Why doesnt the WWE use...

[SavageTaker]

DDT's anymore.Is it just me or does it seem like they havent used ddt's anymore excluding taker's matches in which he used a variation of the ddt.Maybe they stopped to keep their workers safe or maybe i just havent payed thay much attention and they are using them i just didnt notice.



I for one always found them to be believable when jake roberts used it but then when everybody started using it,it just felt like anyother move.but now i feel like they havent been used in a while.

Your thoughts on why it feels like WWE doesnt use ddt's that often anymore?

 

[Kennedy316]

The performers do still use DDTs, it's just a matter of how often and who. Rhodes still does a good DDT, and Dreamer uses one every time he gets in the ring. The problem is that they were so overused at one point (or more specifically, over used by certain guys) that I guess no one wants to use them anymore. It's like a Death Valley Driver - you never see them anymore because Tommy Dreamer has run that move into the ground.

 

[PhoenixBuster]

I seem to recall that it's actually Cody Rhodes' FINISHER. I think. I don't know. It's been a) a while since I saw him win a match and b) a couple weeks since I actually got to watch WWE.

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

For a long while, Cody was using a DDT as his finisher. Right now, both Tommy Dreamer and Maryse use a DDT for their finisher, and sometimes Mickie James uses one as well. HHH, HBK, and Undertaker regularly use them now when they're facing the right opponents (especially Big Show). Oh, and Christian's used one in every match he's been in so far since his return, I think.

They've actually been using it quite a lot when you think about it. And rightfully so, I think. The move is a rather simple one to learn I'd think, and it still looks like it would hurt like hell.

 

[SavageTaker]

Wow,now that you have mentioned people who use it i realize that i havent been paying to much attention.i knew that maryse uses it and i like how she does it,it adds more to her character,i knew the undertaker did it but he does it differently.

The only person that does the ddt similar to the snake is probable maryse.i think cody does it a little bit different,i should have clarified the thread i meant like why dont people use the ddt like jake roberts did.i think it was a simple move to learn(although you have to put alot of practice into it to make sure you dont hurt your opponents neck)and it was effective and a believable move.

 

[Ben-Phillips]

It's true.. Plenty of people use it. But I think nowadays they're restricting given moves to certain scenarios. For instance, if you're working over the neck/head, go ahead.. Use DDT's all you want.. But also if it's against a big man.. It's quite useful to utilize after 'chopping him down.'

Also, Rey Mysterio does a lot of headscissor DDT variations. Other than that, I can't exactly name each and every individual who has used the DDT and each given occasion, yet.. I think that's just people trying to enhance their matches.. By not seeing the same exact things in each and every match. Albeit, I love DDT's, not only are they simplistic yet devastating momentum building/halting maneuvers, but they're also just great to build suspense...

Like when Orton gets someone set up on the middle ropes for his Elevated DDT, people are just like "Oh god..." every time they see it! Regardless, I'm glad they don't do DDT's too often.. That would be like seeing a Frankensteiner each match... Totally sucks the pop-factor out of it.

 

[Scorpio8975]

It could also be that WWE banned the move from the general roster and just only allowed certain people to use it. That isn't speculation either, I've heard straight from WWE wrestlers themselves, (I ran into some at the gym one day when they were in town for a house show) and they are adding new moves to the banned list every time they show up for a show and it frustrates them. I was told me that chops got banned as well, only certain people are allowed to use them (Shawn Michaels). I wouldn't be suprised if that happened to the DDT.

 

[Kennedy316]

It could also be that WWE banned the move from the general roster and just only allowed certain people to use it. That isn't speculation either, I've heard straight from WWE wrestlers themselves, (I ran into some at the gym one day when they were in town for a house show) and they are adding new moves to the banned list every time they show up for a show and it frustrates them. I was told me that chops got banned as well, only certain people are allowed to use them (Shawn Michaels). I wouldn't be suprised if that happened to the DDT.

Okay, now you're just making shit up...there is no way that the WWE would ban chops from being used. There's no danger to anyone getting their neck broken or getting something shattered from a chop. That's the reason they ban moves, is because there is a risk of danger to the performer that the WWE doesn't want to assume. Chops do not fall into that category.

Seriously...if you're gonna make something up, make it, if not probable, then at least believable.

