10 Wrestlers Who Changed Their Finisher When They Got Old

4. Nikki Bella

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The mood around women's wrestling within WWE had at long last changed by 2015, but mounting injuries for Nikki Bella as she entered the latter stages of her career as a company full-timer resulted in this significant and restorative switch.

The Rack Attack was a cool move in a time where such a thing was actually welcome again. No longer were females being instructed not to wrestle like males (whatever that even means), and Bella was able to express that by holding her opponents in a torture rack before violently dropping them across her neck and shoulders as she dropped to her knees.

A major neck injury layoff forced the change. Switching to the Rack Attack 2.0 removed most of the pressure, with a TKO-like conclusion for the opponent. Associated more with the end of her run rather than her underrated peak, the move was a suitable replacement during some largely enjoyable cameos.

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