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This is official WikiProject Professional wrestling policy. This policy states that finishing moves used by wrestlers will always be listed as a finisher in the article even if the wrestler has stopped using it as a finishing move. Past finishing moves will be listed with dates next to them stating how long the finisher was used. Former finishing moves that are now used as signature moves will be listed with the dates used as a finisher, and will also have current signature move after it.

The following shows the discussion that took place resulting in this policy.

[edit] Finishing moves

I think that any finishing or signature move that a wrestler uses should always be listed under its respective section regardless of how it is used later on. I feel this way because the article is about the wrestler's entire career, not just their present career, and the Finishing and Signature Moves section should reflect that. -- The Hybrid 13:28, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Support

  • Support per my nomination. -- The Hybrid 13:28, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Support per nom. ---Paulley
  • Support, but mark "current" if possible I agree that old finishers should still be listed under the finishing move section of an article for historical purposes. However, as a style matter, I think it would be a good idea if possible to mark the wrestler's current finisher as "current as of (date)" to signify that it is the finisher her prefers to use, and the others are now used for other purposes (if at all). Dugwiki 21:28, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
Im for that where move are split into finisher and signature (i.e. Gregory Helms).. i think it would be possible in that article only to bold the moves (or names) which are in current use (i.e. "Nightmare on Helms Street / Eye of the Hurricane (Spinning headlock elbow drop)") —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Paulley (talk • contribs) 15:15, 9 January 2007 (UTC).
  • Support per nom. And Dug, former finishing moves are currently tagged for example with (1990s). Of course the problem here is that this doesn't include previous finishing moves that are now signature moves. ↪Lakes (Talk) 22:29, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Support Just mark when they used it as their finisher. Not listing them would be like not listing a song just because a singer doesn't perform it anymore. TJ Spyke 22:58, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Support per Dugwiki DXRAW 10:57, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Support. A finisher is a finisher. Normy132 06:08, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
  • Support Once a finisher, always a finisher. --  Mikedk9109  (hit me up) SIGN 23:13, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Oppose

  • Oppose If the wrestler did this move as a finisher, and he no longer uses the move in any capacity, it should be known as a finisher still. However, if the person did use a move as a finisher, then for several years used the move as a non finisher, it should be downgraded in status and reflected as such in a move list. If this person begins to use the move as a finisher again, then it should be upgraded in status again. In the case of dead wrestlers, the wrestler is DEAD, and obviously cannot compete anymore, so the page should remain unedited, with all the moves that he used as a finisher at the time staying in status, and all the moves he used as signature also staying in status. In active wrestlers, it should be different, as I said above, where current finishers should be on the list. I wouldn't be against creating a new subsection to the In Wrestling section called Past moves or Past finishers, meaning moves (regardless of if they are in signature or not) that were once a finisher (which are obviously not used anymore) listed there. I feel it would take away confusion from non wiki editors. --  Jลмєs Mลxx™  Msg me  Contribs  03:52, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
Comment dating the moves achieves the same goal. -- The Hybrid 10:51, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
Comment/Question Why not just put it on the signature moves list (like in the case of the split legged moonsault) and put it on the top and bold it so people can know its a former finisher? --  Jลмєs Mลxx™  Msg me  Contribs  21:44, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
Because not everyone who reads wrestling articles will have read this discussion to know what that means. It is much clearer that - Dragon Suplex until 2002 - is a former finisher then having it in a different section entirely. It could be taken as that being the most commonly used signature move, a signature move that will occasionally get a pinfall (such as Matt Hardy's legdrop and Kane's Big Boot), ect. -- The Hybrid 22:27, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
Bear in mind that if you say "Dragon Suplex until 2002", people will assume that the wrestler used the move until 2002 and no longer uses it in any capacity. --  Jลмєs Mลxx™  Msg me  Contribs  16:10, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
How about "Dragon Suplex until 2002, current signature move". -- The Hybrid 23:02, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
That works. --  Jลмєs Mลxx™  Msg me  Contribs  01:24, 13 January 2007 (UTC)