Definitions
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- noun A
professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders) and thenslammed back-first down to the mat.
Etymologies
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Examples
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After a kick to the midsection and a Jackknife powerbomb, Diesel covered Backlund for the win.
WWE Championship Kevin Sullivan 2010
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Moments later, Sid delivered a bone-shattering powerbomb and covered Michaels for the win.
WWE Championship Kevin Sullivan 2010
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Nonetheless, Big Daddy Cool was able to defeat Michaels with a Jackknife powerbomb.
WWE Championship Kevin Sullivan 2010
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When he picked me up for a powerbomb, I spun around and hooked him into a DDT to bring him down.
REY MYSTERIO BEHIND THE MASK Rey Mysterio with Jeremy Roberts 2009
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Her finishing moves are the "Skate and Destroy" (Code Red, Leg trap sunset flip powerbomb) and the "Skate or Die" (an inverted STF).
Archive 2009-07-01 ~~ Sabre ~~ 2009
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Dean managed to turn me around and powerbomb me to the mat, holding me there—just barely—for the three count.
REY MYSTERIO BEHIND THE MASK Rey Mysterio with Jeremy Roberts 2009
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When he picked me up for a powerbomb, I spun around and hooked him into a DDT to bring him down.
REY MYSTERIO BEHIND THE MASK Rey Mysterio with Jeremy Roberts 2009
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I got on the ropes and tried a West Coast Pop; he caught me and brought me down with a Last Ride, an elevated powerbomb that left me sprawled lifeless on the canvas.
REY MYSTERIO BEHIND THE MASK Rey Mysterio with Jeremy Roberts 2009
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I got on the ropes and tried a West Coast Pop; he caught me and brought me down with a Last Ride, an elevated powerbomb that left me sprawled lifeless on the canvas.
REY MYSTERIO BEHIND THE MASK Rey Mysterio with Jeremy Roberts 2009
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Her finishing moves are the "Skate and Destroy" (Code Red, Leg trap sunset flip powerbomb) and the "Skate or Die" (an inverted STF).
Kellie Skater ~~ Sabre ~~ 2009
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