Tombstone Piledriver

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Tombstone Piledriver is a professional wrestling finishing move, most famously used by The Undertaker, in which the attacker drops to their knees while holding the opponent upside down, driving their head toward the mat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf finishing move
professional wrestling move
associatedWith The Brothers of Destruction NERFINISHED
WWE NERFINISHED
World Wrestling Federation NERFINISHED
eraOfProminence 1990s
2000s
2010s
executionMotion attacker drops to knees
executionPosition attacker holds opponent in vertical position
opponent held upside down
famousUser The Undertaker NERFINISHED
hasVariant cradle Tombstone Piledriver NERFINISHED
jumping Tombstone Piledriver NERFINISHED
kneeling Tombstone Piledriver
reverse Tombstone Piledriver
spinning Tombstone Piledriver NERFINISHED
kayfabeEffect knockout
match-ending impact
notableAssociation The Undertaker vs Kane NERFINISHED
The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels
The Undertaker vs Triple H
The Undertaker’s WrestleMania matches
perception one of The Undertaker’s most iconic moves
one of WWE’s most recognizable finishers
promotionOriginContext North American professional wrestling
relatedMove cradle piledriver GENERATED
piledriver GENERATED
sitout piledriver GENERATED
risk potential neck injury
potential spinal injury
safetyFeature attacker supports opponent’s head
opponent’s head does not legitimately hit mat
signatureTauntAssociation The Undertaker’s pin with crossed arms
sport professional wrestling
targetArea head
neck
typicalUse finisher
signature move
usedBy Awesome Kong NERFINISHED
Jushin Thunder Liger NERFINISHED
Kane NERFINISHED
Minoru Suzuki NERFINISHED
Owen Hart NERFINISHED
The Undertaker NERFINISHED
Yokozuna NERFINISHED
visualCharacteristic dramatic impact
opponent’s arms often folded across chest

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The Undertaker finishingMove Tombstone Piledriver