NEW JAPAN PROFESSIONAL WRESLTING FINISHING/TRADEMARK MOVES
SINGLES WRESTLERS
WRESTLER |
FINISHING MOVE(s) |
OTHER TRADEMARK MOVE(s) |
| AKIRA Maeda | Full Nelson Suplex, Spinkick | |
| AKIRA (Nogami) | - The Musasabi Bodypress (Flying Splash) | Butterfly (Underhook) Suplex Hold, Dragon Suplex |
| Antonio Inoki | - *Choke Sleeper* | Adominal Stretch, Armbreaker, Cross-Armbreaker, Dropkick, Enziguri, Flying Kneedrop, Octopus |
| Big Fuji (see "Sumo Fuji") | ||
| Blue Wolf | - The Mongol Slam | |
| Don Frye | Backdrop Suplex, *Bodyscissors/Choke Sleeper combo*, *Figure Four ACL (Achilles Tendon) Hold*, Ground-Mounted Punches, Ipponzei (Shoulder Throw), *Sleeper Hold* | |
| Don Fuji (see "Sumo Fuji") | ||
| El Samurai | - *Crossface
Chickenwing Hold* - Flying Inverted DDT - The Samurai Bomb (Canadian Back Rack Powerbomb) |
Apron-Dive Senton, Diving Headbutt Drop, Falling Neckbreaker Drop, Ground Octopus Submission, Inverted DDT, Inverted Facelock Brainbuster Suplex, *Octagon Special (Ground Octopus Submission)*, Reverse Brainbuster, Reverse DDT, Running Somersault Pescada, Thunder Fire Powerbomb, Tiger Suplex, Topè Con Hilo, Topè Suicida, Tornado DDT, Tornado Inverted DDT, Tornado Reverse DDT |
| Genichiro Tenryu | - Northern Lights Bomb | Diving Back Elbow Drop, Folding Powerbomb, Knife Edge Chop, Lariat, *RYU Special/WAR Submission (Inverted Full Nelson Submission)*, Spider German Suplex, Tope Suicida |
| Gran Naniwa | - Driver the Naniwa | |
| Hiro Saito | SAITO Special (Cross Leg Handstand), SAITO Special #2 (Handspring Small Package) | Springboard Crossbody Block |
| Hiroshi Hase | Northern Lights Suplex | Full Nelson Suplex, Giant Swing, Uranage Slam |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan | - "Crazy"
Diving (Flying) Headbutt Drop - Flying Moonsault Splash - The Tenzan Tombstone Driver (Cradle Tombstone Piledriver) |
*Anaconda Hold*, *Buffalo Sleeper (Armlock/Chinlock combo)*, Headbutt, Knee-Face Driller, Mongolian Chop (Double Hand Chop), Mountain Bomb (Fireman Carry Overhead Toss), Sitting Tombstone Piledriver, Super Face-First Driver, Super Mountain Bomb |
| Johnny Ace | - The Ace Crusher (Cutter) - Leg-Face Driver (Fameasser) |
Cobra Clutch Suplex, The Johnny Spike (Implant DDT), Pancake Toss into Ace Crusher |
| Judo SUWA | Triple F (High-Angle Double Underhook Facebuster Drop [Pedigree]) | Catapult Elbow Drop, Diving Headbutt Drop, Fireman Carry into Flapjack, Flapjack, Reverse Powerbomb, Seated Dropkick, Slingshot Catapult Ring-Rope Clothesline Drop, Slingshot Reverse Powerbomb, Topè |
| Jun Akiyama | - Sterness Dust | Apron-Dive Knee Smash, Blue Thunder Bomb, Diving Forearm Smash, Elbow Smash, Exploder Suplex (Fallaway Slam) (sometimes done off of ring apron), Exploder Suplex '98/Wrist-Clutch Exploder (Belly-To-Belly Pumphandle Brainbuster Suplex), Flying Knee Smash off of middle buckle, *Front Headlock/Bodyscissors combo*, High-Angle Exploder Suplex, Jumping Knee Smash, Kitchen Sink (Running Knee Smash to stomach), Northern Lights Suplex, Overhead Face-First Powerbomb on ring rope, Rolling (Spinning) Lariat, Running Jumping Corner Knee Smash |
