#Naomi wrestling moves names professional

In December 2013, they both were nominated and awarded Slammy Awards for Best Dance Moves of the Year. In January 2012, she made her main roster debut joining Cameron in forming The Funkadactyls, and also becoming the backup dancers to Brodus Clay and Tensai. In August 2010, she competed in the all-female third season of NXT, where she came in second place under the tutelage of Kelly Kelly. In August 2009, McCray signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), WWE's past developmental territory in Tampa, Florida, where she became the inaugural FCW Divas Champion. Through her marriage to Jonathan Fatu (better known by the ring name Jimmy Uso), she is a member of the Anoaʻi family, a renowned Samoan-American wrestling dynasty. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Naomi, but is currently on hiatus due to injury.

#Naomi wrestling moves names professional

Odd, isn't it, how casually we use those names without even thinking about it? There is probably a good explanation for every one of those moves.Trinity Fatu ( née McCray born November 30, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, actress, model, dancer, and singer. That's all I can think of for the moment, but I'm sure there are more. Exactly what about taking a guy into a headlock and then jumping forward so he lands flat on his face says canine, let along that specific breed? Was it maybe invented (or renamed) by the British Bulldog? Eh, who knows. Whoever coined this one apparently thought the move looked like the guy was tossing out the hook, I guess. I get what this is trying to say and it's obviously better than saying the 'knee-to-ass-smash.' Well, ok, I don't really have a problem with this one. Not again! What's Irish here? And where the hell is the whip in this? Clearly taking a guys head and ramming it straight into the ground is reminiscent of insecticide. Maybe if Vladimir Kozlov performed it on Nikolai Volkov. I get the leg sweep part, sure, but I dare say there is nothing Russian about it. These days it's called a Russian Leg Sweep. Today's WWE commentators certainly don't. in all fairness, that move name isn't really used anymore. So the opponent is the grapevine, right, and the other guy. I can't even begin to guess where that name is coming from. Was the inventor German? But why name it after his nationality, not his name? We don't call the Lou Thesz Press the American Press, now do we? The last time we picked a fight with other nations we were pretty straightforward about it. Do Germans like to attack from behind? Not really. How about the German Suplex? What's German about it? I'm German and even I don't have a clue.

Granted, I can see where the clothesline gets it's name from, but isn't it kind of a silly name for such a violent strike? Even the figure-4-leglock makes sense.īut then there are those where you must wonder what the person who named it must have been smoking. With some moves it's pretty straightforward and clear. Ever notice how many wrestling maneuvers have names that just don't make any sense? I never really questioned them because I learned those names long before I even learned to speak English, so for the most part I sidestepped the whole 'why is it called that?'-phase.