Signature Moves that Should be Finishers

[ASKane]

What current WWE superstars signature moves do you think should be finishers. The ones I think are.

Gator Roll - Luke Harper - I think this should be a submission finisher instead of a wear down sub.

Suplex Stunner - R Truth - It looks really good and is far better than the spinning forearm and scissor kick

Lifting Uppercut - Antonio Cesaro - I think that it looks like it does a lot of damage and could be very effective and it is better than the Neutralizer.

Meat Hook - Ryback - I think it should be the next clothesline from hell

There the ones I can think of, do you have any others to add

 

[Spidey Revivey]

Orton's Backbreaker: I don't know if it's just Orton, but that move is like fluid and would not look out of place for anyone's finisher.

All Of Sheamus's Signatures: Seriously. The White Noise and The Irish Curse have been used by him as finishers and now they're regulated to sigs. And I'm pretty sure if I searched through his repertoire I would find more that could be used to end a match.

 

[Softcore Holly]

Barrett's Winds of Change > Wasteland/Bullhammer

 

[TheCookieMonster]

All Of Sheamus's Signatures: Seriously. The White Noise and The Irish Curse have been used by him as finishers and now they're regulated to sigs. And I'm pretty sure if I searched through his repertoire I would find more that could be used to end a match.

I have to agree on that, as well as the Brogue Kick. They all look brutal, but Sheamus needs to use two as signature moves, and reserve another as a finisher. Personally I would choose to bring the Celtic Cross and use that as a finisher. I have always found that to be an awesome move, but i don't think Sheamus has used it for quite some time.

 

[JoeFromTomsRiver]

Meat Hook - Ryback - I think it should be the next clothesline from hell

Except Luke Harper's spinning clothesline is 100 times more brutal looking then Ryback's "Feed me more" clothesline.

 

[cm ben]

All Of Sheamus's Signatures: Seriously. The White Noise and The Irish Curse have been used by him as finishers and now they're regulated to sigs. And I'm pretty sure if I searched through his repertoire I would find more that could be used to end a match.

Haha, yeah. I sometimes wonder why they saddled Sheamus with so many awesome finishing moves when I can't even keep track what guys like Wade Barrett and R-Truth are using now to end matches.

More:
- Kofi's SOS, when sold well, looks really devastating. It's used as a finisher sometimes, but I'd like to see it end matches more often.
- Dolph's Fameasser, while not "his" move, looks more painful and is more distinguishable than the Zig Zag. I still don't really know what the Zig Zag is supposed to be...
- That's what I got!

 

[legendkiller1979]

The Randy Savage elboe drop cm punk is using. I hate to see him use it and have everybody kick out. It makes the move look weak. Randy Savage used it was so much success and now it's just a weak signature. I hope punk stops using it soon

 

[Da Solo]

This is a topic I have special interest in, because I've long since had a few in mind:

First off, Kofi's SOS could fucking kill someone. I've NEVER seen that move without wondering for even a brief second if someone just broke a piece of their neck off. Granted, he gets pins off of it, but recently its been more of a signature. I haven't seen it finish off a dude since last year I think.

Sheamus' Irish Curse looks more painful than his real finisher (the Celtic Cross, not the Brogue Kick). Plus, with the right person selling it, the move looks like a legitimate match ender. Maybe it's his size or the one handed-ness of it, but damn...

R-Truth's Sitout Stunner is a badass move in its own right. I like it a lot better than the Lie Detector, but a bit less than the Shut Up/Little Jimmy's Revenge/Whatever they're calling the faceplant thing. Either way, it should still be a secondhand finisher.

Sin Cara's La Mistica... to be honest, I have no clue what they consider his finishe between this, the C4 and the bootlegged Swanton, but he should use this and actually retain the armbar portion of the move, because otherwise it looks like an awkward hurricurrana.

The Uso's have a nasty Samoan Drop and Superkick, both of which could double function as finishers. I think their Samoan Drop especially doesn't get the credit it deserves, as they get mad elevation with it.

 

[boozinjedi]

I'll throw another one in here,
Randy Orton's hanging DDT..
If done from the top rope instead of 2nd,that could look so devasting!!

 

[Softcore Holly]

The Randy Savage elboe drop cm punk is using. I hate to see him use it and have everybody kick out. It makes the move look weak. Randy Savage used it was so much success and now it's just a weak signature. I hope punk stops using it soon

Well he has no reason to stop unless the doctors tells him to stop doing off the top rope moves, so I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you. Also he has used it as a finisher at least once, mainly against guys way too big to give the GTS to like Mark Henry.

 

[Freedom Fighter434]

Trying to think of ones that nobody else has considered:
Seth Rollins' top rope knee to the head he used to do looked like it could put down a bear
Big Show should use the spear instead of his KO, could still be hit out of anywhere and for a guy of his size would be devastating
Cena's top rope leg drop. Dangerous? Yes. Excruciating when hit right? Yes.
And finally, Cody needs to start using the Disaster Kick again. He can hit it on anyone, it looked painful and against bigger or more technical guys it's easily reversed so could be played on if done right

 

[Headman]

The Meat Hook clothesline. It's high impact and looks brutal. It can also come out of nowhere. I think Ryback should start finishing guys with the Meat hook when and if they eventually turn him face again.

