#1 Several Wrestlers – The Superkick
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WWE has officially killed this move and every minor variation of it that exists. It has become overexposed and overused to a point where it’s almost impossible to believe as a credible finisher. Even Dolph Ziggler, who has copied Shawn Michaels’ ‘tuning up the band’ preparation, doesn’t get a big reaction anymore.
It’s one thing when a wrestler overuses one particular move to the point of irrelevance and repetition. It’s another problem when several wrestlers use the same move, often without notice and with reckless abandon.
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Ziggler uses the Superkick as a finisher, but Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, the Miz, the Usos and even Alberto Del Rio, all use it as either a signature move that doesn’t lead to a decisive win, or as a set-up move for something bigger.
By comparison, imagine if Dean Ambrose started using the F-5 as a set-up move for another move off the top rope. That would completely kill the F-5 as a finisher. That’s what WWE has done to the Superkick: taken a popular move and destroyed its credibility.
Recently, I lamented that Roman Reigns has one of the worst moves in WWE in the Spear. While that move may be somewhat limited in its appeal, at least WWE’s protecting his Spear by preventing others from using it. The same cannot be said of the Superkick, which has easily become the most overexposed finisher in WWE.
It really makes you wonder how the Young Bucks manage to keep the fans invested in their Superkick parties…
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