one storytelling reason to have a finisher, well, actually be a finisher is that when someone actually does kick out/escape out of it, it's a novelty and a fucking pretty big deal.

one of the reasons austin got over so hard is 'cause he "didn't give up in the sharpshooter." ...a move that pretty much every top guy had jobbed out to at one point.

just like bret got over hard when he kicked out of the perfect plex when hennig put him over for the intercontinental title. (*crying* at how much a of throwaway belt its become)

jake roberts probably wants to relapse every time he sees someone kick out of a DDT 500 times in 2016.

false finishes is just one item in the laundry list of problems with the product.