Should the Buckel Bomb be banned

[LascoX]

After reading Stings comments on when he felt the injury take place is it reasonable to ask should Seths move " the buckle bomb" be removed from his move set. Really it comes down to has anyone else been injured by it or was Stings case an isolated incident. He said the second one was worse than the first time but that could just be the second impact aggravating the original injury. Sting lays no blame on Rollins and commented that he/ himself knew better.
What are your thoughts , is this move potentially to dangerous to continue being used?

 

[John McCass]

No. If WWE keeps banning moves at this pace, one day it would become World Soap Entertainment. They'd just verbally fight and we'd sit on our couches and let out a sigh.

There are simple moves that have injured opponents. Sometimes, even a punch hurts people. But, wrestling needs typical moves.

Yes, it does look dangerous but, I don't think banning it would potentially cure the cause. I'd rather say wrestlers should train more and learn how to take these moves without getting hurt.

 

[ComeOnVince]

After reading Stings comments on when he felt the injury take place is it reasonable to ask should Seths move " the buckle bomb" be removed from his move set. Really it comes down to has anyone else been injured by it or was Stings case an isolated incident. He said the second one was worse than the first time but that could just be the second impact aggravating the original injury. Sting lays no blame on Rollins and commented that he/ himself knew better.
What are your thoughts , is this move potentially to dangerous to continue being used?

I say no.

Sting also said it was his fault both times that he let his head snap back.

Freak accident, nothing more.

Sting took the heat off Rollins, and took the blame. As a pro should do if the blame belongs with him.

 

[BestSportsEntertainer]

No, it's been used many times, and only one person (who is 56) has been injured. That's not dangerous at all.

 

[timothy26]

Too many moves have been banned already, I think the buckle bomb should be ok if the person is taking the bump properly, Sting said himself he didn't. I totally agree no chair shots to the head etc but it can't be watered down too much

 

[ajdb]

Here's an idea, DON'T DO THE BUCKLE BOMB TO 56 YEAR OLD MEN! What on earth were they thinking! Plus, how about you don't do the move on someone BIGGER THAN YOU! You can't control someone bigger than you during that move which makes it extremely dangerous.

How about we use some common sense the damn ring.

 

[MERPER]

At this point, yes.

Injuries to the spine are no laughing matter. 56 or not, one throw and landing the wrong way and it could greatly impact the neck...

if they are going to ban the curb stomp because of its place in public and a bad message it could send to kids... then how can you not ban a move that directly leads to serious injury?

 

[Prince Vee]

Hell No! Absolutely not. Sting got hurt because he couldn't control the actions led to that move. He himself have stated that it was his fault. He took the risks that he shouldn't have. Every time when Rollins hit a big move the referee rushes to Sting and signals something in the microphone. He's 56 and WWE concerned about him that's right but this move shouldn't be banned coz it injured him.

CM Punk had said in Cobana's podcast that when Ryback dumped him out of the ring his pelvis bone got dislocated. So WWE should ban throwing opponents over the ring? Oh apparently stop the Royal Rumble show? Asinine!!

One ought to know that Sting is 56 years old and his body can't go beyond the limit. But he went and got injured. They should've discussed in the meeting what moves should Rollins allowed to us. Or maybe Sting should've told Rollins to not buckle bomb him again after he experienced whiplash from the first one. Both men are responsible here but that isn't a reasonable rationale to ban this move.

Cheers!!

 

[N!CKALAS CAGE]

No. If WWE were to do that, they might as well ban everything Brock does other than a punch, kick, and kimura.

I was surprised Sting was involved in so many high risk spots. He's in his mid 50s and proved he can still out on a good match, but I don't think he needs to be featured in high impact spots. Has nothing to do with Rollins or his moveset, Sting is old.

 

[JoeMallard]

Hope Seth Rollins is okay with higher powers , he had already injured badly two big stars Cena and Sting.

You obviously didn't read the article on WWE.com. The fault was on Sting.

No, the move should not be banned. One guy, ONE, gets injured by a move that has been done hundreds of time, yet it should get banned, GET REAL!

 

[OYDK]

That's not dangerous at all.

It's a dangerous move without a doubt. One tiny botch on Seth's part and he can easily leave his opponent paralyzed. It's easily one of the more dangerous moves in WWE today whether people want to admit it or not as it specifically targets the neck, back, and head. Whether it should be banned however is up for debate. Rollins has yet to botch the Buckle Bomb, but there is still an unnecessarily high amount of risk there. Sting didn't get hurt because he's 56 years old... he got hurt because he didn't tuck his head (personally, I don't think he knew how to take the bump) which could happen to anybody.

At the end of the day, although the move is high-risk, Rollins has yet to seriously injure somebody with it. Sting admitted he was at fault and Seth has been doing the move for a while now with no complaint. There's no need to ban the move unless people start experiencing neck or back problems after taking it, which doesn't seem to be the case. I think it's inevitable that somebody eventually gets injured taking that move again, and it should be interesting to see where WWE goes from there.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

It's all pretty much been said, at least in my opinion. There are some moves in which arguments can be made for banning them, such as traditional piledrivers, but I don't really see it with the Buckle Bomb.

