Some moves are just dumb...
 

One such group of moves I'm thinking of is pumphandles. Be it a slam, suplex, or anything else starting with a pumphandle, it just looks dumb. They take to long to set up, and aren't very impressive. What moves do you think are dumb and a waste of time. (And don't bring up moves like the worm/stinkface/people's elbow).

the slingshot. you know when you roll on your back and "slingshot" your opponent into a turnbuckle or somethin. the most retarded move ever created.

the airplane spin yeah its supposed to get your opponent dizzy, but wont u get dizzy also.
Also the monkey flip never really liked it

American Dragon used this as a finisher to a match...with 101 revolutions

Bearhugs usually look pretty dumb.

Last exit wow its a DDT

The Punch/Boot/Leg Drop combo and alone. It was okay for 80s, and hell, even the early 90s, but once the Cruiserweights came in, it made it look lame. I could understand if Hogan was Yokozuna-sized, I'd call that a legit finisher, but at his size, it's ridiculous to call it devastating, much less for it to win a match or a TITLE with.

Also, the Viscera Hump. :shifty:

I agree with the slingshot 100%. Also, Undertaker's "old school" where he walks across the ropes is pretty stupid. It's cool for mark out moments, but it doesn't make much sense.

How about the Unprettier? Just the amount of time it takes to set up and then hit just irks me.

Does that gap that sometimes appears between their neck/chest and his knee have something to do with it? And what about when he can't reach their face for the Big Boot? Are there multiple pressure/weak points? :shifty:

I don't like the setup to the Unprettier. It's not the length of time that bothers me, it's how he turns them. He sometimes even releases their arms if he can't reach far enough. If he did it with a backup-type setup, I'd love it.

I dunno, I like the Pumphandle, especially the version of the slam where one guy lifts the other guy up all the way over his shoulder. :o (aka the Meltdown)

Also, Jonster is the man.

Atomic drop\inverted atomic drop. First one cause its just a knee to the ass, second one because its a knee to the nuts but somehow doesn't count as an illegal move. :wtf:

The sleeper hold. They call it that because it puts the viewers to sleep.

I always thought that the bronco buster was a bit shit, the initial impact was fine but to continue hitting them looks lame as there is little force behind.

Also the stratusfaction and dudley dog are ridiculous it is obvious the person having the move done to them has to lift the other.

:lol: Yeah the bronco buster did have a kinda homoerotic quality to it, having your nuts inches from someones face while bouncing up and down with the optional "yeehaww" thrown in for good measure. :shifty:

I agree with the stratusfaction and the dudley dog as well, opponent just lifts the guy\girl doing the move..nice to see him\her having a helping hand in their own defeat.

Stupidest name for a move imo has to be "sliced bread number 2" seriously WTF :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

The Irish Whip- Worst Move Ever

I disagree with Ruien about the Sleeper Hold. A legitimate sleeper WILL render a victim unconscious, it just takes a decent amount of time(if pressure is applied to the sides of the neck).

Spanky called it "Sliced Bread #2" because it was(is) the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Meh, its similar to the dudley dog but with the move turning into a scorpion death drop.

pumphandle slam by test is a my least favourite move.
i watched summerslam 1999 the other night, and i reckon thats about the first time i've ever actually seen him pull it off successfully.

also, i hate piledrivers, because, i'm assuming, you can't actually hit their head on the canvas (unless your owen hart), so essentially...ur not doing anything to them right?

You can actually hit someone's head on the canvas by doing a piledriver, TRUST ME(really bad idea if you don't know what your doing)

moves that normally amount to nothing, but are supposed to be finishers when a particular wrestler does them or puts their own 'spin' on it:

John Cena's shoulder brushing punch
Jonn Cena's F U
the Peoples' Elbow
Statusfaction

Unprettier irks me alot lately. Back in the day it was great cause it looked like Christian actually had the guy locked in and looked like there was a fair amount of impact.

Now he just loosely holds the guys hands and falls down, on the odd chance that he hits it it looks like there is no impact and that the guy just falls down.

