[Nikonx9]

So, who is the best at taking a bump, in your opinion, and making it look legit?
Remember, this isn't who can take the hardest bump, but who can sell a move.

I haven't been watching wrestling long, about 3 or 4 years now, and I know a lot about many things before I started, but I don't get to experience them like some of you guys did. So, I can only really think of Dolph Ziggler as a good one. And I once saw Swagger get hit with the Trouble In Paradise and I replayed it about 50 times just seeing the way he sold it.

Anyway, who do you think is the best?

 

[WashingtonD]

The Rock

 

[IraGoldberg]

Ziggler... Hbk... I remember billy gunn taking some amazing bumps!... Mankind too too some of the more brutal bumps

 

[deadmau]

Hall sells like a damn champ!

 

[Ham and Egger]

Ric Flair.

 

[Alim]

This thread starts with, and ends with Mick Foley.

 

[Dusty Roids]

just because he fell from the top of a cage doesn't make him the best bumper imo

 

[Ham and Egger]

This thread starts with, and ends with Mick Foley.

Just because Foley took massive bumps and lived to tell the tale doesn't mean he's the master of them. He took heavy damage. Does that mean Vic Grimes is the master of bumps too?

 

[Jupiter Jack Daniels]

Rob Van Dam

Spike Dudley also sold like the new Jordans.

 

[Alim]

Just because Foley took massive bumps and lived to tell the tale doesn't mean he's the master of them. He took heavy damage. Does that mean Vic Grimes is the master of bumps too?

Yes he is.

Guys like HBK, Ziggler aren't great sellers. Those guys just jump around and flop like fishies when they get hit with a chop. That's not selling, that's being ridiculous.

Foley got thrown off cells and made the bumps he took look like they really hurt (Which they did)

 

[KO Bossy]

Terry Funk, anyone? Guy took some nasty bumps in his life.

 

[Jupiter Jack Daniels]

Yes he is.

Guys like HBK, Ziggler aren't great sellers. Those guys just jump around and flop like fishies when they get hit with a chop. That's not selling, that's being ridiculous.

Foley got thrown off cells and made the bumps he took look like they really hurt (Which they did)

Foley got thrown off A cell.

I admit, he has taken some great bumps but I'd give HBK the nod over him. He was the first to take the bump off the cell, took multiple bumps in various ladder matches in the '90s and more importantly, this bump right here:

Also, has anybody mentioned Shane McMahon?

 

[theidealstranger]

There was this guy who was thrown off around 16 feet in the air from a cell in a hell in a cell match..

 

[Alim]

Foley got thrown off A cell.

I admit, he has taken some great bumps but I'd give HBK the nod over him. He was the first to take the bump off the cell, took multiple bumps in various ladder matches in the '90s and more importantly, this bump right here:

Also, has anybody mentioned Shane McMahon?

If you're going to mention getting put through tables you might as well list anyone in any TLC match ever.

This alone is better than any bump HBK has taken in his career:

 

[Jupiter Jack Daniels]

If you're going to mention getting put through tables you might as well list anyone in any TLC match ever.

This alone is better than any bump HBK has taken in his career:

That is not a bump.

I don't understand how people can rate Foley is Master of Bumps based off that HIAC match. Based on that, any CZW guy is a better bump machine then Foley.

 

[Alim]

That is not a bump.

I don't understand how people can rate Foley is Master of Bumps based off that HIAC match. Based on that, any CZW guy is a better bump machine then Foley.

