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Full Listing For WWE's 50 Greatest Finishers DVD/Blu-Ray

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Quick note about NXT: I can't find it online and it's not listed on WWE.com so I have no idea when/if I'll be able to get it up.
- WWE has released details on their 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History DVD/Bu-Ray, including the top 50 list. Check out the details below:

50. JBL - Clothesline
49. Vader - Vader Bomb
48. Dusty Rhodes - Bionic Elbow
47. Million Dollar Man - Million Dollar Dream
46. Kerry Von Erich - Iron Claw
45. Ravishing Rick Rude - Rude Awakening
44. Lex Luger - Torture Rack
43. Dudley Boyz - 3-D
42. Bam Bam Bigelow - Moonsault
41. DDP - Diamond Cutter
40. Mankind - Mandible Claw / Socko
39. Honky Tonk Man - Shake Rattle and Roll
38. Yokozuna - Bonzai Drop
37. Flash Funk - 450 Splash
36. Sting - Scorpion Lock
35. Lita - Moonsault
34. Kevin Nash - Jack-knife
33. Jerry Lawler - Piledriver
32. RVD - Five-Star Frog Splash
31. Big Show – Chokeslam
30. CM Punk - GTS
29. Brock Lesnar - F-5
28. Bob Backlund - Chicken Wing
27. Batista - Batista Bomb
26. Mr. Perfect - Perfect Plex
25. Kurt Angle - Ankle Lock
24. Chris Jericho - Lion Tamer / Walls of Jericho
23. Edge – Spear
22. Iron Sheik - Camel Clutch
21. John Cena - Attitude Adjustment
20. Scott Hall - Razors Edge
19. Goldberg - Jackhammer
18. Rey Mysterio - 6-1-9
17. Road Warriors - Doomsday Device
16. Bruno Sammartino – Bearhug
15. Sgt. Slaughter - Cobra Clutch
14. Jeff Hardy - Swanton Bomb
13. Eddie Guerrero - Frog Splash
12. Macho Man Randy Savage - Elbow off Top Rope
11. Randy Orton - RKO
10. Bret Hitman Hart - Sharpshooter
9. Jimmy Superfly Snuka - Superfly Splash
8. Nature Boy Ric Flair - Figure Four Leg Lock
7. Hulk Hogan - Leg Drop
6. Shawn Michaels - Sweet Chin Music
5. Jake The Snake Roberts - DDT
4. The Rock - Rock Bottom / Peoples Elbow
3. Triple H – Pedigree
2. Undertaker - Tombstone Piledriver
1. Stone Cold Steve Austin - Stunner

DISC ONE BONUS FEATURES:
Bonus: Booker T - Spinarooni

Bonus: John Morrison - Starship Pain

Bonus: Scotty Too Hotty - The Worm

Bonus: Rikishi - Stinkface

Bonus: Shane McMahon - Coast to Coast

Bonus: Billy Kidman - Shooting Star Press

DISC TWO BONUS FEATURES:
Sgt. Slaughter Demonstrates The Cobra Clutch on Tony Anthony
World Wide Wrestling – 10th December, 1981

DDT vs. Rude Awakening Match
Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude
Madison Square Garden – 24th October, 1988

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Mr. Perfect vs. Texas Tornado
Dayton, Ohio – 13th January, 1991

WWE Championship Match
Bret "Hitman" Hart vs. Bob Backlund
Superstars – 30th July, 1994

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match
Kevin Nash & Scott Hall vs. The Giant & Lex Luger
SuperBrawl VII – 23rd February, 1997

King of the Ring Semi-Final Match
Mankind vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler
King of the Ring – 8th June, 1997

Rob Van Dam vs. 2 Cold Scorpio
Living Dangerously – 1st March, 1998

Four Corners Match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
‘Nature Boy' Ric Flair vs. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Hollywood Hogan vs. Sting
With Special Guest Referee "Macho Man" Randy Savage
Spring Stampede –11th April, 1999

Chris Jericho & The Rock vs. Kurt Angle & Stone Cold Steve Austin
SmackDown – 15th November, 2001

Rob Van Dam & Bubba Ray Dudley vs. Brock Lesnar & Eddie Guerrero
Raw - 3rd June, 2002

No Disqualification Tag Team Match
Shawn Michaels & Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Jericho & Christian
Raw – 17th February, 2003

The Rock vs. Goldberg
Backlash – 27th April, 2003

6-Man Elimination Match
Bubba Ray, DVon & Spike Dudley vs. Evolution (Triple H, ‘Nature Boy' Ric Flair & Randy Orton)
Raw – 14th July, 2003

