Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 9, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Thought of this topic watching some matches from Survivor Series 1989. Has a move ever been more over than Jake Roberts DDT? I know there have been guys like Hogan and Austin who've been more over and whose finishers have generated a huge response when hit. However, the DDT seemed to be over like no other move. The fans would start yelling and chanting DDT as soon as Jake hit the ring. They'd chant for it throughout the match and if he even grabbed his opponent in a headlock there'd be a huge pop. Even though he never hit it half the time.Anyone think of any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted January 9, 2012 Moderators Share Posted January 9, 2012 Jerry Lawler's Piledriver certainly has to be up there, what with it being banned as well. SO when he would hit it, especially on a woman, the Mid-South Coliseum would go absolutely bananas. The Von Erich claw was super over as well. That would drive the crowds bandy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 9, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 W....O....R....M.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_gordo Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I suppose the stunner was over, just not in the same way as that, like you say it always got massive reactions but there was never "demand" for it like the DDT. Technically not a move but anything involving the Dudleys and tables. How many other wrestlers can claim to make thousands of people chant about an inanimate object. Except maybe Al Snow. W....O....R....M....This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notricorodriguez Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Superplexes have been pretty over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted January 9, 2012 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 9, 2012 People like Jake or Lawler would have been over even without their move being stupidly over as well (which it was in both cases), because they were/are both masters at drawing crowds in regardless.For the popularity of a move having a massive effect on the overall popularity of the person doing it, I'd have to go with W-O-R-M . Hugely over, and even though Too Cool were mega-popular at the time, that move was the thing crowds liked and wanted most about Scotty 2 Hotty.EDIT: Balls, beaten to it by Gladstone. If I'd just written W-O-R-M as well I'd have got there first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrasslin Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 RKO is the main one currently I think.The unpredictability of it is cool and the crowd always seem to pop for it. In terms of crowd reaction it has to be the People's Elbow doesn't it? I have fond memories of watching the crowd going nuts and the flash bulbs going off as The Rock pulled of his elbow pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smegma Cake Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 The WORM has got to be up there, along with the Stink Face and Godfathers Ho Train splash. From what I remember the entire crowd got right into his antics just before he hit the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonworden Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 One that springs to mind as very over is the 619. Always gets a good pop when mysterio does it plus I have been to many a UK show when it gets used as well, mainly by Jonny Storm and the kids go mental when he sets the heel up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Snake Plissken Posted January 9, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Before I even opened this thread the first thing that came to mind was the DDT. Simplicity works best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JLM Posted January 9, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Rhino's Gore and Paul Heyman's selling of it on commentary played a massive part in him getting over when we weren't really given many other reasons to care about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 When I read the name of the topic three moves came to mind and those were Jake Roberts DDT, Steve Austin's Stone Cold Stunner and Diamond Dallas Page's Diamond Cutter (I'm surprised I'm the first to mention it). The reaction to the latter was always great as it was over, could come out of anywhere but probably the biggest reaction to it was the Diamond Cutter on Goldberg at Halloween Havoc 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSF Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 The sweet chin music always got a good reaction when the foot started stomping.Loudest reaction for a move I can remember was the Perfect Plex on Angle in the 2002 rumble match. Rightly so too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bus Surfer Posted January 9, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Not really a move but the reaction Hogan gets when unloading the punches leading upto the big boot/leg drop finish is always great. The crowd "Oof'ing in unison" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 El generico's brainbuster619great muta's shining wizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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