Shawn Michaels' Sweet Chin Music is the greatest finisher ever. He could strike with it at any moment whether his opponent was standing, kneeling or leaping.
The crack of boot against jaw from a perfectly timed superkick is an amazing thing to watch.
The move served as an exclamation point on Michaels' career and his matches. Let's revisit his most intense and most beautiful deliveries of Sweet Chin Music.
1)Raw 2005 to Shelton Benjamin
Even if you've seen Shawn Michaels knock Shelton Benjamin out of the Gold Rush Tournament with the best Sweet Chin Music ever a few hundred times, it's still worth rewatching.
This tops the mid-air superkick on Rey Mysterio in terms of volume, impact and crowd reaction.
Benjamin had an impressive showing, his athletic skills on full display throughout the match.
However, his performance and the match itself will forever be overshadowed by the move that ended it. Benjamin tried to attack Michaels from the air, but got kicked into internet stardom instead.
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2. WrestleMania 19 to Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho ran at his former idol, now rival, and Shawn Michaels gave him a phenomenal superkick for his troubles.
In a match chock full of highlights, this has to be one of the finest. Michaels timed this perfectly.
He stretched out like a ballet dancer and with the help of a world-class sell job by Jericho turned out a Sweet Chin Music for the ages.
Michaels was too drained to take advantage, the ring ropes bouncing, the crowd in awe.
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3. Survivor Series 2005 to Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio springboarded himself at an overselling Shawn Michaels. Boot hit flesh with amazing results.
The crowd erupted. The ref covered his head and closed his eyes.
Mysterio's size made this look even better as his small frame was whipped backwards by the kick.
It's a tribute to Shawn Michaels' mastery of this move that this is only third on this list.
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4. WrestleMania XX to Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit had Triple H in the Sharpshooter for a long time and seemed like it might be the Wolverine's time. He would, of course, raise the World Heavyweight Championship over his head later than night, but Shawn Michaels made sure it didn't happen right then.
Michaels charged in out of nowhere and clobbered Benoit from the side.
Michaels spun into the kick, his bloody face falling to the mat. The impact sent Benoit flying.
Unfortunately for Triple H and HBK, Michaels couldn't repeat the performance when Benoit got the Game in the Crossface.
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5. WrestleMania 26 to Undertaker
Undertaker and Shawn Michaels may not have topped their award-winning match from the previous WrestleMania, but Michaels certainly outdid his Sweet Chin Music.
He gets more momentum by running at the Dead Man and then whips his foot toward Taker's face.
If you judge a finishing move by a crowd's reaction then the blubbering, elated folks in the front row, award this Sweet Chin Music an A.
Watch the ref's reaction. Despite being several feet away, he seems to feel the impact as well. In addition to his great move his resilience, (The Best Resilient Wrestlers in WWE) came into play in this match and gave wwe one of its best matches in the history
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6. WrestleMania 25 to Undertaker
How impressive was it that despite the Undertaker's height, Shawn Michaels hit the superkick so high on his head?
In this certified classic, we saw both men's finishers several times, but this Sweet Chin Music may just have been the most exciting strike in the match.
Undertaker, of course, sold it well. Michaels did his usual dramatic collapse afterwards.
Jim Ross sums it up quite well with simply, "Damn.".Check this match's position in the Top wwe matches category
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7. Backlash 2004 to Chris Benoit
The crack timed perfectly, Shawn Michaels caught the late Chris Benoit in the neck and the side of his face with a stellar superkick.
Benoit took the brunt of the blow and sold it well, collapsing to the apron.
The crowd's roar and Jim Ross' rising tide of emotion made it even better. Despite taking Sweet Chin Music across his stubble, Benoit would go on to retain his World Heavyweight Championship.
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8. Survivor Series 2008 to John Morrisonjohn Morrison wanted to show up the Heartbreak Kid with his own move. Even if he had connected, it wouldn't have been as gorgeous as Shawn Michaels' version.
We will likely never see someone master the superkick like Michaels.
As the flashbulbs go off, HBK's foot knocks Morrison's chin back. Michaels' leg curves more than usual here, but still ends up delivering a massive Sweet Chin Music.
I only wish Jim Ross was calling it.
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9. Royal Rumble 2004 to Triple H
In a fantastic bloodbath between the two friends, Triple H ran into a battering ram of a superkick.
Shawn Michaels' boot shot up as Triple H charged at him and hit him flush in the teeth. The Game's head snapped back and both men fell to the blood-soaked mat, exhausted.
You'll hear louder versions of Sweet Chin Music, but few will have as much impact as this one did.
As many times as Triple H has taken the move, you think he'd know how to avoid getting hit so directly, but perhaps he just wanted to entertain badly enough to take the bump like that.
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10. Unforgiven 2008 to Referee
In his Unsanctioned match against Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels proved how deranged he'd become. Even the ref wasn't safe from his overflowing anger.
Referee Marty Elias stood near Jericho's feet when he saw the heel of Michaels' cowboy boot rocketing toward his face.
It's a powerful kick sold awesomely by the ref.
Say what you want about Michaels' acting job afterwards, but the Sweet Chin Music was a work of art.
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11. WrestleMania 21 to Kurt Angle
It's only fitting that Kurt Angle suffered a busted lip after running his mouth mid-match against Shawn Michaels.
The Pro Wrestling Illustrated 2005 Match of the Year award-winning match had its share of dramatic, heart-pulsing moments. This Sweet Chin Music was certainly one of them.
Again, thank Jim Ross for amplifying this kick with his infectious exuberance.
Michaels does his usual histrionic post-kick collapse which gives the cameras a chance to zoom in on the blood in Angle's mouth.
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12. Raw 2009 to John Cena
Shawn Michaels caught John Cena with Sweet Chin Music two times in this match from Raw.
The second one is a fine looking kick, a cracking lightning strike across the chin. It's still not as incredible as the first one shown here.
With that superkick it's as if Michael's foot becomes a baseball bat and Cena's head was just a waiting tee ball.
The face-changing impact should have been enough for a three-count, but Cena sneaked his arm out just in time.
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13. Bad Blood 2003 to Ric Flair
Shawn Michaels put an end to Ric Flair's WWE career with Sweet Chin Music. Before that classic date at WrestleMania, the two men battled at Bad Blood.
Michaels popped the Nature Boy in the mouth only to get a chair shot from Randy Orton seconds after impact.
In the same match, Michaels hit Orton with a superkick as well.
The kick on Ric Flair produced a brutal thud and Flair made it look as if the blow killed him.
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14. Unforgiven 2003 to Randy Orton Randy Orton gets another taste of Shawn Michaels' boot, this time knocking his head back like whiplash.
There is less artistry involved with this one than many of his finest superkicks, but the straight-ahead bulldozer version is just as impressive.
He seems to almost step through Orton's head. Orton helps improve the visual with a minor spasm on the wrestling mat.
It's not exactly difficult to make Jim Ross shout, “Oh my god!" This time though, it was well deserved.
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15. Armageddon 2003 to Batista
The beauty of Sweet Chin Music is how sudden and surprising it can be. Shawn Michaels hops out of a powerbomb attempt and almost instantaneously turns it into a victory.
Jim Ross once again turns a great moment into an off-the-charts moment. His emotion drives this superkick into overdrive.
The teeth-rattling impact is exciting enough, but Michaels' half collapse, half pin is an unexpected bonus. Ignoring the fact that both men's shoulders were down, what a great visual to end a match on, a prone Michaels lying atop the dazed Batista.
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