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Tatanka made an appearance in Danish Pro Wrestling (DPW) and lost to Chaos after he was hit by a DDT. He was given a standing ovation after the match. Tatanka appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on the December 17, 2009, episode of Impact where he defeated Jay Lethal in a Black Machismo Invitational Match with an End of the Trail.
Most moves are known by the names that professional wrestlers give their "finishing move" (signature moves that usually result in a win) names. Occasionally, these names become popular and are used regardless of the wrestler performing the technique. Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible.
Aerial techniques, also known as "high-flying moves" are performance techniques used in professional wrestling for simulated assault on opponents. The techniques involve jumping from the ring's posts and ropes, demonstrating the speed and agility of smaller, nimble and acrobatically inclined wrestlers, with many preferring this style instead of throwing or locking the opponent.
A cross-legged and wrist-clutch version of this move also exists. It is used as finishing moves by wrestlers such as TNA wrestlers Su Yung (Panic Switch), and Ash by Elegance (formerly known as Dana Brooke in WWE), and is also used by WWE superstars Chris Sabin (Cradle Shock), Santos Escobar (Phantom Driver) and Lyra Valkyria (Nightwing).
The move is alleged to rely on "Oriental pressure points" to strike a nerve causing the opponent's heart to momentarily stop, rendering them unconscious. Stan "The Man" Stasiak , Ox Baker and Big John Studd are professional wrestlers well known for their use of the heart punch as a wrestling maneuver. [ 10 ]
It was later popularized by Diamond Dallas Page, who called it the Diamond Cutter, which is where the move got its name. The most famous of all the cutters is the RKO, the finishing move of Randy Orton. The cutter also formed the base for the later development of another professional wrestling move known as the stunner.
This move was popularized by Gangrel during his stint in WWE as his finishing move, called the Impaler DDT, and was later adopted by Edge, who called it the Edgecution. It was also used by Robert Roode , who uses a swinging variation as a finishing move, calling it the Glorious DDT .
Tatanka Iyotake (1831–1890), better known as Sitting Bull, medicine man and leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux; American bison, called tatanka in the Lakota language; Tatanka (wrestler) (born 1965), ring name of American professional wrestler Chris Chavis; Tatanka, a 2011 drama film; Tatanka, a traditional Polish drink made with Żubrówka and ...