Powerbomb
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A powerbomb is a professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat. The standard powerbomb sees an opponent first placed in a standing headscissor
Mikael Judas performing El Crucifijo on Pendleton
Will Ospreay performing the Tiger Driver '91 on MJF
Vanessa Kraven performing a spinning sit-down powerbomb on Leah von Dutch
Daniel Bryan performs a sunset flip superbomb to Triple H at WrestleMania XXX.
Lou Thesz
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Aloysius Martin Thesz, known by the ring name Lou Thesz, was an American professional wrestler and wrestling coach. Considered to be one of the last true shooters in professional wrestling and describ
Powerbomb
…as a counter to an attempted hurricanrana by a smaller wrestler. While it was associated with super-heavyweight wrestlers, the move was invented by Lou Thesz. The wrestler first places their opponent face-up across their shoulders, as in an Argentine backbreaker rack, hooks the head with one hand and a leg…
Thesz in 1953
George Tragos trained Thesz for nearly four years at the National Gym in St. Louis, Missouri.
Lou Thesz tied up with Maurice "The French Angel" Tillet in 1940
Lou Thesz in 1953, managed by Ed "The Strangler" Lewis.