Getting injured is all part and parcel of being a wrestler and over the years, we’ve seen WWE stars suffer some truly awful mishaps.
From the likes of Triple H tearing his quads, Mick Foley ticking off almost every injury possible, and retirement inducing neck injuries to the likes of Edge and Kurt Angle, it’s safe to say things can and do go wrong in WWE.
Of course, things are a lot safer now than they used to be.
While we might see more high flyers in the modern era, there’s also a limitation when it comes to certain moves that, frankly, have cost people their careers.
Here, then, are FIVE dangerous wrestling moves WWE has banned over the years.
5. Punt kick
Some will argue we might be set to see a return of this being used in the Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes feud but that is only because they are two of the very best around.
Prior to this though, the punt kick was very much on the WWE’s banned list.
The reason? Multiple concussions and head injuries suffered as a result of poor timing or the move simply not going as planned.
4. Chair shots to the head
One of the best things about growing up watching the Attitude Era was some of the brutal and downright dangerous steel chair shots we got to see.
However, when we look back, it was all rather silly.
WWE moved to ban the head shot during the PG-era and it has remained largely the same since.
Ultimately, head injuries and concussions are too costly and in the end, outside pressures have forced WWE’s hand really.
3. Shooting star press
Anyone who saw Brock Lesnar try and fail this move against Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 20 will know exactly why this was banned.
On another day, Lesnar would have broken his neck and in reality, could have died.
This is one for only the very best trained high flyers.
2. Original pedigree
While many of us are accustomed to seeing Triple H or Seth Rollins hit a pedigree, the early inception of the move was quite scary.
Instead of the move involving falling to the mat with your chest and body breaking the fall, Triple H instead planned on lifting the arms up fully behind the back and simply planting his opponent on his head.
Obviously, this move never made it to TV and WWE quickly adapted it for The Game to keep on using over his career.
1. Piledriver
Another move that on rare occasions we do see. But in essence, the original piledriver has been banned ever since Stone Cold Steve Austin broke his neck and spinal cord against Owen Hart.
Anyone who has watched WWE for a long time will have seen the footage and when you look back, it’s amazing Stone Cold went on to wrestle again, never mind have the success he did.
We still see the piledriver on the odd occasion but much like the punt, it seems reserved for only the highest level of performer.
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