Reverse Naked Choke Hold)
Dragon Whip: Shelton Benjamin (Standing Side Spin Kick)
Dreamer(Spicoli) Driver: Tommy Dreamer (Fireman's Carry into Brainbuster)
Droppin' the Dime: Rey Mysterio (Springboard Leg Drop)
Dupree Driver: René Dupree (Modified Sit-Out Brainbuster Driver)

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Edgeucator: Edge (Inverted Cloverleaf Leg-lace Crab)
Edgecution: Edge (Brainbuster DDT)
Electrifyed: Nikky (Swinging Neckbreaker) (3/4 Facelock Bulldog)
Eye of the Hurricane: The Hurricane (Inverted Facelock Elbow Drop)
E.Z. Driver: E.Z. Money (Reverse Tombstone Piledriver)

F

F-5: Brock Lesnar (Fireman's Carry Spinning Rack DDT)
F-U (Killswitch): John Cena (Modified Standing Fireman's Carry Slam)
Fall From Grace: Christopher Daniels (Cross-Arm Iconclasm)
Fame Asser: Billy Gunn (Leg-Driven Bulldog Facebuster)
Feliner: Ernest "The Cat" Miller (Spinning Roundhouse Kick)
Figure Four Leglock: Ric Flair (Figure-Four Leg Lock)
Final Cut: Big Show (Inverted Facelock Elbow Drop)
Five Star Frog Splash: Rob Van Dam (Off the Top Turnbuckle Frog Splash)
Flatliner: Chris Kanyon (Leg-Sweep Facebuster)
Flux Capacitator: Frankie Kazarian (Moonsault Uranage Slam)
Franchiser: Shane Douglas (Shoulder Jawbreaker)
Frog Splash: Eddie Guerrero (Off the Top Turnbuckle Frog Splash)
Fuhgetaboutit: Johnny the Bull Stamboli (Sitout Uranage) (Gorilla Press Slam)
Future Shock: Chris Sabin (Double-Leg Fisherman's Buster)
Future Shock: Christian York & Joey Matthews (Double Super Powerbomb)

G

Gas Mask: Pete Gas (Reverse Full Nelson Slam)
Gatorbreaker: Skinner (Reverse DDT Neckbreaker)
Ghetto Blaster: Bad News Allen (Standing Enziguri)
Gore: Rhyno (Spear)
Greetings From Asbury Park (Emerald Fusion): Bam Bam Bigelow (Over-the-Shoulder Sit-Out Piledriver)
Gunn Slinger (Gunn Stinger): Billy Gunn (Wind-Up Uranage)

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Haas of Pain: Charlie Haas (Elevated Inverted Leg-Lace Stretch)
Halo: Shannon Moore (Top Rope Corkscrew Moonsault)
Hammer: Jim "The Anvil" Niedhart (Running Shoulder Tackle)
Hand of Stone: Ronnie Garvin (Straight Punch)
Hang Time: Matt Morgan (Sit-Out Powerbomb)
Hart Attack: Hart Foundation (Bearhug into Running Clothesline Combo)
Heart Punch: Ox Baker, Stan Stasiak, Crush, Mean Mark Callous (Strong Punch to Chest)
Hellfire Chokeslam: Kane and Undertaker (Choke Slam)
Hip Hop Drop: Grandmaster Sexay (Top Rope Leg Drop)
Hollycaust (Falcon Arrow): Hardcore Holly (Delay Brainbuster Suplex into Michinoku Driver)
Honor Roll: Christopher Nowinski (Rolling Double Underhook Slam)
Hot Shot: Eddie Gilbert (Stun Gun)
Hurrislam (Hurri-Chokeslam): Hurricane (Chokeslam)

