10 Most Dangerous Wrestling Moves Ever

1. Sit-Out Tombstone Piledriver

It's been well over a decade since WWE banned the piledriver, but in truth, the move was never as dangerous as it was made out to be. Sure, a reckless worker can hurt his opponent with it, but the same can be said of most moves. The key to a safe piledriver is that, prior to impact, the victim must tilt his head forward so that it doesn't protrude past his opponent's thighs. That way, only the performer executing the move hits the mat. In an inverted - or sit-out Tombstone - piledriver, the victim isn't able to tuck his head forward, and so the risk for injury is exponentially increased. Steve Austin learned that in 1993, when he accidentally broke New Japan Pro Wrestling star Masahiro Chono's neck with the maneuver. In 1997, Austin didn't want to take the move from Owen Hart, but Hart executed it anyway and this time it was Austin who ended up with a broken neck. Other wrestlers have used the move since, but the risk simply isn't worth it. As The Undertaker has shown for 25 years, a standard Tombstone can be done safely, and so this variation is unnecessary.