Alright, so you wanna know why they ain’t lettin’ nobody do that “Burning Hammer” move in WWE, huh? Well, lemme tell ya, it ain’t as simple as just sayin’ “it looks too dangerous.” Though, Lord knows, it DOES look dangerous! Like somethin’ my old man used to do to stubborn mules, but way worse.
First off, that move, the “Burning Hammer,” it ain’t some everyday kinda thing. It’s like, a super-duper special move, see? This fella, Kobashi, he’s the one who made it famous, but even HE only did it like, seven times in his whole career! Seven times! That’s less than the number of times my rooster’s crowed wrong. So, it’s a big deal, a real finisher of finishers.
Now, WWE, they got all sorts of rules and regulations, more than my prize-winning pig has ribbons! They gotta keep their wrestlers safe, ya know? Can’t have ‘em breakin’ their necks left and right. And that “Burning Hammer,” well, it’s basically a piledriver on steroids. You slam a fella headfirst into the ground, and that ain’t right. It’s like slammin’ a watermelon on the porch – messy and nobody wants to clean it up.
They banned a bunch of piledriver moves after some fella named Austin got hurt real bad. See, even a regular piledriver can mess you up. Now, Undertaker, he still does somethin’ similar, the Tombstone, but he’s tall, see? And Kane too. They can do it safer ‘cause their knees hit the ground before the other guy’s head does. It’s like cushionin’ the blow, kinda like puttin’ extra hay in the chicken coop so the eggs don’t crack.
Tyler Reks, he tried doin’ the “Burning Hammer” in WWE a while back. But they made him change it, made it safer. And then they fired him, poor fella. Guess they didn’t like his chicken coop, if you catch my drift. And honestly, it’s like bringin’ a shotgun to a knife fight – overkill, ya know? WWE’s tryin’ to be all corporate and fancy now, like them city folk with their starched collars. They ain’t gonna risk a lawsuit over some fancy move nobody can do right anyway.
- Too Dangerous: The main reason is safety. It’s a high-risk move, and WWE doesn’t want wrestlers gettin’ seriously injured.
- Piledriver Ban: Lots of piledriver variations got banned after Stone Cold Steve Austin’s neck injury. The Burning Hammer is kinda like a super piledriver.
- Special Move Status: It’s a very rare and impactful move, not something to be used every match. Kobashi only used it a handful of times.
- WWE’s Image: WWE is a big company, they gotta protect their image and avoid unnecessary risks. They ain’t some backwoods wrestling show anymore.
- Cost Cutting: They even stopped using fireworks and fancy entrances to save money, so they sure ain’t gonna risk expensive injuries. Penny-pinching like my neighbor after he lost his shirt in the stock market.
So, there you have it. It’s dangerous, it’s banned, it’s a special move, and WWE’s got reasons to keep it that way. It’s like my grandma used to say, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and if it breaks necks, don’t do it.” Smart woman, my grandma. And WWE’s smart too, even if they act all fancy sometimes.
Now, that don’t mean someone won’t try it again someday, maybe change it up a bit, make it safer. But for now, the “Burning Hammer” is stayin’ on the shelf, like my good china, only brought out for special occasions…or maybe never.
Anyway, that’s the gist of it. Hope you understood all that. It ain’t rocket science, but sometimes common sense ain’t so common, ya know?
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