10 Wrestling Moves Banned By WWE

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25 May 2023, 5:07 am

The Pedigree, clearly, is a legitimately dangerous move. The original version of Triple H’s Pedigree was quickly banned by WWE, especially after some wrestlers got hurt

The Pedigree (Old Version)- Triple HThe Pedigree, clearly, is a legitimately dangerous move. The original version of Triple H’s Pedigree was quickly banned by WWE, especially after some wrestlers got hurt

After Brock Lesnar nearly sent himself to the hospital attempting a Shooting Star Press at WrestleMania XIX, the move landed itself on the banned list

Shooting Star Press- Brock LesnarAfter Brock Lesnar nearly sent himself to the hospital attempting a Shooting Star Press at WrestleMania XIX, the move landed itself on the banned list

Remember when Randy Orton used to kick people in the head and put them out for weeks with serious head injuries? The 'Punt' move is now banned

Randy Orton’s PuntRemember when Randy Orton used to kick people in the head and put them out for weeks with serious head injuries? The 'Punt' move is now banned

Dick Murdoch is credited with innovating the Brainbuster and bringing it into popular use. Now, safer version of a Brainbuster can be seen in the Jackhammer, a move of Goldberg

Brainbuster- Dick MurdochDick Murdoch is credited with innovating the Brainbuster and bringing it into popular use. Now, safer version of a Brainbuster can be seen in the Jackhammer, a move of Goldberg

Popularized by “Sugar” Shane Helms (Helms would go on to slightly larger fame as superhero character The Hurricane in WWE), the Vertebreaker was as complex and dangerous move

Vertebreaker- The HurricanePopularized by “Sugar” Shane Helms (Helms would go on to slightly larger fame as superhero character The Hurricane in WWE), the Vertebreaker was as complex and dangerous move

The Piledriver was the very first move ever explicitly banned by WWE, after a mistake by Owen Hart accidentally broke the neck of rising star “Stone Cold” Steve Austin

The Piledriver- Owen HartThe Piledriver was the very first move ever explicitly banned by WWE, after a mistake by Owen Hart accidentally broke the neck of rising star “Stone Cold” Steve Austin

Curb Stomp- Seth RollinsSeth Rollins’ former finisher- Curb Stomp and the most recently banned move, one which almost seems inexplicable.

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