10 Wrestlers Who Hated Taking Wrestling Moves
It's not hard to see why this bunch of wrestlers weren't in a rush to take these wrestling moves.
Let's face it, pretty much everything you see going down within a squared-circle takes its toll on the human anatomy. Well, maybe aside from taking Santino Marella's trusty cobra to the chops. But saying that, the way down to the mat still isn't what you'd define as a pleasant one.
Simply put, if it requires you to be thrown, hit, or landed on, the chances are, it's going to royally suck. Sure, a wrestler's body undoubtedly becomes hardened to bumps and various strikes over the years, but that still doesn't mean that our favourite stars are completely numb to the feeling of being suplexed, slammed, or whacked with a foreign object. Far from it.
In fact, some moves are so excruciating to endure that even the folks who do this for a living aren't in a rush to go back for round 2 any time soon.
From dramatic drops from up high, to hilariously bad manoeuvres that still left you with a bloody nose, some moves are just a pain in the ass to take - and these wrestlers would quite happily live the rest of their lives without being caught on the receiving end of them ever again.
10. Bret Hart Thought The Doomsday Device Was Stiff Enough
The impact made by The Legion of Doom/Road Warriors on tag team wrestling can still be felt today, with many talented units of the modern generation still opting to utilise the duos dynamic finisher, or even a modified version of it, in their own arsenals today.
However, just because the Doosmday Device went on to become an iconic match-ender doesn't mean it was always a walk in the park to take. As Bret Hart famously noted during his 2006 WWE Hall of Fame induction when recounting the tale of Road Warrior Animal and Hawk performing their signature move on Vince McMahon himself in a bar, the two were looking to take the boss' head off in the surreal setting and "their finish was bad enough as it was". The Hitman would then clarify soon after, "I mean, stiff enough, anyway," clearly suggesting that he wasn't a fan of the pair's execution of the devastating weapon.
Interestingly, Hart would famously draw inspiration from The Legion of Doom when crafting The Hart Foundation's own iconic Hart Attack finisher, swapping Jim Neidhart holding their opponent in a bearhug instead of on his shoulders to ensure a safer, but no less impressive, landing.