11 Most Overused Moves In WWE

11. Surprise Roll Up

The number one most devastating move in all sports entertainment, the surprise roll-up is designed to protect wrestlers who lose to it. They didn't actually get beaten, you see. They had one "stolen" from them. They were distracted so that doesn't count as a real win. Come back next week to watch the exact same match, only this time we might see a proper ending to it because that one doesn't count, get it?

In the days of the territories, bookers would do everything they could to keep their guys looking strong. Screwy finishes and battles to the time limit draw were standard as it kept the rivalry that was selling tickets going as well as keeping the belt on their biggest draw. The surprise roll-up is born of the same stuff in a company that tries to make everyone look strong and ends up making them look equally weak.

Being unprepared for a move that pins you in a wrestling match where pin attempts should probably be expected, leaves the loser looking like an idiot. But this has only gotten worse with the advent of the 24/7 championship, which eschews the match entirely, favouring fresh wrestlers being taken out easily by surprise roll-ups that they simply do not have the strength to kick out of even while fresh.