Rock Bottom

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Rock Bottom is a professional wrestling finishing move popularized by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, in which he lifts an opponent sideways and drives them back-first into the mat.

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Label Occurrences
Rock Bottom canonical 5

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf finishing move
professional wrestling move
alsoKnownAs Book End
Side Slam
Ura nage
associatedWith People’s Elbow
associatedWithNickname The Brahma Bull
linked to: Brahma Bull

The Great One
BookerTVariantName Book End
canBeCounteredBy DDT
linked to: Elevated DDT

arm drag
elbows to head
category side slam variant
slam
culturalAssociation Attitude Era
debutedInPromotion WWF
eraOfProminence early 2000s
late 1990s
executionType side slam
featuredIn WWE merchandise
WWE video games
finisherOf The Rock
gripDescription hand on opponent’s back or side
one arm across opponent’s chest
impactType high-impact slam
inspiredBy judo ura nage throw
legalInStandardMatches yes
oftenPrecededBy spinebuster
oftenUsedToSetUp People’s Elbow
popularizedBy Dwayne Johnson
The Rock
primaryUser The Rock
requiresStrength core strength
upper body strength
ringPosition usually center of the ring
riskToOpponent back injury if misapplied
setupPosition standing face-to-face
targetArea back
spine
usedAsSignatureMove yes
usedBy Booker T
Damian Priest
Kenny King
Mabel
The Godfather
usedInPromotion WWE
World Wrestling Federation
wrestlerDrivesOpponent back-first into the mat
wrestlerLiftsOpponent sideways

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Rock notableMove Rock Bottom
Love Myself followedBy Rock Bottom
Mike Moran notableWork Rock Bottom
Alive! hasPart Rock Bottom
People’s Elbow oftenPrecededBy Rock Bottom