We also, obviously, had to include finishing moves such as the Stunner and others that fans have mimicked while fake-wrestling in their backyards or while playing certain video games. Kalaf’s excellent post got us to thinking: What are the most important wrestling moves of all time? Any such list would have to include some of the basics that are witnessed in matches that take place in independent promotions that draw hundreds of fans, and also moves seen on World Wrestling Entertainment television on a weekly basis. We understand that there are pockets of wrestling fans out there who feel frustrated by the fact that the Flatliner was, for a time, arguably the most overused finishing move in organizations such as the WWE, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Ring of Honor and other promotions. Austin, Diamond Dallas Page and Randy Orton are just three of the wrestlers who had finishing moves that could be completed seemingly out of nowhere and that won matches against some legends of the industry.
OTHER TRADEMARKS, LOGOS AND COPYRIGHTS ARE. A wrestler is just a guy, after all, unless he has a memorable finishing move. NAMES, IMAGES, LIKENESSES, SLOGANS, WRESTLING MOVES, AND LOGOS ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPER. No knowledgeable wrestling fan should understate the importance of the Stunner to the industry.
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In the article, Kalaf provides an excellent history of the Stunner, a move that began before Steve Austin was ever “Stone Cold” and before Austin became one of the biggest draws in all of North American pro wrestling.
In July 2016, Samer Kalaf of produced a piece in which he called “The Stone Cold Stunner” the most important wrestling move of all time.