GOAT Finisher Tourney (Round Two) Texas Cloverleaf vs. Sharpshooter

[2CT]

Tourney Rules
1. Polls stay open for 7 days
2. In the event of a tie the poll will extend for 24 hours
3. Alias votes are allowed

Voting Criteria
1. Believability & Impact (can the move realistically KO or submit someone)
2. Viability & Counter Risk (does the move have a high success rate)
3. Style & Pizzazz (does the move look cool)
4. Spamming (did the move have a spark when it started but now it's garbage due to overuse)​

Texas Cloverleaf
Finisher Type: Hold
Innovated by: Dory Funk Jr.
Utilized by: Dean Malenko, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Christian, Roderick Strong, Eugene

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Sharpshooter
Finisher Type: Hold
Innovated by: Riki Chōshū
Utilized by: Bret Hart, Sting, The Rock, Edge, Shawn Michaels, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Tyson Kidd, Cesaro, Natayla, Paige

 

[mannyrs13]

I feel like I'm playing a game of spot the difference.

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

the sharpshooter has been b*stardized more so going with the cloveleaf

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Scorpion deathlock

 

[chuckifubuck]

both basically the same so Ill go with sharpshooter cause its more iconic

 

[Devilinurear]

Sharpshooter

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Going with the Cloverleaf solo cause I’ve seen a lot of BAD Sharpshooters in recent years, along with it often not even ending matches.

 

[Dave24]

Sharpshooter

 

[BrehWyatt]

Texas Cloverleaf. Malenko Stan checking in.

 

[Golayitdown]

Bret’s sharpshooter grabbing the knee and leaning back slightly edges out Malenko’s cloverleaf

But most cloverleafs I’ve seen not performed by Malenko are MUCH better than most sharpshooters not performed by Bret

 

[Jello Biafra]

Way too many folks who have no business doing the Sharpshooter make it look lazy and sloppy as hell.
Meanwhile there is an intricacy to how the Texas Cloverleaf has to be applied that it usually looks clean and painful.
So I'm going with The Cloverleaf.

 

[R=G]

Its not called the Sharpshooter..its called Scorpion deathlok...so ill vote for the Cloverleaf

 

[TheAlbionist]

Cloverleaf always looked more painful to me, but the Sharpshooter as done by Bret or Owen is iconic. Sharpshooter.

 

[WaveMolecules]

Cloverleaf looks much better. shyt man marks voting for sharpshooter but

stone goat has an underrated cloverleaf

 

[TheGreatShowtime]