Top 5 most innovative wrestling moves in WWE today

#3 YES! Lock

WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan may get hurt a bit too much for our liking, but he has been highly successful in his WWE career. He is a three-time World Champion as well as a former United States and Intercontinental Champion. On top of this, he has won the WWE Tag Team Championship as well and main evented WrestleMania 30.

Known as the leader of the YES! Movement, Bryan has always been a fun personality. However, Bryan is best known throughout his career as a great technical performer. It made sense to think that he would need a move to fit with his style but also with his character, thus the Lebell Lock seemed perfect. The Lebell Lock was invented by Gene Lebell, a known martial artist and even pro-wrestler for a time.

Bryan was always related to people like Chris Benoit, so it made total sense that he would pick a move that looked very similar to the cross face but was really the father to the move with the Lebell Lock. Bryan first named it the NO! Lock before finally settling into his babyface character which allowed him to call it the YES! Lock.

The move is perfect for Bryan and is a very believable finisher for him. It is quite innovative because not only does Bryan have to get arm positioning right for himself, but also for his opponent and it can be hit out of anywhere with various ways of holding a wrestler in it. Bryan has only hit the move a couple of different ways, but it is quite unique in reality and very cool to dissect.