6 moves WWE banned after Superstars were legitimately injured

#5 Bucklebomb

You can see the shoulder injury to @FinnBalor happen at @SummerSlam last night. #RAW pic.twitter.com/BUF3mJPlLN

— WWE (@WWE) August 23, 2016

The Bucklebomb is one of the most painful-looking moves we’ve ever seen in WWE. The move is a version of the powerbomb where instead of slamming one’s opponent on the mat, the WWE Superstar would throw them into the turnbuckles to cause an even bigger impact.

Seth Rollins used this move generously but ended up injuring more than one wrestler during his career. Finn Balor was one of the victims (although the powerbomb was delivered onto a barricade outside the ring) who dislocated his shoulder and required surgery after the two men met at SummerSlam with the WWE Universal Championship on the line.

Sting's career came to an unceremonious end after he suffered a severe neck injury as an aftermath of the bucklebomb at WWE Night of Champions 2015.

Seth Rollins isn't the only Superstar whose Bucklebomb caused injury

This was supposed to be a buckle bomb....I think.... pic.twitter.com/NPRi5HITjN

— Austin (@rondarouseyszn) April 21, 2020

Most recently, Nia Jax botched the move against Kairi Sane and injured the Japanese-born Superstar, resulting in the authorities pulling the plug on the maneuver. According to Dave Meltzer from Wrestling Observer Radio:

“That was the one that caused it. There were people who were wanting it banned before that. It was one of those things where there were people against it. When that thing happened it was kind of like that was the straw that broke the camel’s back and Vince McMahon banned it.”

The Bucklebomb may seem like an effective move, but it looks to be a bit risky as both wrestlers have to be well-positioned for its safe execution.