#8 Suplex
The suplex may be the most common move in all of pro-wrestling. Even those who aren’t fans of the product know what a suplex is because of how massively popular the moves have become to the world of professional wrestling. There are countless variations of the suplex and like the dropkick, going over them all could take days.
The person who truly invented the first suplex is controversial and not truly known. Although Abe Coleman is seen as the father of the move but others say Lou Thesz is the true inventor of the move who is credited with inventing the powerbomb among other moves.
Basically, the idea of the move was simply to pick someone up from their shoulder area and waist and float them above you and then behind you. It was not something that could be seen as complicated, but back when it was first being done, you’d be surprised.
The move was so surprising to see early on that when someone did hit it, it would finish a match. Today, the original suplex like the dropkick does not end a match. There is a variety of variations that have since been applied to the suplex idea that have ended matches. However, the original has probably not beaten anyone since the FDR administration.
