WWE Moves That Were Banned and the Real Reasons Why

[@mitch3384]

Banning Nia Jax will prevent more injuries than all the other banned moves combined.

[@LucotIC.]

Fr. They didn't ban the buckle bomb when seth injured two major stars, but when Nia injured Kairi, they banned it. My first thought was "Why not just ban Nia Jax?"

[@mitch3384]

@@LucotIC. Nia just gives off an attitude of not giving two f***s about injuring people.

[@sibinsamthomas4719]

Not a Nia fan, but she has been away from the ring for some time. If she has improved then she should stay. But even one similar incident out of carelessness and she should be packed and send away.

[@reijik777]

​@@sibinsamthomas4719literally injured people upon her return

[@sibinsamthomas4719]

@@reijik777 I don't think Rhea's injury is legit, did she injure anyone else? If so, i didn't know that.

[@julietcamuyot1859]

Imagine telling someone her move is band because it’s to devastating for a woman 💀

[@blackmagick77]

Fr, I never knew that and finding out really misses me off because it was a cool finisher and she did it really well

[@JustinCarbaugh]

Ngl Michelle using the other move, her cheeks jiggle

[@dannybtw]

Michelle said that once her and Melina I think it was were told to redo a whole match because it looked better than the men wrestling. I think it was an non televised match. So they went back and redid the match

[@foxfireinferno197]

Lesnar's SSP botch also happened because his target was too far away from the corner. He had to put so much force into distance that he under-rotated.

[@UncleHowdy21]

Let me tell you this cm punk was still using the gts it’s pretty much the same situation as Kane and undertaker’s tombstone piledrivers

[@KenjiAsakura09]

I still cant believe Lesnar used to SSP. Like, he's the last guy i would expect to do one

[@gorkskoal9315]

@@KenjiAsakura09 *Vader enters chat* *So does Scot Stiener* *RVD wakes up around noon to enter chat*

[@TrillBill]

I heard Vince asked Orton to punt him "for real". If that's true, then kudos to Vince for being game.

[@ConteStefanon]

It's true, he wanted it to look as real as it gets

[@LinKueiDragon]

To be honest, the Curb Stomp being banned/name changed is most likely because of its origin and influence more than anything else.

[@absurdist5134]

I don't disagree, but giving the boss a concussion probably didn't help matters though.

[@wolfhurricane897]

I think it's because of the fact that idiot children do the moves.

[@JohnWilliams-wl9px]

@@absurdist5134it was Randy’s punt that gave Vince a concussion. The curb stomp never hurt anyone

[@wesbroome2411]

they should just name the move "american history X"

[@GFY_29]

​@@wesbroome2411 Everyone else is allowed to have pride

[@Megastar_Tye]

Fun Fact: they decided to unban the muscle buster when joe faced karrion kross at nxt takeover 36

[@yuhaye3986]

Michael McCool can do the Facebreaker safely because she’s tall and the opponents head won’t be as close to the mat as it would with AJ Styles, that’s also why Styles needs his opponent to not tuck their chin because that’s how close to the mat the head is

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

Michelle* She's not Obama, so she's an actual w*man.

[@kylerhicks6943]

It's Michelle McCool.

[@vincentcloud]

I didn't see a problem with her move. I mean it is an inverted windows peak that Beth Pheonix used(Beth opponent was facing away Michelle was facing her).

[@cindyskullz]

Goldberg being old and gassed was the reason he botched his own finishing move and yet Vince decided to ban a completely different move because of it. The Brainbuster sounds bad but it’s really just a suplex that has the opponent land on their shoulders and upper back rather then their whole back.

[@smotocel1119]

1 second of the one taking the move where they dont put their chin in to their chest and it s over for the spine, it s a stupid dangerous move tbh

[@markobighead3173]

And concussed, but Greenberg isn't any better a wrestler now than he was in WCW. He's always been dog shit.

[@conversationtosaurusrex]

"GTS is Banned" Aged like Milk, CM Punk came back and used it at Royal Rumble.