I

Imbalmer: Viscera (Double Choke Sit-Out Powerbomb)
Impaler: Gangrel (Brainbuster DDT)
Infrared: Amazing Red (Off the Top Turnbuckle Corkscrew Splash)
Inverted 3-D: Dudley Boyz, A.P.A. (Back Suplex Neckbreaker Combination)
Iron Claw: Fritz Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich, Kurrgan (Head Clawhold)
It Came From Japan: Alex Shelley (Straightjacket Northern Lights Bomb)
It Came From Japan II: Alex Shelley (Cross Legged Brainbuster)

J

Jackhammer: Goldberg (Stalling Suplex Powerslam)
Jackknife Powerbomb: Kevin Nash (Powerbomb)
Jalapeno Popper: Julio Dinero (Modified Fireman's Carry into Neck Breaker)
J-Driller: Jay Briscoe (Leaping Double Underhook Piledriver)
JBL Powerbomb: John "Bradshaw" Layfield (Powerbomb)
Johnson Shuffle: Orlando Jordan (Augmented Series of Jabs)
Jungle Kick (The Wack Kick): Chuck Palumbo (Thrust Kick)
Juvi Driver: Juventud Guerrera (Sit-Out Michinoku Driver)

K

Kanyon Cutter: Chris Kanyon (3/4 Facelock Bulldog)
Ki Krusher 99: Low Ki (Fisherman Screwdriver)
Kryptonite Krunch: Nova (Inverted Michinoku Driver)
Krush Rush: Low Ki (Slam into Turnbuckle while Grasping Mid-Suplex)

L

Landslide: Vinnie Ferrari (Inverted Neckbreaker)
Lasso From El Paso: Eddie Guerrero (Modifed Elevated Inverted Leg Lock Stretch)
Last Dance: Disco Inferno (Reverse Standing Figure Four Leglock)
Last Call: John "Bradshaw" Layfield (Overhead Fall Away Powerslam)
Last Impression: Doug Basham (Running Leg Lariat)
Last Ride: Undertaker (Lifting Powerbomb)
Last Rites: "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels (Inverted Facelock Spinning Neckbreaker)
Lawler Fist Drop: Jerry Lawler (Second Rope Falling Fist)
Lawler Piledriver: Jerry Lawler (Pulling Piledriver)
Leap of Faith: Shane McMahon (Off the Top Turnbuckle Elbow Drop)
Left Hook: Mark Jindrak (Strong Left Handed Punch to the Face)
Liger Bomb: Jushin Liger (Double-Underhook Running Powerbomb)
Lionsault: Chris Jericho (Running Springboard Moonsault)
Litacanrana: Lita (Off the Top Turnbuckle Hurrucanrana)
Litasault: Lita (Off the Top Turnbuckle Moonsault)
London Calling: Paul London (Off the Top Turnbuckle Shooting Star Press)
'Lo Down: D'Lo Brown (Off the Top Turnbuckle Frog Splash)

M

Mac Stunner: Vince McMahon (Modified Sit-down 3/4 Facelock Bulldog)
Mandible Claw: Mankind (Mandible Tongue Nerve Hold)
Mark of Excellence: Mark Jindrak (Back Suplex into Uranage)
Masterlock: "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters (Swinging Full Nelson)
Meltdown: Brian Clark (Pumphandle Powerslam)
Mexican Splash: Juventud Guerrera (Off the Top Turnbuckle 450 Splash)
Michinoku Driver: Taka Michinoku (Body Slam Through Legs Piledriver)
Million Dollar Dream: "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase (Cobra Clutch Sleeper Hold)
Molly-Go-Round: Molly Holly (Off the Top Turnbuckle Front Flip Sit-Down Splash)
Money Maker: Kid Kash (Double Underhook Piledriver)
Money Shot: Val Venis (Off the Top Turnbuckle Splash)
Mooregasm: Shannon Moore (Off the Top Turnbuckle Somersault Neckbreaker)
Mosh Pit: Mosh (Off the Top Turnbuckle Sit Down Splash)

