5 WWE Superstars whose popular moves were taken away from them

Darren Young and Asuka both used a version of the Crossface Chicken Wing
Darren Young and Asuka both used a version of the Crossface Chicken Wing

#4 Asuka

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Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka at WrestleMania 34 was the first one-on-one match between two women at a WrestleMania event since Melina vs. Ashley Massaro at WrestleMania 23. Naturally, there was lots of expectation for the SmackDown Women’s Championship encounter to deliver, and it didn’t disappoint.

Much of the match was built around the submission offense of 2018 Royal Rumble winner Asuka and the athletic ability of Flair. In the end, “The Queen” used a submission move of her own – the Figure Eight – to make her opponent tap out and end her 914-day undefeated streak in the process.

Eagle-eyed viewers will have noticed during the match that, while “The Empress of Tomorrow” used lots of submissions, she did not lock in the armbar move that she became synonymous with during her time in NXT.

Just like how Darren Young was told to stop using the Crossface Chicken Wing because WWE was saving the move for Asuka, it was reported by the Wrestling Observer that the Japanese star was told to stop using the armbar from WrestleMania 34 onwards because it was being reserved for Ronda Rousey.

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