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It has been a while, but Vince McMahon is once again furious about how something went down on RAW. But this time, it was a little more justified.
During the CM Punk vs John Cena main event, Punk performed a piledriver on Cena. This caused McMahon to lose his temper. It may seem like a small matter, but this really is a big deal.
The piledriver was always a banned move due to the severe risk of neck and head injuries. Wrestlers have suffered career ending injuries due to moves like these. They became popular in the late 1970's because they were a banned move, and heels could use them to generate heel heat. And until last decade, the ban was not enforced by many companies, even though the number of serious injuries remained consistent.
The move was re-banned by the WWE in 2007 after the deaths of Chris Benoit and Andrew "Test" Martin. Autopsies on both men revealed that they had suffered severe brain trauma as a result of too many piledriver-like moves and weapon shots to the head. In the interests of protecting wrestlers, McMahon insisted that all wrestlers who wanted to use the piledriver, or unprotected weapon shots to the head, must get hand-written approval from McMahon himself. This includes whenever Undertaker or Kane wish to use the Tombstone Piledriver in matches. This is why Jerry Lawler now uses the Diving Fist Drop and Anklelock as his main finishers.
Even though Cena approved of Punk using the move, no-one in WWE Management were aware of the spot, so permission was not given. There is an internal theory that neither man will be punished for this, but no one should be so sure. In 2010, McMahon decreed that anyone using a piledriver like move or unprotected chair shots to the head in their matches (without prior permission) would be fined heavily. And the only two men to have been fined so far were Triple H and Undertaker for their WrestleMania XXVII match.
The WWE alone has a very long history of wrestlers suffering injuries from piledriver. Famous incidents involved Owen Hart and Steve Austin genuinely breaking each other's necks after using variations of the piledriver. In 2001, the piledriver was banned after Triple H was momentarily paralysed following a Tombstone Piledriver by Kane which was performed properly.
The WWE doctors will not medically clear Mick Foley, Steve Austin or Edge for any future matches due to the damage done to their necks or head.
During the CM Punk vs John Cena main event, Punk performed a piledriver on Cena. This caused McMahon to lose his temper. It may seem like a small matter, but this really is a big deal.
The piledriver was always a banned move due to the severe risk of neck and head injuries. Wrestlers have suffered career ending injuries due to moves like these. They became popular in the late 1970's because they were a banned move, and heels could use them to generate heel heat. And until last decade, the ban was not enforced by many companies, even though the number of serious injuries remained consistent.
The move was re-banned by the WWE in 2007 after the deaths of Chris Benoit and Andrew "Test" Martin. Autopsies on both men revealed that they had suffered severe brain trauma as a result of too many piledriver-like moves and weapon shots to the head. In the interests of protecting wrestlers, McMahon insisted that all wrestlers who wanted to use the piledriver, or unprotected weapon shots to the head, must get hand-written approval from McMahon himself. This includes whenever Undertaker or Kane wish to use the Tombstone Piledriver in matches. This is why Jerry Lawler now uses the Diving Fist Drop and Anklelock as his main finishers.
Even though Cena approved of Punk using the move, no-one in WWE Management were aware of the spot, so permission was not given. There is an internal theory that neither man will be punished for this, but no one should be so sure. In 2010, McMahon decreed that anyone using a piledriver like move or unprotected chair shots to the head in their matches (without prior permission) would be fined heavily. And the only two men to have been fined so far were Triple H and Undertaker for their WrestleMania XXVII match.
The WWE alone has a very long history of wrestlers suffering injuries from piledriver. Famous incidents involved Owen Hart and Steve Austin genuinely breaking each other's necks after using variations of the piledriver. In 2001, the piledriver was banned after Triple H was momentarily paralysed following a Tombstone Piledriver by Kane which was performed properly.
The WWE doctors will not medically clear Mick Foley, Steve Austin or Edge for any future matches due to the damage done to their necks or head.
