A punch is such a simple move and is part of every wrestler's arsenal. Some wrestlers use a punch nowadays as a finishing move, much like the Big Show or Roman Reigns.
But what makes a wrestler stand out from all the other wrestlers who punch their way into a match? They can make it look as though there a professional boxer.
While some wrestlers simply use the punch as a break between moves or a tool to take the fight to the outside, there can be no underestimating the power of a good punch in the world of professional wrestling.
#5 Dean Ambrose
So we start off this list with a man who doesn’t look as though he has the strongest punch in the business but, he does like to think he strikes as though he is a boxer.
Although Ambrose can be seen as a slightly more technical guy in the ring, it is obvious that he does try to incorporate some tenets from boxing into his style of wrestling. Ambrose enjoys punching his opponents until they can’t stand anymore in the ring and has incorporated a mean jab as a staple to his move-set as of late.
His punches don’t look as though they do much damage, but the fact he tries to act somewhat in the way a boxer does, grabs him the number 5 spot on this list.
#4 Bubba Ray Dudley
Bubba Ray Dudley is a well-decorated competitor within the world of professional wrestling. He has had success in the WWE as a tag team competitor alongside D-Von Dudley and had a very good run as a singles competitor for TNA.
Bubba’s move set can be seen as a quite unique collection, but one of the most popular moves Bubba tends to use is his punch strike which is followed up by a Bionic elbow. When using this combo Bubba takes a boxer-like stance and begins dishing out one punch after another to his stunned opponent and finishes off with a bionic elbow.
When he starts punching his opponent, it seems as though he is having a boxing match with his opponent rather than a wrestling match.
#3 Road Dogg
It couldn’t be a boxing list without have Road Dogg on it, could it?
One of Road Dogg’s signature moves within the WWE was known as the shake rattle and roll. This was a move that sounds a little bit goofy and in truth it was.
Road Dogg would often use a lot of theatrics throughout the execution of the move, which was a way of taunting his opponent, but nothing can take away from the fact that he used a decent boxing stance while performing it.
The move would consist of Road Dogg taking a boxing stance and hitting his opponent with three left-handed jabs followed by a right-handed punch that usually sends them to the ground.
#2 The Undertaker
The undertaker has often been referred to by commentary teams as the "Best pure striker in the history of WWE”; a catchphrase that was used a little too often by them and got very boring after the 1000th time you would hear it during a match.
That being said, The Undertaker has always been able to take advantage of his considerable size advantage to deliver devastating strikes, but they really became great when the deadman started to incorporate some MMA/Boxing elements into his ring work.
What separates Undertaker's quick jabs and powerful hooks from a legion of other performers that throw them, is the ‘oomph’ he puts into his strikes.
When The Undertaker starts delivering big punches during a match, you know that the fight is on and not many can deal with what is to come.
#1 Jerry “ The King” Lawler
The man from Memphis; where you learn to punch like a boxer.
Lawler’s move set over the years has been combining a dominant punching style to his wrestling game.
Whether he was going for that knockout blow, his trademark diving fist drop or delivering a series of quick jabs that could have taken George Foreman off of his feet (well almost), there was nobody that was able to perform a punch better or get more out of it in terms of audience reaction, than Jerry Lawler.
He threw punches that everyone could feel and get behind.
Some say that it's unlikely that we will ever see another wrestler throw punches in bunches quite like Jerry Lawler did.
One of Samoa Joe's colleagues had harsh words for him HERE
