And a star is born ( Stu Bennett )

Wasteland

It was clear from the first handful of episodes of the original NXT that Wade Barrett was the hand-picked star of that class. While that was the case, the WWE decided to give Barrett an awful finishing move. The "Wasteland" slam looked like a cheap version of John Cena's "Attitude Adjustment," a different finishing move that has, over the years, been criticized by pockets of wrestling fans. The WWE seemingly eventually realized this, as Barrett went on to adopt the "Bull Hammer" elbow as his finisher years after he made his WWE debut. "Wasteland" was not all that impressive, and it did Barrett few favors