| Jushin Thunder Liger | - The Avalanche
Brainbuster (Brainbuster Suplex) - Both Standing Super Avalanche Brainbuster - Flying Moonsault Splash - Flying Swan Dive Headbutt Drop - Lyger Suplex (Belly-To-Back Cradle Suplex) - (Flying) Shooting Star Press (Splash) |
(Backdrop Suplex/German Suplex combo) |
| Kazuo Yamakazi | - German Suplex - *Jujigatame (Cross-Armbreaker)* |
High Kicks, *Wakigatame* |
| Kazuyuki Fujita (also worked ZERO-ONE) | - *Bodyscissors/Choke
Sleeper combo* - *Jujigatame (Cross-Armbreaker)* |
Elbow Smash, Ground Knee Smashes, Spinebuster |
| Keji Muto (a.k.a. The Great Muta) | - Flying Moonsault
Splash - The Shining Wizard (Muto springs off of his foe's knee and delivers a Knee Smash to his foe's face) - The Spark Magic (Spins around before executing a Shining Wizard) (used as Kokushi) |
Backbreaker, Backflip Kick, Crazy Elbow Drop, *Cross-Armbreaker/Jujigatame*, Dragon Screw Leg Whip, Face Crusher (sometimes running), *Figure Four Leglock*, Green or Red Mist Spit, Handspring/Backspring Back Elbow Smash, Kneecap Dropkick, The Powah Elbow Drop, Quebrada, Rolling Koppu Kick, Running Sitout Face Plant, Snap Elbow Drop |
| Kendo Ka Shin | - *Rolling Jujigatame (Cross-Armbreaker) Takeover* | Avalanche-Style Cross-Armbreaker, Cross-Armbreaker, European Uppercut, Inverted DDT, Low Blow, Top-Rope Flying Bulldog Lariat, Top-Rope Rolling Jujigatame |
| Kensuke Sasaki | Northern Lights Bomb, *The STK (Space Tornado Kensuke)* | Capture Bomb (Single-Leg Powerbomb), The Gamma Bomb, Ipponzei, Lariat, Powerslam, Running Face Crusher, Sasarigatame (Scorpion Deathlock), Strangle Hold Beta, Strangle Hold Gamma (Neck Submission/Stepover Armbar combo) |
| Kenta Kobashi | Burning Hammer (Inverted Death Valley Driver w/ head drop) | Armbreaker, Chop, Burning Lariat (Strong Lariat), Capture Suplex (High Cradle-Suplex), Half Nelson German Suplex, Half Nelson Suplex, Hammerlock DDT, Jackknife Hold (w/ bridge), Jumping DDT, Moonsault, Orange Crush (Vertical Suplex into Sitdown Powerbomb), Powerbomb, Release German Suplex, Rolling Stretch Cradle, Sleeper-Suplex (Half Nelson Crossface/Back Suplex combo), Spinning Back Chop, Stalling Suplex, Turnbuckle Powerbomb |
| Koji Kanemeto (a.k.a. Tiger Mask IIV) | - Tiger Suplex | Belly-To-Belly Suplex, Diving Twisting Senton Splash, Falcon Arrow, Frankensteiner, German Suplex, Inverted Spinkick, Jujigatame, Leglock, Moonsault, Plancha, Poisoned Frankensteiner (Super Inverted Huracanrana), Quebrada, Rolling Cross-Armbreaker, Rolling Solebutt (Spinning Roundhouse Kick), Roundhouse Kick, Running Corner Backflip Kick, Side Leglock, Spinkick, Springboard Twisting Senton Splash, Standing Anklelock, Stiff Chops, Stiff Kicks, Top-Rope Flying Powerslam, Top-Rope Tiger-Suplex, Tope, Top-Rope Flying Corkscrew Senton Splash, Valkyrie Splash |
