10 Wrestling Finishing Moves That Are Genuinely HORRIBLE

10. The Shooting Star Splash

The risk factor for any finisher is dramatically higher if unleashed from up above. On its own, an elbow or a leg drop seems basic. But while sailing through the air, these simple attacks are devastating. Worse still, high-flying moves require an astounding amount of balance, precision, and control, meaning it's more likely things can literally go belly up.

Few techniques prove this principle better than the Shooting Star Press. This aerial assault, popularised by Hayabusa, Scott Steiner, and Jushin Liger, requires the attacker to perform a 450-degree somersault from the top turnbuckle onto their opponent.

To say the Shooting Star Splash is dangerous an understatement. During a SmackDown brawl, Juventud bungled the death-defying stunt on Paul London, damaging his eye socket and breaking his nose, urging WWE to ban it for five years.

What's worse is the Splash is just as hazardous for the athlete performing it. Zack Ryder tweeted "Never again" after suffering a bad landing from the finisher. At WrestleMania XIX, Brock Lesnar undershot the move during the headline match, slamming his face into the mat.

And when a Swanton-bombing daredevil like Jeff Hardy refuses to do the Splash anymore, you know it's gotta hurt.