Has Seth Rollins Stolen His New Finisher?

It looks remarkably similar to a certain New Japan star's move...

Seth Rollins, Karl Anderson
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Seth Rollins debuted his new finisher last night on Raw. Towards the end of a six-man tag between himself, Finn Balor, Big Cass, and the team of Samoa Joe and The Club, he considered hitting Karl Anderson with a Pedigree before going for the new move.

The manoeuvre - which has yet to be named - involved holding his opponent in a similar position to the set-up of the Rainmaker (popularised by NJPW's Kazuchika Okada), before spinning them around and hitting a knee strike to the head. Twitter was immediately abuzz with accusations of thievery, as the move seemed very similar to Kenny Omega's signature V-Trigger strike.

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Although not his finisher, the V-Trigger is one of the most recognisable moves in Omega's arsenal. The Bullet Club leader even chimed in himself, tweeting the sarcastic statement 'Well, at least I still have my entrance music'.

Omega later clarified these words to be in jest, but many have already accused WWE and Rollins of lifting his move directly.

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Others weighed in on the opposite side of the debate, explaining that Rollins' manoeuvre isn't reminiscent of the standard V-Trigger, but rather a modified version Omega has only used rarely (most notably in his 6* match with Okada earlier this year).

The whole issue has opened up debate about the notion of originality in wrestling, and whether this should be frowned upon or looked at as nothing more than a high profile example of something which happens all the time.

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