[@fox------]

True Cody counters it at the end

[@jonnewton9747]

He then used it at Bash in Berlin

[@abrahamessien6759]

I think only Kane and The Undertaker are allowed to use the piledriver because they're good at it, using it all their lives they never make a mistake. Experience.

[@voquangminhnguyen3193]

And also because they are tall.

[@davidlewis1418]

Also, a case of Tombstone Pile Driver where the head of the opponent is tucked between the knees and a sit out pile driver (the banned one) leaves their head really close to point of impact.

[@nitinmathew5391]

@@davidlewis1418 however i have seen the sit out piledriver used now and then by veteran wrestlers. i remember hbk doing one to y2j(or maybe undertaker) on the steel steps.

[@davidlewis1418]

@@nitinmathew5391 That HBK vs Undertake sit out piledriver was all the way back in 1998. WWE has been kinda picky/choosy on who gets to do what moves, though, as it was 2 veteran wrestlers in the ring when Kevin Hart nearly paralyzed Stone Cold for life.

[@nitinmathew5391]

@@davidlewis1418 yeah the tombstone pile driver does look like a safer version. I made a mistake though, the one I was talking about was hbk giving John Cena a pile driver on the steel steps at wrestlemania 23. So that would be in 2007

[@MetalThrashingMan13]

3:46 I was surprised she wasn’t fired for that, and I’m even more surprised she got rehired after that

[@markbailey3786]

Nia Jax is a danger to herself and others without a "dangerous" move or technique to be honest.

[@djdmasseyplays414]

Agreed 💯 percent

[@mbry1]

The fact it took the WWE years to realize that smacking someone in THEIR HEAD with a chair. Is incredibly unsafe and can cause permanent brain damage is astonishing to me.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

It's not that it took WWE years to realize that. It took medicine years of research and evidence to realize how dangerous damage to the head over a period of time can be.

[@Mankey619]

That punt kick really is a nasty looking moves I’ve ever seen Randy do to anyone. It’s a good reason why they banned this move.

[@JM1993951]

Goldberg accidentally got the brain buster banned? 😂. That’s one way to protect your finisher.

[@Aaron_Era]

6:10 Ironic considering he made that finish move TO BE SIMILAR TO BROCK LESNAR'S F5, but gets mad when Tyler Reks does that to his finishing move. Man, 2010-2011 John Cena was unbearable

[@mrv7916]

I always thought that they banned the chair shots to the head because of what happened of Chris Benito.

[@BigFatCone]

That's what the video says...

[@GageisME333]

*Benoit

[@ch33seweasel42]

It really blows that a guy like Owen Hart was the one who caused the Austin injury. Consumate professional, guy who ended up giving his life to this, one of the safest in-ring workers of all time... and he's the dude that shortened the greatest wrestler of all time's career. Just gets at me a little bit.

[@JoeR203]

I wouldn't consider Austin the greatest "wrestler". He was great on the mic and at acting pissed off.

[@papichulo8749]

@@JoeR203who would you consider?

[@JoeR203]

@@papichulo8749 If you're talking actual wrestling ability and not just who has an act that gets over with the crowd, then I'd say Bret Hart, Mr. Perfect, Bob Backlund and Kurt Angle.

[@jeremyfegenbush5925]

best wrestling channel👇

[@Cajunvenus2]

Wrestlelamia?

[@loganboyd6609]

​@@Cajunvenus2no

[@Lil_Digestive]

​@@Cajunvenus2both are good but I prefer this channel better

[@LjLongYT]

santizap

[@ramanchalasani2378]

WhatCulture Wrestling (minus everyone who isn’t Simon Miller)

[@KegOfMeat]

I still don’t understand how Owen Hart thought doing the Tombstone Piledriver like that was a good idea.

[@markobighead3173]

Especially since he was explicitly told not to do it that way by Austin several times beforehand.

[@Stolas.ofArsGoetia]

The Vertebreaker is in WWE 2K23 and it was also in SVR '11

[@markobighead3173]

And probably dozens more. Those are video games. The piledriver has been in every single wrestling game since it was banned almost 25 years ago.

