10 Wrestlers Who Got PISSED When Their Moves Were Stolen

10. Steve Austin's Stunner

Back in 2015, John Cena fully reinvented himself after learning a new way of working from CM Punk and Daniel Bryan.

It was a decision that launched a twilight-years peak so good that it reframed the legacy of his entire career. Cena was possibly the most subjectively-received pro wrestler ever. No less an authority than Mick Foley once proclaimed him to be the greatest of all-time; his critics countered with words to the effect of "Mate he holds his own hands like a virgin on a first date when he applies the STF".

But that United States Title Open Challenge changed everything.

Cena embraced the pacing and movez of the indie boom and gave so much more to his opponents. Those matches were exhilarating, productive, and inspired; by just about executing the modern banger, Cena removed the "boring" tag that will forever plague the likes of Triple H and Randy Orton.

"Just about" is not latent snark. Though Cena kept up with Kevin Owens in a hot matches themed on parity and transition, he was still the same, somewhat clumsy Cena at his core. His springboard Stunner illustrated this. An overambitious move he botched enough times to swiftly drop, it drew the ire of originator Steve Austin. Speaking on his podcast, Austin claimed he was disappointed that Cena used it arbitrarily for a cheap pop kick-out.

But the subtext - "it requires such precision and timing, because his foot could slip on that rope, guys are wearing baby oil..." - seemed to tut at the piss-poor execution.

Sympathy factor: Can't blame him, really.