Umm... yes it is. Any move you are on the receiving end on in a pro wrestling match is considered a bump, whether it's person-to-person or object-to-person

 

[Jupiter Jack Daniels]

Umm... yes it is. Any move you are on the receiving end on in a pro wrestling match is considered a bump, whether it's person-to-person or object-to-person

In professional wrestling, a bump occurs whenever a wrestler hits the mat or the arena floor after receiving a move from his/her opponent. It can also refer to hitting the floor as a result of a missed aerial move. Every wrestler is trained to take bumps while avoiding injury, though they are not always successful in emerging unhurt. Some wrestlers are more willing to take bumps than others, and some even base their entire careers on taking massive bumps.
While there are innumerable ways to take bumps, there are two basic varieties. The schoolboy bump is one in which a wrestler falls backwards, kicking up his feet and landing on his back. It is so named because it is the result of a schoolboy trip maneuver. A schoolboy bump in which the wrestler jumps into the air before falling backwards, as when being chokeslammed, is called a high schoolboy. The Biel bump is one in which a wrestler falls forwards, rolling forwards or performing a forward flip before landing on his back. It is named after the Biel throw. Other kinds of bumps are usually variations on these.

A ref bump occurs when a wrestler collides with or otherwise attacks (whether intentionally or not) a referee. This usually results in the referee being "knocked out" or incapacitated for a time, allowing one or more wrestlers (normally the heel) to break the rules with impunity until the referee comes to or another referee is sent out to replace him. Ref bumps are an essential part of a successful Dusty finish.

To emphasize the power and fortitude of the wrestlers, referees are frequently knocked "unconscious" for long periods of time by moves that would not be considered particularly devastating when applied to wrestlers. For example, a wrestler being Irish whipped by his opponent may clip the referee. While a wrestler would probably only be knocked back in this situation, the referee would most likely be knocked across the ring and act injured or knocked out. This is referenced in multiple variations in WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 when a ref bump occurs, such as announcer Tazz's remark about the WWE needing "sturdier refs". Other performers can take bumps as well, including managers, valets/divas and others who are either participating or not participating in a match.

Nice try.


And how does taking a chair shot, make you master of bumps?

 

[ecabney]

Mr. Perfect

 

[Alim]

In professional wrestling, a bump occurs whenever a wrestler hits the mat or the arena floor after receiving a move from his/her opponent. It can also refer to hitting the floor as a result of a missed aerial move. Every wrestler is trained to take bumps while avoiding injury, though they are not always successful in emerging unhurt. Some wrestlers are more willing to take bumps than others, and some even base their entire careers on taking massive bumps.
While there are innumerable ways to take bumps, there are two basic varieties. The schoolboy bump is one in which a wrestler falls backwards, kicking up his feet and landing on his back. It is so named because it is the result of a schoolboy trip maneuver. A schoolboy bump in which the wrestler jumps into the air before falling backwards, as when being chokeslammed, is called a high schoolboy. The Biel bump is one in which a wrestler falls forwards, rolling forwards or performing a forward flip before landing on his back. It is named after the Biel throw. Other kinds of bumps are usually variations on these.

A ref bump occurs when a wrestler collides with or otherwise attacks (whether intentionally or not) a referee. This usually results in the referee being "knocked out" or incapacitated for a time, allowing one or more wrestlers (normally the heel) to break the rules with impunity until the referee comes to or another referee is sent out to replace him. Ref bumps are an essential part of a successful Dusty finish.

To emphasize the power and fortitude of the wrestlers, referees are frequently knocked "unconscious" for long periods of time by moves that would not be considered particularly devastating when applied to wrestlers. For example, a wrestler being Irish whipped by his opponent may clip the referee. While a wrestler would probably only be knocked back in this situation, the referee would most likely be knocked across the ring and act injured or knocked out. This is referenced in multiple variations in WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 when a ref bump occurs, such as announcer Tazz's remark about the WWE needing "sturdier refs". Other performers can take bumps as well, including managers, valets/divas and others who are either participating or not participating in a match.

Nice try.


And how does taking a chair shot, make you master of bumps?

Well then... since you want to get so specific let me revert you back to the video I posted earlier.

Foley fell down to the ring mat/arena floor on 6 of 10 chairshots, and as per that definition you took the time to google,

"In professional wrestling, a bump occurs whenever a wrestler hits the mat or the arena floor after receiving a move from his/her opponent."

Looks like we have not one, not two, but 6 bumps.

 

[KO Bossy]

Greatest bump in history: