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| Also known as '''Original Powerbomb'''. | |||
| Whether or not this exists as a move is controversial, since some think it was originally a blown highspot. It was done seemingly accidentally by Toshiaki Kawada in a match against Mitsuharu Misawa in 1999, but its subsequent, more purposeful use in other wrestling matches has confirmed its status as a real move. | |||
| The attacker bends their opponent and grabs a belly to back waistlock. The attacker then lifts the opponent until they are vertical. The attacker then drives the opponent down on their neck and shoulders. The attacker either stays standing or drops on their knees. | |||
| The move happened when Misawa tried to reverse Kawada's ] with a ]. However, Kawada stood his ground against the reversal, and Misawa's momentum caused him to hang vertically against Kawada, facing away from him; Misawa had his back against Kawada's stomach, his head between Kawada's knees, and his knees over Kawada's shoulders. Kawada wrapped his arms around Misawa's torso to secure the hold and dropped to his knees, driving Misawa's head into the mat. The move has gained a legendary reputation for being dangerous to the receiving performer because of its "unprotected" head bump (i.e., Misawa's head fell against the mat without being secured between Kawada's knees), but since Misawa's head was above the level of Kawada's knees, he was relatively safe compared to some other bumps taken regularly by AJPW performers. | |||
| Ganso means "original" in Japanese. The move is also known as the '''Hangman's DDT''', this name was invented and popularized by two games, WWF Wrestlemania 2000 and ], which were developed by AKI and released on the ] in the US. Having previously developed Japanese wrestling games featuring Toshiaki Kawada, AKI left the move, along with many other Japanese moves, the in the US games they developed as a bonus feature. However, most Americans didn't know what the Ganso Bomb was or even that ganso was a real word, so calling it its original name in an American video game sound like ]. | This move was originally invented by ] when he botched a ] attempt. The move is commonly known as Ganso Bomb because it has been mostly used only in Japan in the last decades. Ganso means "original" in Japanese. | ||
| Some of the wrestlers who have performed this move are ] and ]. | |||
| The move is also known as the '''Hangman's DDT''', this name was invented and popularized by two games, WWF Wrestlemania 2000 and ], which were developed by AKI and released on the ] in the US. Having previously developed Japanese wrestling games featuring Toshiaki Kawada, AKI left the move, along with many other Japanese moves, the in the US games they developed as a bonus feature. However, most Americans didn't know what the Ganso Bomb was or even that ganso was a real word, so calling it its original name in an American video game sound like ]. | |||
| ===Gutwrench powerbomb=== | ===Gutwrench powerbomb=== | ||
Revision as of 19:51, 2 June 2005
A Powerbomb is a professional wrestling move in which a victim is lifted up (usally so that he is sitting on the attacker's shoulders) then slammed down back-first to the mat.
The standard Powerbomb sees a wrestler placed in a standing headscissors position (bent forward with his head placed between the attacker's thighs) then lifted up on the attacker's shoulders, then slammed down back-first to the mat.
The very first ever power bomb, was allegedly performed by Lou Thesz accidentally when he badly botched a piledriver.
Variations
Belly to Back Powerbomb
The attacker puts the victim in a standing headscissors (Bent over in between the attackers legs) lifts the victim upside down (Piledriver Postion), From there he/she swings the victim up horizontally to the mat, and slams the victim down to the mat with extra force. This is sometimes called "The Power Outage"
Chokebomb
Similar to a chokeslam, except that the wrestler drops to a sitting position and slams the victim to the mat between his/her legs. The two-handed choke variant was made popular by The A-Train who called it the Derailer, A-Bomb, or Baldo Bomb, and is currently being used by Viscera as The Embalmer. The one-handed choke variant is used by TNA's Abyss who calls it the Miracle Ecstasy Bomb, a name that was made popular by the Japanese innovator of the move, Men's Teioh.
Crucifix powerbomb
Also known as the "Razor's Edge"; it is a powerbomb in which the opponent is lifted on to the back of the attacker with his/her arms spread out. This variation was made popular by Scott Hall and is used now by Mordecai. A variation is Mike Awesome's Running Awesome Bomb and is also known as the Hammer Bomb.
Elevated powerbomb
Similar to a normal Powerbomb but instead of slamming the opponent directly on the mat from the shoulders, the attacker lifts the opponent even higher by extending his/her arms up then drives the opponent down to the canvas.
