Moonsault

[3] Mutoh underwent double knee replacement surgery on February 18, 2018,[4][5] and has since then not performed the Moonsault.

In an interview with Tokyo Sports, Mutoh told them that he was lucky to be alive after botching a moonsault.

As a result Hayabusa did not have enough height within which to execute the full 360° of the move, causing him to land head first and on his neck.

It was used by KUSHIDA early in his career as the Midnight Express while Tetsuya Naito previously used it as the Stardust Press.

The second variation sees a wrestler ascend to the top rope and perform a backflip while tucking their legs.

Tiffany Stratton uses a variation of the move where she uses the ropes for each jump, called the Prettiest Moonsault Ever.

This version which sees him holding the opponent in a belly-to-belly position while performing the moonsault to land on top of them in a seated senton.

Another variation of this move sees the attacker facing the prone opponent with the attacker leaping forward into the air rotating their body in a semi-circle to end up-side down as if doing a midair cartwheel then landing on the opponent chest first facing the turnbuckle.

Dana Brooke uses this move as a variation while running to an opponent lying on the mat, they rotate in opposite directions.

Also known for being used by CM Punk as the Crooked Moonsault earlier in his career and currently Rob Van Dam as the Hollywood Star Press.

This variation involves performing a corkscrew moonsault after using the impact of their thighs on the ropes to flip themselves over.

A variation performed off the second rope from a running start, popularized by Chris Jericho, is known as the Lionsault.

Popularized by Iyo Sky[citation needed], while performing in World Wonder Ring Stardom, this move involves a moonsault from the top rope.

Instead of landing in a splash position, the wrestler finishes the rotation with a double foot stomp on the prone opponent.