Running powerslam

[Guest hunger4unger]

Does anyone think that the running poweslam, as a finisher, would get over in WWE these days? It looked pretty good, and was over when Bulldog did it..now that he is deceased should it be used as a finisher by someone else? Perhaps someone is already using it somewhere?

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

Hell no. But then again as they are moving to the slower paced "WWE Style" then I guess anything would probably work. But also I guess it would matter how much they slow down the product.

[Nighthawk 0]

Give it to Jericho, even if it doesn't get over he'll be no worse off. His finishers suck so bad.

[Lil' Bitch 0]

Hell, give it to Mark Henry. At least it would be a better finisher for him than what he had.

[WrestlingDeacon 0]

If Bradshaw can have a clothesline, then someone can certainly have a running powerslam. If a guy could get a lot of air when he leaves the mat to go for the slam, then I think it could work. Anything can be a credible finisher if you educate the fans to buy it as such.

[JST 0]

If Bradshaw can have a clothesline, then someone can certainly have a running powerslam. If a guy could get a lot of air when he leaves the mat to go for the slam, then I think it could work. Anything can be a credible finisher if you educate the fans to buy it as such.

Re: People's Elbow, Worm.

[Guest ToddRoyal]

Depends.

 

Wouldn't work with a guy like Mark Henry or Billy Gunn. It's not flashy enough to MAKE someone care about a wrestler.

 

But give it to Brock, or Big Show, or Kane though, and it would probably get over just fine.

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

If Bradshaw can have a clothesline, then someone can certainly have a running powerslam. If a guy could get a lot of air when he leaves the mat to go for the slam, then I think it could work. Anything can be a credible finisher if you educate the fans to buy it as such.

Re: People's Elbow, Worm.

Yeah I think if you give it to a good power wrestler that gets some air before the slam the people will buy it. Hell it's no worse the a Clothesline from Hell or the People Elbow.

 

Besides think of it this way what would you rather have a wrestler using a running powerslam as his finisher or ANOTHER wrestler that uses the powerbomb or chokeslam as his finisher?

[The Kid 0]

Harry Smith uses it and he'll probably be in the WWE in a few years...does that count?

[WrestlingDeacon 0]

See, if they play him up as Davey's son and it's like a tribute to his old man, that's a good way to get it over.

[nl5xsk1 0]

I'd say no ... I didn't buy it as a great finisher ten years ago, and the 'sport' has become even more high-impact now. Bradshaw's clothesline works because of the way that it's sold, it looks like it'd really knock the wind out of someone. The People's Elbow & Worm are just jokes, and are examples of when you need to suspend disbelief as a fan. A running powerslam would be in the gray area in between, not 'damaging' enough looking to be taken seriously and not enough of a joke to be viewed with a grain of salt.

[bob_barron 0]

Goldust was able to make a simple powerslam a credible finisher.

 

As long as it isn't something incredibly lame I think you can get almost any finisher over.

[DCMaximo 0]

I'd like to see the version where the wrestler carries the opponent on his shoulder, runs him into the turnbuckles, then hits the running powerslam. Is that called an "oklahoma stampede" or something like that?

[Guest PowerPB13]

I think Orlando Jordan's been using the running powerslam to finish on Velocity lately...but he's gone through about three or four different finishers already.

 

The Oklahoma Stampede was an awesome finisher when done with enough impact...the first time I saw it was when Steve Williams absolutely MURDERED Scott Steiner with it at a Clash in the summer of 1992.

 

Mark Henry: It'd work, given the emphasis on his sheer strength, and it'd be infinitely better than the "World's Strongest Slam".

 

Harry Smith: If WWE does sign him, it would be a nice tribute to his father to use the running powerslam...only time will tell if that's where he ends up.

 

-Patrick

[razazteca 0]

Goldust was able to make a simple powerslam a credible finisher.

 

As long as it isn't something incredibly lame I think you can get almost any finisher over.

Goldust version was throw opponet against ropes then a quick snap powerslam in one motion. It looked good.

[Guest hunger4unger]

I've never seen Harry Smith work..what style does he work and what is his weight?

[Guest Your Olympic Hero]

I think Orlando Jordan's been using the running powerslam to finish on Velocity lately...but he's gone through about three or four different finishers already.

He shouldn't have won enough matches to have gone through three or four finishers. IMO, I wish we hadn't ever seen anything that finished one of Jordan's opponents.

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

I think Orlando Jordan's been using the running powerslam to finish on Velocity lately...but he's gone through about three or four different finishers already.

He shouldn't have won enough matches to have gone through three or four finishers. IMO, I wish we hadn't ever seen anything that finished one of Jordan's opponents.

C'mon, those WCW buy-out guys gotta pay their dues by jobbing to Orlando every week on Velocity.

[Tawren 0]

I've never seen Harry Smith work..what style does he work and what is his weight?

He's 6'2" or so, good look, solid worker. Not the best of the current Stampede crop, I'd say TJ Wilson and Apocalypse are better, but Harry is better than Teddy Hart and Jack Evans.

[Scroby 0]

Doesn't John Hedinrightarighter use it?