10 Wrestling Moves WWE Banned

8. The Orange Crush / Vertical Suplex Powerbomb

Tumblr M2j2cix9wt1qhjbxeo1 250 Gif This is one of the most rarely-seen moves in professional wrestling. Basically, the user lifts their opponent into a vertical Suplex, and the victim falls into a Powerbomb pinning position. Like the other moves on this list, it is used by very few wrestlers; Kenta Kobashi is the wrestler who first used the move, very few others use it; though one of those is said to have been Jon Moxley, a.k.a. Dean Ambrose. There is a reason this move is banned. The Vertical Suplex itself is rarely seen, possibly due to just how much damage the wrestlers involved absorb through their backs. The Falcon Arrow, or the Vertical Suplex Sitout Slam, is the closest thing to the Orange Crush, and it too, is not frequently, possibly due to the user lifting their opponent so high into the air, and the pressure on the user€™s knees can also be problematic. Finally, for a split second, while the user is transitioning from Vertical Suplex to Powerbomb, the victim is in free fall, and can potentially fall on their heads as in a Ganso Bomb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrCbzdCCaW4 If this move were to ever be approved by the WWE brass, it would have to be used by one of the stronger Superstars. It would have to be someone with enough strength to hold up their opponent straight up in the air, and with enough skill to quickly move their hands to grab their falling opponent into the right position. Although more likely, this move will remain banned, relegated to the move lists in the WWE video games.
 
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