This involves a wrestler suspending an opponent upside down on a turnbuckle, with the opponent's back being up against it. Chris Benoit's Crippler Crossface was a variation that involved the arm trap. A lot of superstars who used Native American gimmicks also used this as a finisher, such as Chief Jay Strongbow, Billy White Wolf, Wahoo McDaniel, and Jules Strongbow. This variant has been used by Alberto Del Rio, A.J. This move is most recently used by Roman Reigns in his "Tribal Chief" character. [4] This hold is a staple of European style wrestling and technical wrestling influenced by European wrestling. This can also can be a transition hold for counterattacks that see the wrestler (who is being wheelbarrowed) hit many throws and drops, like a DDT or a bulldog and rolling pin combinations. Also known as a cobra choke or a kata ha jime (a term borrowed from judo), this hold sees the wrestler put the opponent in a half nelson with one arm and grab the opponent's neck with the other, sometimes while adding body scissors. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. This move has been used by many wrestlers for many years. While in the vise, the wrestler can control their opponent by squeezing the temples and bring them down to a seated position where more pressure can be exerted. The pentagram choke creates a complete vise around the opponent's neck, and its name comes from using five sides, whereas the triangle choke only uses three. The wrestler then wraps their legs around the head of the opponent and crosses the opponent's legs, applying pressure on them with their hands. The standing attacking wrestler grabs the wrist of a face down opponent, pulling it towards themselves, then steps over the opponent's outstretched arm, placing one leg to either side. Steve Austin used this move during his WCW career while under his "Hollywood" gimmick, dubbing it "Hollywood & Vine". From here, the wrestler puts the opponent in a crossface, wrenching the neck and shoulder. The move was invented by Dory Funk, Jr.[15] and popularized by Dean Malenko. He grabs one of the opponent's wrists with one hand and fish hooks the opponent's mouth with the other. WebThe applying wrestler then leans over the opponent and grabs their arms, applying a double chicken wing to the opponent. A similar heel hook can be performed by holding the opponent's foot in the opposite armpit and twisting it laterally; a move which is referred to as an inverted, reverse or inside heel hook. A body scissors version exists as well. Short for "stepover toehold sleeper", this hold is a modified version of an STF in which the wrestler wraps their arm around the neck of the opponent in a sleeper hold instead of pulling back on the head of the opponent. In this variation of the triangle choke, the wrestler sits behind a seated opponent. This article has been viewed 73,781 times. It was used by Ed Lewis and Bruno Sammartino. The attacker can now roll towards his back, creating more pressure on the neck while hyperextending the opponent's arm across his own chest. [13] and the late WWWF superstar the late Bruno Sammartino, he even used this move to win his first WWE Championship. The wrestler then wraps their arm around the opponent's neck, pressing the biceps against one side of the neck and the inner bone of the forearm against the other side. The only difference between Sting's "Scorpion Death Lock" and the current "Sharpshooter" is which leg the pressure is on, as Sting's targets the right leg and the "Sharpshooter" targets the left leg. Get your opponent on the floor. The applying wrestler then squats back, lifting the opponent's torso into the air. Starting in the same position as a regular STF, the attacker takes both the opponent's legs, bends them at the knees, and crosses them, placing one ankle in the other leg's knee-pit. Professional wrestling throws Giant swing, "Wrestling Innovators The Origins Of Your Favorite Moves", "What a manoeuvre! Usually executed from a "rubber guard," where the legs are held very high, against the opponent's upper back. The move is known for being used for the tiger suplex. A double pumphandle exists, where the second arm is not hooked, it is also pulled under and between the opponent's legs. The figure-four leg-lock is a wrestling submission hold that affects the leg and ankle of your opponent. By signing up you are agreeing to receive emails according to our privacy policy. One wrestler who does use the move as a submission is Matt Hardy; his Ice Pick maneuver sees him lock the double underhook on an opponent while simultaneously trapping the opponent in a bodyscissors lock. The wrestler stands in front of and with their back to a standing opponent. It was invented and used by Baron von Raschke, as well as many members of the Von Erich family, and Blackjack Mulligan. 4. Lie back facing upwards. The attacking wrestler can then arch backwards, pulling the opponent's head forward and thus applying extra pressure on the neck.[6]. CM Punk used this move. The opponent's arm is then hooked and pulled back into their body, stretching the forearms, biceps, and pectoral muscles. The attacking wrestler then pulls the second rope upwards, compressing the opponent's throat between the rope and attacking wrestler's leg, choking them. The wrestler tucks a bent-over opponent's head in between their legs or thighs. 