Did anybody mention the POOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNCCCCCCCCCCE

The Bubba Bomb

:lol:

Its probably by far the most reversed finisher in the history of wrestling. Ive only ever seen it hit a few times, usually they just drop behind whoevers doing it when they get lifted up.

For all intents and purposes that moves like a standard atomic drop without the knee up the arse. Same "effect" when the moves hit though i guess (assbuster). :-\

Oh yeah I forgot- the X-Factor. Like somebody is going to jump up horizontally when you grab their head.

Truthfully...hurricanranas. So you use your legs to flip the guy over onto his back. That's what they do while training to become wrestlers...flip onto their backs.

Paulie, ever been DDTed in real life? Best finisher in a real fight

Oh, and half of Rey's move set, because it just looks so fake, and you can tell the other guy has to help him.

Also, reverse powerbombs, like what Hassan did to Shelton to the guard rail. Those look crappy.

Tajiri's Tarantula is starting to get pretty dumb. Sure, it was kinda impressive the first fifty thousand times, but now it's just like "O....K". It's even dumber in the sense that he can only legally keep it locked in for 4.9 seconds.

I'll try that someday. And then nip up like The Rock :cool:

I thought the word was kipp up? I could be wrong.

Have you ever fallen hard on your ass? Bruised/broken tail bones are a bitch. :'(

The Worm and the Nightmare On Helms Street.

The Buff Blockbuster.

Most neckbreakers.

Russian legsweeps.

Nip up sounds sexier.... Nipple :drool:

:lol:

I'm amazed that nobody has mentioned the Canadian Destroyer. I always thought it looked more fake than any other move. The F-U is by far the shittiest finisher on Smackdown.

Now here is a real finisher. The most devastating move in all of professional wrestling.

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I always thought that the Styles Clash was a little bit *meh*.

Unless it was a botched Styles Clash. Those look sweet. :p

:rofl: @ asspunch clip

Wow, Jersey All-Prowrestling is retarded.

Well New Jersey is the "Bastard State".


***HEEL HEAT***

For some reason I was never a fan of the Lou Thesz press. I really didn't see why you wouldn't prefer to spear someone instead.

The Lariat/Clothesline is another move. In real life this is a good way to fuck up your shoulder or bicep.

Especially if someone's running at you. Like an Irish Whip deal.

I think the Lou Thesz press is just fine, as long as you follow it up with punches, a la Steve Austin. I just want to know why nobody ever reversed it into a spinebuster.

because they were falling down before they were ever touched :p

Just seems like a good way to get nailed in nuts. I wonder how many times Austin got accidentally balled doing that move?

edit: fuck I ruined my ability to create a dedication thread for post 420. I would of just dedicated it to beer anyway so I guess it is no big loss.....

Rey Mysterios spring board sit on the guy thing is absolutely terrible.

I agree, that move is pointless. Every time he goes up for the sit down, I think the other guy is gonna slam him

Any variation on a splash from the top rope.

I mean really, what can you possibly do with your hands or how many times you can spin that could inflict THAT much more damage.

Wha? In my experience anything that puts you on the floor in a fight is a bad idea. Leaves you prone for a kickin.

Only if it's not one on one.

As for me...the Pedigree. Who in their right mind stays between HHH's legs for that long?

There can be so many jokes made here.

Nuh uh...

If you look at moves like The People's Elbow, The Worm, and the 5 Knuckle Shuffle in the proper context (i.e., the person performing them being a complete ass to the opponent and showing off), then they aren't so bad. I guess the only thing you can blast them for is that they eventually were sold as finishers (Cena's move not so often). Hogan's Leg Drop, while it does seem like one of these, was always purported to be a "legit" finisher and sold that way but...

anyway, the F-U Cena has used since he was forbidden to use it in original "DVD" form up until recently (where he sits out) SUCKED. That might have flown prior to 1985 but now...you really have to do better.

I don't have a problem with most other finishers, except those that are visibly lame or replacements for those that are cool (Nightmare on Helms Street, for example)...just as long as they look like a finisher (i.e. a move another wrestler would finish someone with, and not just a setup move)...

I know Shane Helms did the Nightmare on Helms Street...but what is it?

I too want to know this.

I think Nightmare on Helms Street is The Eye of the Hurricane now