10 Transitional Wrestling Moves That Should Be Finishers
6. The Sharpshooter
Talk about a fall from grace, The Sharpshooter went from being the defining submission finishing move in all of WWE for nearly the entire decade of the 90s to being often used as a mockery in 2016.
Bret Hart won the WWE and Intercontinental Championships with this hold; he defeated numerous Hall Of Famers including Mr. Perfect, Ric Flair, Razor Ramon, Macho Man and many others.
The move was synonymous with a submission victory year after year until Bret Hart had his infamous match with Shawn.
Most recently, Charlotte used the hold to "defeat" Natalya at WWE Payback, but it was simply the 417th re-enactment of the Montreal Screwjob.
When it's not being used to insult the Hitman through another incarnation of the 1997 Survivor Series, the hold is so poorly applied by The Rock, Shane McMahon, or several other grapplers, that it makes the move look like a joke.
If the superstars are going to use The Sharpshooter, they should A) learn how to properly apply it and B) win.
It's a legendary move that has had such a long shelf-life of success and effectiveness that seeing it used as a mere transition move over recent years is a borderline wrestling sacrilege.