[@donovandelaney3171]

The chair-shot to the head was banned because that move made Chris murder his family. El-stupid-oh.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

Not really. The dozens of concussions he sustained over his career caused that. And many of those caused by his finisher: The Diving Headbutt.

[@SubZero589]

Don't think fans will complain if moves are banned for safety. I remember when charishots to the head was the norm, but thankfully they have banned them, considering how dangerous they are

[@napalmblaziken]

You'd be wrong. Fans absolutely complain about moves being banned even if for safety reasons.

[@SubZero589]

@@napalmblaziken Hopefully the normal fans will not have a problem

[@robloxwithacetheavenger4908]

I thought WWE would unban chair shots after Linda McMahon lost her US Senate race twice

[@jasontodd1896]

Stupid to ban moves

[@mikegriff8372]

Razors Edge move was banned in the 90's. It looked awesome, but a very fine line between life altering injuries and a move.

[@sakshamsharma3527]

razor ramon knew how to execute it, but yes it seemed and probably was a dangerous move

[@SIMOLAMBOTZ]

Wasn't Sheamus using it in 2009?

[@mister54336.]

​@@SIMOLAMBOTZ The high cross

[@Imagoddamnmenace]

I don’t think they banned the gts because Matt riddle still uses the bro to sleep

[@the_shortski6053]

They can end up having moves banned for a short amount of time and it would make sense as to why Itami ended up with that weird Codebreaker type version through the rest of his 205 Live run but kept the name.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

I pretty much consider Tombstone Piledriver a different move entirely from a sit down piledriver or a standard piledriver the biggest difference in it is the performer giving it is the one at most risk for injuries with the Tombstone and not the other performer taking it

[@michaelsidor8418]

Ironically, Joe had used this finisher in WWE, because his other finisher package piledriver was banned😅

[@Forse32]

He used the Coquina Clutch instead of the Muscle Buster

[@mykalbloom7654]

Remember, after the final Smackdown of 2023 on December 29, you're gonna upload a video of every return in WWE which includes, Titus O'Neil, Erick Rowan, even Braun Strowman. Soon, Randy Orton & maybe CM Punk will be part of this years WWE returns just like The Rock & John Cena.

[@Noifsnobutsnococonuts-rj4kk]

CM punk is a goner

[@sakshamsharma3527]

​@@Noifsnobutsnococonuts-rj4kkyou wish

[@Treydaman773]

@@Noifsnobutsnococonuts-rj4kkum he returned

[@Karnmagsman]

Most risky move is when Nia Jax moves at all.

[@07kilswitch]

Think it also doesnt help of you have 5 times the weight class of your opponent. Im sorry but the divas dont have the same mass and bone structure as trying to batista or mark henry around. Almost nothing to soften the blow

[@JustinCarbaugh]

I'm surprised the fact people like John Cena even tho he's selfish and a child

[@Emil_Stoltz]

Having the curbstomp banned because "children might imitate it" is so stupid. Might as well ban all moves at that point

[@mxsayian]

but curbstomp is definitely the most dangerous to imitate

[@greatlakesadventures2024]

Children may break their necks or even be hurt by the move which is why it was banned

[@krodmandoon3479]

@@greatlakesadventures2024 Damn in that case you'd better get rid of the Airplane spin, Armbreaker, Armbar takedown, Arm drag, Japanese arm drag, Over the shoulder arm drag, Springboard arm drag, Arm wringer, Atomic drop, Inverted atomic drop, Sitout full nelson atomic drop, Sitout inverted atomic drop, Backbreaker, Back body drop, Mountain Bomb, Biel throw, Chokeslam, Cobra clutch slam, Bulldog, Cobra clutch bulldog, Half nelson bulldog, One-handed bulldog, Reverse bulldog, Spinning bulldog, Catapult, DDT, Cradle Arm Trap DDT, Driver, Electric chair driver, Fisherman driver, Half nelson driver, Michinoku driver, Michinoku driver II, Michinoku driver II-B, Samoan driver, Wheelbarrow driver, Electric chair drop, and the list goes on from F to Z.

