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Invented by Tatsumi Fujinami and popularized in the United States by ltimo Dragn. The maneuver can be executed on a standing or a downed (facing upwards) opponent. Some common submissions from this position are the triangle choke, armbar, and other types of armlocks and chokeholds. [1] Miro performs a variation he calls Game Over, where he stomps on his opponent's back before applying the hold, this move was previously called The Accolade when Miro was Rusev in the WWE. The wrestler faces their opponent, who is bent over. Used by Yoshi-Hashi as Butterfly Lock. Nikki Bella has used both variations as a finisher in WWE. 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 wrestler then uses the near hand to reach back and grab the opponent from behind the head, thus pulling the opponent's head above the wrestler's shoulder. The wrestler approaches the opponent who is lying face-down. Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible. Edge's variation is where he used a metal bar on the opponent's mouth as the Glasgow Grin. The Elevated double chickenwing was famously used by Ricky Steamboat in his best 2 out of 3 falls match with Ric Flair. This move has been used in several other martial arts and is banned in most competitions due to the high risk of injury from this move. The maneuver can be used as an uncommon submission maneuver, such as used by Braun Strowman, or a transitioning hold, usually to fall backwards into an arm triangle reverse STO. The wrestler then kneels down on the opponent's back, locking the opponent's arm behind their knee in the process. 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. Drew Gulak uses a kneeling variation of the submission called the Gu-Lock. The wrestler then pulls the opponent's arm over their far shoulder and distributes the wrestler's body over their shoulders while having the other hand between and holding onto one of the opponent's legs and stands up. Becky Lynch uses it as the Dis-arm-her, where the attacking wrestler takes a face-down opponent's arm in a kneeling position, adding pressure by pulling back on the arm. Known as Ashi-gatame in Japan and a pumphandle armbar in America. The attacker then reaches down and grabs both of the opponent's arms before sitting down, "rocking" back and forth and stretching the opponent's back. Drew McIntyre briefly used it in TNA as the Iron Maiden. (Aa announcer calls him) Hardy boyz are the best. Also known as a rear chinlock, the attacking wrestler crouches down behind a sitting opponent and places their knee into the opponent's upper back, then reaches forward and grasps the opponent's chin with both hands. A rolling variation of the camel clutch is also used, with this variation popularized by Maryse Ouellet, dubbed French Pain. The late George Hackenschmidt is known for innovating the move. From here many throws, drops and slams can be performed. Published 18th October 2022. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Styles and Asuka. A standing version can also be applied, which sees a standing wrestler place one of their legs between the legs of a face-down opponent and then bend one leg behind the leg of the wrestler, placing it on top of the knee pit of the opponent's other leg. The attacking wrestler stands behind the opponent who is either sitting or lying face down, then pulls the opponent into an inverted facelock, often hooking the opponent's near arm with their free arm. The hold is usually transitioned into a chickenwing facebuster. Mainly used as a setup for the bulldog, this move has been used commonly in MMA and other sports. The wrestler stands behind their opponent and bends them forward. The wrestler then pulls back, stretching the opponent's back, neck, and knees. The opponent is down on their back with the wrestler standing over one of their legs with one foot placed on either side of the leg. This variation of the double chickenwing sees the wrestler wrenching the opponent up while still holding them in the double chickenwing. The attacking wrestler stands over a face-down opponent, facing the same direction. 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. Low Ki once used a version from a back-mount position called the Dragon Clutch. In this toe hold maneuver, a wrestler will grab the opponent's foot and lift their leg off the ground. A maneuver similar to a neck wrench where the wrestler faces a bent-over opponent. Closed fist punches are legal in WWE, but in other promotions, referees will tell wrestlers to watch the hand due to closed-fist punches being illegal. Sheamus also uses this move. The legs are used to control the movement of the opponent's body while the opponent's foot is twisted by holding the heel with the forearm and using the whole body to generate a twisting motion, hence creating severe medial torque on the ankle. The former would not be acceptable in traditional professional wrestling, as all chokeholds that cut off the windpipe are not allowed in the sport. This keeps the over leg, now under, locked while putting pressure on the leg and stretching the legs and back. The executor then stands next to the ring apron, on the outside of the turnbuckle or ropes and applies the figure four leglock with the ring post between the opponent's legs. A double pumphandle exists, where the second arm is not hooked, it is also pulled under and between the opponent's legs. The