Rolling Thunder
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Rolling Thunder is a professional wrestling maneuver popularized by Rob Van Dam, featuring a running somersault senton onto a prone opponent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rolling Thunder canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7420911 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rolling Thunder Context triple: [Rob Van Dam, signatureMove, Rolling Thunder]
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A.
Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder was the sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign against North Vietnam during the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1968.
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B.
Rolling Thunder Revue tour
The Rolling Thunder Revue tour was Bob Dylan’s mid-1970s traveling caravan of concerts across North America, known for its theatrical, collaborative performances and bohemian, countercultural spirit.
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C.
Hearts and Minds
Hearts and Minds is a British television drama series in which Clive Merrison appeared, known for its exploration of social and political issues.
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D.
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill is a 1959 American war film depicting a brutal Korean War battle and the human cost of holding a strategically marginal position.
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E.
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young is a non-fiction book by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway that recounts their firsthand experiences and leadership during one of the first major battles between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army in the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rolling Thunder Target entity description: Rolling Thunder is a professional wrestling maneuver popularized by Rob Van Dam, featuring a running somersault senton onto a prone opponent.
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A.
Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder was the sustained U.S. aerial bombing campaign against North Vietnam during the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1968.
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B.
Rolling Thunder Revue tour
The Rolling Thunder Revue tour was Bob Dylan’s mid-1970s traveling caravan of concerts across North America, known for its theatrical, collaborative performances and bohemian, countercultural spirit.
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C.
Hearts and Minds
Hearts and Minds is a British television drama series in which Clive Merrison appeared, known for its exploration of social and political issues.
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D.
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill is a 1959 American war film depicting a brutal Korean War battle and the human cost of holding a strategically marginal position.
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E.
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young is a non-fiction book by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway that recounts their firsthand experiences and leadership during one of the first major battles between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army in the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | professional wrestling maneuver ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rolling Thunder (Rob Van Dam)
ⓘ
linked to:
Rob Van Dam
|
| associatedWithWrestler | Rob Van Dam ⓘ |
| contactType | body-on-body impact ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginContext |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eraPopular |
2000s
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| executionDetail |
wrestler performs a forward roll
ⓘ
wrestler rebounds off the ropes ⓘ wrestler runs toward the ropes ⓘ wrestler transitions into a jumping somersault senton onto the opponent ⓘ |
| finishingMoveOf | no ⓘ |
| impactArea | wrestler’s back or upper body onto opponent’s torso ⓘ |
| involvesFlip | yes ⓘ |
| involvesRunning | yes ⓘ |
| involvesSomersault | yes ⓘ |
| legalInStandardMatches | yes ⓘ |
| moveType |
aerial maneuver
ⓘ
running somersault senton ⓘ senton ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Rob Van Dam ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | inflict damage and set up pinfall ⓘ |
| promotionAssociation |
ECW
ⓘ
linked to:
ECW (WWE brand)
WWE ⓘ |
| requiresAthleticism | yes ⓘ |
| riskLevel | moderate ⓘ |
| setupFor | Five-Star Frog Splash ⓘ |
| signatureMoveOf | Rob Van Dam ⓘ |
| sport | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| startingPosition | standing position near the ropes ⓘ |
| targetPosition | opponent lying prone on the mat ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
signature move
ⓘ
transition move ⓘ |
| usedBy | various professional wrestlers besides Rob Van Dam ⓘ |
| usesRopes | yes ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
acrobatic
ⓘ
high-flying ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Rolling Thunder Description of subject: Rolling Thunder is a professional wrestling maneuver popularized by Rob Van Dam, featuring a running somersault senton onto a prone opponent.
Referenced by (2)
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