WWE: Four iconic wrestling finishers that don’t hold up in 2019

3. Rick Rude’s Rude Awakening

Although we could not find a video posted by WWE that showcased the Rude Awakening, if you have ever seen the move before, you know exactly why it is on this list. The Rude Awakening is nothing more than a falling neckbreaker that Rude then follows up with a pin in which he is sitting on the torso of his opponent.

In theory, the neckbreaker might actually be a dangerous-enough move to put someone out for the three-count. Falling to the mat and slamming someone’s head into the ground, thus causing whiplash, it certainly something that would hurt in the real world and could temporarily stun you.

However, the falling neckbreaker has since become something that, like the superkick, is now ingrained in most wrestlers’ move set. It is not even used as a signature or something to seriously hurt the opponent, it is a run of the mill move that we see countless times.

It does not even have the same pizazz as the superkick in which it makes a loud slapping noise and garners a reaction from the crown. This is a move that just goes right over the crowd’s head as another textbook move to fill time.

Quite frankly, you could probably make this number one on this list and I would not argue otherwise. However, it is less prestigious than the following two finishing moves, so it slots in at number three.