10 Wrestling Moves More Dangerous Than You Realise

Triple H's declined reputation gradually declined the Pedigree's reputation, too, but the early history of this double underhook facebuster was no joke.

Adopting the move from his trainer Killer Kowalski, 'The Game' hooked both arms behind the opponent's back and dropped to his knees, planting their face into the mat. It's gently become a largely harmless drop, though this was far from the case in the nineties.

During a 1996 Superstars taping, Triple H executed what was undisputedly his most eerie Pedigree to date on Marty Garner. Garner, presumably having never seen the Pedigree executed, believed he was receiving a double underhook suplex, and so jumped into the air to adjust his body, spiking himself as a result. Garner inevitably sued the company for his injuries, receiving an out-of-court settlement but, luckily, no career-threatening injuries.

Triple H ultimately remodelled the Pedigree, beginning to release his opponent's arms on the way down to decrease the risk of serious injury or, in a worst case scenario, complete paralysis. Look back on some of the earlier Pedigrees, and it's a miracle that only one serious injury ever occurred. Goober after goober was forcibly drilled into the mat without so much as a finger to protect them from the merciless face bump.