<p>Yes, it's very likely because of the popularity of <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puroresu" rel="noreferrer">puroresu</a></em> (wrestling) in Japan. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Inoki" rel="noreferrer">Antonio Inoki</a> is credited with making wrestling popular in the country and he himself was impressed with and inspired by the amateur wrestling style of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Gotch" rel="noreferrer">Karl Gotch</a> (nicknamed <em>Kami-sama</em>) who had become famous in Japan. The German suplex was Gotch's signature finishing move.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/NP9vB.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>There's a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZqKEVTGZPc" rel="noreferrer">compilation of Gotch's moves</a> on YouTube.</p>

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2013-04-25T21:39:14.750Z
Yeah, this is why, friend had confirmed it a few hours ago when I asked. He also said none of these moves are a "tiger" suplex which is a double underhook.
Jon Lin
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2013-04-25T20:24:43.097Z
2013-04-25T20:24:43.097Z
coleopterist
<p>I see a lot of fan art that depict this move (even though nothing of the sort happens from the show/series where the characters came from) and even in Nichijou we have the school principal giving a deer a tiger suplex:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/YvJrv.gif" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su38Cn-Ict4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Shuichi drops a suplex in Gravitation</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auRmEQ1c_ro#t=0m20" rel="nofollow noreferrer">GTO dishes one out</a></p>

<p>Episode 87 of Gintama is: "Perform a German Suplex On a Woman Who Asks If She or the Job Is More Important"</p>

<p>From Lagrange, the mechas do one:
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ni8gz.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>And all the endless fanart:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/bzQFB.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/YJcfU.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2Vk9T.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/kiX2o.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Why is this so popular? Is this because wrestling is popular in Japan? But why this specific move?</p>

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2013-04-25T10:30:23.250Z
lol, I can't stop watching the gif :P
SingerOfTheFall
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2013-04-25T10:40:13.590Z
@SingerOfTheFall That [whole sequence is hilarious](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Et0a8fnuw), and it doesn't make a lick of sense
Jon Lin
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2013-04-26T03:18:33.133Z
Because it's so brutal and yet, funny? XD
Pocoyo
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2013-09-09T16:49:13.757Z
While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference.  Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes.
Danalog
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2013-09-09T17:21:00.657Z
The instance from GTO predates that video.
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Why is the Tiger/German Suplex wrestling move so popular among anime culture?
# Why is the Tiger/German Suplex wrestling move so popular among anime culture?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-04-25
I see a lot of fan art that depict this move (even though nothing of the sort happens from the show/series where the characters came from) and even in Nichijou we have the school principal giving a deer a tiger suplex:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/YvJrv.gif)

[Shuichi drops a suplex in Gravitation](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su38Cn-Ict4)

[GTO dishes one out](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auRmEQ1c_ro#t=0m20)

Episode 87 of Gintama is: "Perform a German Suplex On a Woman Who Asks If She or the Job Is More Important"

From Lagrange, the mechas do one:
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ni8gz.png)

And all the endless fanart:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/bzQFB.jpg)

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/YJcfU.jpg)

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/2Vk9T.jpg)

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/kiX2o.jpg)

Why is this so popular? Is this because wrestling is popular in Japan? But why this specific move?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: lol, I can't stop watching the gif :P  
> **username_0**: @SingerOfTheFall That [whole sequence is hilarious](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Et0a8fnuw), and it doesn't make a lick of sense  
> **username_2**: Because it's so brutal and yet, funny? XD  
> **username_3**: While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference.  Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes.  
> **username_0**: The instance from GTO predates that video.  
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### Answer by username_4 on 2013-04-25. Score: 9 | Accepted answer
Yes, it's very likely because of the popularity of *[puroresu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puroresu)* (wrestling) in Japan. [Antonio Inoki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Inoki) is credited with making wrestling popular in the country and he himself was impressed with and inspired by the amateur wrestling style of [Karl Gotch](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Gotch) (nicknamed *Kami-sama*) who had become famous in Japan. The German suplex was Gotch's signature finishing move.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/NP9vB.jpg)

There's a [compilation of Gotch's moves](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZqKEVTGZPc) on YouTube.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2013-04-25): Yeah, this is why, friend had confirmed it a few hours ago when I asked. He also said none of these moves are a "tiger" suplex which is a double underhook.  
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