5 WWE Superstars who need new finishers

Finishers are essential for any WWE Superstar. An impactful finishing move elicits a reaction from the spectators and immediately indicates the performer to be a dangerous adversary. The best finishers are well-protected, with opponents only kicking out of them in significant matches.

Certain stars of WWE, such as Razor Ramon, refused to let opponents kick out of their finishers to maintain their impact. Randy Orton's RKO, Drew McIntyre's Claymore Kick, and Sasha Banks' Backstabber to Banks Statement combination are some of WWE's best finishers today.

However, not all wrestlers end their matches with an effective finisher. Such moves are either too complicated to look believable or are visually unremarkable. Superstars barely get any reaction from the audience unless they have been using the move for years.

Here is a list of five WWE Superstars who need to change their finishers.

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#5 WWE Superstar MACE (Cruel Angel's Thesis)

The demise of Retribution left all members distanced from any connection with the audience. Mace has suffered the same fate, and unlike T-Bar, his finisher is not a boost to his gimmick.

Named after the iconic opening theme of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cruel Angel's Thesis is an amalgamation of Fireman's Carry and Emerald Flowsion. Mace picks up his opponent, rotates them around his shoulder, and drops them in a side slam.

It is a complicated move, and in most cases, the victim cannot fully rotate upon Mace's shoulders. The finisher ultimately becomes a visually unappealing move and inappropriate to finish a match.

Mace occasionally employs a Sitout Chokebomb as a signature move. This move highlights Mace's size and strength and looks far more effective than Cruel Angel's Thesis.

#4 WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair (Natural Selection)

WWE Smackdown Women's Champion is currently in the news for all the wrong reasons. Her distance from other women on the roster is becoming increasingly apparent.

However, no one can deny Flair's excellence in the ring. She regularly delivers memorable matches, although some of them end with a less than extraordinary finisher.

Natural Selection looks too gentle to be a finisher for the WWE's icon from the women's division. Figure 8 is a far more intriguing move that combines her father Ric Flair's submission maneuver with Charlotte's athleticism.

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#3 Former WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Naomi (The Rear View)

Naomi deserves a lot of credit for the evolution of her in-ring style. Thanks to her constant hard work, the former Funkadactyl became an integral part of the women's roster.

However, The Rear View needs to retire. The finisher sees Naomi hitting her opponent with her hip. The move is far more ridiculous than impactful in its capability to keep opponents down for three counts.

Apart from her submission finisher, Naomi can use her split-legged moonsault to keep the opponent down when she aims for a pinfall victory.

#2 WWE Champion Big E (The Big Ending)

WWE Champion Big E has been one of the most beloved superstars on the roster. Now that he has won a world championship, he needs to ditch The Big Ending.

Big E's finisher does not provide the promised big ending. He soaks up much of the impact and is left to the opponent's selling ability to measure the move's effectiveness.

The reigning WWE Champion desperately needs a better finisher. One of his signature moves sees him drop his opponent with a devastating Uranage Slam, which looks way more effective than his finisher. Big E could switch up the scope of the two moves, using the former as his finisher.

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#1 Former WWE United States Champion Cesaro (Gotch-Style Neutralizer)

Cesaro has an unending arsenal of flashy and impactful moves. Nevertheless, he has maintained a Gotch-Style Neutralizer, one of the least stunning components of his move set, as his primary finisher.

Cesaro will possibly never become a main eventer in WWE, but a flashier finisher may help his case. He used the Ricola Bomb in his early days as a professional wrestler, which he may return to.

Cesaro must find a better non-submission finisher than the Gotch-Style Neutralizer. His European Uppercut looks great when performed on smaller opponents, Sharpshooter is a perfectly acceptable submission move, and the UFO is better off as a move reserved only for big matches.