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Revision as of 11:43, 11 June 2005 by 24.220.0.60 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)A Powerbomb is a professional wrestling move in which a victim is lifted up (usally so that he/she 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/her 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
Argentine powerbomb
The attacker places his opponent face-up across his/her shoulders, hooks the head with one hand and a leg with the other, and the attacker will then spin the victim's head out away from the attacker, dropping the victim down to the mat, often as the attacker drops to a seated position. Independent wrestler Ken Mack uses this move, and dubbed it The White Light.
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.
Notable users: Men's Teioh (Miracle Ecstasy Bomb), Abyss (Death Penalty)
The attacker may also use a two-handed choke hold to lift the victim before falling to a sitting position.
Notable users: A-Train (Derailer / Baldo Bomb), Viscera (The Embalmer).
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.
Mike Awesome uses a running crucifix powerbomb, which he calls the Awesome Bomb. The running crucifix powerbomb is also known as the Hammer Bomb.
Double underhook powerbomb
The attacker faces a bent over opponent, and underhooks the victim's arms with both arms. The attacker then lifts the victim in the air and flips them over, throwing them back down and driving the back and shoulders of the victim into the ground. The attacker may also falls to his/her knees as they slam the victim down. This move is also known as a Butterfly powerbomb.
Among some of the wrestlers who have used this move are Dean Malenko, William Regal and Scott Steiner.
A sitout double underhook powerbomb is known as a Tiger Driver, or, less commonly, as a Tiger 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.
Notable users: The Undertaker (The Last Ride).
Ganso Bomb
Also known as Original Powerbomb.
The attacker bends his/her opponent and grabs a belly to back waistlock. The attacker then lifts the opponent until he/she is vertical. The attacker then drives the opponent down on his/her neck and shoulders. The attacker either stays standing or drops on his/her 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 United States. Having previously developed Japanese wrestling games featuring Toshiaki Kawada, AKI left the move, along with many other Japanese moves, 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 by its original name in an American video game would have sounded like Engrish. The name "Hangman's DDT" was thus concocted.
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 he/she is 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.
Notable users: Ron "Faarooq" Simmons (The Dominator), Yutaka Yoshie (Canadian Hammer).
Jackknife Powerbomb
The attacker performs a regular powerbomb on the victim and then follows up with the Jackknife Hold, used, for example, by Kenta Kobashi.
The Jackknife Powerbomb is also the name usually applied to a powerbomb where, when the opponent is lifted into the air, he/she is simply dropped without any extra force exerted. Sometimes the opponent would be thrown (horizontally) away from the attacker rather than merely dropped. This variation on the standard powerbomb was popularised by Kevin "Diesel" Nash.
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 Akira Taue's 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.
Known under the name Blue Thunder Driver, a name invented by Jun Akiyama. The move is also known as Blue Thunder Powerbomb because it resembles a Powerbomb more than a Driver.
Val Venis is probably the most famous user of spin-out powerbomb in the U.S. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi also uses the move calling it the Fireball Bomb.
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
Alternate name for the Tiger Driver.
Top rope powerbomb
There are two main variations of the top rope powerbomb.
The first version sees the attacker sitting on the tope rope, with a bent over victim standing directly in front of and facing the attacker. The attacker takes hold of the victim by the waist and flips him/her up and over so he/she is sitting on the shoulders of the opponent (a second attacker may also pass the victim up to the first attacker). The attacker then jumps forward, landing in a standing or sitting position and driving the victim forwards and downwards, driving the back and shoulders of the victim into the ground.
This version was popularised by Bubba Ray Dudley, who normally performed it through a table.
The second version sees the victim sitting on the top rope. The attacker climbs to the top rope and stands facing the victim, then takes hold of the victim around the waist. The attacker then flips the victim up and over so he/she is sitting on the shoulders of the attacker. At the same time, the attacker spins around 180 degrees and leaps forward, falling to the ground in a standing or sitting position and driving the victim forwards and downwards, driving the back and shoulders of the victim into the ground.
This version is also known as the Superbomb, and was popularised by Chris Benoit and Chris Candido.
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.
Notable users: Erik Watts (E-Bomb), B-Boy.
Vertical suplex powerbomb
The attacker lifts the victim upside down as in a Vertical suplex and then pushes their upper body forward while sitting down, ending the move in the same position as the Sitout powerbomb.
Most notable user for this move is Kenta Kobashi, who calls it the Orange Crush. Originally he didn't push the victim as far out, so they landed on their neck and shoulders instead of their back.