10 Pro Wrestling Moves That Need To Die
7. The Spear (As A Finishing Move)
That's it guys. No more match-ending spears. We reached our maximum capacity for this finishing move somewhere around the time Batista started shoulder-tackling his way through the roster.
The problem with guys trying to use the spear as a finishing move in today's ultra-safe WWE environment is that it's damn near impossible to give the move the kind of impact it deserves. We need only to compare the soft, careful execution of Edge's spear against the dramatic, rag doll-creating thumps delivered by the likes of Goldberg and Rhyno to understand why it needs to be put out to pasture.
Roman Reigns does the best version of the spear out of everyone from the last ten years, but even his doesn't look like a true match-ender unless he has an expert seller taking the hit.
Until WWE loosens up its safety guidelines (which it won't) or someone comes along who can make it look like he's absolutely crushing his opponents without injuring them, the spear needs to go away.