History Main / FiveMovesOfDoom

* Don't forget [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]]: variations of running Spinebuster or Scoop slam (one or the other is performed first), then a Rock Bottom, followed with removing his elbow pad and the People's eyebrow, finishing with The Most Electrifying move in Sports Entertainment!

* Wrestling/BretHart is one of the most well-known examples: his sequence, the original FiveMovesOfDoom, is the inverted atomic drop, Russian legsweep, backbreaker, elbowdrop from the second rope, and Sharpshooter.

* Wrestling/JohnCena's sequence: Flying shoulderblock, sitout hip toss, side-release spinout powerbomb, Five Knuckle Shuffle (fistdrop), [[strike:FU]] [[LighterAndSofter Attitude Adjustment]] (Fireman's Carry Takeover). Cena has the honor of being the first, and so far only, wrestler to openly refer to his sequence as the FiveMovesOfDoom in his promos. He's since added the STFU ([[strike:STF]] STS crossface combo) to the end of the sequence, making it his Six Moves of Doom.

* As a face, EddieGuerrero would either dodge a corner charge or hit a spinning headscissor takedown, then follow up with the Three Amigos and the Frog Splash.

* Wrestling/{{Cesaro}} even has these as a heel. While generally not used strung together, he does these 4 moves every match: superplex from apron, giant swing, pop-up European uppercut, Neutralizer.

* If I can remember correctly, RomanReigns only has about 4. Stiff uppercuts in the corner, running dropkick to the head from outside the ring, Superman Punch, Spear.

* Video Game Example: In at least one version of the ''WWE Smackdown!'' series, the player is given the chance to program their created wrestlers with two finishers, and then three more moves that they prefer. Five moves of doom.

* Wrestling/{{Madusa}}- kip out three flashbacks/flying mat slams, missile drop kick, german suplex.

* Wrestling/{{Madusa}}- peel out three flashbacks/flying mat slams, missile drop kick, german suplex.

* Wrestling/HulkHogan's [[HeroicSecondWind superhuman comeback]] was always the same: FingerWag, shake off punches, point, FingerWag, block a right, punch, punch, [[RuleOfThree punch]], Irish whip, boot to the head, legdrop.

* Madusa- peel out three flashbacks/flying mat slams, missile drop kick, german suplex.

* As a face, EddieGuerrero would either dodge a corner charge, hit headscissor takedown, then follow up with the Three Amigos and the Frog Splash.

** 2009 lets you create your own finisher...with a little creativity you can make your own five moves of doom. Mmmmmm...superkick into chokeslam into military press into cyclone into powerbomb.

* The Notorious "Annie Combo" from LeagueOfLegends: Flash, Incinerate w/Stun, Summon Tibbers, Disintegrate, Ignite. The prevailing wisdom being that if your opponent shrugs off the combination of massive direct damage and damage over time effects, the giant demon bear pounding on him should finish the job.

A similar trope in music is ThreeChordsAndTheTruth. For examples in other fiction, see ThemeDeck.

This can be somewhat expanded to apply to ''all'' Martial Arts, as (to quote the Creator/BruceLee page heading) - "I fear not the man who has practiced ten thousand kicks once. But I fear the man who has practiced one kick ten thousand times."

** Wrestling/CMPunk has since phased out his Uranage and Anaconda Vice, and added a Springboard Clothesline, as well as a Kick to the head, as made famous by Tajiri. Nowadays, Punk's sequence goes as follows: Kneelift to the corner, Bulldog, Springboard Clothesline, Buzzsaw Kick and/or Go to Sleep.

* Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} typically finished a match by dazing his opponent, going to the opposite corner to wait, hit The Spear, then pick the stunned foe back up for a Jackhammer. Given that he did that last move on both Wrestling/TheBigShow and Wrestling/MarkHenry, [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer that was really all he needed]].

* Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} typically finished a match by dazing his opponent, going to the opposite corner to wait, hit The Spear, then pick the stunned foe back up for a Jackhammer. Given that he did that last move on both Wrestling/TheBigShow and Wrestling/MarkHenry, that was really all he needed.

* Maryse - forward leg sweep, camel clutch, backbreaker, French TKO/French Kiss DDT. Plus a lot of slapping.

* BillGoldberg typically finished a match by dazing his opponent, going to the opposite corner to wait, hit The Spear, then pick the stunned foe back up for a Jackhammer. Given that he did that last move on both TheBigShow and MarkHenry, that was really all he needed.

The trope's name comes from fan commentary (particularly ScottKeith's) on one of the most infamous examples of using a sequence, Wrestling/BretHart, from the newsgroup rec.sport.pro-wrestling in the mid '90s.

** In mid-2012, due to a temporary ban on his Brogue Kick, he added another move to his finishing sequence - the Four Leaf Clover, his own variation on Dean Malenko's Texas Cloverleaf submission.

* [[VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile Another]] Video Game example: [[StuffBlowingUp Fire Storm]], [[MoreDakka archery barrage]], [[TheBigGuy heavy blade beatdown]], [[TheHero Valkyrie with a sword]], Great Magic, Soul Crush, Soul Crush, and [[FinishingMove NIBELUNG]] [[LargeHam VALESTIIIII!!]]. [[BoringButPractical Every single battle.]] Optional addition: [[OutOfTheInferno WTF he's still alive?!]] [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Ah, hell, counterattack time...]]
* ''VideoGame/OdinSphere'': It's a side-scrolling beat-em-up video game that lets you use junk item drops to do alchemy and make one weird potion for every letter of the alphabet. If you chain enough effects together, such as Blizzard (freezes all enemies in place for about twenty seconds), Overload (doubles your attack power), and an attack spell, you can stomp most battles.

* Mickie James: flying clothesline, Lou Thesz press, hurricanrana from the corner, Thesz Press off the top rope and a DDT to finish off. She sometimes uses a spinning roundhouse kick as well.