[@zReyds]

Of course nia jax is in here 😂

[@SsmilingSsmile]

Just saying that Seth injured the same amount of people, don't get too loud.

[@zReyds]

Oh I'm sorry I didn't know you can hear people through a text

[@History_Nurd]

​@@SsmilingSsmileAtleast Seth had actual in-ring skills, and is not the female equivalent of Vader.

[@CosmicKenzie]

@@History_Nurdand that’s okay WHYY the excuses are crazy asf be blessed

[@lilianamendez5921]

Ok is it just me or did i hear Mchical cole saying "Wallions" 2:18

[@brandontrinidad9091]

1:52 that moves reminds me of Kharma (Awesome kong) or tommaso ciampa using it.

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, Tap Out corner..!! I didn't know about this until today.

[@ItalianStallion69]

Dawg a sloppy brainbuster is crazy 😭

[@GageisME333]

It REALLY lives up to its name when that happens

[@imacoolchair]

It's not Seth's fault that Finn dislocated his shoulder. If you look closely he tried to break his fall with his arm.

[@rayyanlaria]

Watching it today feel like hhh gone bring sum moves back

[@Fdatubeofyou]

Michelle McCool: I can’t use Christopher Daniels finish? Ok, I’ll use AJ Styles finish.

[@Maxximum_]

Isn't that similar to the move "the fairy tale ending" used by Tommaso Ciampa?

[@Fdatubeofyou]

@H20Sniper Ah Yes but only the Angels Wings and McCool’s “Wings of Love” did a spin before impact …also…she kinda stole the name too

[@alexsandercolon5347]

BME

[@Fdatubeofyou]

Matt Riddle still uses the GTS calling it the Bro To Sleep

[@Fog8Jason]

Best wrestling channel 👇

[@JamesDanielMowll]

5:19 It’s almost as if THAT IS THE POINT!

[@IamLegendaryguy1998]

Can you make AEW videos?

[@krodmandoon3479]

I love hearing behind the scenes talk for the dubdubee

[@williammcdermott8692]

Ok Zach that brainBuster Goldberg delivered to Undertaker wasn't a brainBuster it was actually a botched jackhammer

[@Sideways_Singh]

The wings of love part was hilarious there like its too powerful n then right after shes laughing doing her new way more ruthless move 😂😂

[@Fdatubeofyou]

The Vince punt was the beginning of the end for the punt? It was literally the first one.

[@the_shortski6053]

The Buckle Bomb got banned because Nia botched it. If you banned moves because she botched it, you could get every moved banned. Surprised that they didn't make the Banzai Drop banned with how she did it to Rhea. It was also weird if that's why Itami stopped using the GTS. Punk can still use it after breaking Snitsky's nose i think it was but Hideo couldn't after having a similar issue. Its one of those things that has to go into consideration of if a move should be banned, what the risks are and if they're ways that it could be prevented or if it's just an issue with that wrestler like the Shooting Star Press from Kidman. Could Brock have reheased the spot by doing an intense training match then pull the move out on a trampoline ring, does the wrestler need more training on the move or be able to do a closer version with less energy, etc.

[@robloxwithacetheavenger4908]

It makes no sense CM Punk: Breaks Snitsky's nose WWE: I was just an accident KENTA: Breaks Brian Kendrick's nose WWE: GET THAT FINISHER OUTTA HERE

[@muraliveloor3908]

Rikishi used Banzai drop nobody complained

[@ZenKrio]

I always thought growing up that the Chairs weren't actual chairs, but were made to be more frail so the chair shots looked like they hurt. I also thought that a lot of the time, the Wrestlers got their hands up to make the sound more impactful.

[@gabepollock1641]

I hate to be pedantic, but Reks never used the actual Burning Hammer. They copied the name, but his was a safer Argentine DDT, where the opponent is fully flipped and takes a front bump. The Burning Hammer (in its actual execution) is banned, and the only time I can recall it being performed was in the cruiserweight classic.

