7-time champion told not to use Shawn Michaels' move

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Rene Dupree revealed on his podcast that seven-time champion Tajiri was told not to use a move similar to the Sweet Chin Music superkick during his matches.

Tajiri's move set revolved around kick-based offense, and one of his variations included the superkick. However, Shawn Michaels was the master of the maneuver and was the only superstar who used it during his heyday.

Superkicks are in most matches in the modern era, but the situation wasn't the same more than a decade ago. Here's what Dupree recalled about HBK disallowing talent from utilizing the Sweet Chin Music:

"Somebody told me that he had pulled Tajiri aside and told him to stop doing his kicks. Tajiri had some of the best f***ing kicks in the business, period. But because they looked so good, and that's Shawn's finish, he wanted him to stop doing it," Dupree said.

The Sweet Chin Music is amongst the most iconic finishers of all time. Did Shawn Michaels' way of stopping wrestlers from adopting the superkick work in his favor in the long run? A question for fans to ponder over in the comments section.