10 Transitional Wrestling Moves That Should Be Finishers
1. DDT
What else could be number one, but one of the greatest finishers of all-time?
Perfected by Jake The Snake, and later Arn Anderson, the DDT is the biggest offender of transition moves that should be finishers.
Maybe the most vocal supporter of the DDT being 'wasted' as a transitional move is Stone Cold Steve Austin. Austin has spoken at length on his podcast and in various interviews about how the DDT should be the end of the match, and he's absolutely right.
The premise of the move is to, from a front facelock, drive the opponent's head straight down into the ground. Think about that for a second.
Generally speaking, a blow to the head is much more debilitating than any impact to the torso, legs or arms. When it's being driven down to the mat (or worse, floor) with such force, the impact should be incredibly painful and certainly should be enough for a three count.
Just ask Ricky Steamboat how effective the move is, since he took a real DDT on the floor thanks to a Jake Roberts slip-up and was legitimately knocked out.
When spiking someone's head into the ground is not enough to win a match, the integrity of the entire show is compromised.