10 Wrestling Moves That Have Been Completely Ruined

4. DDT

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Although Andrade and Bobby Roode have been using a variation of the DDT as a finisher for some time now, it's difficult to take the maneuver seriously when it has largely been used as a transitional move for the better part of the past three decades.

Jake "The Snake" Roberts invented and popularized the DDT throughout the '80s and '90s, and because fans had never seen anything like it before, they knew it was something special. Despite never winning a single championship with it throughout his entire WWE career, Roberts was a feared yet respected competitor in the squared circle and won his fair share of important matches with that move.

It wasn't long after he retired from the ring that the DDT could be spotted during the first few minutes of any match as a basic transition. Nowadays, if you took a drink for every DDT that was hit in a single match (let alone an entire show), you'd likely die of alcohol poisoning pretty quickly.

The many variations of the DDT out there are exciting and put a fun twist on a move many fans are so used to seeing by this point, but it doesn't change how deemphasized it's become compared to when it was initially introduced.

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Since 2008, Graham has been a diehard pro wrestling fan and, in 2010, he combined his passions for WWE and writing when he joined Bleacher Report. Equipped with a master's in journalism, Graham has contributed to WhatCulture, FanSided's Daily DDT, Sports Betting Dime, and GateHouse Media. Along the way, he has conducted interviews with wrestling superstars like Chris Jericho, Edge, Goldberg, Christian, Diamond Dallas Page, Jim Ross, Adam Cole, Tessa Blanchard, Ryback, and Nick Aldis among others.