WWE Women's Championship Match
Trish Stratus vs. Lita
Raw 6th December, 2004

Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match to become the Number One Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship
Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton vs. JBL vs. Chris Jericho
Raw – 29th December, 2008

Fatal 4-Way Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Undertaker vs. Batista vs. Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk
Bragging Rights – 25th October, 2009

Six Pack Challenge Elimination Match for the WWE Championship
Sheamus vs. John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho vs. Edge vs. Wade Barrett
Night of Champions – 9th September, 2010

Blu-ray Exclusive Content:
Triple H & Undertaker vs. Big Show & Edge
SmackDown – 6th February, 2009

Rey Mysterio, Jeff Hardy & The Great Khali vs. Edge, Dolph Ziggler & Chris Jericho
Raw – 22nd June, 2009

No Disqualification, 6-Man Tag Team Match
Mr. McMahon & D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels & Triple H) vs. Randy Orton & Legacy (Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase)
Raw – 24th August, 2009

Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match
Team Mysterio (Rey Mysterio, Big Show, Chris Masters, Kofi Kingston, & MVP) vs. Team Alberto (Alberto
Del Rio, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, Drew McIntyre, & Tyler Reks)
Survivor Series – 21st November, 2010

John Cena & Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk & R-Truth
With Special Guest Referee Bret "Hitman" Hart
Raw – 23rd May, 2011



Comments

  1. Gary KelmanJune 20, 2012 at 7:47 PM

    Cena, Edge and Lita seem like slightly high, although you can understand why. The 3D is too low.

    But it's a fun list.

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  2. Ryan MurphyJune 20, 2012 at 7:52 PM

    Get rid of Shake Rattle n' Roll and sub in the Codebreaker (yes, Jericho gets two) and you've got something there.

    PS. Does NXT have it's own separate website, like NXT.com or something? I thought I heard something about it not being on WWE.com anymore.

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  3. Joel CraryJune 20, 2012 at 7:54 PM

    Rikishi didn't use the Stink Face as his finisher, did he? The Rikishi Driver was a great move.

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  4. KB WrestlingreviewsJune 20, 2012 at 7:55 PM

    If it does I haven't been able to find it, although that's not with a long look or anything.  There's still a section for it on WWE.com but you have to search for it.

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  5. Adam BoninJune 20, 2012 at 8:01 PM

    There should have been room for Blackjack Mulligan's claw, which I remember growing up because they'd put a big red X over the screen to make you believe he was squeezing the victim's skull so hard he'd start to bleed.

    Also, no love for Tony Atlas' press slam? for the British Bulldogs' combo of a gorilla press/diving headbutt?

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  6. PhredericJune 20, 2012 at 8:14 PM

    No Yes Lock makes me a sad panda.

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  7. Brian_BaylessJune 20, 2012 at 8:24 PM

    NXT is only going to be shown overseas at this point.

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  8. 50senseJune 20, 2012 at 8:35 PM

    Kind of a silly list. The Cobra Clutch twice? Pedigree #3 (it is a WWE list, I suppose)? 3-D waaaay below Hogan's Leg Drop? Shake Rattle and Roll shouldn't be on the list at all-it was always a joke finisher...I don't remember seeing Honky use it outside of squash matches against jobbers.

    So many others deserving of this list: the Hart Attack, Demolition's finisher, Koko B Ware's Ghostbuster, Brain Buster's spike piledriver, Orndorff's piledriver, Davey Boy's running powerbomb.

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  9. KB WrestlingreviewsJune 20, 2012 at 8:40 PM

    You would think they could have let us know that on the show.

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  10. Darryl StewartJune 20, 2012 at 8:58 PM

    According to The Score's commercials, we will get to see it tomorrow in Canada. I look forward to seeing it!

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  11. JMMJune 20, 2012 at 9:00 PM

    This is an oddly-specific list to have compiled.

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  12. zanadudeJune 20, 2012 at 9:07 PM

    I can't believe that Arm BAR and ARM Bar both failed to make this list!

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  13. zanadudeJune 20, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    And the Jackhammer was one of  the worst finishers ever...so anticlimactic coming after his mammoth Spear (that put Edge's to shame...)

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  14. zanadudeJune 20, 2012 at 9:12 PM

    If you put that in, then you really need to have the Crippler Crossface as well...

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  15. steveweiserJune 20, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    Is that Bret Hart vs. Bob Backlund match the one where Backlund snapped after losing?  First time for that one being released isn't it?

