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10 Terrible Wrestling Moves That Have NEVER Looked Good - CM Punk's Macho Elbow! Tower Of Doom! The Skull Crushing Finale! Shane McMahon's Punches?!

10 Terrible Wrestling Moves That Have NEVER Looked Good - CM Punk's Macho Elbow! Tower Of Doom! The Skull Crushing Finale! Shane McMahon's Punches?!

Released Saturday, 11th May 2024
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10 Terrible Wrestling Moves That Have NEVER Looked Good - CM Punk's Macho Elbow! Tower Of Doom! The Skull Crushing Finale! Shane McMahon's Punches?!

10 Terrible Wrestling Moves That Have NEVER Looked Good - CM Punk's Macho Elbow! Tower Of Doom! The Skull Crushing Finale! Shane McMahon's Punches?!

10 Terrible Wrestling Moves That Have NEVER Looked Good - CM Punk's Macho Elbow! Tower Of Doom! The Skull Crushing Finale! Shane McMahon's Punches?!

10 Terrible Wrestling Moves That Have NEVER Looked Good - CM Punk's Macho Elbow! Tower Of Doom! The Skull Crushing Finale! Shane McMahon's Punches?!

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They've generally been awful since the very

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terrible wrestling moves that have never looked

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good. Rollins Pedigree

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Just when you think you've seen all

1:27

Seth Rollins has to offer in between

1:30

those ropes, the visionary goes and throws

1:32

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out into the world. Look at that thing.

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That's not to say that every single move

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the former Shieldman opts to unleash on his

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unfortunate opponents leaves fans in awe of the

1:42

star, though. One freaking attack most folks would

1:44

be glad to see the back of was

1:46

taken from Papa H after the game gave

1:49

the Raw Man his blessing to use it

1:51

as his finisher when the stomp was originally

1:53

banned. It's just a shame Rollins evidently didn't

1:55

bother to really study how Triple H managed

1:57

to make his emphatic pedigree look like such

1:59

a formulae. formidable weapon. Rather than holding

2:01

onto his opponents arms until the very last

2:03

moment, making the facebuster look that bit more

2:06

impactful, Rollins releases their limbs way too early,

2:08

and ends up resembling a drunken bloke accidentally

2:10

falling on top of a pal mid-playfight. With

2:12

all in there, he has at least largely

2:15

steered clear from using the disappointing version of

2:17

the pedigree as a finisher over the last

2:19

few years. But most wouldn't be that heartbroken

2:21

if he quietly retired it sooner rather than

2:24

later. 9. The Hanging Double Stomp

2:26

A move taking a bit of time to

2:28

successfully set up doesn't instantly make it a

2:30

terrible one. See Kenny Omega's terrific one-winged

2:32

angel. But while that dramatic slash complicated

2:35

finisher requiring a few seconds to effectively

2:37

execute, and the victim involved often being

2:39

too battered to wriggle out of it,

2:41

makes sense, the same cannot be said

2:43

for the routinely frustrating hanging double stomp.

2:46

Admittedly, the moment boot meets chest is

2:48

actually quite sickening more often than not,

2:50

but it's the visual of a rival

2:52

happily holding themselves up on the ropes

2:54

after apparently being beaten up and stupidly

2:57

waiting to be annihilated below that often

2:59

leaves hands utterly perplexed. Why would

3:01

you just perfectly position yourself often for what

3:03

feels like a lifetime to be obliterated by

3:05

your opponent as they calmly get their balance

3:07

on the top rope? It just looks silly,

3:10

doesn't it? Alberto Del Rio would regularly force

3:12

his dance partners to hang on in this

3:14

dumb position for an age during his WWE

3:16

run. But Andrade L. Idolo has also been

3:18

known to make wrestlers even as outstanding as

3:21

Bryan Danielson look like idiots as they await

3:23

an inevitable stomp in. 8.

