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John Cena is arguably the best wrestler of the modern era. Having won 16 world championship titles, he has proved his worth in the wrestling industry.
He has been the top guy in this industry for more than 10 years and has performed excellently well in the merchandise sales too. He has been the face of the company in the PG era.
He is the most favourite superstar of children of those countries where kayfabe still exists, but according to most of the wrestling experts and observers (which are in millions now), he lacks a flashy finisher. AA is neither convincing not flashy.
The impact of finishing move of a guy like John Cena should be like that of Tombstone Piledriver, 'Go to Sleep' etc. but unfortunately his finisher AA is nothing but a fisherman drop off the shoulders.
So, today let us talk about those moves which are not used as finishers yet have more impact than the Attitude Adjustment move.
5. Gorilla press drop: Ultimate Warrior, Sheamus, Cesaro, Big Show, Ryback
When you compare this move performed by Big Show with John Cena's AA, you will find that the height Big Show posses give it more impact plus the face of opponent hitting the mat makes it brutal to the eyes.
When John Cena performs the 'Attitude Adjustment', he drops them off from approximately 6 feet in height. On the other hand, Big Show lifts his opponent over his head stretching both of his hands full, gaining 8 to 9 feet height and drops him all of sudden.
The other most interesting point to be noted is that Attitude Adjustment by Cena makes the opponent to land on his back whereas the Gorilla Press drop is reverse of that, giving a broken nose feel to the opponent. So this move is clearly better than AA of John Cena.
4.Tornado DDT: Kofi Kingston, Sami Zayn, Kalisto, Rey Mysterio, Christian, John Cena
Tornado DDT is a really thrilling move made famous and is regularly used by 'The New Day' member Kofi Kingston though used by Sami Zayn and Kalisto too. Most of the highfliers and the cruiser-weight division superstars have this move in their armoury.
This move is usually performed from the top rope or from a certain height. It's performed quite fast and that freaking speed makes it quite deadly to watch while leaving the opponent done and dusted. Most of the superstars use it as a signature or reversal move.
When we compare the impact and the flashy part of this move with AA, we find it much more convincing. So it is definitely a better than the 'Attitude Adjustment' and worth being used as a finisher.
It would be better if Cena uses it as a finisher on the next WWE return.
3.Superplex into Falcon Arrow: Seth Rollins
This move is a pleasure to the eye. The way the architect performs it, makes it look even better. It is a combination of the vertical suplex from the top rope and a power-bomb. This is a signature move of Seth Rollins, who uses it once in every match of his.
This move is far better than the AA as it contains two very heavy impact moves of every era. This move requires lots of toughness to be performed.
The wrestler who performs this move has to be ready for getting himself and his opponent up quickly after the 'Superplex'. There is almost no reaction time while performing this move. The opponent's body gets crunched as he is slammed onto the mat two consecutive times.
Cena's Attitude Adjustment is not that much good compared to either of these two moves(superplex and powerbomb). So this move can arguably be said far better than AA.
Rollins should have used this move as a finisher when he boycotted the Pedigree.
2.Top Rope Leg Drop: John Cena
John Cena used this Leg Drop move a few years ago and it looked like a flashy, convincing and deadly move as Cena used to crack the neck of the opponent and at the same time making him face burst onto the mat.
But surprisingly, Cena never used this great move as a finisher. He used this for some years as a signature move but later stopped using it completely.
Cena is already criticized for his very limited set of moves and his finisher adds to his injury. This move may turn out a blessing for him by converting some boos into cheers for him(which Cena needs badly).
He should definitely use it in place of the Attitude Adjustment, next time he comes back.
1.Top Rope Diving Elbow: CM Punk
CM Punk is the favourite superstar of most of the fans and wrestling observers. Whether mocking undertaker with old school, copying other superstars signatures or performing a top rope elbow drop, CM Punk was the 'Best in the World'. This move was a tribute to the Macho Man Randy Savage, but the ability that Punk possessed made it look like a move of his own.
Punk used this Elbow drop as a signature move, but he used anaconda vice grip after that. There was nothing wrong in doing so as he already had an astonishing finisher in the form of GTS.
Punk didn't need it to be his finisher as GTS was an all in one move. In short, It was a really devilish move, so Top Rope Elbow was not needed at all.
With someone like John Cena having a muscular, heavy and tough body and arms, it would have been a better finisher move for him rather than Attitude Adjustment.
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