People’s Elbow

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The People’s Elbow is a theatrical professional wrestling finishing move made famous by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, featuring an exaggerated run and elbow drop to a downed opponent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf finishing move
professional wrestling move
alsoKnownAs The People’s Elbow
linked to: People’s Elbow
associatedWithWrestler Dwayne Johnson
The Rock
audienceReaction chanting
loud cheers
category Signature moves of The Rock
effect kayfabe knockout
featuredIn WWE pay-per-view events
WWE television shows
firstUsedInPromotion WWE
governingBodyContext World Wrestling Entertainment
linked to: WWE
hasCharacteristic comedic
crowd-pleasing
theatrical
hasCulturalImpact iconic wrestling move
widely parodied
hasDebutEra late 1990s
hasMoveType elbow drop
hasStyle sports entertainment
hasTargetArea chest
upper body
includesAction elbow drop to chest
exaggerated run
inspiredBy traditional elbow drop
involvesGesture dramatic arm swing
removing elbow pad
throwing elbow pad into crowd
involvesMovement bouncing off ropes
running to ropes
isWork scripted maneuver
madeFamousBy Dwayne Johnson
The Rock
oftenPrecededBy Rock Bottom
originCountry United States
performedBy various wrestlers as tribute to The Rock
performedInRingArea center of the ring
performedOn downed opponent
popularIn Attitude Era
requires opponent lying mostly motionless
setupPosition opponent lying on back
signatureOf Dwayne Johnson
The Rock
usedAs comedic spot
match finisher
usedIn professional wrestling

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The Rock notableMove People’s Elbow
Elias hasFinishingMove Walk With Elias elbow drop
linked to: People’s Elbow
Rock Bottom associatedWith People’s Elbow
Rock Bottom oftenUsedToSetUp People’s Elbow
People’s Elbow alsoKnownAs The People’s Elbow
linked to: People’s Elbow