Top 11 Insane WWE Spots of the Week (9/16/18)

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Ricochet and Pete Dunne faced off last week.

This week on SmackDown Live, NXT, the Mae Young Classic, & on the Mixed Match Challenge, several insane moves were hit. No moves from Hell in a Cell are in this slideshow since it got its own article. The reason that this article has 11 moves featured is that the Ricochet vs Pete Dunne match was so amazing. The likes of Ricochet, Pete Dunne, Andrade 'Cien' Almas, AJ Styles, Mia Yim, Toni Storm, Ember Moon, & Braun Strowman were involved in this week's most insane spots on WWE television.


#11: Mia Yim's Code Red

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Mia Yim faced her rival Allysin Kay in the first round of the Mae Young Classic. Near the end of the match, Allysin Kay went for some sort of Gory Bomb. Mia Yim was then able to counter it into a Code Red. Mia Yim was not able to get the win with that move but it did cause the crowd to chant "this is awesome".

#10: Mia Yim's Tornado Sole Food

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Towards the end of the Mia Yim vs Allysin Kay match, Allysin Kay set up Mia Yim on the middle rope. Mia Yim then hit Allysin Kay with a tornado variation of her finishing move Sole Food (which is basically just the move Eat Defeat). Mia Yim was able to advance to the second round with this move.

#9: Ricochet's Strength

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During the Champion vs Champion match between Ricochet & Pete Dunne on NXT, Ricochet was caught in a Triangle Hold by Pete Dunne. Ricochet then powered out of it by hitting a Deadlift Sitout Powerbomb for a near fall.

#8: Toni Storm's Snap German Suplex

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During the Toni Storm vs Jinny match, Jinny controlled a good portion of it. Toni Storm then started to make a comeback and hit a vicious Snap German Suplex. Jinny landed right on the back of her neck. Toni Storm would get the win soon after that with Storm Zero.

#7: Ricochet's Springboard Avalanche Frankensteiner

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During the Ricochet & Pete Dunne match, both competitors ended up on the top rope. Ricochet then hit a Springboard Avalanche Frankensteiner for a near fall.

#6: Ricochet's Deadlift Brainbuster

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Towards the end of the Ricochet vs Pete Dunne match, Ricochet was able to use immense power (once again) and hit a beautiful Deadlift Brainbuster on Pete Dunne. As soon as he hit that move, the Undisputed Era attacked both men to cause the match to end in a no contest.

#5: Andrade 'Cien' Almas's Apron Tree of Woe Double Stomp

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Andrade 'Cien' Almas faced AJ Styles last week on SmackDown Live. Andrade 'Cien' Almas and AJ Styles were both on the top rope. He then pushed AJ Styles so that he was stuck in the tree of woe on the apron and hit a big tree of woe double stomp to AJ Styles on the apron.

Andrade 'Cien' Almas almost scored a count out win that move. However, AJ Styles was ultimately able to get the win.

#4: A Beautiful Counter from Pete Dunne

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During the Ricochet vs Pete Dunne match on NXT, Ricochet went for a Springboard 450 Splash. Pete Dunne then countered it mid-air and locked in a Triangle Choke. Ricochet would eventually power out of it.

#3: Ricochet's Handspring Tilt-A-Whirl Satellite DDT

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During the Ricochet vs Pete Dunne match, Ricochet hit a beautiful handspring tilt-a-whirl satellite DDT out of nowhere. Pete Dunne landed right on the back of his head but was still able to kick out when Ricochet went for the pin.

#2: Ember Moon's Eclipse off of Braun Strowman's shoulders

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During the first match of the second season of the Mixed Match Challenge, the team of Braun Strowman & Ember Moon faced the team of Kevin Owens & Natalya.

Ember Moon then hit her always spectacular finishing move ''the Eclipse off of the shoulders of Braun Strowman & Natalya. As a result of that beautiful Eclipse, Team Monster Eclipse got the win.

#1: Ricochet's Inverted Spike Rana

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During the Ricochet vs Pete Dunne match on NXT, Pete Dunne went for his finishing move. While he was going for the Bitter End, Ricochet flipped out of it and hit a Reverse Spike Rana. You barely see a Reverse Spike Rana on weekly episodes WWE television so it was definitely a surprise when Ricochet hit it. Ricochet was unable to get the win with that move.

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