| Kuishinbo Kamen | Skytwister Press, Standing Top-Rope Hurricanrana | |
| Manabu Nakanshi | Argentine Backbreakers | Lariat, Release German Suplex, Release Northern Lights Suplex, Spear |
| Masaaki Mochizuki | Brainbuster | Axe-Kick, Corner Knee Smashes, Double-Jump Springboard Back Kick, Full Nelson Suplex, German Suplex, Ring Apron Front Suplex, Sidekick, Springboard Missle Dropkick |
| Masa Fuchi | - *STF (Stepover Toehold Facelock)* | Backdrop Suplex, Enziguri Kick, *Front Facelock Hold* |
| Masahiro Chono | *The Butterfly Lock*, *STF (Stepover Toehold Facelock)* | Arm/Headlock Hold, Cross STF, Diving Shoulderblock, Powerbomb, Samoan Drop, Snap Belly-To-Back Suplex, Yakuza Kick |
| Masahito Kakihara | Kaki Cutter (Falling 3/4 Frontfaced Neckbreaker) | Cross-Armbreaker, Shotei (Palm Thrust), STO (Side Leg Tripdown) |
| Masakazu Fukuda | Delayed (held up in air) German Suplex, Sidewalk Slam, *STF (Stepover Toehold Facelock)*, STO (Side Leg Trip Takedown), Super Throat Slam Suplex | |
| Masao Orihara (a.k.a. Sasuke the Great [not "Great Sasuke"]) | Orihara Moonsault (Top-Rope Flying Moonsault) | Moonsault Press Suicida, Spider German Suplex (Top-Rope Belly-To-Back Waistlock Suplex w/ legs locked in ropes) |
| Mike Barton | - The Barton Buster
(Falling Forward Powerbomb) - The Barton Spike (Chokeslam) |
Big Boot, Body Punch, Flying Leg Drop |
| Minoru Tanaka | - *The Minoru Special I (Rolling Jujigatame)* | *Cross-Kneescissors*, Jujigatame, Minoru Special II, Missle Dropkick, Roundhouse Kick, Spinkick |
| Mitsuya Nagai | Running Corner Knee Smash, Swandive Knee (Springboard Flying Knee Smash) | |
| Naoki Sano | - Super Backdrop
Suplex - Tiger Suplex |
Fujiwara Armbrar, Full Nelson Suplex, Missle Dropkick, Topè |
| Naomichi Marufuji | Shiranui (Running 3/4 Facelock Corner Backflip into Inverted DDT) | Flying Frog Splash, Quebrada, Topè Con Giro/Hilo, Super Quebrada (Slingshot Moonsault Plancha) |
| Noaya Ogawa | Cross-Armbreaker, STO (Space Tornado Ogawa) (Side Leg-Trip Takedown) | |
| Nobuhiko Takada | Cross-Armbreaker | Stiff Kicks |
| Nobutaka Araya | - Lariat | Brainbuster Suplex, Flying Moonsault Splash, Piledriver, Spinkick |
| Osamu Kido | Wakigatame Takedown | |
| Osamu Nishimura | - *The Octopus Hold* | Dropkick, *Figure Four Leglock*, *Legscissors*, Missle Dropkick, *Spinning Toehold* |
| Riki Choshu | - The Riki Lariat
(Lariat) - *The Sasarigatame (Sharpshooter / Scorpion Deathlock)* |
Backdrop Side Suplex, Backdrop Suplex |
| Satoru Asako | - *Camel Clutch* | |
| Satoshi Kojima | Lariat, Koji Cutter (Ace Crusher), KOJI MAX Submission | Flying Elbow Drop, Michinoku Driver II, Running Corner Forearm Splash, Somersault Senton Splash (sometimes Running), Spinebuster Bomb, Topè |