 

[SuperTaco]

R-Truth's Suplex Stunner looks terrific when done right. It's probably not used as a finisher because it looks stronger than the Stone Cold Stunner.

Kofi's SOS should absolutely be his finisher. As was already said, it looks like it could REALLY hurt someone and it gets a bigger pop than the Trouble In Paradise (Which he rarely hits).

Wade Barrett's Winds Of Change looks at least 100 times better than the Wasteland and 10 times better than the Bullhammer. It's a high impact, quick setup move that creates an instant reaction simply based on how cool it looks. If Barrett wants to get over, he's gonna need to do something more impressive than an elbow to the face. Just my 2 cents.

EDIT: To answer the post above, Ryback finished Khali with the Meat Hook not too long ago, so I suppose it's his second finisher. Just not with higher profile opponents.

 

[Softcore Holly]

EDIT: To answer the post above, Ryback finished Khali with the Meat Hook not too long ago, so I suppose it's his second finisher. Just not with higher profile opponents.

Think it's also a quick out if they need to end the match asap. Also easier on Ryback when he does it huge people like Khali. I actually remember last year when Ryback was just starting his face push when he was in his I think 2nd match with Tensai, and he failed to get Tensai up like 3 times before eventually having to give up and do the meat hook instead.

 

[HBKistheHOF]

I agree with...
- Luke Harper: The Gator Roll.
- R-Truth: Suplex Stunner (& I think The Lie Detector should become his Signature. Then Xavier Woods should adopt the Scissor Kick as an alternate finisher & they could even use them as some sort of combo possilby for a tag team finisher).
- Sheamus: White Noise & The Irish Curse Backbreaker.
- Randy Orton: Mid-Rope DDT.

Also some others that come to mind...
- Dean Ambrose: The Running Knee Lift he used in FCW & The Butterfly Suplex from the Top Rope he recently used in some of his matches with Dolph Ziggler (I'd also really like to see Ambrose bring back the Moxicity as a signature move).
- Roman Reigns: The Powerbomb. The Shield's Triple Powerbomb is epic so I see no reason why Reigns shouldn't adopt the Powerbomb as an alterante finisher to his fast acting Spear.
- Seth Rollins: Turnbuckle Powerbomb. Maybe he could even use it as a combo, hitting The Blackout or Diving Knee somehow after it.
- Ryback: Backpack Stunner. It's his best move IMO & it usually gets as big of a reaction as Shellshocked.
- Alberto Del Rio: The Double Knee Backbreaker. I think every wrestler should have at least one pin-fall finisher & one submission finisher & the Double Knee Backbreaker that Carlito used to use works really well for Del Rio as an alternate to the Cross Armbreaker.

 

[Radical]

First one that really came to mind is John Morrison's running knee to a seated opponent.

I know Morrison's not in WWE right now but ever since I saw that move done by Morrison and then saw wrestlers constantly kicking out of it I couldn't believe it!

That move looks super devastating. Just think about it! If you were seated and someone came running in and kneed you in the head? That seems like a no questions asked KO! Yet, hardly anyone got pinned on that move. YET, the Starship Pain which looks cool but looks very weak somehow became the finisher for Morrison. Should have been the other way around!

 

[BestWrestlingOpinions]

The Randy Savage elboe drop cm punk is using. I hate to see him use it and have everybody kick out. It makes the move look weak. Randy Savage used it was so much success and now it's just a weak signature. I hope punk stops using it soon

No offense to Savage, but this is a regular drop like the one HBK did, and like others have used from the top rope and everyone kicks out. It's the same as a leg drop, Hogan pinned Andre with it, but now is a joke. Same as a clothesline with JBL, DDT, Powerbombs etc. They were used as finishers because of the person who was utilizing them.

 

[Headman]

R-Truth's Suplex Stunner looks terrific when done right. It's probably not used as a finisher because it looks stronger than the Stone Cold Stunner.

Kofi's SOS should absolutely be his finisher. As was already said, it looks like it could REALLY hurt someone and it gets a bigger pop than the Trouble In Paradise (Which he rarely hits).

Wade Barrett's Winds Of Change looks at least 100 times better than the Wasteland and 10 times better than the Bullhammer. It's a high impact, quick setup move that creates an instant reaction simply based on how cool it looks. If Barrett wants to get over, he's gonna need to do something more impressive than an elbow to the face. Just my 2 cents.

EDIT: To answer the post above, Ryback finished Khali with the Meat Hook not too long ago, so I suppose it's his second finisher. Just not with higher profile opponents.

He uses it as a back up finisher against large opponents, but I'm talking primary finisher. It's a more exciting move than the Shellshock. He should actually reserve the shellshock for guys like Big Show and Mark Henry so it's more impressive.