3:25

The Rose Plant The role model evidently

3:27

boasts effortless charisma and an ability to

3:29

produce in-ring magic given the right story

3:31

and opponents, but one thing the mighty

3:33

Bayley has never really possessed is an

3:36

explosive or eye-catching finisher. After winning gold

3:38

on a number of occasions via her

3:40

rather unimpressive Bayley to Bayley suplex, the

3:42

former hugger decided to change things up

3:44

a little after her 2019 heel

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turn. This was a golden opportunity to

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really make an impact for a despicable

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and punishing new weapon of destruction. So

3:53

what did Bayley land on for her

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new finisher? The consistently disappointing Rose Plant,

3:57

while an arm-trap headlock driver may look

4:00

rather epic on paper, Bayley's version of the

4:02

manoeuvre always just winds up looking like a

4:04

messy and pretty weak facebuster. Some four years

4:06

on from its debut, the damage control star

4:08

is still trying to get the ugly looking

4:10

attack over with a crowd who continue to

4:12

struggle to find a reason to really react

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Eddie Kingston's Machine Gun Shops The

4:29

repeated slaps to the chest known as

4:31

the Machine Gun Shops can't really be classed

4:33

as a collection of strikes that have never

4:35

once looked good. The undisputed king of the

4:38

rapid chops is obviously the great Kenta Kobashi,

4:40

with the Japanese star turning bludgeoning his rivals

4:42

with his many violent slaps into an art

4:44

form. Ilya Dragunov and Gunter have both been

4:47

known to let loose some pretty horrific rapid

4:49

fire chops from time to time too. But

4:51

not every wrestler has quite been able to

4:53

unleash a version of these attacks that makes

4:55

you truly wince in your seat. As painful

4:58

as it is to admit, Eddie Kingston's waves

5:00

of chops in particular rarely ever look like

5:02

anything more than a dude lightly spanking the

5:04

peck of his opponents repeatedly. The Mad King

5:06

may be a master of many strikes, but

5:08

the Machine Gun Shops just sadly aren't one

5:10

of them. That being said, if you need

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sizes over the years. But when was

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the last time you properly popped over

7:01

the visual of multiple wrestlers tumbling to

7:03

the ground via Tower of Doom spots?

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Now, sure, the first time you ever

7:07

witnessed various performers gradually join the inevitably

7:09

disastrous situation, you no doubt felt a

7:12

little bit excited about the possibility of

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some seemingly unprecedented destruction. But ever since

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that initial crash, just about any fan

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taking in the action at home finds

7:20

themselves audibly groaning the second they spot

7:22

two performers, slowly trying to nail another

7:24

with a superplex. Performers have tried

7:26

to spice up the predictable multi-person wreck over

7:28

the years with War Games combos and the

7:31

wacky addition of even more bodies to the

7:33

equation. But the end result still takes way

7:35

too long to get to, and simply isn't

7:38

mind-blowing enough to justify the often quite uninspiring

7:40

set-up. Admittedly, the live crowd appear to regularly

7:42

get a kick out of the stale superplex

7:44

powerbomb at least. Those watching

7:46

at home, though, have likely just gotten

7:48

into the habit of fast-forwarding through the

7:51

unsurprising and always dull field destroyer. Here's

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For checking out this video today, and if

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subscribe button down below. Number 5 – Suicide

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Dives. Similarly to the aforementioned machine gun

8:01

shops, there are definitely some folks out there

8:04

who undoubtedly know how to nail their opponents

8:06

with a properly nasty an unstoppable dime to

8:08

the outside. A to be used Cash Wheeler

8:10

and Dhabi Allen both standouts has performers. You

8:12

have completely mastered the art of launching their

8:15

bodies at high speeds through the ropes in

8:17

a way that makes you truly believe their

8:19

opponents on Don't For the Last, a daredevil

8:21

in particular boasts a suicide die so devastating

8:24

that Cm Punk once admitted that everyone else

8:26

on the planet should probably give up on

8:28

the move as they'll never. Do it as

8:30

well as Allen unfortunately most didn't say punk.

8:33

His advice in the still producing various and

8:35

then jumps through the rogues to the outside.

8:37

are you so? Seth Rollins, Bryan Danielson, and

8:39

many more center understandably present themselves on their

8:42

opponents by slowing down at Social, reaching out

8:44

there roms before connecting with that target. for

8:46

that just makes the movie itself look like

8:48

anything, both a brutal aerial weapon. At the

8:51

what's the point of using it in the

8:53

first place, he began execute a high speed

8:55

suicide die got. Just don't want to risk

8:57

injuring yourself by doing so again. It's pretty

9:00

understandable. That he may be time to leave.

