10 Wrestling Finishers That Haven't Worked In Years
4. Drew McIntyre - Future Shock DDT
Picking up his first piece of WWE gold in the form of the Intercontinental Championship and a great many more wins via his so-so double-underhook DDT during his first WWE spell, a change of attire was actually the catalyst behind Drew McIntyre's decision to relegate his Future Shock DDT to transitional signature from around 2013 onwards.
As the former WWE Champion would reveal during his appearance on Broken Skull Sessions in 2020, accidentally nailing Ryback with a bizarre looking big boot, due to his newly presented 3MB leather pants unexpectedly restricting him mid-move, paved the way for the Claymore to be suddenly born and the Future Shock finisher to ultimately lose its efficacy.
All while knocking himself out in the process, mind.
And though it would be a few more years before McIntyre would fully set WWE on fire with a string of monumental victories via flying boot from hell, the resilient Scot quickly set about Claymore'ing his way back to the big time on the independent scene in the wake of his disappointing release in 2014, with the Future Shock DDT rarely convincing anyone a 3-count is on the horizon ever since.