10 Awesome Finishers WWE Stars Should Steal

6. Jim Breaks Armbar (Zack Sabre, Jr.)

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Move theft is one thing, gimmick theft quite another - but since Gallagher already nicked Marty Scurll's umbrella, he's hardly going to perceive stealing Zack Sabre, Jr.'s sick submission finish as an affront to chivalry. He swiped the crossface chickenwing now synonymous with Scurll, too. What next? Is he going to break fingers, perform ridiculous It's Always Sunny-esque bird man appeals, and seek audience approval under his guise as the 'Villain'?

Gallagher in storylines was ordered by 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick to dispense with the buffoonery and start wrestling more seriously - starting with his attire. The tactic worked; like many of his peers, Gallagher under Triple H's stewardship is refreshed, if not all the way over as a serious technician. Adopting a key weapon in the arsenal of ZSJ - a man not likely to return to WWE any time soon - should do the trick.

Zack's Jim Breaks Armbar is a symphony of ugliness, a medley of sick contortionist work and bludgeoning blows to the back of the head.

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