11 Most Overused Moves In WWE
7. Spanish Fly
The Spanish Fly (no, not that one) is an odd maneuver, even when looked at through kayfabe-tinted glasses.
One wrestler runs up to another, usually climbing something like a table, the apron, or the ring posts to get to them. Stopping for the moment, they wrap their arm around the chest of their opponent, placing their hand on the other's shoulder, almost as if about to perform a Rock Bottom. Then, they backflip, somehow carrying the other over into a forward flip with them. The wrestler performing the move lands on their chest and face while their opponent lands on their back, and we're meant to believe that the move hurts the opponent more.
The thing is, it looks like it should hurt the guy backflipping and landing on his chest a lot more than the one being hit with it. Honestly, the first time this writer saw a Spanish Fly being performed, he thought it was a counter against the guy performing the move.
Coming from the indies to 205 Live and NXT UK, Spanish Flies have quickly become a staple of WWE programming, perhaps because Vince looked them up, saw "male enhancement" and thought that would put a lot of beef in that ring.