Now, look, we all know that Jake Roberts invented The DDT. it's his move, and I'd never try to take credit away from that. It's probably my favorite move in the history of professional wrestling, and one that plenty of other people have used throughout their careers. Some have used different versions, some of have used one arm DDTs, some have done reverse DDTs. Whatever the case is, The DDT is one of the most known moves in wrestling history. But, it's now time to decide who was the master of the DDT.
You have plenty of choices, including;
Jake Roberts- Even though he won't get my vote, I still have to include him. He did in fact invent the move, by accident of course, because that'a just how Jake rolled. It proved to get the most popular with him, but again, I just didn't like his DDT compared to others we'll come to see. For example, how about his heir apparent in all possible ways.
Raven- A man who truly picked up the psychology of wrestling, as well as... Ahem... other things. Raven more or less jammed his opponent's head to the mat, as opposed to just stepping forward. It made the move look more impactful for me, and was something I was actually more scared of when Raven performed it.
Shinya Hashimoto- This one may be the smarks pick, as he did more of a jump to his DDT. Personally, I like that fact, as again, not only is someone being driven to the mat, but all of the weight of Hashimoto would also go down into the mat with his opponent. At the least, it looked the most painful, and one that I really can't deny the power of. Thus, I'd have to include him.
Sting- Now, he always performed more of a reverse DDT. I know what people will say, that it doesn't actually drive the head into the mat. well, fuck you, it's a damn DDT to me. Sting's was always more anticipated, as he usually hit on the clueless heel, which was always fun to watch. Hell, his hitting the reverse DDT from the top rope on The Giant may have actually been the most performance on my list...
Arn Anderson- But no list of DDT's is complete without Arn Anderson. He gets so much credit for his spinebuster, very few people ever remember his DDT. To me, it was always the besr DDT in the business. It was always crisp, and looked stiff as all fuck, but hearing from other people, Anderson was so gentle with it, it rarely ever hurt that badly. The way people used to sell that move made it look like death, and quite frankly, I can't blame them. Powerful as all fuck, Arn's gets the nod from me.
And, of course, there's always the "Others". I know I didn't include Tommy Dreamer, so rip me there. Hell, Goldust could be there, D-Von did a sort of DDT. But, to you, what was the best DDT in the business
You have plenty of choices, including;
Jake Roberts- Even though he won't get my vote, I still have to include him. He did in fact invent the move, by accident of course, because that'a just how Jake rolled. It proved to get the most popular with him, but again, I just didn't like his DDT compared to others we'll come to see. For example, how about his heir apparent in all possible ways.
Raven- A man who truly picked up the psychology of wrestling, as well as... Ahem... other things. Raven more or less jammed his opponent's head to the mat, as opposed to just stepping forward. It made the move look more impactful for me, and was something I was actually more scared of when Raven performed it.
Shinya Hashimoto- This one may be the smarks pick, as he did more of a jump to his DDT. Personally, I like that fact, as again, not only is someone being driven to the mat, but all of the weight of Hashimoto would also go down into the mat with his opponent. At the least, it looked the most painful, and one that I really can't deny the power of. Thus, I'd have to include him.
Sting- Now, he always performed more of a reverse DDT. I know what people will say, that it doesn't actually drive the head into the mat. well, fuck you, it's a damn DDT to me. Sting's was always more anticipated, as he usually hit on the clueless heel, which was always fun to watch. Hell, his hitting the reverse DDT from the top rope on The Giant may have actually been the most performance on my list...
Arn Anderson- But no list of DDT's is complete without Arn Anderson. He gets so much credit for his spinebuster, very few people ever remember his DDT. To me, it was always the besr DDT in the business. It was always crisp, and looked stiff as all fuck, but hearing from other people, Anderson was so gentle with it, it rarely ever hurt that badly. The way people used to sell that move made it look like death, and quite frankly, I can't blame them. Powerful as all fuck, Arn's gets the nod from me.
And, of course, there's always the "Others". I know I didn't include Tommy Dreamer, so rip me there. Hell, Goldust could be there, D-Von did a sort of DDT. But, to you, what was the best DDT in the business
