What WWE Wrestler Needs a New Finisher

[The Pretender]

MVP... I don't think anyone takes him seriously with that move.

Kurt Angle... ok the ankle lock can stay but the Angle Slam is horrible.

Kennedy... The Green Bay Plunge just doesn't cut it I guess.

 

[Save_Us_Y2J]

MVP - The Playmaker is more of a normal move and would not finish any match! I think he should ditch it altogether and do a fameasser that would suit him.

John Cena - I admire the fact that WWE gave him the stfu because I think it's pretty cool and would make someone tap, but the FU is an inverted firemans carry. It can be used as a momentum move, but won't finish the match. I think he should go to teh STFU primarily.

Bobby Lashley - Bobby Lashley is being used as the African - American version of Goldberg and i dont like it. Goldberg did the running powerslam for momentum and would hit a spear afterwards and then a jackhammer. Bobby Lashleys powerslam finishes people? I dont think so. He should stick to the dominator it suited him well.

The Great Khali - The vice grip sucks. He should go back to the double handed chokeslam it suited him very well.

Shelton Benjamen - He is the most athletic wrestler in the WWE today. I think he should use the Canadian Destroyer and then run to the top ropes and hit a moonsault, that would be pretty dam sick.

Cody Rhodes - Everyone knoes that just like Orton did, Rhodes will main even someday and cannot win the title with a spike DDT. I think cody is capable of doing alot. When orton came he won matches with a crossbody and the na rollup, but when he went to evolution picked up the RKO. Rhodes needs to make sumthing famous like maybe he can dodge a move and hit a quick kick to the midsection and then a spike piledriver out of nowhere with like the person poping up.

Santino Marella - for those of you who are saying, he doesnt even have a finsher, your wrong. Santino finishes all matches he wins with a rollup pulling the tights. I dont even think he sho0uld be a wrestler but if he was to have a new finisher it would be a brainbuster.

Snitzky - Pump handle slam? i dont think so, its a normal move used by many ppl in the attitude era, stizky should do a sitout chokebomb with alot of impact, that would be good for em.

CM Punk - I kind of like the GTS, but wwe needs more submission and the anaconda vide was great i loved it.

 

[rkopaton]

KENNDY definately, since the green bay plunge he has had nothing and it isn't helping im at all. Also I would mind Big Daddy V to stop using the elbow, only the rock can do that

 

[RAW Is Jericho]

John Cena - He should have a finisher better than the FU, its pretty much a fireman carry.
The great Khali - His two handed chokeslam was actually a pretty good finisher for him but the vice grip just sucks.
Santino Marella - Does he even have a finisher?

I know theres more but that's all i can think of right now.

 

[Screen]

This is a great topic and surely brought a lot of discussion. Ok so now; I think first of all, John Morrison has the best finishers right now. His place right now in ECW is pretty good, but he needs to get better competition. The CM Punk Vs Morrison is getting boring now, we need some more ECW stars. On topic now.

Great Khali should just stick with this two handed chokeslam, because the Vice Grip makes it look like crap. And also, if he can just wrap his hands around people's head, why can't he just do it right at the start?

Shelton Benjamin is probably the most athletic superstar in this buisness, and he can do some pretty damn amazing things. Stop it with the T-Bone, to me, it's just another way of doing a scoop slam. Get him to do more moonsaults or something.

 

[Agrex]

Kane needs a new finisher. Undertaker uses the chokeslam halfway through a match and rarely finishes a match with it. Which makes it look weak, as Kane uses it as a finisher. Not only that, but he's been using that move for a long time now, he should freshen things up. He could even use a simple move like a half nelson driver, but already it's fresher.

 

[BooCocky]

MVP - The Playmaker is more of a normal move and would not finish any match! I think he should ditch it altogether and do a fameasser that would suit him.

I believe most people underestimate the Playmaker, the move does look painful but MVP can not make that move work by himself. It is up for him to execute it, and the opponent to help follow through to make it look like it is painful. His one against Matt Hardy at their last PPV match was god awful, but that's because Matt Didnt help the cause either, and other times he makes that move look painful. I believe the one he did too either Deuce or Domino looked devastating, but MVP can't pull that move off w/o the opponents help. So i believe it is a good move for him.

