Awesome But Dangerous Wrestling Moves That Are Still Banned By the WWE

The WWE ring can leave everyone breathless with those moves the fighters get to pull off. While the WWE Superstars are wrestlers that know what they’re doing, this doesn’t mean that they’re not risking their lives with some insane moves just to entertain their fans.

Over the years, some of the dangerous moves that proved to be too much for the wrestlers were banned in WWE. The most important thing was to keep the Superstars alive, since the following moves we’re about to show you were quite extreme!

20. The Punt

Randy Orton’s Punt was an incredible finisher, where he would hit the skull of his opponent and take him down. While the move didn’t injure anyone, it looked to gruesome to the young audience and was so easy to mimic, the WWE had to ban it.

19. The Original Pedigree

One of the most popular wrestling moves in WWE is the one created by Triple H, who has altered it many times.

The original move was very dangerous, as Triple H would yank his opponent so high that when they landed, they’d fall awkwardly on their heads.

There was no way of protection, so the move had to be altered or else it would have been completely banned.

18. The Poisoned Frankensteiner

While we’ve seen the Frankensteiner often in WWE, the twisted version is called Poisoned Frankensteiner, where the opponent lands on their head. Plus, doing it backward off the top rope can be very dangerous.

For instance, when it was used at the NXT Takeover: Brooklyn, Sasha Banks was injured on the landing. This move is now off-limits.

17. The Flying Headbutt

While it’s obvious this move was dangerous from the start, Chris Benoit has made it famous. It was pulled off by Daniel Bryan and Lars Sullivan, but they soon stopped using it because of Bryan’s serious head injury that brought an early retirement.

The concussion lawsuits the company had after this move were piling up as well…