3. Put his/her left ankle on his/her right kneecap so it looks like the digit 4. The wrestler lifts their opponent up so they are horizontal across the wrestler's body. The wrestler next turns 180 degrees and leans back. Using that leg as leverage, he'll push the opponent's head downwards and drop to his side so that the opponent must support his own body weight on his squeezed neck. This move sees the attacker kneel behind a sitting opponent and wrap around one arm under the opponent's chin and lock their hands. The stepover armlock is similar in execution to the spinning toe hold, except that the wrist is held instead of the foot. With the opponent lying prone, the wrestler lies on the opponent's back, at a 90 angle to them, putting some or all of their weight on the opponent to prevent them from moving. WWE wrestler Naomi has a crucifix variation calling it Feel the Glow. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. The wrestler stands facing the opponent. Generally, the direction of the shin in the leg acting as a fulcrum will determine where the larger part of the pressure will go. Also known as Ashi-Dori-Garami in Judo, the wrestler sees the opponent in a crouching position and then takes hold of their foot and cranks it sideways, putting pressure on the ankle and achilles tendon. Also known as a stomach vice, just like the original clawhold, the attacker applies a painful nerve hold to the adversary's abdomen, forcing them to submit or pass out. The Undertaker used this as his submission finisher, calling it Hell's Gate. International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. The performer of the hold then falls back while grabbing the opponent's legs or feet, hanging upside down from the ring apron. The wrestler then kneels down on the opponent's back, locking the opponent's arm behind their knee in the process. The wrestler then steps over one of the opponent's arms while holding that arm's wrist, and then rolls or twists their body in mid-air while holding the wrist, forcing the opponent down to their back and ending in a cross armbar. This technique is also known as a single chickenwing hammerlock or a double wrist lock. The maneuver's invention is credited to Barry Darsow, who was the person who gave it its name. A standing version of this move also exists which was innovated by Ken Shamrock, this is known as an Ankle Lock. A backbreaker drop variation of this submission move sees the attacking wrestler first hold an opponent up for the Argentine backbreaker rack before dropping to the mat in a sitting or kneeling position, thus flexing the opponent's back with the impact of the drop. It is currently used by current WWE wrestler Natalya Neidhart as a finisher. The wrestler then "scissors" (clasps) the near arm of the opponent with one or both legs from a standing position and takes hold of the far arm of the opponent with both hands, forcing the opponent onto their side and placing stress on both shoulder joints, as well as making it harder for the opponent to breathe. The pressure is applied once the wrestler compresses their knees together. Move your opponent's left leg on top of his right leg in the position for the submission. Former Impact wrestler Jazz also used this move dubbed the Bitch Clamp. Slaughter and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, who called it the Anvilizer, as well as Ted DiBiase Sr. and Jr., who called it the Million Dollar Dream. A wrestler stands behind the opponent and then wraps both of their arms around them in a reverse bear hug, sometimes clutching their hands together by the wrist for added pressure. Another version of a surfboard, which is known as a "seated surfboard stretch" but referred to as a "modified surfboard stretch". Bjj Eastern Also known as a "buffalo sleeper", this choke sees the wrestler kneeling behind a seated opponent before grabbing hold of one of the opponent's arms, bending it backwards overhead, and locking the opponent's wrist into the attacker's armpit. Similarly to the biceps slicer, a calf crusher can be applied by inserting an arm or leg in the backside of the knee and flexing the opponent's leg to apply pressure to the muscles surrounding the fulcrum. A variation, called a bar-arm sleeper is where one applies a normal sleeper to the opponent and uses the opposite arm close to their face as added pressure applied to the move. This move is usually performed at the end of a pendulum backbreaker, a move which sees a wrestler drop an opponent down on the wrestler's knee, thus weakening the back before the hold is applied, as well as setting the opponent in a proper position. The omoplata can be applied from the guard, by placing one leg under the opponent's armpit and turning 180 degrees in the direction of that leg, so that the leg moves over the back of the opponent and entangles the opponent's arm. The wrestler then bends one leg so that the shin is behind the knee of the straight leg and places the ankle of the straight leg in their armpit. The move is also referred to as a "European headlock", due to its prominence in European wrestling. 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