10 Famous Wrestlers With Terrible Finishers
2. The Ultimate Warrior - Running Splash
Warrior ran. Warrior jumped a foot in the air. Warrior landed on his opponent.
For someone who possessed such incredible charisma, along with an amazing physique, Warrior had one of the most underwhelming, weakest finishing moves ever in wrestling.
Some people may argue that Hulk Hogan’s finisher is just as bad, or even worse, but a man who is 6-food-8 landing his leg across your throat (especially in his earlier years when he would actually jump) would likely hurt quite a bit. He also had the Big Boot set up that popped the crowd, and it let him showboat a bit before putting away his opponent with the leg. It's classic!
Warrior did set up his finisher as well with the Gorilla Press Slam, but that move was more impressive than his finale. Running into the ropes and then jumping is a dumb move even for guys like Earthquake and Viscera, but for a guy less than half their size, it basically looks silly and is nowhere near ultimate.