6 moves WWE banned after Superstars were legitimately injured

#4 Piledriver

OTD in 1997: Stone Cold Steve Austin lost years off his career after suffering a broken neck at the hands of Owen Hart and a botched piledriver. Owen's reaction said it all. #WWE pic.twitter.com/Um3YCRlvQo

— GiveMeSport WWE & Wrestling (@GMS_WWE) August 3, 2018

The Piledriver was once seen as the most impressive and effective move in wrestling for a long time. It was popularly used in the '90s but was banned by WWE soon after it started to cause some injuries to Superstars.

At SummerSlam in 1997, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin suffered one of the worst injuries we’ve seen in a wrestling ring after the move was executed incorrectly. Owen Hart, who was known as a very safe worker in the ring, attempted the Piledriver on Austin, but The Rattlesnake’s head was too low and as soon as his head hit the mat, his neck compressed and broke.

Austin was temporarily paralyzed by the move, and it took him a while to get some feeling back in his limbs and pin Hart to pick up the victory. The move took away years of Austin’s wrestling career, and led to the move being scrutinized and later banned.

The Piledriver is used outside WWE too

#TOMBSTONE Piledriver!!! @BrockLesnar @HeymanHustle #RAW #BrockHomecoming #Undertaker pic.twitter.com/dIAICxP607

— WWE (@WWE) August 18, 2015

Only veteran WWE Superstars Kane and The Undertaker have since been allowed to perform the Tombstone Piledriver as they have been able to do so safely for several years.

Superstars such as Kevin Owens and Matt Riddle have tried to bring the move back to the ring, but they have been unsuccessful at convincing Vince McMahon to allow them to use it.