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  16. DanJune 20, 2012 at 9:37 PM

    Wait a minute, wait a minute...a bearhug made the list? I guess it's The Bearhug...but really?

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  17. Scott KeithJune 20, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    The DVD releases are getting really weird and niche-based.  I'm working on the Best of Falls Count Anywhere one right now, a three-disc collection of a mish-mash of hardcore matches, street fights and falls count anywhere matches.  It's a bizarre dogs' breakfast of stuff.  

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  18. zanadudeJune 20, 2012 at 9:48 PM

    And coming soon, from WWE Home Video:

    History of the WWE RAW General Manager
    WWE's Greatest PG Promos
    WWE's Greatest Rivalries: John Cena vs Big Show (3 disc set)
    The Best of Las Vegas Roulette
    Hornswaggle: The Man. The Myth. The Legend.

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  19. zanadudeJune 20, 2012 at 9:52 PM

    I've always thought that Bill Kazmaier's Upside Down Bearhug was pretty badass.

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  20. kylelitkeJune 20, 2012 at 9:54 PM

    Bah, the Diamond Cutter so far below the RKO...

    By the way, I don't think the new NXT was ever going to be something we could watch. Jim Ross certainly didn't seem to think so, he's been saying since they had the first taping awhile ago that while he didn't know, he didn't expect it to be available in the States. Why they won't just put it online for us, I don't know. I actually was interested in it with some of the FCW guys and Ross/Regal doing commentary for at least some of it.

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  21. PhredericJune 20, 2012 at 9:55 PM

    Crippler Crosswhat?

    And he's beat such luminaries as Kofi Kingston and um...Kofi Kingston.

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  22. kylelitkeJune 20, 2012 at 9:56 PM

    As many people as any other heel with a submission. He's made midcard faces tap quite a few times, but he's generally not going to make any top faces tap, they pretty much never tap out because WWE's afraid they'll look too weak if they do. They wouldn't need to even bring up the Crossface anyway. Just bring up LeBell and how he changed it to the Yes Lock.

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  23. kylelitkeJune 20, 2012 at 9:57 PM

    I doubt they care, sadly. I know JR said a month ago he doubted it would be available in the US, at least.

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  24. PhredericJune 20, 2012 at 9:57 PM

    In Kayfabe the Pedigree is one of the hardest moves to kick out of.  I think that's what this list is really about.

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  25. cultstatusJune 20, 2012 at 9:58 PM

    I know its retarded to argue about these lists but how is sweet chin music not number 1?

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  26. kylelitkeJune 20, 2012 at 10:00 PM

    Also, how is the Shooting Star Press not a top 50 finisher? Even if they're pissed at Bourne at this point, put Kidman's on the list instead of as a "bonus". Kidman and Bourne largely got over because of their finishers (no disrespect to either guy who I enjoy, but the finisher is what made them stand out) and it's not even in the top 50?

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  27. Zeus PoplarJune 20, 2012 at 10:06 PM

    Extras aside, how does this list compare to, say, random YouTube videos?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXXYnzw7RDc

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  28. HbkslushJune 20, 2012 at 10:07 PM

    Good lord, don't give them ideas.

    It's says a lot that the Roulette one would be the best by a mile. Hell, better than some of the real ones they've done lately;)

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  29. greaterpower99June 20, 2012 at 10:07 PM

    Pretty random and thrown-together list. The only match on here I'm interested in owning is Hart-Backlund, and that on it's own won't be enough for me to buy this. Just do a Bret Hart Unreleased Collectors Series already!

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  30. HbkslushJune 20, 2012 at 10:08 PM

    Yes on both counts. About the only thing on this set that I would want.

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  31. nebb28June 20, 2012 at 10:11 PM

    Wow. They left Sid's powerbomb out?
    (He'll be pissed. Squeegees at ten paces, anyone?)

    Bulldog's running powerslam is another surprising omission.

    And Gangrel's jumping DDT was always pretty badass to watch.

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  32. Eric GriffithJune 20, 2012 at 10:17 PM

    Or even freaking mark Mero. It is absolutely a top 50.

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  33. Zeus PoplarJune 20, 2012 at 10:19 PM

    The "Impaler," right? Man, I loved that move.

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  34. zanadudeJune 20, 2012 at 10:20 PM

    Rumor has it that WWE might be working on an exclusive deal to show it on hulu.

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  35. Eric GriffithJune 20, 2012 at 10:21 PM

    I actually agree with everything in front of it except the DDT. Plus, the Hogan Legdrop should be higher (maybe #2).

