Video: Pro Wrestling Moves Pulled Off in MMA

by Kid Nate on Jan 3, 2009 2:55 PM EST in MMA Events

Rodriguez of Fightlinker put together the above video compilation of the best pro-wrestling moves pulled off for real in MMA.

Here's a rough list of them from a previous post he did. They don't match the video exactly.

Chance Fararr’s Mountain Bomb on Urijah Faber

Urijah Faber’s Schwein Redline on Chance Fararr

Josh Barnett’s German Suplex on Yuki Kondo

Sean Sherk’s Spinebuster on Kenny Florian

Jamie Varner’s Death Valley Driver on Sherron Leggett

Nate Marquardt’s Kawada Driver to Thales Leites

Caol Uno’s Sleeperhold on Mitsuhiro Ishida

Yoshihisa Yamamoto’s DDT to Mark Kerr

Wes Sims’ Jacknife Powerbomb on Edwin Allseitz

Daijiro Matsui’s Dropkick on Pele

Houston Alexander’s Chokeslam to Thiago Silva

Johnathan Ivey’s People’s Elbow to Joe Namath

I always loved pro-wrestling as a kid, spending countless hours on the trampoline trying to recreate thecoolest moves. Glad to see I wasn't alone. Even cooler to see some of them actually have application in MMA. Some of them are just utter duds, but one or two of the moves actually seem to work.

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jeez who picked the soundtrack?

by dickdigler on Jan 3, 2009 3:07 PM EST reply actions

They used a different tune originally, but the artist didn’t want them to, so they changed it.

by Rundownloser on Jan 3, 2009 3:17 PM EST up reply actions

Spinebuster for the win!

I pulled that in slo-mo on my friend that’s fighting at 5’8 135 (I’m about 6’3 215 depending on the wind) when he was first starting. Today he’d sink in a guillotine before I could do a damn thing, but it was a blast. That clip alone makes me wants Sherk-Florian II.

by Derek Suboticki on Jan 3, 2009 3:10 PM EST reply actions

AWESOME!

by xFenixKnightx on Jan 3, 2009 3:24 PM EST reply actions

pretty entertaining.

by bdw on Jan 3, 2009 3:31 PM EST reply actions

Pretty funny. Thanks.

by Scandinavian Lion on Jan 3, 2009 3:36 PM EST reply actions

Very cool video

I still can’t believe homeboy used the People’s Elbow in an actual match. Rock FTW!

"It's like a flying knuckle sandwich." --Rogan
"And many men have eaten it." -- Goldy

by thetakeover on Jan 3, 2009 3:43 PM EST reply actions

People's Elbow FTW!

by jebushchrist on Jan 3, 2009 3:52 PM EST up reply actions

if I saw a guy do that in MMA (live) I would freak out and start throwing stuff.

by "Mr. NC-17" on Jan 3, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions

Dude, if I saw that in a bar fight I’d pick up the dude’s tab.

by Derek Suboticki on Jan 3, 2009 4:25 PM EST up reply actions

Not me...

I think it’s hillarious. I’m not one of those “no fun in MMA! this is serious business!” guys. It was dumb as shit…but it’s still pretty funny

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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 3, 2009 5:30 PM EST up reply actions

damn spelling...

hilarious

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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 3, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah I saw the people's elbow wrestling one come up

and I was just like WTF who’s done anything like that lolol. That shit was pretty good. I’m surprised Travis Fulton wasn’t used for the Choke slam cause his was infinately better Houstons. Also missing was the Rock Bottom performed by Joseph “Rock Bottom” Benevidez at Dream 5. And Frank Shamrock should have been in there at some point I’m sure there is a slam that looks like what he did to Igor Zinoviev.

I’m waiting for Lesner to F5 somebody.

Gimme 1 Round!

by skwirrl on Jan 3, 2009 10:33 PM EST up reply actions

lol

when I say “I would freak out and start throwing stuff” I mean that in a good way. It was some stupid ran MMA event between two guys we will never hear from. That was funny.

by "Mr. NC-17" on Jan 4, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions

People's Elbow is

definitely the most devastating wrestling/MMA transition move ever! lol
The dude he did it on was like oh hell no, you are not about to drop a people’s elbow on me!

by dnevil001 on Jan 5, 2009 8:48 AM EST up reply actions

Yeah...

the facial expression of shock/horror is the best part of the clip. Add to that the fact that it seems to genuinely HURT him…beautiful

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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 5, 2009 12:18 PM EST up reply actions

I seem to remember Joe Namath as being older and skinnier

by Ashurbanipal on Jan 3, 2009 3:52 PM EST reply actions

Wes Sims JACKNIFE POWERBOMB!

by "Mr. NC-17" on Jan 3, 2009 4:00 PM EST reply actions

Yeah that is sick

wish there was a better video of it tho.

"It's like a flying knuckle sandwich." --Rogan
"And many men have eaten it." -- Goldy

by thetakeover on Jan 3, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions

Man...

the Giant Swing is my favorite.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 3, 2009 5:31 PM EST reply actions

Giant swing to Achilles lock combo FTW. Simply one of the best finishes in history. Right up there with flying scissor sweep heel hook

Gimme 1 Round!

by skwirrl on Jan 3, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions

I thought those were amateur wrestling moves? (the ones where you slam teg peeps)

by IHateMMA on Jan 3, 2009 5:44 PM EST reply actions

incomplete

This video cannot be considered complete without Rampage’s powerbomb of Arona and Randleman’s suplex of Fedor.

Those are defining pro wrestling moves there.

by cyke on Jan 3, 2009 5:56 PM EST reply actions

Agree

The powerbomb was amazing. That Randlemen move on Fedor looked like more than just a suplex though … maybe a F-5 a la Brock Lesnar.

"It's like a flying knuckle sandwich." --Rogan
"And many men have eaten it." -- Goldy

by thetakeover on Jan 3, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions

i can’t believe that guy did the people’s elbow in a MMA fight too funny!

"If I wanted to spend a half hour between two hairy legs I'd go to your mother's house." -Don Frye

by Pitbull on Jan 3, 2009 6:01 PM EST reply actions

woooooooooooo!!!

by Headkick on Jan 4, 2009 1:12 PM EST reply actions

The guy who did the People’s Elbow is Big John Ivey, he’s a local here in Clarksville, TN. Not only is he a funny, tough fighter, he’s a pretty good coach as well. He’s trained with my boys down at Clarksville Fight Club quite a bit.

Loved the video though.

by Kaleb Kelchner on Jan 4, 2009 8:40 PM EST reply actions