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A superkick is the name used when referring to a high side thrust kick 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.
History
Many wrestlers have used the superkick as a signature move since then. "Gentleman" Chris Adams was among the first superstars to use the super 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 in an interview said that he learned the superkick from Adams himself while wrestling in Texas during the mid-1980s.
Moves similar to the superkick
- Double superkick - two person tandem superkick
- Flying thrust kick - diving superkick
- Savate kick - a superkick without the sidestep
- 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
- Superkick To Shin - 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.
See also
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