Sting was injured, possibly to such a degree that he won't be wrestling again. That sucks but let's be honest, can we honestly say that we weren't expecting something like this to happen? Wrestlers work a risky job, you either accept that or you find something else to do for a living and what happened with Sting is the risk you take at 56 years of age when you decide to step inside a wrestling ring to wrestle. While I'm not saying that age itself is the sole reason for him being hurt, I'd be extremely surprised if it wasn't a factor.

People have wanted to see Sting in WWE for a long time as a wrestler, even though he's well into his 50s, and they've finally gotten it. Now, some complain about him getting hurt as though it was something that could've been easily avoided. I agree it could've been avoided, but this is the risk you run when you allow senior citizens to wrestle against men half their age.

 

[George Steele's Barber]

Yes, but only because it is stupid. If you are able to get a guy in that position, tossing him gingerly in to a padded turnbuckle makes no sense when you have a perfectly good hard mat to throw him down on.

 

[Mustang Sally]

Here's an idea, DON'T DO THE BUCKLE BOMB TO 56 YEAR OLD MEN!

That.

Since the entire purpose of a wrestling match is for the performers to pretend they're in pain, I had no idea Sting was legitimately hurt by the Buckle Bomb.....yet, when it happened, I remember wincing because of the age of the guy taking it. Seemed an unnecessary risk to put on an AARP participant, no?

Poor Seth Rollins! First they abort his Curb Stomp, and now they seek to remove this from his moveset. I would think he could continue it.....on younger men....but not release his enemy backward toward the ropes until he's closer so that the thrust of the impact is taken by the guy's back, rather than his neck. It would be inherent on the opponent to brace himself so his neck does whip backward.

 

[ASKane]

If 1 Injury equals banned move then every move would be banned within a year of a guy using it. Is it nice to see Superstars injured, No but what needs to be taken into consideration is whether Sting was responsible not Rollins, did he take the move wrong, because Cena, Reigns, Ambrose and many more have taken the move without any signs of being hurt by it.

 

[Azane]

The Turnbuckle Bomb is actually a pretty safe move compared to many others. No need to ban it. The Powerbomb traditional has injured quite a few people, basic bodyslams have injured people, Fake Eye Rakes have injured people.

Sting just took a bad bump.

 

[nahd2421]

Point Blank, You ban the buckle bomb then ban Kevin Owens powerbomb on the outside, or just ban wrestling all together

 

[dsotm5150]

The same argument could be made about any wrestling move performed, all it takes is a tiny bit of miscalculation on either sides part and you've got an injury. For whatever reason Sting just didnt brace himself properly when he landed, I didn't see any error on Seth Rollins part as far as his execution of the move, the only blame I can give Seth is that he did it a second time, I don't know if he just thought Sting was selling the move or maybe there was some miscommunication or no communication at all, but I would think that Seth Rollins is good enough in the ring to be able to read his opponent because Sting lost alot of momentum after that first one, it was pretty apparent watching it on TV that something was wrong. Any guy that has ever been in the ring, or even played sports period will tell you "your always one match, one game, one competition away from injury" its just the nature of anything physical. Does that mean you ban the move? I don't think so because it opens up a lot of grey area, well if we the buckle bomb, shouldn't we have to ban the powerbomb as well? So no I think you make sure your opponent knows how to take the move properly, make sure whoever is doing the move knows how to execute it properly and maybe limit its usage, instead of it being a regular in match move, why not have Seth Rollins use it as the precursor to the pedigree.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

No, it shouldn't be banned. Yeah it's quite a dangerous move, but so are most wrestling moves, which is why they emphasise the "DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME" before every show.

Any move holds alot of risk, and yes the 'buckle bomb is probably more risky than something like a powerslam due to the possible whiplash effects, but ban that and you'd have to ban powerbombs, any move with any risk to the neck, high flying moves as they could damage ribs, any kicks/punches which can be devastating if done incorrectly etc...the list goes on.

Wrestling is a risky sport, injuries are going to happen. The fact is that Sting should have been more cautious with taking a move like that at age 56 and being out of ring practice. He's stated Rollins wasn't at fault, and he definitely shouldn't have allowed himself to receive a second one if he felt the first one had caused him some sort of injury.

 

[Wrestlingaholic]

Should the buckle bomb be banned? No - unless injuries begin to happen more regularly. But since Rollins has used the move without injury for a while now, maybe the answer lies in the fact that a 56 year old man took the move twice...

Rob Van Dam injured a number of people with his 5 star frog splash (including Triple H in the original Elimination Chamber in what could have been a life threatening injury); that move was rightly not banned.

A more extreme example, but a move that almost every wrestler uses these days: Mitsuhara Misawa died after receiving a belly-to-back suplex. DIED. Yet no one clamoured to ban that move.

Point is, one fuck up should not be cause to sanitise the industry even more. Obviously no one wants to see anyone legit get hurt (or worse), but as long as the booking is sensible and precausions are in place, there really doesn't need to be a long list of banned wrestling moves.