[@jorellhayes]

I thought La k night has a burning hammer in his arsenal

[@lancefrye2554]

Banning a move after multiple accidents come from it is completely understandable; especially if multiple people perform it and have accidents because you then have proof that the move is the problem and not a single person who performs it. Banning a move because it's extremely dangerous/risky is understandable as well. Banning a move because it looks dangerous/risky but really isn't is really stupid though. The point of a wrestling move, especially a finisher, is to do a lot of damage; that in mind, you're going to ban a move because it looks like it does a lot of damage? Really? Especially when it is actually safe. That's just stupid. Also, banning a move after one single accident is stupid. Are they going to ban the clothesline because Kofi Kingston injured CM Punk with it once? I feel like every wrestling move has injured at least someone at some point. Are you going to ban every single move because they've all injured someone at some point?

[@Wwelover-lr7lh]

punt kick & the 450 splash, are my favorites tbh.

[@wer1123]

The punt kick was almost done at wrestlemania 40 so maybe they unbanned it

[@realmlmao]

Didn't Logan Paul hit a gts at wrestlemania 39?

[@lordpardus7348]

Frankly, unprotected chair shots SHOULD be banned. Especially to the head. Those lightbulb matches should be banned, I was there when some "hardcore" dude, cut his artheries and nearly bled to death, and actually experienced a clinical death. Then he asked fans for money to pay for medical bills and... spend the money on crack cocaine and heroin. I believe it was Raver X, it was a Chicago show in 2019. Marko Stunted Growth also was there, knocked himself out and got carried out on the stretcher. But I was there for GANGREL and Ophidian. Gangrel had a match with Pockets the Dog, and annihilated him. LOVED IT. There was a great tag time "Violence Inc" too. But yeah, that lightbulb spot nearly got deadly.

[@robloxwithacetheavenger4908]

You referenced Judgment Day 2004. Eddie cut his artery after blading himself

[@ZHarris-ob9tr]

"if cm punk returns" aged badly

[@Axel-chase77]

Well*

[@coolguyshorts]

I finally understand this

[@AliNasir-fc8zi]

Do Scott Steiner btb

[@ralts6464]

Imagine banning a move due to its risk of injury but allowing it later thinking risk of injury is reduced

[@damianking42]

Of course they banned a move bc of Nia Jax

[@sevsnape3818]

the burning hammer sure does look like the KoD

[@Carternextbot238]

6:32 that’s not true he returned and is allowed to use it also the brain buster is not banned anymore

[@napalmblaziken]

Billy Kidman's shooting star press was always sloppy.

[@sweet_beans269]

its funny how CM punks finisher is unbanned now

[@AaronCLB]

i swear they still do the curb stomp

[@conversationtosaurusrex]

They do, Also the GTS is not banned as shown with Cm Punk using it.

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

Paul london used the 450 splash when he was tag team champions with brian kendrick

[@kevinuchiha6830]

The punt kick man bring it back

[@JoeR203]

You forgot the Heart Punch.

[@PatriciaCross]

Angelwings is effectively a safer Dangerous Driver. So is the Pedigree. HHH's Pedigree started as a Dangerous Driver, and changed it for safety reasons. I wouldn't be surprised if he got angry a woman was using a better version of his move. Muscle Buster actually comes from the Manga/Anime Kinnikuman/Ultimate Muscle and is also famously used by King in Tekken. You don't see it used in real life much because it takes a lot of strength and it is not easy to balance and hold someone that way and also control it. It is hard to make safe. The version Joe uses is already safer than the original move, where you would drop down on your own ass and cause your opponent's neck to drive into your shoulder with full weight; instead he falls backward and puts most of the weight on the opponent's back and shoulders.

[@birdfacemd]

Seems like the real problem was Nia Jax not caring about their opponent's safety at all

[@PatK1989]

Nah nah nah, Nia Jax is not using unsafe moves, it is more like every move gets unsafe when she performs it

[@TYR77]

I hate the bucklebomb move!

