8. A.J. Styles
One of the strange things about wrestling is that sometimes the only way to actually get hurt by a wrestling move is if the person on the receiving end of that move does something wrong, essentially hurting themselves. The laws of gravity mean that they didn’t do so entirely alone, though, which is why A.J. Styles occasionally gets blamed for the neck injuries of Yoshi Tatsu and Lionheart, along with the more minor bruises suffered by the handful of wrestlers who incorrectly reacted to his finishing move, the Styles Clash.
The rule of thumb when taking a bump is to tuck in your chin to prevent whiplash, but with the Styles Clash, tucking in your chin is the most likely way to ensure yourself a trip to the hospital. Both Yoshi Tatsu and Lionheart injured themselves in exactly this way, and there have been close calls with Roderick Strong, Satoshi Kojima, Frankie Kazarian, and quite a few others, leading to some superstars calling for Styles to put an end to the move.
Styles remains adamant, however, that his opponents are hurting themselves, and thus he intends to continue putting them at risk.
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