Although we fans take our wrestling extremely seriously at times, anyone who has never laughed at the absurdity of it all is genuinely missing the point (and also missing out). Modern pro wrestling can be an endless cavalcade of cheesy acting, bizarre costumes and amnesiac referees that come to their senses at alarmingly convenient times. Invisible cameras follow our heroes around backstage and often, men and women who were bitter enemies last week will become bestest friends this week. Still, if youre a true fan, thats just a few more reasons to love the crap out of it. Todays pro wrestling has a heavier bias towards entertainment than ever before and guess what? Comedy is a part of that. Besides, here in the 21st century, the business is well and truly exposed. We KNOW they arent really fighting, so why not have some fun with it? Sure, if someone attacks you, youre more likely to slap them in a front facelock than you are to attempt a diving corkscrew moonsault, but which move is the more fun to look at? That being said, there are some signature moves that, frankly, beggar belief. These are usually finishers (i.e. the signature move a wrestler uses to end a match) and, as such, they are expected to carry a power more devastating than a top-rope elbow drop, DDT or fisherman suplex could ever hope to. There have been a lot of silly moves in wrestlings long and storied history, but these 10 are probably the most stupid.
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