John Cena - I admire the fact that WWE gave him the stfu because I think it's pretty cool and would make someone tap, but the FU is an inverted firemans carry. It can be used as a momentum move, but won't finish the match. I think he should go to teh STFU primarily.

Most wrestlers aren't basically known for there finishing move, some of the best wrestlers had some of the worst finishers ever. I being a Rock Mark believed the people's elbow was terrible, but he was able to do the move and make it look like it hurt. One's wrong with the move anyways? It's a standing modified version of a fireman's carry. Besides, wasnt the original firemans carry done on the knees?

Cody Rhodes - Everyone knoes that just like Orton did, Rhodes will main even someday and cannot win the title with a spike DDT. I think cody is capable of doing alot. When orton came he won matches with a crossbody and the na rollup, but when he went to evolution picked up the RKO. Rhodes needs to make sumthing famous like maybe he can dodge a move and hit a quick kick to the midsection and then a spike piledriver out of nowhere with like the person poping up.

Meh, Cody's spike DDT is a good finisher, he does it with some force and it really looks painful, some of the best wrestlers used a DDT as a special maneuver, such as Jake the Snake, and he turned out alright.

Now to contribute to the thread a little more, i believe Snitsky needs a new finisher, he is such a large man, and uses a pump handle slam. If he ever expects to get over, he is gonna need something better than that. I would say maybe like a running powerbomb or something in that range. The pump handle slam is such a bad move for a guy of his height and strength, it just makes him look weak and so non athletic.

 

[shalliin]

I think that Shelton Benjamin needs a new finisher. He's got a great set of moves and is a phenominal wrestler but he doesn't have that main event like finisher. The T-bone suplex doesn't seem like that great of a submission to me and i think that he's capable of so much more.

others that need new finishers are CM Punk, b/c his GTS finisher doesn't seem all that great and i took a liking to the anaconda vice finisher. it was kool do'nt know why they gave him a different one.

Lashley needs a new finisher.no one does a spear like goldberg. and the running powerslam doesn't really suit him either.

and that's all i can think of right now.

The Tbone isn't a submission move. And Lashley should do something like the jackhammer as teh spear is over used and the powerslam should bo to Davey boy's son who's in the WWE now.

 

[shadowjones]

Now the finishers that need to go are MVP's Playmaker hello can you get any stupider than that, Khali's Vice Grip ok you got your point you can squeeze somebody's head like a grape yippee do da day, now to anyone who thinks that a DDT is a good finisher you guys got something physilogicly wrong with you, now the cool finishers Pedigree, GTS (one of the most painful looking moves ever) candian destroyer, sweet chin music, Spear (from Edge) F-5t hose are the cool finishers

 

[tap-out]

I don't mind the playmaker as a finisher i just don't like moves that you have to set up and take time. I like having the unpredictability of when the finsher can hit you, ie sweet chin music.

With Santino getting more and more of a positive reaction from the WWE upper management, they really need to start thinking about giving this guy some ring work with some nice maneuvers....and a cool finisher. The problem is that the WWE has banned so many moves it makes it hard and really lustlacker. That is the one thing i like about TNA, there matches. They have non stop moves being performed instead of continuos amounts of slaps and kicks.

If the WWE can come up with something catchy for Santino, i think this cat is really on a FASTER road up.

Can somebdy please be given the falcon arrow. It is really quite simple but still something different.

 

[jamesjd66]

Kane needs a new finisher. Undertaker uses the chokeslam halfway through a match and rarely finishes a match with it. Which makes it look weak, as Kane uses it as a finisher. Not only that, but he's been using that move for a long time now, he should freshen things up. He could even use a simple move like a half nelson driver, but already it's fresher.

Well then there's the arguement who's got the best chokeslam which i think already has a poll in here. I agree though and they tried giving Kane the (Dont know what to call it) Lye Down powerBomb(?). He had it through the RVD shit and most of the Katie Vick story I think.

Santino needs a finisher badly. I'm planning on making a poll (once I figure out how) with a few finishing moves that aren't being currently used in the WWE to see what you think. (DVD anyone?) Hopefully I get a chance to today

 

[TRaGiC]

I'd like to see MVP do his T.T.B. - Take (it to) The Bank / Tribute To Benoit (Arm trap crossface) in his indies, i think that would be awesome.

