Nic Nemeth opens up about all things Superkick.
Nic Nemeth, formerly known as Dolph Ziggler in WWE, became the first person in WWE following Shawn Michaels' retirement in 2010, to try and establish the Sweet Chin Music, better known as the Superkick, as a finishing move. Through the years, he would use his kick to put away top names in the company like Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, and AJ Styles. He would even utilize the move as an equalizer against the likes of Triple H and Goldberg.
In the past decade, the Superkick has become somewhat of an over-utilized move, with some feeling that it's lost its impact as a finisher. Speaking on Rewind, Recap, Relive, Nemeth, currently the TNA Wrestling World Champion, explained that he made a conscious effort over the years to establish his version of the Superkick as a finishing move and that dedication is what set his kick apart for so long.
"I made a conscious effort to make mine mean more, until pretty recently, when I got into the ring with some guys who were two and three times my size, and then it played a little bit differently. But for, I don't know, four or five of the last six years or so, I wanted mine to matter. So many times, so many great Superkicks are on shows. They happen, sometimes, multiple times in a match. Sometimes someone's on their knees. Sometimes it's a piece of a move, of a combo, to go to something else. I went out of my way for a solid five years to go, 'When my kick hits, that's the difference. 1-2-3,' not, 'We're going somewhere else.' The match is over."
There you have it, straight from "The Show Off."
Nic Nemeth hopes to knock Joe Hendry out with a Superkick at TNA Genesis 2025. Check out the full card for that event here.
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