How to perform WWE superstar RVD's 5-Star Frogsplash
World Wrestling Entertainment has gone through many highfliers during its long history--such as Superfly Jimmy Snuka and Jeff Hardy--but one of the WWE’s original high-flying innovators was former WWE champion Rob Van Dam. One of his key highflying moves was his finisher, the 5-star Frog Splash, and with a little work you, too, can perform this move.
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Instructions
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To start the move you need to knock your opponent to the mat with their face up.
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Perform a drop kick or a clothesline to easily knock your opponent down.
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Check out their ring position as they lay on the mat and find the farthest corner of the ring.
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Run to the corner of the ring and climb up to the top turnbuckle.
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Instead of climbing you can also grab onto the ropes surrounding the turnbuckle and pull yourself up in a leap to the top rope. This has been done by RVD and other superstars like Rey Mysterio.
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Once you are on top of the ring post, crouch down so you can get the most leverage when you are jumping.
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Leap off of the ring post and there are a couple of things you need to do when you are in the air.
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First, make sure that you are jumping as far and as accurate as you can. Practice this move on large mats before actually performing it yourself.
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RVD does something that most wrestlers do not--turning his body in mid-air. You need to turn your body so that you will land across their mid-section and not flat over them like you are laying on them.
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When you land on the opponent, bounce back immediately and hold your stomach in pain.
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Crawl to your opponent and attempt another move, or go for the pin fall.
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This move can also be performed from other things then the turnbuckle like a steel cage, elimination chamber, ladder or anything else that pits RVD high into the air.
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Tips & Warnings
Remember to turn your body in mid-air. Practice each step at a time, like the turn first, then the far leap. Then mix the two together for excellent results.
Do not attempt to perform any of these moves unless you have been properly trained to do so.
