In a recent interview with Peter/Kendo, he pointed out that the Kamikaze Crash was never quite as devastating as it looked, and that he himself was more at risk of getting hurt than the wrestler on the receiving end!
I've always thought that the splash, whether delivered by Daddy or Stax, was never a particularly dangerous move, but that both Martin's elbow drop (which he seemed to prefer later on in his career) and Shirley's double elbow back drop (as practiced on John Quinn at Wembley and Tony Walsh countless times elsewhere!) had the capacity to cause some damage if not done carefully.
The reverse surf board was a favorite finishing move for George Kidd, in his early days.
That may have been before he discovered the "roll up in a ball " pin fall.
The straight arm lift administered fully could be legitamely painful and a headbutt not shielded by hands
Thanks Graham.
I think one significant move worthy of examination here is Tibor's chop/slap.
It was genuine becuase we could see his opponents chests very very reddened. And we heard the impact. Doesn't this open up the concept of pain, and pain thresholds, and what wrestlers were prepared to put up with?
Like when you say, Graham, that Judo Pete was rolling around, we always have this doubt in wrestling that what we see can't be true. In fact, the more rolling and apparent agony, the less likely it is genuine.
But in Tibor's case there is categorically no doubt. And he really went for it.
Just how much pain were wrestlers prepared to put with in the cause of a good spectacle?
Very true Anglo about the surf board. Usually executed by Steve Grey on poor Mal Sanders. As for the Brummagem bump, I remember Super Destroyer Pete Roberts rolling around in agony and not making the count.
Maybe not as devastating as it looked in terms of offence - which wrestling move really was - but nertheless extremely dangerous. Would be interesting to know whether the kamikaze crash ever went wrong?
I still think it is head and shoulders above the rest in answer to how this topic is worded.
A proper surf board looked dangerous, too.
Bomber Pat Roach’s Brummagem bump from above his head was a dangerous move. Normally lights out for the opponent.
I always thought that Bernard Murray's Victory Roll was dangerous.
Very few wrestlers used it, as going forwards over a rival's head , meant a drop of about 7-8 feet.
This obviously could go badly wrong.
Didn't someone get legitimately get knocked out from Big D's back elbow drop?, or badly concussed?, I think the wrestler slid too far down Daddy's back and Big D basically sat on the blokes head!