10 Wrestlers Banned From Using THEIR OWN Moves
7. The Undertaker And Kane
In a strange development, WWE implemented a blanket ban on the piledriver.
Citing safety concerns, shortly following the public listing of the company amid mounting pressure from the Parents Television Council, WWE did away with a move in 2000 that, like virtually any other, is entirely safe when executed correctly. Astonishingly, it took a full decade thereafter for WWE to ban unprotected chair shots to the head. Brain-scrambling weapon shots impossible to gimmick were fine, but a risky move done safely in the hands of professionals was not.
This directive was brought to you by the same company that said "A shallow cut opened up by a blade is bad, but Brock Lesnar is allowed to risk concussing people (which actually happened) because we can pretend he went into business for himself".
It's almost as though the better the worker was, the more likely they were to get punished.
That can't be true, actually, since Kane was affected by the edict: yes, for a very brief time, both Kane and the Undertaker were banned from using the Tombstone, replacing it with the Chokeslam and Last Ride respectively, before WWE softened their stance.