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What are moves you think should be done less and why? (lemmy.world)
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Safety? Overdone? Looks stupid?

What are some moves that you feel need to be used less (or not at all)?

German/Belly to Belly suplexes

Neck injuries and so much can go wrong once the wrestler is released. I remember reading someone saying they won't take Germans anymore and if you look back through history neck injuries started becoming more prevalent along with German suplexes. Same logic for Belly to Belly.

Spinning backhand/elbows

Looking at you Jericho and Kingston These look horrible and always will. Jericho has a plethora of moves and Kingston using any old school japanese finisher would work with his character.

The dive over the ropes and onto 10 guys that fall apart like bowling pins. It's unbelievable but it's not horrible, just way overdone IMHO.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm getting very bored of Canadian destroyers and their varients, especially Adam Cole's really stupid version of it which makes literally zero sense.

I'm a big proponent of protecting moves, especially finishers, and think that you should bury someone else's finish by using it early in a different match on the card for a 2 count.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I agree and maybe I'm just old, but it's crazy to see it become a transition move everyone and their mother uses, when almost 20 years ago it was the most innovative finisher out there.
I know this is far from the only case of a finisher becoming a regularly used move, but at least with something like the DDT, the execution looks pretty simple.