This version of a powerbomb is used by The Undertaker as one of his finishers and refers to it as The Last Ride.
Ganso Bomb
Also known as Original Powerbomb.
The attacker bends their opponent and grabs a belly to back waistlock. The attacker then lifts the opponent until they are vertical. The attacker then drives the opponent down on their neck and shoulders. The attacker either stays standing or drops on their knees.
This move was originally invented by Lou Thesz when he botched a Piledriver attempt. The move is commonly known as Ganso Bomb because it has been mostly used only in Japan in the last decades. Ganso means "original" in Japanese.
Some of the wrestlers who have performed this move are Toshiaki Kawada and Megumi Kudo.
The move is also known as the Hangman's DDT, this name was invented and popularized by two games, WWF Wrestlemania 2000 and WWF No Mercy, which were developed by AKI and released on the Nintendo 64 in the US. Having previously developed Japanese wrestling games featuring Toshiaki Kawada, AKI left the move, along with many other Japanese moves, the in the US games they developed as a bonus feature. However, most Americans didn't know what the Ganso Bomb was or even that ganso was a real word, so calling it its original name in an American video game sound like Engrish.
Gutwrench powerbomb
A gutwrench powerbomb involves a wrestler standing over a opponent locking his/her arms around the victim's waist and lifting him/her up over the wrestler's head on the wrestler's shoulders and slamming him/her down back-first to the mat. Also known as the Doctor Bomb as used by "Dr. Death" Steve Williams.
Inverted Powerbomb
The attacker faces a bent-over victim and applies a waistlock. The attacker then flips the victim up so they are lying across the attacker's shoulder, facing upward, with the attacker maintaining the waistlock to hold them in position. The attacker then falls forward while flipping the victim back down, driving the victim horizontally face first into the ground. This move was popularised by Ron "Faarooq" Simmons, who called it The Dominator. It is also known as the Canadian Hammer which is used by Yutaka Yoshie.
Jackknife powerbomb
Commonly used by Kevin Nash, it is similar to a normal powerbomb. But, when the opponent is lifted into the air, he/she is simply dropped without any extra force exerted. Sometimes, the opponent would be thrown away from the attacker rather than just a normal drop.
Sitout powerbomb
Also called a sit-down powerbomb, this is any powerbomb in which the attacker drops into a sitting position as he/she slams his/her opponent down to the mat. This maneuver can be done with any variation of a powerbomb i.e Sitout Gutwrench Powerbomb, Sitout Tiger Driver etc.
The most common sitout variation is that of a standard powerbomb, in which the victim is placed in a standing headscissors then lifted up on the attacker's shoulders. At this point, the attacker slams the victim and at the same time falls to a sitting position, Current WWE superstar Batista uses this version and calls it the Batista Bomb. Also known as Dynamic Bomb
Spin-out powerbomb
This is a belly-to-back powerbomb usually beginning in the back suplex position where the attacker stands behind his/her opponent and puts his/her head under the arm of the victim. He/she then lifts the opponent up using one arm around the waist of the opponent and another under his/her legs. The attacker then spins the victim over dropping them to the mat back first as they drop to a sitting position.
Also known as a Blue Thunder Powerbomb a name that derives from a simmiler move the Blue Thunder Driver, in this variation, instead of dropping the victim on their back, they are dropped on their neck and shoulders.
Val Venis is probably the most famous user of spin-out powerbomb, another variation of this move ends in side slam positions, this version is used by John Cena who calls it Protobomb/Freestyle.
Sunset flip powerbomb
A move in which a wrestler will roll/flip over an elevated opponent facing him/her and use the momentum to pull the victim down to the mat back-first.
Tiger bomb
The attacker bends their opponent while facing them, then he double underhooks the opponent's arms, lifts them up, flips them as take hold of there legs, as the victim drops down on their back while falling to a seated position.
This sit-out double underhook powerbomb got its name from the Tiger Driver, in this variation, instead of dropping the victim on their back, they are dropped on their neck and shoulders.
Turnbuckle Powerbomb
The attacker faces a standing victim, forces him/her to bend forwards, takes holds of his/her torso and then flips the victim up and over so the victim is sitting on the attacker's shoulders. The attacker then faces a corner of the ring and throws the victim into the corner, driving the back and neck of the victim into the turnbuckle. This move is used by wrestlers B-Boy and Erik Watts who used it as a finisher he dubbed the E-Bomb during his time in TNA.