5 Moves that have been banned in WWE

Modified Feb 07, 2019 19:20 GMT

The Curb Stomp was banned in 2015, though has been used occasionally since.

#4 The Curb Stomp

The favored move of Seth Rollins, the Curb Stomp is the move that helped the Architect win his first WWE World Championship at WrestleMania 31.

And whilst Rollins was able to topple many a foe with the move, it was banned, though not because of injuries. Instead, the move was banned after being viewed by Vince McMahon, according to Rollins, who thought the move was a bad way to represent the company.

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Speaking on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast in 2017, Rollins said that he was sad that the move had been banned, but understood the decision from a marketing aspect. Though Rollins did use the move in 2018, the news of whether the move is re-instated remains unclear.

With many speculating about the act of stomping someone's head into the ground having gang or racial hatred connotations, the company probably did right to ban the move, to avoid a PR disaster.

Edited by Raunak J