6 Wrestling Finishers That Have Never Been Kicked Out Of

6. The Judas Effect

Now a title-winning move rather than just a preposterous character decision gone rogue, Chris Jericho's sensational deployment of his deadly spinning back elbow against Hangman Page during AEW's All Out main event positioned it as genuinely lethal whilst doing the same for his standing as the company's inaugural Champion.

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Against Kenny Omega at Double Or Nothing, its potency was unknown - Jericho's all-over-the-map promo style in the last two years had worked against his attempts to elevate it before the contest. Was he being sarcastic, sardonic or actually serious about the ludicrous idea of such a move doing damage? Unknown, until he pulled the trigger.

Clumsily striking the 'Best Bout Machine' with what could have been the worst new finisher of the year, his follow-up against Page cemented it as the move to look out for amidst The Young Bucks half-killing themselves flying through tables and other wrestlers half his age doing twice the theoretical damage.

There's much to love about Jericho's latter years, but this latest gambit is one of his most admirable. Nobody should be kicking out of this for years.

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