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The move was named for Stone Cold Steve Austin's Stone Cold Stunner finisher, a finisher suggested to him by Hayes. It involves an attacking wrestler applying a three-quarter facelock (reaching back and grabbing the head of an opponent, thus pulling the opponent's jaw above the wrestler's shoulder) before falling to a seated position and ...
[145] [146] His most famous finishing move is the Stone Cold Stunner, [147] and he credits Michael Hayes with introducing the move to him. [148] Following his retirement, he gave permission to Kevin Owens to use the move as his own finisher, but both have downplayed comparisons between the two.
The event was named after The Rock's finishing move, the "Rock Bottom". The venue, since renamed Rogers Arena, would not hold another WWE PPV event until Survivor Series: WarGames in 2024. The main event featured "Stone Cold" Steve Austin facing The Undertaker in a Buried Alive match for a spot in the 1999 Royal Rumble match.
A double variation sets a wrestler standing in front of the opponent, then while performing the mid clinch, leaping to throw both knees upward to strike the opponent's chin, then releasing the hold to fall back on their feet. This move is notably used as a finisher by Giulia, who calls the move Arrivederci.
The most famous of all the cutters is the RKO, the finishing move of Randy Orton. It has also become a recent finisher for Ethan Page , known as the Twisted Grin . The cutter also formed the base for the later development of another professional wrestling move known as the stunner .
This move was best remembered as being used by the late Owen Hart as a finisher. The wrestler may also place the opponent over their shoulder and fall to a seated position, driving the opponent's head to the mat between their thighs. This move is often known by the name Fire Thunder, or Fire Thunder Driver as named by Mr. Gannosuke.
Arguably the most famous example is that of Stone Cold Steve Austin versus Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13, where Austin entered as a heel and Hart entered as a face, but due to Austin fighting on through blood and passing out to a move by Hart, and Hart's post-match beat down, the two switched roles to end the match.
Baron Corbin's finisher is a variant of this move called the End of Days while Angelina Love uses the move as a signature (previously a finisher) called Lights Out. Another variation of this move involves using a pumphandle lift where the wrestler sets the opponent up for a pumphandle hold and then lifts them into the execution of the move.