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Every wrestler has botched a few moves in their careers. It's nothing to be ashamed of. These professionally trained athletes spend years perfecting their craft in an effort to put on a show for their audience, but nobody is perfect.
You'd be hardpressed to find one performer in the entire world that hasn't slipped during some point in one of their matches. Sadly for these WWE Superstars, some of these moments were caught on live TV or PPV.
Today, we're looking at five of the best, or worst, times that WWE Superstars couldn't quite pull off their finishers. And, surprisingly enough, we will begin our list with the Apex Predator himself, Randy Orton.
#5 Randy Orton misses the RKO
The RKO is one of the greatest finishers in the WWE's history. Fast, lethal, and something that can be hit in almost any situation, Randy Orton's iconic move has somehow surpassed the wrestling realm, becoming a meme in and of itself.
Orton has been dishing out RKOs on unsuspecting opponents for well over a decade now, but it hasn't always been a smooth ride.
In a match which featured Evolution taking on Chris Jericho and Rob Van Dam in a 3-on-2 handicap match on January 26th, 2004, Orton was supposed to finish the match by quickly disposing of Chris Jericho while the ref's back was turned. An RKO to Jericho would save Batista from tapping out.
However, whether Jericho missed his cue or Orton misjudged the timing, Orton completely missed Y2J, falling flat on his back in front of a raucous crowd. Orton would run back across the ring and finally plant Jericho with the RKO, but in a pretty awkward spot that left the crowd laughing at the Legend Killer.
#4 Batista Bomb almost defused at SummerSlam 2006
The Animal was known for his amazing strength and power, managing to pick up the heaviest of foes and drive them down with all his force via spinebuster or Batista Bomb. Batista's dominance only made the finisher look that much more impressive.
At least, it was impressive as long as he could bring his opponent up first. At SummerSlam 2006, the then-World Heavyweight Champion King Booker put his title on the line against Batista. Booker would walk away with the belt, though he lost the match via DQ.
Prior to the finish, however, Batista set the King up for an earth-shattering Batista Bomb, only for it to go off with a whimper instead of a bang.
The Animal struggled to pick up the champion, almost dropping him on his head by accident. Eventually, Batista would power Booker upward to the sky for the Batista Bomb, avoiding a possibly terrible accident.
#3 Kane won't Go To Sleep
During CM Punk's time on SmackDown, he formed a stable of his own, dubbed the Straight Edge Society. Punk, along with Luke Gallows, Joey Mercury, and Serena Deeb, tormented the roster while advocating for the Straight Edge way of life.
On the May 25th, 2010 episode of SmackDown, the leader of SES took on the Devil's Favorite Demon. Near the end, Punk showed off some impressive strength, lifting the 300+ pound Kane on his shoulders.
Todd Grisham attempted to hype up the move, asking, "Are we gonna see a 300 lb GTS?" No, Todd. No, we won't.
While the masked Savior of Misbehavior was able to get the Demon on his shoulders, he wasn't able to lift Kane over his shoulders. This resulted in the Big Red Machine slumping off of CM Punk, not even getting grazed by the knee.
Punk would pick up the win, still, as it seems that Kane was looking for an excuse to take a nap, even if he clearly didn't get touched.
#2 Ryback can't Shellshock Tensai
Ryback, like Batista, was an absolute monster in the ring. The Big Guy was able to go toe-to-toe in feats of strength against the likes of Mark Henry, John Cena, and Kane throughout his WWE career. Going back over his time in the company, there are quite a few impressive moments from the Human Wrecking Ball.
However, when facing off against Matt Bloom, then using the name Tensai, Ryback had a bit of an issue lifting his opponent for the manoeuvre.
On October 1st, 2012 episode of Monday Night Raw, Ryback overpowered Tensai, but couldn't quite get himself under the former Prince Albert. Ryback would win the match with a brutal lariat, but it was easy to see the frustration that the Big Guy felt not being able to lift the 360 pounder.
#1 Triple H spikes Marty Garner
Triple H has one of the most devastating and protected finishing manoeuvres in professional wrestling. The Pedigree is a double underhook facebuster in which the Game places their head between his legs before locking their arms and driving them face first into the mat.
The Pedigree has put away many opponents throughout Triple H's illustrious career. However, the move never looked as heinous as when the King of Kings faced off against Marty Garner back in 1996.
On the June 1st, 1996 episode of WWF Superstars, Triple H, then Hunter Hearst Helmsley, took on Marty Garner. Garner was primarily an enhancement talent, used to put over Triple H, Jeff Jarrett, and Marc Mero.
The former Blue Blood made quick work of Garner, and three minutes after the match began, Helmsley set Garner up for the Pedigree. However, something went wrong, as it seemed that Garner may have thought he was taking a double under hook powerbomb, overshooting the jump. Garner ended up being spiked on his head, suffering some neck damage.
Garner would recover, and would eventually go on to work for ECW for a brief time.
