It’s very interesting that when Seth Rollins needed something to shut down Finn Balor that he picked a move that was previously banned. However, that’s exactly what happened.
The curb stomp hasn’t been allowed in a WWE ring for quite a while and was even washed from history in a lot of respects. Rollins used to call this brutal move the Blackout and that’s what Corey Graves called it last night. So maybe the curb stomp is banned, but the Blackout is still approved. That’s quite a nifty loophole.
But this move Rollins used to become the first-ever NXT Champion that was cut from highlight videos shown at live events and in promo packages seems to be back. Rollins also used this move to capture the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 31, but you’d never know that by watching certain footage because the camera just cuts to an astonished crowd as The Architect cashed in his Money In The Bank briefcase.
It must be nice for Rollins to be able to use this move once again. He simply commented, “welcome back, old friend” which has to be an understatement. Since he lost the curb stomp (or Blackout) he has bounced from one finisher to another borrowing from Triple H and Kenny Omega. But now it looks like he has his old favorite finisher back and he looked good doing it.
Odds are they were prepared for it by the way Graves shouted “Blackout” so this wasn’t something Balor and Rollins just cooked up on their own. It’s nice to know that one of the top guys on Raw has a finisher to match his appeal once again.
Welcome back, old friend. pic.twitter.com/CJIpdytSoQ
— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) January 16, 2018
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