3 reasons why Kevin Owens is using Stone Cold's Stunner as his finishing move

Anyone who knows Kevin Owens ought to know that his finishing move in WWE was the Pop-Up Powerbomb, where he would lift a running opponent and slams him straight on the floor. However, ever since returning from his double knee surgery last week, The Prizefighter has been using one of the most iconic moves in WWE history - The Stone Cold Stunner - to finish off his opponents.

He used The Stunner against Daniel Bryan last week to get the three count, and he repeated the same move this week also. But why would Owens change his signature move all of a sudden? After all, it is the same move he used to pin John Cena clean on his debut match on the main roster (at Elimination Chamber 2015). In this thread, we will take a look at a few reasons why Kevin Owens maybe using the Stone Cold Stunner as his finishing move.

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#3 Owens likes to mix up moves.

If you have been observing Kevin Owens throughout his journey in WWE, you would know that KO loves to mix up his move pool and tries out new moves regularly. The Prizefighter loves to try other Superstars' signature moves as well - well evident from his 2017 Royal Rumble match against Roman Reigns for the Universal Title. During that match, Owens performed a Stunner on Reigns. He even used a Superman Punch (Roman Reigns' signature move) on the Big Dog.

Rather than sticking to a set of moves, Owens loves to experiment. This one could be one of the biggest reasons why Owens is trying out the Stunner as his new finishing maneuver.

#2 Paying homage to Stone Cold Steve Austin

Stone Cold Steve Austin, without an iota of doubt, is one of the greatest WWE Superstars in WWE History. The Texas Rattlesnake had an incredible combination of charisma, personality, and attitude, making him one of the top guys of the company for many years. He, along with The Rock, had a huge role in helping WWE win the Monday Night War against their competitors WCW. Most of the wrestlers on the roster may have grown up watching Steve Austin.

Kevin Owens is one of those guys. WWE Superstars paying homage to their favorite wrestler is not a new thing in WWE. For instance, Sasha Banks does the iconic Frog Splash to pay her respect to Eddie Guerrero. Similarly, Owens could be performing the Stunner to simply show his respect to Steve Austin.

#1. The Stunner looks more credible than Pop-up Powerbomb

Although Kevin Owens used the Pop-up Powerbomb to pin John Cena clean at Elimination Chamber 2015, it never has been the same since then. Almost every superstar who was on the receiving end of that powerbomb was able to kick out of it. Powerbomb of any variations is lacking serious credibility nowadays since most of the Superstars perform that move - Roman Reigns, Elias, and Natalya to name a few. Dave Batista's Batista Bomb is probably the only powerbomb in this era that could potentially finish a match.

Thus, Kevin Owens would be more than happy to replace this powerbomb with a finisher of massive magnitude. After all, Steve Austin is totally happy with Owens performing the move and even sent The Prizefighter a few tips to improve it.