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  36. Eric GriffithJune 20, 2012 at 10:26 PM

    Interesting that they were willing to put so much ahead of the FU. And...why are there two Frog Splashes? Why not just make them one entry and mention multiple people?

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  37. BeardMoneyJune 20, 2012 at 10:51 PM

    I'm annoyed that there's so much overlap with the next set--WWE: Top 50 Moves Where the Opponent Stays on the Mat for an Inexplicable Length of Time While the Superstar does Some Kind of Ridiculous Dance and then Lands an Ineffectual Falling Strike which Somehow Results in A Pinfall (Which Might Have Made Sense if the Guy had Just Gone for a Pin in the First Place, but Now His Opponent's had Ample Time to Rest and Should be Able to Kick Out from what would Otherwise Just be a Transition Move Without All the Pageantry).  On sale soon, exclusively at Walmart!!!

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  38. Adam CurryJune 20, 2012 at 10:59 PM

    This looks kinda crappy, I don't think I'm even gonna bother to bootleg this. Though I'll probably borrow it if anyone I know gets it.

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  39. JoeJune 20, 2012 at 11:37 PM

    Sharpshooter seems at least 5 or so spots too low. Kayfabe or otherwise. When Bret locked that shit on, it was over. Unlike today when everyone gets to the ropes, and no one ever taps to a submission finisher. If crowds still pop for submissions anymore--despite having no reason to--I feel like it's residual conditioning from the sharpshooter. 

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  40. jvc113June 20, 2012 at 11:43 PM

    "a bizarre dogs' breakfast of stuff?" I'm going to make it my goal to work that into conversation for the rest of the week.

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  41. JohnPetukaJune 20, 2012 at 11:46 PM

    I'll hand over my debit card to WWE Home Video right now... as long as the Spin the Wheel Coal Miner's Glove match is a bonus feature on the Las Vegas Roulette 4 disc set.

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  42. David Bonzai Saldana-MontgomerJune 21, 2012 at 12:29 AM

    Yes, I have such fond memories of Sting's Scorpion Lock in WWE. I'm glad to see it well represented in WWE's 50 Greatest Finishers. Yes sir, the Stinger was always one of my favorite WWE Superstars.

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  43. 1,000June 21, 2012 at 12:36 AM

    I'll take "Amazing Shit I Never Heard Before But Will Now Pretend To Have Made Up" for 200 please...

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  44. Robert Bradley CurranJune 21, 2012 at 12:44 AM

    I imagine Mero's probably higher on their shit list than Evan Bourne.

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  45. Chris OlejkoJune 21, 2012 at 12:45 AM

    thats a fun and fairly uncontroversial list.  You can shuffle moves up or down a few spots but there isnt anything really out of place. For mine you really cant argue with Stunner-Tombstone-Pedigree as far as kayfabe goes

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  46. Robert Bradley CurranJune 21, 2012 at 12:47 AM

    He beat Miz with it a couple times. Which isn't that much more impressive at the moment, is it?

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  47. marypJune 21, 2012 at 12:55 AM

    Cause just like the RKO it takes a ridiculous amount of time to set up and eliminates credulity. Nah, thats not really, why but Ive never liked either finisher for this reason.

    Austin's Stunner is cool with me... though I dont know how Slaughters Clutch is so far ahead of the sweet ass Million $$ Dream

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  48. spicollidriverJune 21, 2012 at 2:47 AM

    that's what I thought as well.

    if Sting is in, where's the Eliminators TOTAL ELIMINATION?!

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  49. PhredericJune 21, 2012 at 3:18 AM

    Miz who?  I mean, if he was important, surely he'd be on TV.

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  50. Brian Joseph McGrathJune 21, 2012 at 3:20 AM

    I know it won them a bunch of matches, but Demolition's finisher always struck me as fairly weak.

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  51. TenGermansJune 21, 2012 at 3:26 AM

    Well, this looks pretty unremarka...

    "WWE Championship Match
    Bret "Hitman" Hart vs. Bob Backlund
    Superstars – 30th July, 1994"Damn it, just take my money...

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  52. Caliber Winfield's Biggest FanJune 21, 2012 at 5:28 AM

     How on Earth could the RKO be so far ahead of The Diamond Cutter? I mean, that time when DDP had Eddie on his shoulders, like he was gonna powerslam him, but then spun him up in the air and brought down with a Diamond Cutter should have earned him a spot above the RKO on principal. The Diamond Cutter was incredible. I mean, he went out of a Jackhammer into it. And the opponent never jumped in the air either.

    What's the deal with the Hart v Backlund match?

