Dave meltzer couldnt make one of the biggest shows of the summer. The evps of aew are known for mindboggling acrobatic maneuvers. Strikes are offensive moves in professional wrestling, that can sometimes be used to set up an opponent for a hold or for a throw. They hyped it for weeks and talked about it but he did not do it until he wrestled scott riggs at heat wave. Nov 29, 2017 the indytaker is the standard spike tombstone. A proper meltzer driverjust everything from buddy murphys movesetwill ospreays new storm breaker finisher. Time to have a superkick party as we see a meltzer driver and other double team goodness from the elite of wrestling.
These finishing moves helped make a connection with the tag teams and the fans. Dave knows that the meltzer driver is one spectacular looking wrestling move that has hit the indie wrestling scene. Walter hahn born august 20, 1987 is an austrian professional wrestler and trainer better known by the ring name walter. The massies are fans of wrestling journalist dave meltzer, whom they. I dont know about anyone else, but for me the daniels flip made this look so.
Wrestlers defy physics, pay tribute to journalists late father vice. The 8 best and 7 worst finishing moves in wrestling today. Professional wrestlers frequently give their finishers new names. Meltzer driver everybody wrestling tshirts wrestling. See more ideas about wrestling mom, wrestling videos and catch wrestling. Whenever they break out the meltzer driver, fans get to see one of the. If youre new to wrestling and you watch a pro wrestling match, there will be a few things that will draw you to one wrestler or another. The young bucks are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of real life brothers matt and nick jackson real names matthew and nicholas massie from the suburbs of southern california. From the metahumor filled meltzer driver to the tandem 450 moonsault combo, the more bang for your buck brothers have redefined highflying. Oct 24, 2015 these finishing moves helped make a connection with the tag teams and the fans. From the metahumor filled meltzer driver to the tandem 450 moonsault combo, the more bang for your buck brothers have redefined highflying however, the true cause of celebration would be the bucks stampede of superkicks, death by cuts barrage of flying feet that gets the crowd to theirs without fail.
Dave meltzer is the editor of the wrestling observer newsletter and is widely regarded as the pioneer of wrestling journalism. The wrestling observer newsletter won is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. They are currently signed to the wwe where they perform on the smackdown brand, where they are current wwe cruiserweight tag team champions in their first reign. While 12 matches earned dave meltzers legendary and controversal five star rating in 2019, nine matches scored marks above that in the last 12 months, a mix of new japan, nxt, aew, and even an aew match the nine matches that scored above five stars is up three up from 2018 and up five from 2017. The young bucks hit meltzer driver on daryl takahashi ring of honor. Peoples elbow trying to realisticallylogically determine how muchlittle wrestling moves are meant to hurt is a route to madness.
David allen dave meltzer born october 24, 1959 is an american journalist covering professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Young bucks why we call it the meltzer driver youtube. Wonf4w wwe news, pro wrestling news, wwe results, ufc. The elite is a professional wrestling stable comprising of kenny omega, matt jackson and nick jackson that are currently signed to the wwe. Best moves of wrestling double and triple teams young bucks edition duration. Dave meltzerwrestling observer newsletter home facebook. Since 1983, he has been the publishereditor of the wrestling observer newsletter won. Occasionally, these names become popular and are used regardless of the wrestler. Finishing moves are the most important tool in a wrestlers inring arsenal. Peoples elbow trying to realisticallylogically determine how muchlittle wrestling moves are meant to hurt is a route to.
Dave meltzer discusses the young bucks meltzer driver, kevin nashs criticism of him, men dominating pro wrestling journalism, more. But especially things like the double superkicks and meltzer driver. The move is considered one of the most dangerous moves in professional wrestling as the person taking the move is in freefall, dropped onto their own head or neck without protection. Triple superkick championships and accomplishments. Meltzer wrote several wrestlingrelated publications that predate won, dating back to 1971. Named the meltzer driver after wrestling journalist dave meltzer, which is as ridiculous as it is impressive as it is flashy. The 25 most painful finishers of all time bleacher. May 12, 2017 the 8 best and 7 worst finishing moves in wrestling today.
