10 Wrestling Spots Nobody Does Anymore

by Jamie Kennedy

1. 10 Turnbuckle Head Slams

Ted Dibiase Brutus Beefcake Wrestlemania 5
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Same goes for this classic.

Turnbuckle slams must've been one of the easiest moves to take. Maybe that's why Ted DiBiase included them in nearly all of his matches (when he wasn't flipping over after being punched in the stomach, that is). They're barely part of pro wrestling in 2020 though, for whatever reason.

Perhaps today's worker has moved on, or perhaps they think fans wouldn't take the move seriously. Being driven head first into a cushioned turnbuckle pad isn't exactly the most painful thing, in fairness. If that's the sole reason, then fair play, but traditionalists surely couldn't imagine DiBiase's bouts without those 10 smacks into the corner.

They let fans have some fun, were easy ways to gauge whether people were actually invested in the action and just had a campy quality to them that's hard to match. Much like almost everything on this list, they also had the added advantage of saving a wrestler's body from unnecessary bumps.

What other wrestling spots are dying out? For more wrestling, check out 10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE No Way Out 2000 and 10 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Rob Gronkowski!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.