    Also, it's a complete slap in the face that it's Shane McMahon's Coast to Coast, and not RVD's Van Terminator.

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  53. jobber123June 21, 2012 at 6:24 AM

    No love from the wwe for ultimate warriors gorilla press/big splash? Also in kayfabe how the fuck is the bonzai drop twenty spots below the 619. That's not even reys finisher is it? And at the time yokos move was killer

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  54. HexicanJune 21, 2012 at 6:24 AM

    Granted, I didn't watch a lot of WCW, but I prefer Randy's RKO to the Diamond Cutter. It just seems a lot more impactful, while the DDP seems basically a stunner that people didn't flop around afterwards.

    They have to have the time Evan Bourne was RKO'ed out of a shooting star press right?

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  55. jobber123June 21, 2012 at 6:25 AM

    I know. I'm so buying this just for that match.

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  56. jobber123June 21, 2012 at 6:27 AM

    Yup hard to argue the stunner isn't #1, such an awesome finisher.

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  57. Sebastian HowardJune 21, 2012 at 6:28 AM

    This starts off with a fucking clothesline? What are they going to talk about? How JBL's clothesline was somehow better than everyone else's? Also how did Heath Slater not win this? 

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  58. jobber123June 21, 2012 at 6:29 AM

    They had to toss bruno a bone

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  59. jobber123June 21, 2012 at 6:32 AM

    Yeah I was thinking the crippler crossface would be in the low 30's/high 20's if all things were equal. It was a great finisher and very over.

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  60. jobber123June 21, 2012 at 6:35 AM

    When I was a really little kid (like 6 or 7) I remember thinking shake rattle and roll was a killer move. Now I look back and think how stupid that move was.

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  61. jobber123June 21, 2012 at 6:36 AM

    It's so crazy you can't just watch it on their website anymore.

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  62. kingofkeithJune 21, 2012 at 7:03 AM

    It's the match that caused Backlund to snap and start going Cross Face Chicken Wing crazy on the WWF.

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  63. JMMJune 21, 2012 at 7:50 AM

    Only 3 discs? How will you account for Crash Holly defending the Hardcore Title 24/7? There had to be about 475 instant classics as a result of that rule

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  64. JMMJune 21, 2012 at 7:51 AM

    I think it's because the British Bulldog is BIZARRE! But yes, definitely worth working into conversation

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  65. JMMJune 21, 2012 at 7:56 AM

    I would buy History of the Raw GM. Especially if it's hosted by the laptop. Just make the incoming message noise to set up each comment from Steve Lombardi.

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  66. HitmengJune 21, 2012 at 8:46 AM

    Hogan's Legdrop and Stone Cold's Stunner should be tied for number 1.

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  67. ziggaman730June 21, 2012 at 9:00 AM

    please someone help me with the name of it, but blitzkreigs finishing move was awesome!

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  68. Stuart_ChartockJune 21, 2012 at 11:55 AM

    Phoenix Splash.

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  69. Caliber Winfield's Biggest FanJune 21, 2012 at 12:12 PM

    When I was a kid, my mom was always nice about my fanboyness, in that I believed it was all real. But she couldn't help herself when saw the Banzai Drop. She wouldn't stop talking about how it would crush a guy's chest cavity and kill him. 

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  70. JMMJune 21, 2012 at 5:11 PM

    And why stop there? How about the 50 greatest special referees? Do some bits on the refereeing careers of Shawn Michaels, John Cena, Steve Austin, Taz, Jacques Rougeau, and Ken Shamrock

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  71. zanadudeJune 21, 2012 at 6:04 PM

    He's like Dusty Rhodes in the 80's.  He's too important to give away for free on TV!

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  72. disconnexionsJune 22, 2012 at 7:57 PM

    I LOVED all the Bulldog maeuvers. They were unseen of in the WWF (at least to me) and made them stand out form the likes of the Killer Bees and such. Great tag team finsiher, second only to the Legion Of Doom's Doomsday Device.

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  73. disconnexionsJune 22, 2012 at 8:05 PM

    Don't forget:

    50 Greatest Countouts
    Monday Night Raw's Greatest Guest Hosts
    100 Greatest Diva Matches (All on 1 disc)
    and..
    Mae Young's Greatest T...umm.. Hits

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  74. disconnexionsJune 22, 2012 at 8:10 PM

    Hate to admit it.. but when the Rock & Roll Express hit that double drop kick the crowd used to go crazy down south. My favorite finisher (besides the DDT) of the 80's was always the slingshot suplex that Tully Blanchard used to do. I was amazed that more people didn't do it, but it always looked cool to me.

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