5 unsafe moves that are banned in WWE

#4 The Burning Hammer

Kenta Kobashi's The Burning Hammer

A reverse Attitude Adjustment, the Burning Hammer is more was dangerous to execute than its counterpart, even by experienced professional wrestlers. The Hammer was made incredibly popular by Kenta Kobashi, who himself used the finisher a handful of times.

The move is famous in Japan with its "strong style" approach. A very effective finisher, WWE banned the move to avoid any injuries that could potentially harm the wrestlers because of its poor execution. While the move was very dangerous, some also speculate that the finisher was also banned because of its similarities with John Cena's finisher.

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#3 The Poisoned Frankensteiner

The Poisoned Frankensteiner (Bayley vs Sasha Banks)

This move, by its very definition, is extremely dangerous to execute. While it does put the audience into a state of shock and surprise, the finisher is banned by WWE.

Originally innovated by Scott Steiner, WWE wrestlers are often seen executing a safer version of the same move. The Frankensteiner is used fairly frequently in WWE but not in its original form. The backward off the top rope opens up a large window of error, and this is what was seen when Bayley injured Sasha Banks as she used the move during NXT Takeover Brooklyn.