 

[8five]

You know what bothers me when it comes to banned moves, the piledriver. This move was the finisher of many greats and i haven't seen anyone do one outside of Jerry Lynn in Roh. No one in even TNA hits one. I think the last person i saw hit one was jerry lawler lol, bring the move back

 

[enigmaticdude]

You know what bothers me when it comes to banned moves, the piledriver. This move was the finisher of many greats and i haven't seen anyone do one outside of Jerry Lynn in Roh. No one in even TNA hits one. I think the last person i saw hit one was jerry lawler lol, bring the move back

What about Undertaker's finisher the tombstone PILEDRIVER?
granted it is a variation but it is still a piledriver.

 

[8five]

Thats not what i mean, its a completely different move. I'm talking about the piledriver that so many people during the AWA used. Then you had tons of tag teams using the spike piledriver. The tombstone piledriver has the opponent turned in the complete opposite direction

 

[Lithium66]

It still counts as a piledriver but they ban the sit down one cos that did mess up a few big names necks up so they taken the risk out of it.but a ddt used 2 be a classic back in the 80's but now its a common move only few use it as a finisher now.but jake roberts ddt was the best ever ddt

 

[itbewilly]

It still counts as a piledriver but they ban the sit down one cos that did mess up a few big names necks up so they taken the risk out of it.but a ddt used 2 be a classic back in the 80's but now its a common move only few use it as a finisher now.but jake roberts ddt was the best ever ddt

I like Jakes DDT also but id have to disagree as my all time favorite DDT was the Even Flow DDT(spelled wrong probably) Raven did.Something about it just seemed better i guess or maybe it was because if i ever tried to become a wrestler that look and style would appeal to me more so then any other gimmick or character in the last 20 years

Foley's is also one of my favorite variations with his double arm ddt but Aside from Raven Sting had my 2nd Favorite DDT the Scorpion Death Drop.Love the way hed grab their hair then kind of walk with em a little before doing it.Made it so much better then just doing to the move.

On the other side of the fence i hated rocks kick/ddt.While his float over ddt was alright i never liked how hed kick them ddt them real quick and then kick back up to his feet.

 

[RawIsRamsey]

You know what DDT stands for? Don't Do That.

 

[ThAwRe$tLiNgGaWd]

DDT's are used all over. Rhodes, Maryse, Orton, Edge, Mysterio, etc. etc. Jake The Snake's was the most technically sound DDT ever in the business. When he hit that, everyone knew it was over.

 

[enigmaticdude]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT_(professional_wrestling)
I wonder if this is real. I know that jake the snake invented the ddt but check out what it really stands for. It is awesome.

 

[norris_daman]

The move was named by Jake "The Snake" Roberts, who accidentally invented the move in the 1980s.[1] Rumors abound as to what the letters DDT supposedly stood for, including Drop Dead Twice, Demonic Death Trap, Death Drop Technique and Damien's Dinner Time after Jake's pet python Damien. When asked what DDT meant, Jake once famously replied "The End."[citation needed] The abbreviation itself originally came from the chemical dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, a notorious pesticide, as stated during shoot interviews and Jake's Pick Your Poison DVD. Many think the term DDT was applied because the chemical DDT is a hazardous chemical buried in the ground which potentially causes brain damage and defects. Similarly, the DDT maneuver buries an opponent's head into the mat, and is therefore (in kayfabe) hazardous to the brain and spinal cord

 

[TakeAdooKie]

I for one don't care what it stands for and in my opinion I am happy that everyone doesn't use one. The move is dangerous - point blank. The piledriver too. I would rather watch a 1000 matches without either move involved then to see one more wrestler break his neck getting hit with it.

 

[rowdy ruben]

kizarny used a ddt in his one match on samckdown. it was diffrent from most ddt but it was used

 

[Casey Carnage]

Moves are banned all the time... not just for potential injury purposes, but for Gimmick Infringment (aka Sweet Chin Music vs. Lance Storm's Superkick). This is so that something like HBK's finisher can stand on it's own, hence displaying more "Oomph".

As for the chop, I would think it would fall under Flair's gimmick, and, had this been a year or so ago that the guy said the wrestlers were told not to use it, it was so that the WWE could make his chops seem bigger for the send off Flair received.