8 Devastating Moves Watered Down In WWE

1. Burning Hammer

We don’t see this move in WWE very often. In fact, we’ve not seen it too many times in professional wrestling full stop. Tyler Reks used it for a short while in WWE back in 2011, but as he lost more matches than he won we simply didn’t see it often. Even so, Reks’ version saw his opponent land flat on their back, for a three-count yes, but flat on their back.

The move was innovated by Kenta Kobashi in Japan, and as far as I’m aware was only used on seven occasions. It was pulled out on special occasions, something of a super super super finish, and needless to say it was never kicked out of. Not once.

Just looking at it, you can understand why. It is something of an Inverted Death Valley Driver, albeit one that drops the victim right on top of their head. You're not getting up from it.

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