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10 Best Shooting Star Press Users In Wrestling History, Ranked
Mar 17, 2025
In wrestling, it can be said that all high-risk moves from the top rope are spectacular and dangerous. However, very few are more so than the Shooting Star Press, which involves a wrestler performing a backwards flip off the top rope, and landing on their opponent with a devastating splash.
Due to how difficult and dangerous it is to perform the move, WWE did ban its roster from using the Shooting Star Press for a time, especially given what happened to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 19. However, there are wrestlers who have been trusted before and since that frightening incident to perform the Shooting Star Press, and these are ten of the best.
10 Amazing Red
Red's Shooting Star Was Naturally Amazing
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Jonathan Figueroa
5'6"
150lbs
TNA X-Division Champion (3 times)
NWA World Tag Team Champion (1 time)
ROH World Tag Team Champion (1 time)
House Of Glory Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
HOG Tag Team Champion (1 time)
A huge star in the glory days of TNA's X-Division, Red routinely wowed audiences with his (naturally) amazing agility. Due to Red's talents and skill, performing the Shooting Star Press was easy for him.
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