10 Pro Wrestling Moves That Need To Die
9. Bear Hugs
Why wrestlers still think we want to watch them hug each other (with great vigor!) in the middle of the ring for three minutes at a time is one of the more confounding elements of modern sports entertainment. (To be clear, an embrace is fine. Encouraged. Boredom is not).
It doesn't happen nearly as often as it used to, but you still see the bear hug pop up in matches between bigger guys. It's just an absolute killer of momentum. The pacing of a match comes to a grinding halt anytime someone dares wrap their arms around their opponent's body, clinging to them like a toddler to his mother's leg when he doesn't want to sit on Santa's lap.
If you aren't at least picking your opponent up off their feet, the bear hug becomes a complete waste of valuable match time.