During a recent interview on the “Insight with Chris Van Vliet” podcast, professional wrestler Christian Cage opened up about why he decided to adopt the Killswitch as his finishing move, what led him to favour the move, and other interesting observations.
Below are some key takeaways from the podcast.
When questioned about the origin of the Killswitch move, Cage responded, “When I was still developing my style and learning from the field, I saw a video of a match from possibly the All Japan Pro Wrestling. Tommy Rogers was in it, and he did the Tomakaze. He didn’t use it as his finishing move, though. It was just a spot in the match.”
About the reasons for his affinity for the move, Cage elaborated, “While moderating the spin around move, the point where the opponent’s arms are over your shoulder…too made a perfect pivotal point. The idea popped into my head: If the person just drops to the ground at that point, it appears as devastating as a piledriver, and it’s something that I can absolutely employ against any opponent irrespective of their size.”
In the course of their conversation, he also mentioned that originally he planned to use the TKO as his finisher. However, Marc Mero asked him if he could use it instead. About this incident he said, “I believe everything unfolds as it should, and the Killswitch suits me the best.”
You can listen to the entire podcast here:
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