The Curb Stomp has been banned.
 

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/5727...finishing-move

It was on bleacher report as well. If true, how do you guys feel about this?

Has anyone actually been injured by it?

Fucking bullshit either way! Was an awesome finisher. Had the effect of being able to be hit from multiple angles, had that in-and-out kinda cowardly heel appeal about it, and looked legit as fuck.

Fucking sucks.

Exactly. Someone probably finally made the connection between Seth Rollins' finish and Edward Norton Nazi boot stomping a black dude's face into a curb, and decided that wasn't the best allusion to make for WWE's PG product.

Wonder what they'll give him now? What was his finisher before?

That's too bad that they won't want to replay the big finish to WrestleMania 31's main event. Seems wasteful.

I don't mind this decision if it is in fact real. Curb Stomp is kind of a stupid finish.

The Curb Stomp is probably the freshest finisher we've had in a long time.

<font color=goldenrod>So it took them over a year to decide the move was a potential liability before banning it? So stupid.</font>

To each their own. I'm not sold on it, and I've seen him finish a lot of matches with it. The impact isn't that great, the bent over waiting shit is so played out. I'd like to see him use something like a Superkick.

Curb stomp was fun. Could probably make it safely work to an effect that it's just a tap on the head and the other guy does the rest. Problem is, other guy gotta be one hell of a seller to make it look good, or it's pretty much done.

Well, they banned the piledriver for obvious reasons. I can see this being put on the list. Hope Rollins got "Finisher B" in his arsenal ready to go.

Didn't he use that Sliced Bread #2 or whatever that move was called, in NXT briefly? (the one where he backflips over a guy and kinda plants them... on the back of their head... :wtf:

Well since he can't hit gods last gift on anyone I vote for the avada kadavra

we'll always have that wonderful RKO

They should just ban all moves bc every move except mr socko can hurt someone. So from now on the only move allowed is Mr Socko and maybe the cobra. Fuck it, I'm gonna watch some CHW and real deal.

Cobra is a strike to throat. Not very kid friendly.

True. Mr Socko only.

It was made famous by American History X, I think it was a combination of them not making the connection, and not feeling that Rollins would be a big enough star for people to care.

He has become the poster boy now with media attention ,and much like Cena with the FU, you can't have any possible negative points when presenting them to a wider audience.

Don't even think the head injuries come in to it. Its a political move to keep him as media friendly as possible.

It's a terrible finisher anyways

Wait did they make the american history X connection

Vince has a track record of not knowing shit about well known movies
then boldly claiming he's not outta touch
Scarface

Pirates
I bet the list goes on

Funny thing is it was called the black out and it may have been harder to make the link but then they started calling it the curb stomp.

I would like to see him use a half-crab as a finisher

Loved his finisher. Hopeful it will be something they will break out for special matches. Always enjoyed the idea of wrestlers having their normal finisher and then their big match finisher. Loved how Undertaker had like 4 ways to end a match.

Total bullshit. They are professional wrestlers that know what they are risking when they get in the ring. This kinda thing is dumb, NFL players know the risk of playing yet continue to play and years after they retire they want to sue the NFL. I feel that when you sign a contract with either the NFL, NHL, UFC , and any wrestling promotion it should be in your contract that you know and understand the risk of playing said sport, and won't sue at a later time.

Seems long overdue. I always thought it was odd that it was an acceptable move in today's WWE.

Seems odd they waited this long to ban his move. Bryan's headbutts and flying headbutt is probably going to be next very soon.

The stomps he did to Lesnar looked brutal mostly because of Lesnar going full force with the selling. Same for 1-2 other guys while everyone else either sold it normally or the Cena way.

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Isn't the curb stomp sold the same way as the pedigree

Also how does this send a different message than all the fake punches and kicks to the head that every wrestler does in every match ever

Hhh is grandfathered in

I agree that it's a PC move passed off as a safety move because they don't even want the PC discussion happening with them involved.

Also, I won't miss it. The one time it was entertaining was when Orton reversed it at wrestlemania. He's capable of something much better anyway.

Yea it wasn't HHH's fault some guy botched way back when and got dropped straight on his head.

Seniority is awesome.

All I know is that they have spent a long time making the curbstomp a pretty "legit" finisher. Seems like they should have changed his finisher before they put all that time in with the old one, and made him champion.

Really?

Exactly this.

I don't think so. He has perfected it and made it his own, and to ban it now is kinda bullshit.

may as well ban every other move while they're at it. but then again, wwe = real

have him put his foot on their back or something..... i dunno.