10 Former WWE Midcarders Who Had Main Event Finishers

2. The Hurricane (Vertebreaker)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzgqtN2r5Hw Gregory Helms, aka resident superhero the Hurricane, was most definitely a cruiserweight but liked to think he could hang with the bigger boys. Although it would have been superhuman of him to ever get Kane or Big Show up on his small shoulders, that never stopped him from trying. And failing. However, despite his shortcomings, the Hurricane once used arguably the most destructive and dangerous wrestling manoeuvre ever seen in a WWE ring: the Vertebreaker. The move involves holding an opponent upside-down back-to-back by the arms and then driving them to the mat by dropping to a seated position (the opponent lands on their shoulders, neck and the back of their head). With wrestlers such as Edge, Kurt Angle and Steve Austin all suffering neck issues around that time, it wasn€™t surprising when the WWE placed a ban on the move almost immediately, and Helms was forced to switch to using his €˜Eye of the Hurricane€™ instead. Similar finishers used by more successful wrestlers: N/A
 
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