Pro Wrestling Finishing Moves

Professional wrestling might be fake, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have real knowledge of how your childhood favorites finished their matches. Take our quiz to see how well you remember the end of exciting tilts in the squared circle.

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Bret Hart’s trademark submission finisher was the Sharpshooter. Which of his contemporaries used a similar hold to make opponents tap out?

Sting

Davey Boy Smith

Scott Steiner

Scott Hall

ANSWER: Sting’s Scorpion Deathlock was basically the same as Hart’s Sharpshooter. Sting’s Scorpion Deathlock was basically the same as Hart’s Sharpshooter.

2 of 12

What finisher did Jerry “The King” Lawler use to send Andy Kaufman to the hospital?

Frog splash

Piledriver

DDT

Brainbuster

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Which move was never The Rock’s usual finisher at any point in his career?

The People's Elbow

Running shoulderbreaker

The Rock Bottom

Shooting Star Press

4 of 12

Jeff Jarrett is known for his “El Kabong” maneuver where he bashes an opponent over the head with what?

2x4

Steel chair

His fist

Acoustic guitar

5 of 12

Which member of the Four Horsemen used the Gourdbuster as his finisher?

Ole Anderson

Tully Blanchard

Am Anderson

Barry Windham

6 of 12

What top-rope maneuver did Randy Savage use to end matches?

Diving Leg Drop

Diving Elbow Drop

Flying headbutt

Missile drop kick

7 of 12

What move did the Iron Sheik usually use to finish off his opponents?

Camel Clutch

Cobra Clutch

Ankle lock

Superplex

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Jake “The Snake” Roberts allegedly accidentally invented what move when he fell down while putting an opponent in a hold?

The brainbuster

The Death Valley driver

Russian legsweep

The DDT

ANSWER: According to Roberts, he had The Grappler in a facelock when he accidentally tripped and fell, driving his foe’s head into the mat. The DDT was born. According to Roberts, he had The Grappler in a facelock when he accidentally tripped and fell, driving his foe’s head into the mat. The DDT was born.

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Which of the following wrestlers didn't used the chokeslam as a finisher?

Andre the Giant

Kane

The Undertaker

The Big Show

10 of 12

Which of the following grapplers didn’t use the figure-four leglock as a finisher?

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

Ric Flair

"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers

Dean Malenko

ANSWER: He tended to finish opponents off with the Texas Cloverleaf submission hold. He tended to finish opponents off with the Texas Cloverleaf submission hold.

11 of 12

What wrestler applied his Bionic Elbow finisher as part of his patented “clubberings?”

Lex Luger

Dusty Rhodes

Harley Race

Bruno Sammartino

12 of 12

Ted DiBiase’s “Million Dollar Dream” finisher was actually what move?

Cobra clutch

Leg drop

Spinebuster

Sleeper hold