| Shinjiro Otani | *Crossface Chickenwing*, Dragon Suplex, Spiral Bomb (Spinning Sitdown Powerbomb) (in ZERO-ONE) | Baseball Slide Dropkick, Corner Boot Scrapes, Dropkick, German Suplex, Huracanrana, Powerbomb, Running Corner Boot Scrape, Snap German Suplex, Spinkick, Spinning Heel Kick, Spinning Roundhouse Kick, Springboard Crossbody Block, Springboard DDT, Springboard Dropkick, Springboard Huracanrana, Springboard Kneecap Dropkick, Springboard Kneedrop, Springboard Spinkick, Springboard Spinning Heelkick, Springboard Swan Dive Plancha, Super Huracanrana |
| Shin'ya Hashimoto | Triangle Choke Submission, Vertical Drop Brainbuster | Back Head Kick, DDT (finisher in ZERO-ONE), Enziguri Kick, Fishermanbuster, Front Sidekick, Ipponzei, Jumping DDT, Knife Edge Chop, Legsweep Takedown, Powerslam/Suplex combo, Stiff Kicks |
| Shin'ya Makabe | German Suplex | Lariat, Rolling German Suplexes, Spear |
| Shiro Koshinaka | Full Nelson Suplex | Butt Bump, Diving Hip Attack, Dragon Suplex, Folding Powerbomb, Hip Attack, Knee Lift, Japanese Legroll (Reverse Rollup), Powerbomb, Top-Rope Flying Butt Bump |
| Sumo (a.k.a. Big / Don Fuji | - The Super Nodowa Elbow (Super Chokeslam into Elbow Drop combo) | Bulldog, Crazy (stiff) Lariat), Enzui (Back) Lariat, Lifting Back Chokeslam Turnbuckle Smash, Nodowa Elbow (Chokeslam into Elbow Drop), Nodowa Otoshi (Chokeslam), Plancha, Powerslam, Sideslam, Sumo Slaps of Fury |
| Tadao Yasuka | - Tiger Driver | Double-Arm Suplex |
| Taiyo Kea | - The Hawaiin
Crusher/Smasher (Fireman Carry into Stunner) - The Hawaiin Five-O (Torture Rack Neckbreaker or Stunner [which one?]) |
Atomic Drop Lift into Sidewalk Slam, Flying Splash, Reverse Enziguiri, Swinging DDT, Tipup (Tipout) Inverted Splash |
| Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Endless Powerbomb (Triple Non-Release Powerbomb), Lariat, Endless Powerbomb/Death Valley Driver combo (Triple Non-Release Powerbomb/DVD combo) | Brainbuster Suplex, Death Valley Driver (sometimes Avalanche-Style), Enzui (Back) Lariat, Flying Elbow Drop, Forearm Smash, Kneedrop, Pescada, Powerslam, Straightjacket Suplex (Cross-Armed German Suplex), Takaiwa Bomb (Powerbomb), Takaiwa Driver (Michinoku Driver II), Super Death Valley Driver, Super Takaiwa Bomb |
| Tatsumi Fujinami | Backdrop Suplex, Dragon Backbreaker (Atomic Drop lift into Backbreaker), Dragon Screw Leg Whip, *Dragon Sleeper*, Dragon Suplex, *Figure Four Leglock*, *Octopus Hold* | |
| Tatsutoshi Goto | Backdrop Suplex | |
| Tiger Mask | Backflip Kick, Back Legsweep, Corner Running Backflip Kick, German Suplex, Rolling Solebutt (Spinning Roundhouse Kick), Roundhouse Kick, Side Suplex, Tiger-Suplex, Top-Rope Diving Headbutt Drop | |
| Tokimitsu Ishizawa | Kiwi (Rolling Sunset Flip) | |
