People’s Elbow
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The People’s Elbow is a theatrical professional wrestling finishing move made famous by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, featuring an exaggerated run and elbow drop to a downed opponent.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walk With Elias elbow drop | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
finishing move
ⓘ
professional wrestling move ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The People’s Elbow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWrestler |
Dwayne Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audienceReaction |
chanting
ⓘ
loud cheers ⓘ |
| category | Signature moves of The Rock ⓘ |
| effect | kayfabe knockout ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
WWE pay-per-view events
NERFINISHED
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WWE television shows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstUsedInPromotion | WWE GENERATED ⓘ |
| governingBodyContext | World Wrestling Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
comedic
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crowd-pleasing ⓘ theatrical ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
iconic wrestling move
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widely parodied ⓘ |
| hasDebutEra | late 1990s ⓘ |
| hasMoveType | elbow drop ⓘ |
| hasStyle | sports entertainment ⓘ |
| hasTargetArea |
chest
ⓘ
upper body ⓘ |
| includesAction |
elbow drop to chest
ⓘ
exaggerated run ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | traditional elbow drop ⓘ |
| involvesGesture |
dramatic arm swing
ⓘ
removing elbow pad ⓘ throwing elbow pad into crowd ⓘ |
| involvesMovement |
bouncing off ropes
ⓘ
running to ropes ⓘ |
| isWork | scripted maneuver ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy |
Dwayne Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenPrecededBy | Rock Bottom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| performedBy | various wrestlers as tribute to The Rock ⓘ |
| performedInRingArea | center of the ring ⓘ |
| performedOn | downed opponent ⓘ |
| popularIn | Attitude Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | opponent lying mostly motionless ⓘ |
| setupPosition | opponent lying on back ⓘ |
| signatureOf |
Dwayne Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
comedic spot
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match finisher ⓘ |
| usedIn | professional wrestling ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Walk With Elias elbow drop