Dave meltzer is the editor of the wrestling observer newsletter and is widely regarded. Dave meltzer discusses the young bucks meltzer driver, kevin. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title professional wrestling moves. Tag moves boot of doom meltzer driver magic killer. The meltzer driver is awesome despite all their moves being flippy shit. This move was the last huge moment of the ppv in my. The actual meltzer driver named after wrestling observer newsletter creator and good friend of the bucks, dave meltzer includes a full front.
They are currently apart of all elite wrestling aew. The young bucks are up there with the briscoe brothers and redragon at the top of tag team wrestling today. Many times some of these flippy moves including the original meltzer driver, in fact are just flips for flips, as in the flip doesnt add any impact to the move whatsoever. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
The motor city machine guns may have been behind the conspiracy to bring down the knights of the rising dawn, but the addiction christopher daniels and frankie kazarian frequently looked past them in favor of attacking the young bucks. A fuckton of more apron moves like german suplex, brainbuster, dragon suplex. Nick was climbing, pentagon shoved him off the ladder, nick caught his foot on the top rope, tripped a little and went face first into two tables on the floor. The life and times of howard finkel in the most details article on his life and wrestling career, as well as coverage of one of the biggest news weeks in the history of the industry highlight the current issue of the wrestling observer newsletter. Tyson smith october 16, 1983 is a canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ring name kenny omega. Strictly speaking, he doesnt decide to wrestle poorly. Til if you hit an indytaker tombstone spike piledriver. Til if you hit an indytaker tombstone spike piledriver in wwe 2k18, corey graves will call it a meltzer driver. The most notable of these was the california wrestling report, ca. Heres the list moves in wwe 2k19 that you can user for wrestler creation non wwe promotionwrestler namereal name moveswwe 2k19 moves nametype njpwkenny omegacroyt wrathelectric chair german suplexfinisher. History of dave meltzers wrestling match star ratings. The young bucks are an american professional wrestling tag team, consisting of brothers.
Best meltzer driver ever wwe forums wrestling forum. So, without further ado, this list is dedicated to the best and worst finishing moves in wrestling today, a carefully curated testament to the most badass moves currently putting wrestlers out of commission and their less than astounding counterparts. Founded in print in 1982 by dave meltzer, the wrestling observer website merged with bryan alvarezs figure four weekly website in. How a wrestler looks, how they speak, what theyre fighting for, and the moves they use, all influence how a fan will react to that wrestler. Much more than mere obituary, dave meltzers tributes acts as a fascinating historical account of the greatest wrestling stars.
Tyson smith october 16, 1983 is a canadian professional wrestler signed to all elite wrestling aew as both a talent, producer and executive vice president under the ring name kenny omega. Trained by marty jannetty and ron rivera, they stand out due to their everconstant boyish looks and mannerisms and their colorful attire, as well as their aerodynamic wrestling. Dec 31, 2019 fenix and nick were climbing and matt had pentagon in a tombstone position for a meltzer driver but it was broken up. The 25 most painful finishers of all time 0 of 26 after a match where two wrestlers clothesline and body slam each other, they pull out their most powerful, most vicious moves to bring the action. By allowing wrestlers to create their own stores it gives you, the fans, the opportunity to own tshirts you have seen at shows, in pictures or may have never seen before. Here at we work directly with some of the greatest wrestlers in history. The term meltzer driver somehow made it into wwe 2k18. The meltzer driver was named after wrestling journalist dave meltzer with a unique twist on the tombstone piledriver. Thats a problem with alot more wrestling moves than just this e. Professional wrestling moves can refer to several types of moves used against opponents in professional wrestling, including. Founded in print in 1982 by dave meltzer, the wrestling observer website merged with bryan alvarezs figure four weekly website in 2008. The young bucks meltzer driver compilation youtube. Dave meltzers father herbert sadly passed away and the young bucks decided to pay homage with a crazy version of a popular move.
