10 Things John Cena STILL Can’t Actually Do
9. The Springboard Stunner
The Springboard Stunner is now best-known as one of Will Ospreay's many weaponised aerial assaults. 'The Oscutter' suits Ospreay's risk/reward style, flying unexpectedly as he does into the standing start he gives his opponent before their neck-down demise.
Cena's use of it from 2015 onwards has yet to fit the context of one of his clashes, and that's when he actually manages to connect with it.
It debuted during his WrestleMania 31 clash with Rusev, deployed for shock value alone in front of a crowd so unprepared for it that their lack of pop could be heard above Michael Cole's caterwauling shock. It also got a two-count, killing its significance on Night One before he'd even managed to perfect the execution.
This sort of disregard for the old ways was peak Cena. A roster of midcarders could have used the move instead, but it was taken by the man that had reached the pinnacle with barely a high spot to his name. That it made a mockery of the Stone Cold Steve Austin's iconic finisher drew derision from 'The Rattlesnake'. It wasn't the first time Austin would be moved to comment, either...