9:02

This wants to the Wheelers analysis of the

9:04

world. And before Cm Punk. Top Rope. Much

9:06

Oh Elbow. Ah, speaking of the best in

9:09

the world. After watching someone like the sensational

9:11

Kyrie Saying deliver her marvelous insane elbow opposite

9:13

of be wise for Cm Punk to follow

9:15

his own advice. Going forward to the idea

9:18

of paying tribute to the legendary much oh

9:20

man Randy Savage by adding his iconic Top

9:22

Rope elbowed see it silk. It was a

9:24

lovely thought. So the Voice of The Voices

9:27

has proven time after time that he is

9:29

a performer simply. not designed to soar off

9:31

the top on deliver a picture perfect elbow

9:33

to the heart sunk diving elbow drop off

9:35

than just involve the former deputy be we

9:38

and eight of you champion flailing around in

9:40

midair the for landing and more of an

9:42

accidental and somewhat nasi splash position sir have

9:44

been those rare occasions when he's connected with

9:46

a slightly less jarring version of the move

9:48

over the years show like that time he

9:51

nail powerhouse helps with one on rampage but

9:53

even then this macho tribute can hold a

9:55

candle to the magnificent elbows took saw by

9:57

the likes of shawn michaels on the great

9:59

service himself over the years, with Punk

10:01

actually even comically admitting that very fact

10:03

on X slash Twitter back in 2020.

10:07

Shane McMahon Shoot Punches When the money

10:09

arrives, the most unbelievable and surprisingly painful

10:11

punches in wrestling history are never too

10:14

far away. You see, MMA lover Shane

10:16

McMahon fancies himself a bit of a

10:18

shoot fighter. So rather than taking the

10:20

time to really practice and perfect a

10:22

collection of works, rights and lefts, that

10:24

look like they would leave a mark,

10:26

Jano simply opts to unleash often very

10:29

real shots that hilariously seem about as

10:31

violent as you do when attempting a bit

10:33

of shadow boxing in the bathroom mirror. Either

10:35

legitimately hurting his opponent or missing them by

10:37

a country mile, McMahon's Tyson Fury impression is

10:40

about as excruciating to watch as it often

10:42

is to be on the receiving end of.

10:45

It typically results in the person taking them,

10:47

resembling a civilian being attacked by a swarm

10:49

of beasts, too. But will that stop the

10:52

jabbing McMahon family member from floating like an

10:54

irritating butterfly when he inevitably dances back into

10:56

the squared circle somewhere down the road? Not

10:59

a chance. Skull

11:01

Crushing Finale As far as finales go,

11:03

they really don't come much more underwhelming

11:05

than the A-Lister's skull-crushing one. It may

11:08

sound pretty damn barbaric, but the reality

11:10

couldn't be further from the anything but

11:12

awesome truth. What could likely be a

11:14

quite savage full Nelson facebuster in the

11:16

hands of a performer who possessed an

11:18

ounce of dynamism or explosiveness has instead

11:20

become one of the least intimidating weapons

11:22

in the business. The wants of folks

11:24

genuinely believe Miz's opponents have just had

11:27

their skulls well and truly crushed by

11:29

the Lattlister Machender, with most noticeably

11:31

taking the annoyingly soft attack arm-first

11:33

after gradually being lowered to the

11:35

mat. To

11:38

call it an anticlimactic way to end

11:40

whatever battle the long-time WWE talent finds

11:42

himself squirming through would be an understatement.

11:44

But with the consistent heat generator now

11:46

approaching 15 years of skull-crushing

11:48

disappointment, it's safe to assume fans will

11:51

have to continue enduring this bland and

11:53

tame move until the two-time Grand Slam

11:55

winner eventually decides to call it a

11:57

day. The A-Town

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off Worst Finisher on WWE Television from

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The Awesome One, often theory has spent

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12:14

Dolph Ziggler have all tried and failed

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former United States Champion's Fireman's Carrie Facebreaker

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12:29

allowing his opponents the chance to break

12:32

their fall with their knees as he

12:34

spins them out for the Facebreaker portion

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of the move. The impact is evidently

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lotened, and makes the person taking it

12:40

look rather weak after ultimately staying down

12:42

for the three count post A-town down.

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CM Punk's GTS or Brock Lesnar's F5

12:47

are both superior alternatives to this terrible

12:49

thing caught somewhere in between both of

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those iconic finishers. So a return to

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