Amazing Wrestlers With Terrible Finishers

The finishing move is crucial in a wrestling match, and most of the wrestlers that are considered the greatest of all time have had amazing finishers that helped them win many matches. Icons like Bret Hart had The Sharpshooter, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin had The Stunner, and Randy Orton currently uses the RKO, just to name a few legendary finishers.

However, throughout wrestling history, there have been amazing wrestlers who, ironically, had a terrible finisher at some point, or throughout their entire career. We’re talking about finishers that are boring, simple, and not compelling enough to end a match.

Hulk Hogan’s Leg Drop

Hulk Hogan’s Finisher Was Underwhelming

Hulk Hogan is arguably the greatest wrestler of all time, and that is undeniable. However, Hogan’s in-ring skills were no big deal, and his finisher, the Leg Drop, was perhaps his biggest weakness.

Hulk Hogan’s finisher was boring, simple, and unconvincing. That is, his finisher didn’t fill any boxes. Apparently, in kayfabe, Hogan had the heaviest leg in the world, because few wrestlers kicked out of that Atomic Leg Drop.

Bayley’s Bayley-To-Belly

Bayley’s Finisher Is Her Biggest Weakness

Bayley has had an illustrious career and is already considered one of the best female wrestlers in WWE history. She has good in-ring skills in general, but has never had a good finisher.

She used a belly-to-belly suplex as a finisher for most of her career, which was undoubtedly the worst part of her game. Now, she uses the Rose Plant as a finisher. And admittedly, this Armbar Trap Headlock Driver isn’t much better than her previous finisher. The finisher has always been Bayley’s weakness, that’s for sure.

The Undertaker’s Heart Punch Was Weak

The Undertaker Had Several Finishers Throughout His Career

The Undertaker has one of the best finishers in WWE history, the Tombstone Piledriver. But he also used other finishers throughout his career, such as The Last Ride, Chokeslam, Hell’s Gate, or the Heart Punch. For some reason, The Undertaker used this Flatliner Fist as a finisher sporadically, although he had no need to use such a basic and boring move considering his extraordinary arsenal.

John Cena’s STF Didn’t Look Good

Cena’s STF Is One Of The Worst Finishers In WWE History

John Cena is one of the greatest wrestlers in WWE history. He is a 16-time World Champion and a future WWE Hall of Famer. John Cena was never the best in-ring performer, but he has still had several epic matches throughout his career.

As for his finisher, he has left a lot to be desired. The Attitude Adjustment is acceptable because he is so strong and the move looks impactful, but his submission finisher, the STF, is one of the worst finishers in WWE history.

Dolph Ziggler’s Zig-Zag

Dolph Ziggler’s Finisher Looked Weak

Dolph Ziggler worked for WWE for almost 20 years. He had a great career overall, in which he won several titles and had several outstanding matches. Ziggler was always a brilliant seller, and his in-ring skills were very good overall. However, his finisher, the Zig-Zag, was terrible. We’re talking about a Jumping Reverse Bulldog, which didn’t seem to be devastating enough to finish the match, and it wasn’t exciting either.

Mankind’s Mandible Claw

Mankind’s Finisher Was Easy To Escape

Mankind’s finisher, the Mandible Claw, made sense, or at least fit the gimmick. But that doesn’t mean the finisher was great. In fact, the finisher was pretty dumb, as anyone could escape just by biting Mankind’s hand. So, frankly, this was a terrible finisher, but Mankind, also known as Mick Foley, was so talented that the fans didn’t care.

Trish Stratus’ Stratusfaction

The Stratusfaction Was Just A Bulldog

Trish Stratus is one of the greatest female wrestlers in WWE history, and that’s undeniable. However, admittedly, her finisher was terrible. The Stratusfaction relied more on her opponent than on Trish herself, and that’s precisely why the move looked sloppy a lot of the time, and it seemed like Trish took most of the damage on top of that. This Springboard Bulldog should not have been the finisher for a wrestler as great as Trish Stratus.

The Rock’s People’s Elbow

The Most Electrifying Move In All Of Entertainment Is Actually Lame

The Rock’s main finisher is the Rock Bottom, but he often uses the People’s Elbow as a finisher as well. The Rock Bottom is quite simple, but at least it looks impactful when performed properly.

The People’s Elbow, however, is just a Running Delayed Elbow Drop to the opponent’s chest, and it does not look devastating at all. The move is called the most electrifying move in all of entertainment because the fans used to go wild when the Rock set it up, and that’s the only reason this move is acceptable as a finisher.

Edge’s Edgecator

Edge Used The Edgecator In The Ruthless Aggression Era

You probably already forgot Edge’s alternate finisher, the Edgecator. We’re talking about a Kneeling Inverted Sharpshooter, which Edge used in the late Attitude Era and early Ruthless Aggression Era. Frankly, this move didn’t look painful or convincing, and it wasn’t exciting either. So it’s no wonder Edge stopped using this move as a finisher.

Rey Mysterio’s 619

Rey Mysterio Has Never Had A Great Finisher

Rey Mysterio is a legendary wrestler. Despite his size, he has had a brilliant career, full of great moments. His in-ring skills are amazing, but his biggest weakness has always been his finishing move. The 619 is a difficult move to execute, and that’s precisely why the impact looks weak. The move doesn’t look powerful enough to finish the match. It’s also worth mentioning that his Frog Splash also looks harmless, because considering Rey’s weight, it’s hard to believe that this finisher is painful.