The Chemical Reaction: To Overrated Finishers

Hola and welcome to the second edition of The Chemical Reaction. First off, I did have an idea for this article and I had it all planned out but then I read a comment on my other article from some reader who shall remain unnamed who suggested I write my next article on overrated finishers, but they also assumed I would only include TNA finishers which in all honesty annoyed me a bit. So I wracked my brain trying to think of 10 finishers that are made out to be amazing when in factuality they aren’t that amazing. Many of the moves on here are performed by many different wrestlers both in WWE and TNA so I will also mention that. Well on we go, are you ready?

Finisher 10 : Double Arm DDT

In all honesty I do love the look of this move but I can’t actually imagine it doing much damage. One person I know who uses this is Mick Foley, I know there is probably lots more people who do use it as a finisher, this is at number 10 because it is very simple and wouldn’t do any damage at all, but it can be made to look quite cool, one such instance was when Foley performed it on Alex Shelley and he ended up kind of in a V shape, but then everything Shelley does is amazing so there you go.

Finisher 9 : Knock Out Punch/ Club

This finisher is just horrible, it isn’t even a finisher, it is just a punch in Big Shows case but a swinging club in Khali’s case. I don’t know why they took away Big Show’s choke slam from back in the day, I loved that move! I know it was simple and lots of the bigger wrestlers have a choke slam but why change the classics? In my opinion the knock out punch is just a horrible, horrible move.

Finisher 8 : Any Form Of Scissor Kick

Now here is one with lots of options that spring to mind. You could have Booker T’s scissor kick which seems to end a lot of matches surprisingly, I couldn’t imagine it doing very much damage at all and he has performed it awfully. Another version that springs to mind is Billy Gunn’s Fame-Asser from back in day(I know he has used it in TNA but I haven’t actually seen him fight so I can’t call it).

Finisher 7 : Big Boot

Whether it is Matt Morgan’s Carbon Footprint, Angelina Love’s Botox Injection or any other form of big boot, it should just be stopped. It isn’t a hard move to pull off and it looks horrible unless performed on a truly great wrestler who can sell it and make it look it amazing, but sadly in WWE and TNA those kinds of guys are far and few between. Get another finisher!

Finisher 6 : DDT

How many versions of this move are we going to have to see before it gets old? Well that’s a trick question because it has already gotten old for me. 2 wrestlers with this finisher spring to mind and that is Consequences Creed and Cody Rhodes but I know many, many, many wrestlers use it as a basis and that is what it is ok for. It is understandable starting off with it when you first begin wrestling but when you get better you really do need a better finisher. (I’m not sure if Rhodes still uses it, it has been a long time since I’ve seen him wrestle).

Finisher 5 : New Pedigree

I know this will no doubt cause some controversy and in the end that is what makes people read. But in all honesty I do believe Triple H’s new version of the pedigree is just horrible, I know it isn’t his fault, what with his bad knees and everything but I really could imagine the old version doing some real damage (I know, my brother nearly broke my nose when I was smaller using that move), but now it just wouldn’t do anything. For any of the newer wrestling watches who haven’t noticed the difference or have only seen the newer version I will explain both. The old version involved Triple H putting his opponent head in between his legs and he would lift them up a tad and fall straight down on their face while he had their arms hooked but now he starts the same way with their head in between his legs but instead he lifts them up pushes them away from him and lands on one knee, it just doesn’t look at all as devastating as it once did.

Finisher 4 : Code Breaker/ Back Stabber

Don’t get me wrong, I love any move that involves the knees connecting with an opponents body, I even have a one kneed face breaker as my finisher on TWG, well one of them, it is ok having it on a game as you can give it a really high damage but in reality I don’t think it would do any where near enough damage to put someone down for the pin or even put um down for any kind of count, it is not the kind of move that can really put someone to the floor as you could just recover just after impact and stand up straight, I know wrestlers don’t do that because they need to make it look awesome, but it just isn’t.

Finisher 3 : Styles Clash

I have no idea what this move is actually called, the only version I know is Aj’s, oh and that diva from WWE who does it too, I do love the way it looks and it does have potential to be modified (maybe form the top rope or some other high thing) but It causes no damage what so ever, the opponents body doesn’t even touch the floor, AJ absorbs all the impact into his knees which if he continues to do he will end up with rubbishy knees like Triple H.

Finisher 2 : Best Moon Sault Ever

As performed by Daniels (once known as Christopher Daniels, does anyone know why they changed it?).
In all fairness it is an awesome show of acrobatics but it just wouldn’t do any damage well not enough to be able to pin someone (I know I have said that a lot, but I am talking about if it was used on the Indy circuit). Daniels is up there with my top favourite wrestlers and I believe he truly is talented but the BME just doesn’t cut it for me.

Finisher 1 : wait for it, The Swanton Bomb

This should get a fair few comments, I love Jeff Hardy and I love everything he has done outside of wrestling (he is an accomplished artist and is also in a band), but I don’t think the Swanton bomb really has the damage doing ability, fair enough it looks flashy and is synonymous with him, but it could so easily go wrong and it has done in the past, I’ve got nothing more to say on this move.

Well there you have it, I’m sure you lot out there will have opinions whether contrasting or in agreement so I would like to know them! I think I speak for any kind of writer ever, receiving good comments is one of the best feeling ever and getting the negative ones help you improve so long as you take them on board and for everyone that commented on my other article thank you, it was appreciated very much indeed. Now if any of you have ideas for Articles you would like to see then just say, I have lots of my own ideas and so should be able to do my own thing for a while, but giving the fans what they want has always been my philosophy so yeah.

Now since I am a TNAddict through and through I will quickly talk about Slammiversary and my opinions on it. First I thought that Angelina would retain the title, she has not had it long enough. I was happy that suicide retained the X division title but I would of liked to have seen it go to one of the guns as they are my favourites, I think Abyss and Taylor Wilde’s match was really good though I am not entirely sure who won that( I live in the UK and so get PPVs aired to me on the Wednesday after), I only know the results from word of mouth really, I wanted Beer Money to become Champs again and they didn’t disappoint. I didn’t really care who won the match between Daniels and Douglas as they wouldn’t let Daniels go ever so that was an easy match to call. I was very, very surprised to hear that Angle won the KOTM match as I was certain it would go to Jarrett (Joe and Angle are possibly leaving and AJ already has a title). I really can not wait until I get to watch it.

Well this has been The Chemical Reaction to my most Overrated Finishers, hope you enjoyed, and Keep It Rockin’!