| Toshiaki Kawada | Folding Powerbomb (w/ Slide) | Brainbuster, Dangerous Backdrop (Backdrop Driver), Dragon Suplex, Enziguiri Kick, Flying Kneedrop off of middle buckle), Folding Powerbomb, Forearm Smash, Ganmengiri Kick (Jumping Face Kick), Ganso Bomb (VERY DANGEROUS! Powerbomb into Piledriver; used only once!), German Suplex, Jumping Enziguri (Jumping Head Kick), Kneedrop, Knife Edge Chop, Lariat, Lunging High Kick (Jumping Big Boot), Release German Suplex, Rolling Koppu Kick (Tumbling Kick), Roundhouse Kick, Stepkick, *Stretch Plum* |
| Yoshihiro Takayama | Big Boot, German Suplex, Kneelift, Leg Drop, Roundhouse Kick | |
| Yuji Nagata | *The Nagata Lock II (Crossface)*, *The Nagata Lock III* | Enziguri, Exploder (Belly-To-Belly 90º Overhead Suplex), Forearm Smash, Lou Thesz Press, Nagata Lock (Crooked Figure Four Leglock), Roundhouse Kick, Top-Rope Falling Belly-To-Belly Suplex, Wrist-Clutch Exploder (Belly-To-Belly Pumphandle Suplex) (not Brainbuster) |
TAG TEAMS
| WRESTLERS | FINISHING MOVE(s) | OTHER TRADEMARK MOVE(s) |
| Michiyoshi Ohara & Tatsutoshi Goto | Backdrop Suplex/Pancake Toss Falling Neckbreaker Drop combo | |
| TenKoji | - The TenKoji Cutter (3/D) |
Alexander Otsuka: BattleArts
Genichiro Tenryu: See AJPW, also
Gran Hamada: M-Pro
Gran Naniwa: M-Pro
Great Sasuke: M-Pro
Jinsei Shinzaki: FMW
Keji Muto: See AJPW & Old WCW, also (as "Great
Muta")
Koji Nakagawa: FMW
Masao Orihara (Sasuke the Great): See BattleArts, also
Scott Norton: Former WCW
Shinjiro Otani: See Former WCW, also
Steve Williams: AJPW
Super Delfin: M-Pro
Takao Omoroi: AJPW
Tiger Mask IV: M-Pro
Ultimo Dragon: Former WCW
Yoshinari Ogawa: AJPW
AJPW
Akira Taue: The Dynamic Bomb
Arashi: The Arashi Driller, *The Arashi Lock*, The Arashi Otoshi
Carl Contini/Carl Greco: The Carl Sickle
George Hines: The Hines Driver
Gigantes: Chokeslam
Gran Hamada: The Hama-Chan Cutter
Johnny Smith: The British Fall
Nurumayu Machine #1: *The Nurumayu Clutch*
Ryuji Hijiakata: Fishermanbuster
Yoji Anjo: The Upper 200
BAPE STA!!
noki-A: The noki-an Backbreaker
Ryuji Hijikata: *The Hiji Clutch*
NJPW
Dan Devine: Double-Arm Screw Suplex
Gedo: *The Gedo Clutch*, Superfly Splash
Heat/Minoru Tanaka: Fishermanbuster, *The Minoru Special*
Hiro Saito: Flying Somersault Senton
Jado: *The Crossface of JADO (Crossface)*
Makai #1: ^The Makai Windmill Suplex Hold^
Makai #5: *The Makai Sleeper*
Masayuki Naruse: *The Naruse Lock*
Mike Barton: The Barton Buster, The Barton Cutter
Minoru Fujita: The Fujita Driver
Rysuke Taguchi: Dropkick
Ryushi Yanagisawa: *The Yanagi Lock*
Tadao Yasuda: Tiger Driver
Ultimo Guerrero: The Guerrero Bomb
NOAH:
Akitoshi Saito: The Death Brand
Bison Smith: The Bisontennial (Styles Clash), Iron Claw Slam
Bull Schmidt: The Schmidt Jack
Daisuke Ikeda: The Dai-Chan Bomber, *The Ikeda Lock*
IZU/Jun Izumida: The Meteorite, The Mukado Domu
Makato Hashi: The Gory Thunder
Takashi Sugiura: Angle Slam
Takeshi Morishima: Backdrop Suplex
