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.

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Rolling Thunder canonical 2

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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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rob Van Dam → signatureMove → Rolling Thunder ⓘ
RVD → signatureMove → Rolling Thunder ⓘ