The Best Vol. 7: PILEDRIVER

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Beef Jerky Robot: Sep 20, 2009; "And the DICK?"

Hello and welcome back to The Best, a monthly thread where we discuss a single pro wrestling move that just happens to be the best. This month's move is illegal and deadly, unless you�re an indy wrestler and then they�re mandatory: THE PILEDRIVER

There's all kinds of piledrivers!

Snaps for surprise!

Cradle to pick up big boys!

The only safe and legal one, the Tombstone!

EVERYONE MUST DO DESTROYERS

Don't post your favorite version here, you'll get fined!!!

Previous The Best threads:
The Best Vol.6: Chokeslam
The Best Vol. 5: Eye Poke
The Best Vol. 4: German Suplex
The Best Vol. 3: Lariat
The Best Vol. 2: Powerbomb
The Best Vol. 1: Dropkick

# ? Mar 1, 2020 21:41

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# ? Apr 18, 2024 21:36

HulkaMatt: Feb 14, 2006; BIG BICEPS SHOHEI

rvd bounced on a piledriver

# ? Mar 1, 2020 22:53

forkboy84: Jun 13, 2012; Corgis love bread. And Puro

I tried to find a Chase Owens package piledriver gif but this has been made harder after the bastards got Lariato's Twitter account suspended so instead have an inferior Kevin Steen package piledriver: https://gfycat.com/sparsewelldocumentedkite

One of the many reasons that Super Dragon is in fact very much the coolest, the Psycho Driver III: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRYboVnQ6B8

The legendary "Ganso bomb", where Kawada clearly meant to powerbomb Misawa but instead ouch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzhnSjCAmhE

Anyway, the Kudome Valentine/Kudo Driver/Vertebreaker/Cop Killer also counts according to Wikipedia's Piledriver page so it counts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTResZzjqM8

# ? Mar 1, 2020 23:56

a cyborg mug: Mar 8, 2010

Excellent choice of The Best move. I love piledrivers

I was trying to find a piledriver that I�ve only ever seen used by this Swedish wrestler called Viggen. He calls it the Dirty Driver and he does what�s like maybe a package or tombstone piledriver from off his knees (it�s been a while since I�ve seen him). He only drops the victim like a couple of inches but he somehow makes it look filthy, much like the name suggests. Unfortunately, I wasn�t able to find any footage of him doing it. Does that piledriver ring a bell for anyone, and do you know if anyone else than Viggen who uses it?

# ? Mar 2, 2020 00:07

Duke Pukem: Oct 23, 2010; Three cheers for dark beer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRYwz9EATO0

# ? Mar 2, 2020 00:21

DJExile: Jun 28, 2007

HulkaMatt posted:

rvd bounced on a piledriver

seriously, he sold piledrivers like scott hall sold stunners, just turned into a bounce castle

# ? Mar 2, 2020 00:43

mariooncrack: Dec 27, 2008

Edit:

Jerry Lawler should get mentioned here too.

mariooncrack fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Mar 2, 2020

# ? Mar 2, 2020 00:47

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

mariooncrack posted:

Edit:

Jerry Lawler should get mentioned here too.

Paul Orndorff had a great one

Here he is doing it to someone who has no idea how to take it

# ? Mar 2, 2020 01:03

Lid: Feb 18, 2005; And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cONg4eBj_m8

# ? Mar 2, 2020 01:05

Do not even ask: Apr 8, 2008

Couldn't find a good quality video of it but Viktor's Crucifix Piledriver is disgusting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az51Gvs0-Vo

# ? Mar 2, 2020 01:09

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

Smoking Gunns original finisher: A Backdrop into a Piledriver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61xaEaMqRno&t=216s

# ? Mar 2, 2020 01:18

a cyborg mug: Mar 8, 2010

Was able to find at least this photographic evidence of the aforementioned Dirty Driver. Viggen claims he came up with it

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg0gCfPlJ-J/?igshid=1sja1rrsk0d5u

It�s seriously a great move!