As for Santino, I think a variation of Angel's Wings (Daniel's Finisher) would fit nice to him, or the X-factor (lolz) or a flapjack-like move then into cutter (stunner) or maybe Santino can use Matt Striker's inverted overdrive (Golden Rule/Straight A's)

 

[jakebreaker]

I think as far as finishers in general go, the Sleeper could use a modern-day makeover. Maybe have it be used by a light-heavyweight (I'm thinkin' Jamie Noble, personally) against a heavyweight wrestler.

Instead of doing the "slowly-going-down-ref-checks-1-2-hwwwAAAAHH!!!" comeback, the aggressor just kicks the crook of the victim's knee, forcing him to drop to one knee. The aggressor wraps his leg around the victim's waist, drops to the side, and scissors him up around the midsection.

The victim struggles for a bit, then goes limp like a dead fish. The ref stops the match, awarding the victory to the aggressor.

This might be a good finish for a newbie in ECW. Just starts sleeperholding random people. Referees, wrestlers, divas, announcers.

Which, of course, could lead to a bitchin' ECW newbie vs. Tazz feud. Tazmission vs. Sleeper. Awesome.

 

[R-Weezy]

People are saying CM Punk needs to lose the G.T.S., I personally think he should stick with it. It's a move that gets him highly over with the crowd. Yeah, KENTA may be the innovator of the move, but when KENTA does the move, it looks horrible, mainly because his opponents oversell that move so much. Punk's opponents sell it perfectly. They don't go and flip over 2 times, they sell it like it should be sold. The Anaconda Vise was a great finisher as well, as it's different than other submission holds that WWE fans have seen, it's no Boston Crab variation, like the Walls of Jericho or Sharpshooter, it's a original move, that I believe no North American wrestler has used as a finisher. Another good thing about the Vise is that it can come out of nowhere, so it's a fast finisher to perform, so it's easy to pick up a win. Also, to everybody saying CM Punk was told to use that move, he wasn't. He chose to use that move, as a tribute to KENTA.

Also, MVP's Playmaker is a good finisher, MVP performs it very well, and he does make it look painful. If he is to change his finisher, he should use that Player's Boot, it's a very nice move, and the impact on the move is very brutal.

Now, for a superstar that needs to get a brand new finisher, it has got to be Bobby Lashley. Get rid of the Running Front Powerslam, you are not frickin' Davey Boy Smith. Get rid of the Spear as well, the Spear is used by too many wrestlers these days. Edge does it best, so leave it to Edge. Lashley should get a more powerful finisher. In my opinion, he should use the Dominator again, because he does that well, and makes the impact brutal. Or he should use a TKO or the F-5. Both have strong impacts, and inflict tons of damage. They both suit him as a powerhouse styled wrestler, and he can scoop his opponents up into the Fireman's Carry for the setup's out of nowhere.

A final superstar who needs a all brand new finisher is Rey Mysterio. The Tiger Feint Kick that he calls the 619 is just a horrible move, it's extremely weak looking, and takes a big setup to do. He even has to add a Springboard Leg Drop or Splash to add extra damage to even pin his opponent successfully. Rey should revert to using his classic Hurricanrana from his ECW and WCW days. He pulled them off fantastically. If not the Hurricanrana, he should use a Moonsault, or Moonsault Leg Drop. It would suit him well for his size, and athletic ability. He can easily perform them, and they would be more over with the crowd than a weak looking Feint Kick.

 

[A-Train]

i just finished watching ECW and jesse and festus finisher is so weak. its a friggin flying forearm and thats supposed to knock someone out for the 3 count. also lashley definitely needs a new finisher, maybe sum sort of powerbomb or even the F5. mvp needs a new one too, maybe the impaler ddt or sumthin. btw this threads the bomb.

 

[tbglover]

MVP definitely needs a new finisher. The playmaker is weak and the most effective finishers for heels are finishers that can come suddenly such as the RKO. A move that something as small as a distraction from another wrestler can set up.

 

[hmsrenown]

Well then there's the arguement who's got the best chokeslam which i think already has a poll in here. I agree though and they tried giving Kane the (Dont know what to call it) Lye Down powerBomb(?). He had it through the RVD shit and most of the Katie Vick story I think.

