Good point. I can't stand Balor's top rope foot stomp. They need to let him use the Prince's Throne. Breeze's Beauty Shot should be a signature move IMO. All of the women besides Bayley have cool finishers though.
"Stupid foot stomp". Tough crowd, I think it's pretty cool. I wonder how hard it is for Balor to shift his weight so that he doesn't kill someone when he does that move.
Other than that, they are most likely saving the GTS and package piledriver for something special.
Bayley is trained in the art of hugging, as such her belly to bellies are more effective. Once she runs with the Bearhug as a submission finisher all the other women might as well go home.
Yeah, I really hope that Bayley gets a new finisher. Her current one could absolutely be used as a signature move, but it's just not believable as a finisher. Especially when she doesn't do it on the top rope.
If you're talking how badly it would hurt IRL, Balor's double foot stomp would probably break all your ribs and pierce your lungs so it's fine. Let him use Bloody Sunday as well.
Owens' pop-up powerbomb is fine since powerbombs have always been believable finishers and because the pop-up helps him bust it out of nowhere and thus score a 3 count easier.
Itami's running single legged dropkick is alright since it vaguely reminds me of Test's running big boot and Roderick Strong's Sick Kick, but he definitely should get the Go 2 Sleep back at some point.
If you're talking how badly it would hurt IRL, Balor's double foot stomp would probably break all your ribs and pierce your lungs so it's fine. Let him use Bloody Sunday as well.
Balor's foot stomp is awesome. For all the 'believability' wankers, it's a hundred and ninety pound man driving all his weight into your chest. That shit could cause internal bleeding.
Itami's only problem is that he hasn't used the GTS yet. He will, they just know it's got to be a special moment.
I definitely hate some of the finisher choices, the pop-up powerbomb and running kick most of all. I don't mind Balor's stomp but I do wish he could still use the Bloody Sunday.
Like I mentioned in other threads, for the Indy guys their moves have been continually stolen by garbage WWE wrestlers but they cant come in and then claim its theirs because WWE invents everything and no other wrestling exists.
In regards to Itami, CM Punk stole his finisher, WTF do you want him to do?
Now in regards to people like the Ascension they were in development for 5 years and couldnt even find a good move to steal. Their finisher is trash. However a guy like Corbin has a great finisher so in the end its hit or miss. There are plenty of shitty main roster finishers to.
People really don't know what DEVELOPMENTAL means huh? Almost all finishers in NXT get's updated or changed when the talent is about to go the main roster or he/she will create a new one when they have been on the main roster for a while.
Balor's foot stomp is awesome. For all the 'believability' wankers, it's a hundred and ninety pound man driving all his weight into your chest. That shit could cause internal bleeding.
Itami's only problem is that he hasn't used the GTS yet. He will, they just know it's got to be a special moment.
I agree about the pop-up powerbomb. It's a great power move, but Owens can do so much more.
WWE doesn't allow wrestlers to perform moves that look like their opponent is being dropped on his head anymore, do they? That's naturally going to create problems when you're trying to come up with non-aerial moves that look like they're going to put somebody down for the 3.
P.S. -- While I wish they'd let Balor use Bloody Sunday, the double stomp is a plenty effective-looking finisher.
He has made the reverse bloody sunday or whatever you want to call it look pretty good. I would guess that ends up becoming his finisher over the foot stomp.
I really don't understand the hate for Balor's Foot Stomp. I would agree in general the move doesn't look quite as hard-hitting when, say, Kofi was doing it. But Balors' looks fucking painful.
Itami's dropkick looks cool but I agree that it shouldn't be his finisher. Same with the kick or whatever.
Overall there are some great looking finishers and some not-so-great looking finishers, same as always.
He's used reverse Bloody Sunday before but the crowd didn't even really pop for it when he debuted the move in NXT.
For Itami, pretty sure they are going to bust out the GTS at the next live special so he could smash Breeze's face. From a storyline standpoint, finishing a feud with "Prince Pretty" eating a knee to the face makes sense.
He could do better than the running single leg dropkick as a finish in the interim, but it's not better or worse than the other kick variations he's used and Balor has the stomp now, and I don't see him doing a Game Over variation since they are pushing him as a striker.
Yeah, because someone running at you, jumping and kicking you in the face. Jumping 8 feet in the air and stomping on your chest or throwing you up and slamming you on the back of your head look like they don't hurt at all.
Nah man, we need to have more fake knockout blows and moves that look like the giver takes more damage than the receiver.
What's wrong with a double foot stomp off the top rope. It's legit. Y'all are picky as fuck. Hideo's isn't great, but he'll use the GTS soon. And, Owen's finisher is fine. Fuck, they may even let him use the Package Piledriver eventually.
I love the double foot stomp off the top, it looks painful and he hits it with some impact. Plus the little shriek he does in midair is funny.
I agree that Owens, Bayley, Breeze, and Itami are all using finishers that are better suited as signature maneuvers. At least in Itami's case they are just using the dropkick until he finally hits the GTS.
not a huge fan of breeze and bayley's "finishers". I think the gorgeous one could stand to use perhaps a different kick move and the hugger I think should add a submission to her repertoire with the b2b (hugplex) as maybe a setup to a hold type move.
Because most finishers are either banned by WWE, or already taken/ have been used be4
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