Yesterday’s article describing a sexy and innovative match from the sleazy 70’s included a couple of really gorgeous, overblown Elbow Smash animations. This got me thinking about how much I dig a good stiff Elbow Smash, whether to the throat, forehead, stomach, or lower back of the Elbow Smashee.
So I decided to look in the old Hard Drive and see what images were archived there featuring this vicious but somewhat under-rated maneuver. So here are the Elbow Smashers I had hoarded over the years, starting with these cute young kids — Austin Aries and Colt Cabana early in their wrasslin’ careers.
Growing up (and believing or wanting to believe in the realism of pro wrestling), I always thought the Elbow Smash was a cruel, dangerous looking maneuver. Especially when the Elbow smashed the throat or neck — that brute could collapse my poor cute jobber’s windpipe or paralyze him, amIright?!
But the commentators would just brush it off like a routine, throw-away, insignificant nothing. They’d calmly say “Atomic Elbow to the neck…” or “Big elbow drop to the abdominals…” just as calm as you please. And I’d be thinking: Didn’t you SEE what that dickhead just did to my poor Kevin! He could’ve broke my boys NECK with that deadly elbow! And you describe it like he just swatted a fly!?
Greek God Papadon — what a rough tough looking stud. His elbow smashes seem more vicious just because he is so Bad Ass looking.
By the way, I featured an earlier batch of Elbow Smash images from my collection in an article back on 1/13/14. Check it out it you are digging the usage of the Elbow as a weapon but still need to see a few more to finish off.
Windham's Big Elbows were things of beauty.
Barry Windham is such a stud in this little clip. He tags in, saunters over confidently in his little red trunks, and drops a huge, rib-crushing Elbow Smash across Steamboat’s chest. I really liked Barry when he portrayed the Cocky, Sadistic Cowboy and tortured all the fan-favorites like cute lil Ricky Steamboat!
