What's a Curb Stomped?

A curb stomp, also called curbing, curb checking, curb painting, or making someone bite the curb is a form of assault in which a victim's mouth is forcefully placed on a curb and then stomped from behind, causing severe injuries and sometimes death.

Why is it called curb stomping?

Curbing — sometimes called "curb stomping" or "curb checking" — was a term coined in a scene in the 1998 movie "American History X." In the film, a man is forced to lie down, open his mouth and pretend to bite the curb. A neo-Nazi skinhead then stomps on the man's head.

What is the curb stomp in WWE?

The Curb Stomp, is a professional wrestling move innovated by British professional wrestling James Harrison and was first used by Harrison in 1999. The move see the opponent run towards a kneeling opponent before stomping their head into the mat.