10 Wrestling Moves WWE Banned

1. All Moves Targeting The Head (For Saturday Morning Slam)

Saturday Morning Slam, which ran from August 25th, 2012 to May 11, 2013, was rated G, and therefore intended for the youngest members of the WWE audience. To make the show, which, to remind you, was still a wrestling program, acceptable for the target audience, the WWE decided to ban all wrestling moves, including strikes, grapple moves and holds, that targeted the head. The sleeper hold, one of the most common and time-tested wrestling submission hold? Banned. The DDT, the Facebuster, and other common moves in most wrestlers€™ arsenals? Banned. Dropkicks, Kofi Kingston€™s Trouble in Paradise, Sheamus€™s Brogue Kick, clotheslines/lariats, or even slaps to the face? Banned. The reasoning was that moves targeting these particular parts of the body were more violent in nature than other moves. This idea, however, didn€™t entirely make sense. Just because a move targets the head doesn€™t mean it€™s more vicious. For example, Alberto del Rio€™s finisher was the Cross Armbreaker, and he frequently kept the hold locked in after his opponent had already tapped out. This created the image that del Rio was being more vicious by attempting to permanently injure his opponent. So, by Saturday Morning Slam logic, holding your opponent in an armbar until they €˜broke€™ their opponent€™s arm was technically more acceptable than a slap in the face or a clothesline. With those kinds of limitations, it would be like asking the wrestlers to perform with one hand tied behind their backs. It€™s no wonder that the show was cancelled. Thanks for reading. Be sure to check out our WWE section on other interesting articles.