Santino needs a finisher badly. I'm planning on making a poll (once I figure out how) with a few finishing moves that aren't being currently used in the WWE to see what you think. (DVD anyone?) Hopefully I get a chance to today

As far as DVD goes, I guess you do remember Dreamer Driver, but he doesn't use it anymore, or so they wrote.

I really wish to see more submission finishers to go around, and sometimes, it doesn't matter if the finisher is weak (people's elbow? Hogan's legdrop?), it's how they use them.

 

[nailinthecoffin]

ide like to see more puro strike style finishers, like fair enough the sweet chin music blah blah blah but that just doesnt seem to cut it for me anymore, like i see it and just think superkick, when i see micheals do it i want to feel like he could knock someones head clean off

i love gregory helms shining wizard variation (even though hes out on injury ) and i think that martial arts back kick jimmy wang yang throws about looks impressive as hell when he hits it right,

like the elijah express, admitedly it is alot like the busaiku knee but i can live with it, is an awesome move, especially the way its set up with burke pulling down the knee pads to make it look like he will kill them when he knees them in the back of the head

if anyone needs a new finisher to get them on track though its the miz, i mean fair enough everyones saying how shit he is and what not but i think if they repackaged his move set he could play a great heel, i mean hes great at getting heat off the fans, he just desperatley needs a way to draw out the big pop with a new finisher

 

[tb93]

cody rhodes- i feel he needs to lose the frickin ddt. its not a finisher anymore. it was 10 years ago but not now. I feel he should use like a moonsault or maybe the angels wings


John cena- he should use a throw back from the top rope. That would be sick!

Charlie Haas- i think he should keep his current submision but also use a tiger suplex pin. That is always painful looking!

 

[DX_Guy]

quick finishers are the best, sweet chin music, RKO, FU, Pedigree, Twist O f Fate. Play maker your opponent has to be completely destroyed to d it, i mean you cant jsut pull someone under your leg and it doesnt even hurt anyway

 

[jback]

I think Snitsky needs to be released.......but if he doesnt get fired than at least give him a different finisher. I really dislike the pump handle slam and to me its just a powerslam performed slightly different. As for a new finsiher maybe a generic big boot or a death valley driver??? I really see no point though since Snitsky sux ass, but it may help him???

 

[FireAtWill]

I think personally, MVP needs to get a new finisher, like a variation of the diamond cutter like DDP used back in the day. CM Punk needs a new finisher as well. He should use a triangle choke like The Undertaker used on severel occasions. Cena should really stop using the STFU, there's not really been a call for it since he made kurt angle tap out in their submission match. Also Mr. Kennedy, he needs to get a different finisher, the green bay plunge? come on. That shouldn't even be considered as a finisher. He is a tall person, he needs to use something that is more suited for his height, not something that is considered as a cruiserweight finisher...Like a variation of a powerbomb or a DDT.

 

[switch0723]

personally, i think kennedy needs a new 1 if he is going to get a push, i think a good one for him would be a powerbomb variation. Where he lifts his opponents into a powerbomb but instead of stopping at top and coming back down, just keep going so kennedy lands on his back and faceplants opponent with force face first, seems perfect move for kennedy cocky character

 

[hugrad]

Santino Marella , shelton Benjamin, Lance Cade (by himself), Kane need new finishers. Kane I mention because any 300 pounder who held a world title can use a choke slam and finish someone. Kane needs something else to add to the choke slam and vice cersa. LAnce Cade is going to be a WWE Champ someday if marketed right and he needs to take lessons from JBL's career. Santino,just do a small package roll up and grab the ropes.

 

[hardmick33]

Am I the only one who really likes Shelton Benjamin's new finisher? Kinda like a running reverse STO? I think it's original and the man, as he does with every move he performs, pulls it off very nicely. Just hope they come up with a cool name for it.

Santino needs a finisher, but first they need to have him stop losing every match he's in. He's a great heel and should be used as a mouthpiece for someone else who can't quite get the mic thing down.

My vote for who needs it most would be either MVP (Playmaker sucks), Lance Cade (what was his? an elbow drop?) and Cody Rhodes (I believe a small package is his now). All are promising, but need some help and a finisher will definitely help.