Takumo Sano: Northern Lights Bomb
Tamon Honda: The Rolling Olympic Hell (versions: IV, V, VI, and
normal; usually uses VI)
Tom Howard: *The No. 34*, *The No. 55*, *The No. 66* (finisher in
ZERO-ONE)
Yoshihiro Takayama: ^Bridging German Suplex^ (has worked NJPW)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru: Brainbuster Suplex, Flying Moonsault Press
Osaka Pro
Big Boss MA-G-MA: Last Ride
Billy Ken Kid: Firebird Splash, La Espalda (usually this)
Daio QUALLT: High-Angle Pedigree, The Mathematica Buster
Ebessan: The Shining Ebezard
Goa: Diving Body Press
Kuishinbo Kamen: The Kankuu Tornado
Miracle Man: *The Miracle Stretch #69 and #75*, The Miracle
Twister
Perro: The Perro Crusher
Super Delfin: *The Delfin Clutch*, The Delfin Special #1, The
Delfin Special #2
Super Gamma Delfin: *The Gamma Delfin Clutch*
T2P
Tooru Owashi: *The Senshuuraku Hold*
WMF:
Milano Collection AT: *The AT Lock (Chickenwing w/ Headscissors)*
World Japan Wrestling:
Big Vito: Front Neck Chancery
Dan Bobish: *Argentine Backbreaker*
Genichiro Tenryu: The 53 Years Old
Ichiro Yaguchi: The World Cup Slam
Kenzo Suzuki: The Hagakure
Masamitsu Kochi: *Crab Hold*
Nobutaka Araya: Flying Moonsault Press (has worked BAPE STA!!)
The Road Warriors: The Double Impact
The Shane Twins: Pendelum-Style Double-Team Chokeslam;
Revolution-Style Stunner
Takao Omori: Axe Bomber, The Axe Guillotine Driver (Reverse
Piledriver)
Yoshiaki Yatsu: *The Head-Height Prison Lock*
ZERO-ONE:
Evolution (Frankie Kazarian & Nova): The EV Splash (Tidal
Wave)
The Far East Connection (Dick Togo & Ikuto Hidaka): Super
Swinging Neckbreaker (off of middle buckle; by Hidaka) followed
by Diving Cannonball Senton Splash (by Togo)
Hashimoto/Ogawa: The Meat Slicer (Backdrop/STO combo) (finisher),
STOtal Elimination
Ikuto Hidaka: *The Shawn Capture*
Jun Kasai: The Pearl Harbor Splash
King Adamo: The Adamo Splash, The Adamo Press (only a signature
move)
Kintaro Kanemura: The Blast Yama Special
Matt Ghaffari: The Ghaffari Press, The Ghaffari Suplex, The
Monster Throw
Mitsuharu Misawa: Emerald Frosion (finisher), Flying Frog Splash,
Spinning Flying Lariat
Naoya Ogawa: The Oregotokarire
The Predator: Diving King Kong Knee Drop
Samoa Joe: The ChimeraPlex (German Suplex/Dragon Suplex/Backdrop
Suplex)
Shinya Hashimoto: DDT
Tengu Kaiser: The Tengu Tornado
Vansack Acid: Flying Somersault Senton
Muto has also worked BAPE STA!!, as has Low Ki.
Shamrock has worked FMW and NJPW.
Corino, Otani, Hashimoto, TAKA, Takaiwa, Naohiro Hoshikawa, and Daisuke Ikeda have worked WEW.
Kensuke Sasaki has worked World Japan.
Jun Akiyama: *The Akiyama Lock* (finisher), Flying Elbow Smash, Dropkick to back
Inoki, Nobuhiko Takada, & Yoshiaki Fujiwara: Jujigatame
Burning (Kobashi/Akiyama) (AJPW): Backdrop/Powerbomb combo (sometimes Super version)
Vader (AJPW): Big Van Crush (Vader Bomb)
Shiro Koshinaka: The Samurai Driver '84 (The Ki Krusher)