5 finishing moves that would be banned in the WWE and the wrestlers who use them

If the Elite do indeed find themselves in the WWE, they'll undoubtedly be missing a few moves
If the Elite do indeed find themselves in the WWE, they'll undoubtedly be missing a few moves

#5 Meltzer Driver - The Young Bucks

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The Young Bucks will never hit the Meltzer Driver in a WWE ring
The Young Bucks will never hit the Meltzer Driver in a WWE ring

The Bucks are considered one of the greatest tag teams of this generation, pulling out all kinds of unique offensive maneuvers. From Early-Onset Alzheimer's (Stereo Superkicks) to the More Bang for Your Buck, the former IWGP Tag Team Champions have innovated quite a few spots in professional wrestling today. With all the rumors regarding the Young Bucks and the rest of the Elite, it wouldn't exactly be shocking to see Matt and Nick Jackson appear on WWE programming in the near future.

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Should the Young Bucks find themselves working in NXT or on Raw/SmackDown, we're sure to see most of their repertoire follow them...except for one move.

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The iconic finish of the Young Bucks, the Meltzer Driver, will never see the light of day in the WWE. Should the Bucks make the jump, they'll be forced to tone down their speed and innovation, and will no doubt be told to completely abandon the Meltzer Driver.

The WWE already has a firm rule regarding the most basic of piledrivers, only allowing their must trusted superstars to bring it out. While Kane and The Undertaker are allowed to use the Tombstone Piledriver, we've rarely seen any other version of the move appear. In recent memory, only CM Punk and John Cena broke a few out in rare cases.

Knowing their stance on the move, they would never allow the added danger of another superstar assisting the move after springboarding off the ropes.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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