N

Nail in the Coffin: Vampiro (Body Slam Through Legs Piledriver)
New Jersey Jam: Balls Mahoney (Off the Top Turnbuckle Leg Drop)
New Jersey Naptime: Droz (Sit-Down Powerbomb)
No Joke: Hugh Morris (Inverted Swinging Neckbreaker)
No Laughing Matter: Hugh Morris (Off the Top Turnbuckle Moonsault)
Nutcracker Suite: Balls Mahoney (Sit-Out Brainbuster Driver)

O

Old School Expulsion: Steve Corino (Inverted Facelock Neckbreaker)
Omega Event: Hardy Boys (Double Off the Top Turnbuckle Leg Drop)
One and Only: Billy Gunn (Sleeper Hold into Uranage)
Osaka Street Cutter: Super Delfin (Inverted Suplex into 3/4 Facelock Bulldog)
Outsider's Edge (Razor's Edge): Scott Hall (Crucifix Powerbomb)

P

Panty Drop Elbow: Danny Doring (Off the Top Turnbuckle Elbow Drop)
Paydirt: Jamie Noble (Front Facelock Choke)
Pearl River Plunge: Ahmed Johnson (Double Underhook Powerbomb)
Pedigree: Triple H (Double Underhook Facedriver)
Penile Implant: Simon Diamond (Shoulder Carry into Spinning Facebuster)
People's Elbow: Rock (Augmented Running Elbow Drop)
Pepsi Plunge: CM Punk (Off the Top Turnbuckle Pedigree)
Perfect-plex: "Mr. Perfect" Curt Henning (Fisherman's Suplex Pin)
Piledriver: "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff (Piledriver)
Pimp Drop: Godfather (Fireman's Carry into Brainbuster)
Pittsburg Plunge: Shane Douglas (Fisherman's Suplex Brainbuster)
Phoenix Firebird Splash: Hayabusa (Off the Top Turnbuckle Corkscrew Senton Splash)
Play of the Day: "Primetime" Elix Skipper (Single-Arm Swinging Leg Cradle Neckbreaker)
Poison Ivory: Ivory (Leaping Kneeling Facebuster)
Polish Hammer: Ivan Putski (Double Axehandle)
Porn Plex: Val Venis (Fisherman's Suplex Pin)
Pounce: "Alpha Male" Monty Brown (Running Shoulder Block)
Powerbomb: Sid Vicious (Powerbomb)
Problem Solver: Simon Diamond/Johnny Swinger (Flap Jack and DDT combo)
Pumphandle Slam: Test (Pumphandle Powerslam)

Q

Quackendriver: Mike Quackenbush (Reverse Crucifix Powerbomb)

R

Rat Star Press: Derrannged (Standing Shooting Star Press)
Rat Trap: Steven Richards (Reclining Chin Lock)
Raven Effect: Raven (DDT)
Red Star Press: The Amazing Red (Standing Shooting Star Press)
Regal Cutter: William Regal (Single-Arm Trap Neckbreaker)
Regal Stretch: William Regal (Modified STF)
Rewind Hurricanrana: Jonny Storm (Over-the-Top Turnbuckle Jumping Hurricanrana)
Rikishi Driver: Rikishi (Over-the-Shoulder Belly to Belly Sit-Out Piledriver)
Rings of Saturn: Perry Saturn (Side Double-Arm Stretch)
R.K.O.: Randy Orton (3/4 Facelock Bulldog)
Road Rage: Vinnie Ferrari (Inverted Neckbreaker)
Roaring Elbow: Masato Tanaka (Running Spinning Elbow Smash)
Rock Bottom: Rock (Modified Uranage) (Modified Throat Slam Suplex)
Rocker-Dropper: Marty Janetty, Brian Pillman (Leg-Driven Bulldog Facecrusher)
Roll the Dice: Reno (Inverted Facelock Spinning Neckbreaker)
Roundhouse Kick: Stacy Kiebler (Swinging Modified Kick)
Rude Awakening: Rick Rude (Neckbreaker)
Rump Shaker: Rikishi (Off the Second Turnbuckle Sit Down Splash)
Russian Sickle: Nikita Koloff (Strong Running Clothesline)
Rydeen Bomb: Satoshi Kojima (Sky Lift Powerbomb)