He has appeared in a number of promotions in europe, japan and north america, most notably westside xtreme wrestling. Matt holds the opponent in the tombstone position as nick leaps to the top rope and does a twist in the air before spiking the opposing wrestler on their head. Jan 24, 2016 meltzer driver to maria roh young bucks. To be fair, thats as much added effort to that pile driver as the regular meltzer driver, nick barely helps with the flip. The young bucks are a professional wrestling tag team consiting of real life brothers matt and nick jackson. He is currently signed to wwe performing for their nxt uk brand where he is the current nxt uk champion in his first reign.
Best meltzer driver ever wwe forums wrestling forum and. Mysterio, incredibly only 21 years old at the time, counters psicosis top rope splash mountain powerbomb into a frankensteiner in unbelievably. That is why the following tag teams finishing moves are 10 of the best tag team finishing moves ever. Many times some of these flippy moves including the original meltzer driver, in fact are just flips for flips, as in the flip doesnt add any impact to the move. There are a wide variety of strikes in pro wrestling, and many are known by several different names. The young bucks is an american professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real life brothers matt and nick massie also known by their ring names matt and nick jackson from southern california. Omega performs on the raw brand with matt and nick who are collectively known as the young bucks perform on the smackdown brand. Tiger hattori special rolling firemans carry slam into a springboard moonsault by omega followed by a highangle senton bomb by nick followed by a 450 splash by matt. While youre reading, enjoy the list, and please feel free to add your opinion on the finishing moves that you feel should have made this list. The young bucks even dedicated a meltzer driver to his late father on the second day of the g1 special in usa. They are former onetime iwgp tag team champions, iwgp junior heavyweight tag team championship.
If you like this site, please consider a small donation that will keep the site alive and advertisingfree in the future. Meltzer driver rules, its a spike piledriver with flair whats not to like. Onewinged meltzer driver aided electric chair driver tiger hattori special rolling firemans carry slam into a springboard moonsault by omega followed by a highangle senton bomb by nick followed by a 450 splash by matt tripleteam signature moves. Steve austin and dave meltzer on cm punk quitting wwe duration. The bickering over wrestling match ratings long predates dave meltzer exceeding the fivestar scale. The young bucks is an american professional wrestling tag team, consisting of real life brothers matthew and nicholas massie also known by their ring names matt and nick jackson from southern california. They are best known for their work in ring of honor roh and new japan pro wrestling njpw.
Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Matt tell us exactly how they came up with the meltzer driver move, why they came up with it and the possibility of. This is one of the young bucks signature moves, and if you pull it off in the game, it. Not only does it risk causing concussions to both the user and the recipient, but it. Aug 15, 2018 the bickering over wrestling match ratings long predates dave meltzer exceeding the fivestar scale. Even though it was two years ago they were still upset about being the first victims of the meltzer driver. More bang for your buck cease and desist the herbert meltzer driver all of these moves. They miss it over half the time thats whats not to like, it no more impactful than a normal pile driver most times. Til if you hit an indytaker tombstone spike piledriver in.
The diving headbutt has become one of the most infamous moves in wrestling. The young bucks are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of real life brothers. Onewinged meltzer driver aided electric chair driver. The addiction put those two geeks in their place not only by beating them, but by outdoing their flippy shit. David allen meltzer born october 24, 1959 is an american journalist and sports historian known for covering professional wrestling and mixed martial arts since 1983, he has been the publisher and editor of the wrestling observer newsletter won. Everything seen or heard in this video is property of roh wrestling and the sinclair. The articles are pulled from his wrestling observer newsletter and always contain an abundant amount of history that lets properly understand the business and pop culture impact provided by the lost ring star. One double team move that you can give to a tag team in the game is a springboard spike tombstone piledriver. He primarily wrestles for several american independent promotions, including pro wrestling guerrilla, where he is a former world champion, ring of honor and premier championship wrestling and in japan for dramatic dream team and new.