10 Wrestling Facts We Didn’t Know Last Week (Dec 6)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Why Kevin Owens Wanted To Change His Finish

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Did you know: Kevin Owens first approached Steve Austin about using his iconic Stunner finisher back in 2016.

At the time, Owens was growing more and more frustrated by the number of Powerbombs permeating matches on WWE television. He told Corey Graves on 'After The Bell' that it felt like he couldn't watch a match without seeing some sort of variation of a move he was using as his main finish.

When he stopped to think about it, KO couldn't explain why his Pop-Up Powerbomb was more devastating than Roman Reigns' Sit-Out Powerbomb. That was problematic, and it's why Owens was compelled to seek out something different; several stars had used the Stunner as a one-off by 2016, but Kevin was keen to nail it down as his own.

Austin was eventually all for it. Owens respectfully approached him before using it for the first time at the 2017 Royal Rumble, and then started integrating it into his arsenal after that. Now, the Stunner has replaced the Powerbomb as his full time finisher.

What other big wrestling facts did you learn this week? For more like this, check out 10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Nov 29) and 16 Things You Probably Missed From AEW Dynamite (Dec 4)!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.