10 Wrestling Moves That Have Been Completely Ruined
2. Superkick
While the "Gentleman" Chris Adams is credited with inventing the superkick, it was Shawn Michaels who made it famous via the Sweet Chin Music. The superkick heard around the world to Marty Jannetty on The Barber Shop in 1992 cemented Michaels as a singles star once and for all and led to his career skyrocketing to new heights.
The move won him countless championships throughout his career and resulted in many memorable moments, including when he hit Shelton Benjamin with it out of nowhere on an episode of Raw in 2005. Michaels' execution of the Sweet Chin Music was always on point and was guaranteed to get a great crowd reaction.
Once The Heartbreak Kid retired from wrestling in 2010, the move apparently became free game for anyone to use.
The superkick is perhaps most synonymous these days with The Young Bucks, who tend to hit no less than two dozen of them in their matches. To be fair, The Usos hit it just as frequently and it's equally ineffective when they do it.
Adam Cole has been known to throw a superkick or two as well, and while they usually look good, there's no need for the superkick to be used as often as any other kick. In that case, there's nothing "super" about it at all.