The Miz has taken loads of hard-hitting bumps across his profession, and as certainly one of WWE’s most dependable wrestlers, he’s also been on the receiving end of his fair proportion of ending moves from the roster. Looking back at his profession during an interview on “My Mom’s Basement with Robbie Fox,” Miz identified probably the most painful finishers to take.
“Any variety of powerbomb. So anyone that does a powerbomb, where you are up on their shoulders they usually power bomb [you down to the mat] – that is at all times a nasty one,” he admitted, clarifying that something like Kevin Owens’ Pop-Up Powerbomb was rough but not too bad. “A chokeslam is pretty brutal. Since you’re – once I wanna take a Chokeslam, I’m going as high as I possibly can, and if you come back down? Oof, ooh, your back feels it! Oh, Great Khali’s! … Holy cow. Great Khali would need to be primary, yeah. Gosh, I remember those.”
Over time, many other veterans have weighed in on probably the most painful finisher conversation, including WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam. During an episode of his podcast, RVD identified the Alabama Slam as his least favorite move to take. He explained that, as a result of being hoisted behind the person and flipped over their head before landing, the priority is having your head bounce off the mat. RVD also listed the chokeslam as one other brutal move, similarly noting that going backwards and hitting the mat is something he specifically hates doing.
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