[@dasavagebuzzsaw]

Bianca's. k.o.d. similar to the burning head non-head related since everyone was jumping on a mentally challenged person comment I deleted it. so while not the burning hammer. it is a variation of it with a real different name that idk of.

[@KpopManiac_143]

Future update: CM Punk used the GTS so we good

[@arextygamin1372]

You could see randy realize he messed up when put his hand to his head then took them down fast to continue the act

[@rucu8311]

Mabel and Nia Jax are definitely unsafe and should never do moves above their station. If they did any of these moves they would have ended someone.

[@arghpee]

GTS is my favorite WWE move of all time

[@danasaeed9018]

And There Are Some Who Have The Guts To Call WWE Scripted Or Fake!

[@davidbooth1430]

Can you do the bell to bell of Aaliyah, Mustafa Ali, dolph ziggler and Elias

[@NixBurkett1984]

Considering Punk is back at WWE and still uses the GTS, its safe to say that prediction was incorrect

[@the-u2888]

Well, the GTS made it come back

[@panaoutsios1990]

8:20 I saw the name of my favorite movie superman 2 and read what will happen if you do that finisher

[@kingxd3ath]

The cm punk thing aged badly

[@zanethind]

I don't remember WWE ever saying they banned the GTS wtf?! Same with the Brainbuster

[@coolguyhino92]

Fun Fact: Vince wanted Randy to do the punt to him. Like, not just liked/approved it. He was REally into the idea of reviving the bumps of the 90's for one fleeting second. So much so, that he(Vince) essentially told him, "If you hold back, i'll kill you 🤪"

[@ZacharyDoesStuffOnYT]

We need a Dolph Ziggler bell to bell

[@peterruff5810]

It should of been me.

[@chris.louis9913]

What about Finn Balor's Cou de Gras? It's not banned, but isn't it potentially dangerous?

[@hizamiaziz30]

I never see any wrestler perform The People's Elbow anymore, is it got banned ? That move is so dangerous and can affect not just wrestler but even the fans. I can get traumatized if I ever saw that move again

[@rohitcharles007]

We needed that punch kick of Randy orton

[@stevieb274]

What about that chair move undertaker used to do? The one where he would put the chair under someone’s neck and slam it down

[@MrBassplayer345]

GTS is back now though, right?

[@ahmadmaravia5419]

Air bourne One of my favorite move

[@UncleHowdy21]

Let me tell you this cm punk is still using the gts it’s pretty much the same situation as Kane and undertaker’s tombstone piledrivers example in holiday tour 2023

[@thegameingfox]

matt riddle used the gts a few times in nxt

[@undeadkenny]

Imagine how many wrestlers would quit if wrestling was real an their wasn't no script just go crazy

[@SKYRIDER619]

Wait what about the Undertakers Hells gate submission 🤔

[@JM-fk7tb]

That was banned for kayfabe purposes.

[@crazychristopherfromzoukon101]

I wouldn't be surprised if WWE actually did ban the move and use Chris Benoit as an excuse for doing so.

[@2heartless4kam]

but didnt edge hit finn balor with a chair at wrestlemania 😭

[@guinnevereschronicles2225]

It’s chairshots to the head

[@steveconvertibles3352]

That’s a ladder

[@Maxximum_]

It was a ladder. Also, I think a conchairto (not sure how it's spelled) is a safer chairshot to the head

[@2heartless4kam]

@@steveconvertibles3352 no it wasnt he finished finn of with a chair to the head and won the match

[@2heartless4kam]

@@Maxximum_ im talking abt the end of the match not the ladder

[@EtherealistEquinox]

WWE should ban Nia Jax AGAIN not the bucklebomb

[@stupidstutesman2444]

The buckle bomb being banned bc of Nia Jax was stupid bc she has a history of being unsafe

[@user-zm1cc5lj1e]

When Finn dislocated his shoulder, it was because he held his arm out and got it caught on the barricade. So, it was kinda his fault