S

Sable Bomb: Sable (Powerbomb)
Saving Grace: D-von Dudley (Lifting Reverse DDT)
Sicilian Slice: Nunzio (Off the Top Turnbuckle Leg-Driven Bulldog Facecrusher)
Scissors Kick: Booker T (Running Scissors Kick)
Scorpion Death Drop: Sting (Reverse DDT)
Scorpion Death Lock: Sting (Leg-Lace Grapevine)
Seanton Bomb: Sean O’Haire (Off the Top Turnbuckle Somersault Senton)
Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Honky Tonk Man (Augmented Swinging Neckbreaker)
Sharpshooter: Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Chris Benoit (Leg-Lace Grapevine)
Shattered Dreams (Dust Buster): Goldust (Rope Entangled Kick to Groin)
Shellshock: Alex Shelley (Swinging Inverted Russian Legsweep)
Shining Wizard: Keiji Muto, Hurricane, Antonio Inoki, Homicide, CM Punk (Running Thigh/Leg Strike)
Shooting Star Press: Billy Kidman (Off the Top Turnbuckle Reverse Backflip Splash)
Showstopper: Big Show (Choke Slam)
Sky Elbow: "Macho Man" Randy Savage (Off the Top Turnbuckle Elbow Drop)
Sky High: D'Lo Brown (Sky Lift Powerbomb)
Slap Jack: Stevie Ray (Double-Underhook Facebuster)
Sliced Bread No. 2: Spanky (Running Corner Back Flip 3/4 Facelock Bulldog)
Snow Plow: Al Snow (Scoop Slam Side Brainbuster Driver)
Spanish Fly: The S.A.T./Los Maximos (Off the Top Turnbuckle Double Moonsault Uranage)
Spear: Edge (Running Football Tackle)
Spinebuster: Arn Anderson (Spinebuster)
Spineline: Jeff Hardy (One-Arm Boston Crab)
Spinning Discus Punch: Kerry Von Erich (Spinning Punch)
Spinning Heel Kick: Savio Vega (Spinning Heel Kick)
SST (Severe Skull Trauma): Axl Rotten (Inverted Brainbuster Suplex)
Stage Dive: Headbangers (Powerbomb and Off The Top Turnbuckle Leg Drop Combo)
Steiner Flatliner: Scott Steiner (Reverse Russian Leg Sweep)
Steiner Recliner: Scott Steiner (Modified Camel Clutch)
Stevie Kick: Steven Richards (Thrust Kick)
Stevie-T: Steven Richards (Leaping Double Underhook DDT)
Stone Cold Stunner: Stone Cold Steve Austin (Sit-Out 3/4 Facelock Bulldog)
Storm Kick: Lance Storm (Thrust Kick)
Stratusfaction: Trish Stratus (Springboard Bulldog)
Stratusfear: Trish Stratus (Top Rope Leg Scissors Takedown)
Stroke: Jeff Jarrett (Front Russian Leg Sweep)
Styles Clash: AJ Styles (Front Face Piledriver)
Sudden Impact: D'Lo Brown (Modified Uranage Suplex)
Super Hero Slam: Rosey (Wind-Up Sit-Out Uranage Slam)
Superfly Splash: Jimmy Snuka (Top Rope Frog Splash)
Swanton Bomb: Jeff Hardy (Top Rope Delayed Flip Senton Splash)
Sweet Chin Music: Shawn Michaels (Thrust Kick)
Sweet Shane Music: Michael Shane (Thrust Kick)
Sweet Shin Music: Dude Love (Strong Shin Kick)
Swing Thing: Johnny Swinger (Cobra Clutch Leg Sweep)

