The Bionic Elbow...Ugh.

Well since we are basically talking about WCW...I will give this honors to "Snake Eyes" used by Oz/Vinnie Vegas. That move just flat out blew.

Leg drop. Hands down.

The Garvin Stomp was not so much a finisher as it was a set up to the knockout punch.  Very rarely did I see Ronnie finish a match with the stomp.  
 
The worst finishing move was Johnny B. Badd's tuti fruiti punch.  Also, Hulk Hogan's leg drop, you go back and watch it now and it was just awful!

IMO Tie between Peoples elbow and Hogans legdrop

Hogan's legdrop is NOT the worst finish ever, matter of fact it was one of the best finishers ever. It popped the crowd louder than 99% of any other finishers ever. It might seem weak but in the 80's a 300 pound man dropping a leg across your throat was a wrestling-sensible finisher. Much better than anything Duthy Rhodes evah did bee-bay!  
 
Worse finishers include: Anything Fatdust did. As terrible as eveyone claims Hogan is/was in the ring, at least he has good matches to his credit with BAD WORKERS (Hogan/Warrior) and he always brought his work boots with him to Japan (go see the awesome Hogan/Hansen match from the WWF/AJPW show from 90) Dusty doesn't have many decent matches with anyone not in the Horsemen. Go figure. I can't understand the love for Dusty and the hate for Hogan. /rant.
 
The STFU is god-awful. The Worm. The Steiner recliner. The Rock's sharpshooter. *And don't get started on the People's Elbow, the Rock Bottom or the Spinebuster was the real finish, it was just the HUGE pop move that equaled the  Stunner and the Legdrop. Its one of the five most important moves in modern North American history that would only work with the biggest star the biz ever created.*
                                         
In WCW: Meng's golden spike.  The end.

I hate to speak something negative of someone that is no longer here but Rufus R. Jones' Freight Train move was just plain ridiculous I liked Rufus he really acted like he was trying hard but that move just didn't do it for me
 
RIP Rufus
 
Jeff

Explain to me why the one move that has popped the crowd louder than any other move in wrestling history is dumb? It was the final exclamation point after the spinebuster or Rock bottom. It was a cocky move from the most charasmatic character ever and it fit in perfect context of his match. He just layed the smackdown on his opponent and he boastfully ends it with a cocky move that excited "the millions...and millions" of his fans. It was a perfect move for his character. That's the beauty of wrestling right there. Just how every savage character has some lame submission like Meng's nevehold, or the claw, or whatever, it just fits the character. And that's exactly what the People's elbow was to the Rock. Plus wrestling is a business first and foremost and you have to go with what works. I'd bet that a million people would rather lay down 60+ bucks for a ticket to see the Rock drop the people's elbow than 100 people would pay 10 bucks to see a perfectly executed drop kick by a talented grappler like Brad Armstrong anyday in wrestling history.

Hulk up, punch, irish whip, big boot, and then the leg drop.

I agree,  Leg Drop for sure.

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That was actually Sgt. Slaughter.

It was Volkoff too It was both Slaughter and Volkoff I also hate the shooting star press It's dumb for the reason of it can take out 2 people at the same time  Remember what happened to Brock Lesnar a few years back  
 
Jeff