AEW Name Reacts To WWE Star Adopting Finishing Move

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An AEW name has reacted to a WWE star adopting their finishing move, praising them for having “adjusted” it to make it their own.

WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton has long used The Prettiest Moonsault Ever as her finishing move, a move made famous by retired AEW name Christopher Daniels.

Using the move as his finish throughout his storied career, albeit under the name of BME (Best Moonsault Ever), the veteran recently spoke about Stratton’s variant whilst appearing on Insight with Chris Van Vliet.

Daniels was asked about the inspiration behind the BME, revealing it was The Great Muta who led to its creation, saying:

“Okay, so I was always a moonsault guy. I always wanted to do a moonsault. The Great Muta inspired me to do a moonsault. And so I started to learn a moonsault, like early 94 95 I was even doing it.”

The name for his double-bounce moonsault would pay homage to a popular phrase used in The Simpsons, with Daniels explaining:

“So somewhere along the lines in TNA, you know, I’m a Simpsons fan. So everything that Comic Book Guy said was like the best comic book ever. And I thought, haha! So I was like best moonsault ever. So that was where I got that from.”

When it comes to Tiffany Stratton and the Prettiest Moonsault Ever, Daniels would confirm that the pair haven’t had a conversation before discussing how the WWE star has adapted the move, stating:

“I don’t know Tiffany at all. I’ve never met her. But the fact that she didn’t just copy it, she sort of adjusted it, which is what the greats do. I feel like they don’t just steal. If we are inspired by something, we try to put our own little spin on it.

“And so the fact that she goes from the bottom all the way up and then to sort of like, pay homage, call it in that same vein, PME, I was like, that’s pretty cool. I can’t be mad at that.”

Describing the move in May 2024 during a ComicBook Nation interview, Stratton noted that the move benefits from her trampoline background, combining it with wrestling.

Christopher Daniels would also reflect on his in-ring retirement during the interview with Chris Van Vliet – with his full comments found here.

Transcript from chrisvanvliet.com.

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