WWE is Devaluing Finishing Maneuvers with John Cena vs. Kevin Owens Feud
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John Cena defeated Kevin Owens for the second-consecutive pay-per-view, and he only needed five finishers to do so.
Eight finishing moves were used in total during the match, and seven of them were either broken up or resulted in a nearfall.
This has been a theme in the otherwise entertaining series of matches between Owens and Cena. With every match, WWE puts less value on the finishing moves in favor of a more long-term payoff. The logic behind this isn't completely flawed, but finishing maneuvers lose their purpose each time they fail to end a match.
Fans are slowly being trained to wait until multiple signature moves are employed before getting truly emotionally invested in a finishing sequence. In time, this will make them numb to much of the match, and the novelty of an otherwise powerful move will die.
Eight finishing moves were used in total during the match, and seven of them were either broken up or resulted in a nearfall.
This has been a theme in the otherwise entertaining series of matches between Owens and Cena. With every match, WWE puts less value on the finishing moves in favor of a more long-term payoff. The logic behind this isn't completely flawed, but finishing maneuvers lose their purpose each time they fail to end a match.
Fans are slowly being trained to wait until multiple signature moves are employed before getting truly emotionally invested in a finishing sequence. In time, this will make them numb to much of the match, and the novelty of an otherwise powerful move will die.