10 Wrestling Moves That Have Been Completely Ruined
8. Spanish Fly
At first glance, the Spanish Fly is an absolutely beautiful move.
To be fair, it's hard to believe that the wrestler on the receiving end of it would be flipped without jumping along with their opponent. When executed properly, however, that's the last thing fans are thinking about it because of how aesthetically pleasing it is.
Paul Burchill was one of the first superstars to popularize the move in WWE, using it during his short-lived "pirate" days and calling it the C4. John Morrison later stole it from him but didn't utilize it as a finisher.
Ever since then, the glorified moonsault side slam has become a transitional move for many WWE superstars, specifically the Cruiserweights.
Sin Cara, Charlotte Flair, Jordan Devlin, Kalisto and Cedric Alexander have all hit the move at one point or another over the years but have rarely put their opponents away with it.
Ali, perhaps more than anyone else, performs the Spanish Fly with such grace that it's a shame he never wins with it. He even connected with it off a commentators' table against Murphy at 2018's Survivor Series event (as seen in the above GIF), but still came up short.
How cool of a move is it really if it has proven to be no more devastating than a collar-and-elbow tie-up?