Crossover in MMA and professional wrestling is to be expected given you see a lot of the same holds and submissions utilised in both environments: rear-naked chokes, kimura locks, omoplata and armbars to name just a few.
But one manoeuvre you would probably not expect to see in the Octagon is a chokeslam - most commonly used by legends such as the Big Show, Kane and the Undertaker.
However, light heavyweight Houston Alexander decided to use that very move in a fight with Thiago Silva (not the PSG and Brazil defender) from UFC 78 in 2007.
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Check it out around 1 minute and 11 seconds into the following video:
Though the technique and execution are slightly different, it's the same move that ends up with the same result - the opponent being picked up the neck and slammed onto the canvas.
As seen in the video, there are a number of instances where an MMA fighter has acted as though they were merely wrestling with their mate on the trampoline back in the day.
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During the Full Contact Contender 19 event in Bolton, Jonno Mears channeled his inner Chris Jericho by putting his opponent Aaron Jones away with the deadly 'Walls of Jericho' submission.
Middleweight Mears, hailing from Rochdale, moved to 2-0 in MMA after picking up his victory via the unusual but utterly brilliant move.
Michel Pereira was also inspired by wrestling legend Jericho during his highly anticipated bout at Road FC 52.
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The 25-year-old, known for his unorthodox style of fighting, came up against opponent Dae Sung Kim and decided to perform an insane moonsault off the cage.
Elsewhere, Shawn Michaels' 'Sweet Chin Music' finisher was perfectly executed at Legacy Fighting Alliance 33 in Dallas last year when Kevin "Mr Nice Guy" Wirth tuned up the band and connected flush on Isaiah Gutierrez's chin, knocking him to the canvas before the referee stopped the fight.
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