T

T-3: Trytan (Fireman's Carry Spinning Rack DDT)
T-Bone Suplex (Exploder): Shelton Benjamin, Jun Akiyama (T-Bone Suplex)
Taking Care of Business: Undertaker (Reverse Naked Choke Hold) (Dragon Sleeper)
Tazzmission: Tazz (Half-Nelson Choke) (Kajihajime)
Tequila Sunrise: Konnan (Modified Rolling Single Leg Crab)
Texas Cloverleaf: Dean Malenko (Cloverleaf Crab)
That's Incredible: Justin Credible (Spinning Belly to Belly Piledriver)
Tiger Driver: Jamie Noble, Mitsuharu Misawa (Double Underhook Powerbomb)
Tiger Suplex: Ultimo Dragon (Double Chicken Wing Belly-to-Back Suplex)
TKO: Marc Mero (Spinning Rack Neckbreaker)
Toblerone Driver: Ares (Double Underhook Sit-Out Powerbomb)
Tombstone Piledriver: Undertaker, Kane (Belly to Belly Kneeling Piledriver)
Tongan Death Grip: Meng (Haku) (Nerve Pinch to Neck)
Torture Rack: Lex Luger (Argentine Back Breaker Submission)
Total Elimination: The Eliminators (Spinning Heel Kick and Leg Sweep Kick Combination)
Trailer Hitch: Jamie Noble (Inverted Leg-Lace)
Train Wreck: A-Train (Canadian Back Breaker Drop)
Twist of Fate: Matt and Jeff Hardy, Lita (Front Facelock to 3/4 Facelock Bulldog)
Twist of Fate 2: Christy Hemme (Inverted Facelock Neckbreaker)

U

Ultimate Press Slam: Ultimate Warrior (Military Press Slam)
Unprettier: Christian (Reverse Double Underhook DDT)

V

Vader Bomb: Vader (Splash off the Second Turnbuckle)
Vader Sault: Vader (Off the Top Turnbuckle Moonsault)
Van Daminator: Rob Van Dam (Augmented Kick of Chair to Head)
Van Terminator: Rob Van Dam (Off the Top Turnbuckle Dropkick of Chair to Head)
Venis Flytrap: Val Venis (Half Crab Leg Grapevine)
Veg-O-Matic: Midnight Express (Bear Hug Hold into Top Rope Leg Drop Combo)
Vertebreaker: Shane Helms (Reverse Gory Special Piledriver)
Vicious Bomb: Sid Vicious (Powerbomb)
Victimiser: Vic Grimes (Second Rope Belly-to-Belly Piledriver)

W

Walls of Jericho (Lion Tamer): Chris Jericho (Boston Crab)
Waffle Face: Paul London (Sky Lift Double Chickenwing Face First Powerbomb)
Wam-Bam-Thank You Ma'am: Bam Bam Bigelow (Off the Top Turnbuckle Diving Headbutt)
Wam-Bam-Thank You Ma'am: Danny Doring (Leaping Double Underhook DDT)
Wave of The Future: Frankie Kazarian (Twisting Facebuster)
West Coast Pop: Rey Mysterio (Tope Rope Springboard Hurricanrana)
Whiplash: Lash LeRoux (Fireman's Carry into a Michinoku Driver)
Whippersnapper: Mickey Whipwreck (Sit-Out 3/4 Facelock Bulldog)
Whisper In the Wind: Jeff Hardy (Off the Top Turnbuckle Corkscrew Moonsault)
White Russian Leg Sweep: Sandman (Russian Leg Sweep with a Singapore Cane)
Whoopee Cushion: Doink (Off the Top Turnbuckle Sit Down Splash)
Widowmaker: Sean O'Haire (Fireman's Carry into Spinebuster)
Widow's Peak: Victoria (Crucifix Powerbomb into Sit-Out Neckbreaker)
Wild Thing (Marvelocity): Marc Mero (Off the Top Turnbuckle Reverse Backflip Splash)
World's Strongest Slam: Mark Henry (Falling Slam)
Worm: Scotty 2 Hotty (Augmented Falling Chop to Throat)
Writeoff: Irvin R. Shyster (Fall-Away Slam)

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