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[[Image:Shawn Michaels Sweet Chin Music Chile 08.jpg|thumb|right|215px|[[Shawn Michaels]] performing ''Sweet Chin Music'' (superkick) on [[Chris Jericho]]]] |
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A '''superkick''' is the name used when referring to a high side thrust kick [[Professional wrestling attacks|attack]] in [[professional wrestling]], which sees the wrestler use the sole of the foot to strike an opponent's head or chin, usually preceded by a sidestep, often referred to as a crescent kick, or just a side kick. |
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==History== |
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Many wrestlers have used the superkick as a signature move since the 1980s. "Gentleman" [[Chris Adams (wrestler)|Chris Adams]] was among the first superstars to use the superkick (originally called a "Judo Kick") and is credited as the originator of the move. But the most notable wrestler to use the move is [[Shawn Michaels]] who uses this as his finisher, referring to it as the ''Sweet Chin Music''. Michaels often precedes the move with a flying forearm smash (often followed by a [[kip-up]]), an inverted atomic drop, followed by a scoop slam and then a diving elbow from the top turnbuckle. While the opponent gathers himself and stands back up, Michaels usually stands in front of a turnbuckle and stomps his feet while the crowd counts each time he stomps, called by announcers as "tuning up the band", before landing the superkick. Michaels kicks the opponent in the chin, thus the move being called Sweet ''Chin'' Music. Michaels said in an interview that he learned the superkick from Adams himself while wrestling in Texas during the mid-1980s. |
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Michaels' former tag partner Marty Jannetty also uses the superkick either as a finisher or a set-up move in his matches. |
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==Moves similar to the superkick== |
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*''[[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Double superkick|Double superkick]]'' - two person tandem superkick |
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*''[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Flying thrust kick|Flying thrust kick]]'' - diving superkick |
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*''[[Professional wrestling attacks#Savate kick|Savate kick]]'' - a superkick without the sidestep |
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*''Shuffle left kick'' - After dodging an attack and going behind an opponent the wrestler would lift their leg high into the air as they twisted their hips turning him/herself side-on towards their opponent catching their foot against the opponent's face |
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*''Sweet Shin Music'' - [[D-Generation X]]'s Mascot [[Hornswoggle]] would start using this in 2009 as a resemblence to [[Shawn Michaels]]'s Sweet Chin Music. Due to his size though the Superkick only reaches the shin. Also used by Mick Foley, though his version is a kick to the shin followed by a Double-Arm DDT. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers|Double-team attacks]] |
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*[[Professional wrestling high-flying techniques]] |
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{{Wrestling Moves}} |
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[[Category:Professional wrestling moves]] |
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[[fr:Superkick]] |
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[[ja:トラース・キック]] |
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[[pl:Sweet Chin Music]] |
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[[fi:Sweet Chin Music]] |
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