# ? Mar 2, 2020 01:20

Lily Catts: Oct 17, 2012; Show me the way to you
(Heavy Metal)

I love Okada's spinning tombstone

Has anyone ever done a 360-spinning piledriver like Zangief in Street Fighter (the amount of rotations he does is more than 360 though that's already inhuman)

# ? Mar 2, 2020 01:49

Numero6: Oct 10, 2012; ここは地の果て　流されて俺
今日もさすらい　涙も涸れる
ブルーゲイル

Schneider Heim posted:

I love Okada's spinning tombstone

Has anyone ever done a 360-spinning piledriver like Zangief in Street Fighter (the amount of rotations he does is more than 360 though that's already inhuman)

Closest is Kenny Omega on Yoshihiko but I never saw one on a real person...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0VOnYEzVr0

# ? Mar 2, 2020 19:43

Saucer Crab: Apr 3, 2009

Duke Pukem posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRYwz9EATO0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8wigNal8m8
Forever the best.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:08

animeluva1: Aug 9, 2003; Hopefully I'll have that
problem someday.

A courtesy notice to you all that Minoru Suzuki owns and runs a store called Piledriver Harajuku.

My love of piledrivers started when I watched Undertaker do one as a wee luva1. I always had the impression he broke someone's neck.

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:30

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

animeluva1 posted:

My love of piledrivers started when I watched Undertaker do one as a wee luva1. I always had the impression he broke someone's neck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odnr6tQEBvc&t=265s

# ? Mar 2, 2020 20:34

Aesculus: Mar 22, 2013

Does the Steiner Screwdriver count because it owns bones

# ? Mar 2, 2020 23:35

Dacap: Jul 8, 2008; I've been involved in a number of cults, both as a leader and a follower.

You have more fun as a follower. But you make more money as a leader.

Aesculus posted:

Does the Steiner Screwdriver count because it owns bones

I think so, it�s more of a super piledriver than a suplex variant. By extension the Greetings from Asbury Park probably counts too because it�s basically a screwdriver where the person giving the move cares about not paralyzing the receiver

# ? Mar 2, 2020 23:45

Xerzes: May 16, 2012

My favorite is the time Tenzan knocked himself out doing one into an electric fence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lfPZ-c-hrg

# ? Mar 2, 2020 23:53

Spuckuk: Aug 11, 2009; Being a bastard works

Hiromu Takahashi has a particularly horrifying looking variation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swz1lGLeXNA&t=14s

# ? Mar 3, 2020 15:18

IceAgeComing: Jan 29, 2013; pretty fucking embarrassing to watch

https://twitter.com/DanIsAYeti/status/1163511359100923904

Jaguar Yokota is 58 years old

# ? Mar 3, 2020 15:21

BTF: Oct 15, 2019; I love Matt Taven

extradite THIS! posted:

Excellent choice of The Best move. I love piledrivers

I was trying to find a piledriver that I�ve only ever seen used by this Swedish wrestler called Viggen. He calls it the Dirty Driver and he does what�s like maybe a package or tombstone piledriver from off his knees (it�s been a while since I�ve seen him). He only drops the victim like a couple of inches but he somehow makes it look filthy, much like the name suggests. Unfortunately, I wasn�t able to find any footage of him doing it. Does that piledriver ring a bell for anyone, and do you know if anyone else than Viggen who uses it?

I believe Viggen is the only that uses that version, but it reminds me of the Hollow Point AJ Styles used for a bit in NJPW and indies around 2014/2015:

https://imgur.com/vYtEWge

Also, Viggen is loving awesome.

# ? Mar 4, 2020 12:11

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# ? Apr 18, 2024 21:36

finalcake: Oct 5, 2002; CHESTO~!!

I always liked Mick Foley's wedgie piledriver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YY_ZQKmJ4c

# ? Mar 4, 2020 15:38

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