10 Ludicrous Things In Wrestling We’ll Tragically Never See
5. Shooting Star City, B*tch!
Not least because he nearly killed himself trying it the last time, Brock Lesnar is has neither the financial nor creative incentive to ever attempt his fabled shooting star press ever again.
A stunning visual delight he'd apparently mastered from occasional attempts in his developmental days, Lesnar's variation of the move was naturally extra special (and somewhat illogical) due to the fact he was a near-300lb monster of a man.
Though removed wholesale from his act upon debuting in 2002, internet scuttlebutt made constant mention of his ability to pull off the move, with grainy footage from his OVW days doing the rounds showing him successfully hitting the manoeuvre.
Prodded by John Laurinaitis to debut it on the main roster for the finish to his WrestleMania 19 clash with Kurt Angle, Lesnar infamously under-rotated, planting himself on his head and neck in a desperate plunge to reach his opponent. The frightening bump miraculously resulted in multiple concussions but no neck damage, such was the robust strength of his upper body. The leap was permanently shelved nonetheless.
The modern-day version of Brock is even more of a ruthless killer than the original WWE incarnation. Limiting his offence to brutal suplexes almost exclusively, his feet rarely even leave the ground, let alone to scale the turnbuckles.