wrestler then links their arms around the face-up opponent's torso and presses down, squeezing the opponent's spine against the wrestler's shoulder. There are also variations of the anaconda vise that are combined with a straight jacket choke, called Anaconda Max and a cobra clutch, called Anaconda Cross. [7] Zack Sabre Jr. uses it as his submission finisher. By controlling the opponent's body and using the hands to plantar flex the foot either straight or slightly sideways, hence putting considerable torque on the ankle. To create this article, 22 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. FPW Offline See all 15 There are several variations of heel hooks, with the most typical being performed by placing the legs around a leg of an opponent and holding the opponent's foot in the armpit on the same side. This is a legitimate controlling or debilitating hold and is commonly used by police officers in the United States to subdue uncooperative persons for arrest. Another counter of the electric chair position is the wrestler twisting over the opponent's shoulders so now they are facing the opposite direction, and from that position, the wrestler would backflip to hit a hurricanrana. This basic backbreaker submission involves the wrestler laying the opponent's back across one knee, then, while placing one hand on the opponent's chin and the other on their knee, the wrestler pushes down to bend the opponent around their knee. Such calf crushers can be used as effective leglocks to the knee through a separating and elongating motion. This move is also sometimes dubbed the King Crab Lock. 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. It is also possible to put pressure on the elbow joint by bending the leg entangling the arm and twisting it in a specific manner. [7] This is an illegal hold as it both involves the attacker performing the move whilst outside the ring as well as using part of the ring (the ringpost) to execute the move. Innovated by Chief Little Wolf, the wrestler lifts up a leg of a face-up opponent and wraps one of their legs around the other leg before dropping to a kneeling position, thus locking the opponent's leg behind the wrestler's knee. This was famously used by Don Muraco as the Asiatic Spike and Terry Gordy (which he learned from Killer Khan) as the Oriental Spike. The figure four leg-lock is a submission move used in pro wrestling, made famous by Ric Flair. Also known technically as the overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack or Sammartino backbreaker this sees an attacking wrestler first lift an opponent up so the opponent's back is resting on the wrestler's shoulder, with the opponent's head pointing in the direction that the wrestler is facing. This elevates the wrestler and places all the weight of the wrestler on the opponent. For this variation, the wrestler steps between the opponent's legs with one of their own and crosses the opponent's legs so that their near leg's ankle is in the far leg's knee pit. The wrestler exits the ring to the outside and drags the opponent by the legs towards the ring post, so that the post is between the opponent's legs (similar to when somebody 'crotches' their opponent with the ringpost). The wrestler sits on the back of an opponent who is lying face down on the mat. Innovated by Mariko Yoshida and is currently used by Naomi, naming it, Feel the Glow. The wrestler hooks their far leg across the neck of the opponent, then hooks their hands behind the opponent's head, having one arm pass over their own leg and the other under. It can be transitioned into a DDT, suplex, etc. 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 opponent, ostensibly confused, normally takes the offered hand, at which point the wrestler rolls forward and into an armlock. An old catch wrestling hold made somewhat famous by Stu Hart, this variation of a nelson hold involves the wrestler applying the hold forces the opponent prone on the mat and drives their knees into the opponent's upper back.[7]. The wrestler lies face up and slightly to the side of the opponent. The bad thing The stepover armlock is similar in execution to the spinning toe hold, except that the wrist is held instead of the foot. 2. Take his/her left leg and place your left leg on the right side of his/her leg then spin 360' so that you are facing your opponent. During this The half and three-quarter nelsons are usually transition holds, as they are in amateur wrestling. This move was innovated by Frank Gotch. Samoa Joe, Jazz, Erik Watts and Nikki Bella have also used this move. The wrestler kneels on the opponent's back with both knees, hooking the head with one arm and the legs with the other. Every great professional wrestler needs an equally-as-iconic finishing move and for Ric Flair, that move was the Figure Four Leglock. This leg cross indicates that an argumentative or competitive attitude exists. He names this move, the Hart Lock. A chokelift can be used as well if the wrestler were to perform a chokebomb or a two-handed chokeslam. The wrestler places one of their legs under the chin of the opponent and pushes up. Next, the wrestler turns their opponent over so that they are on their knees with all four of their limbs trapped underneath. WebThis is a best signature move to defeat enemy. A bunch of wrestlers got mad at me I was trying to explain how dumb a Figure-four Leglock was. Rolando Vera was credited with inventing the move. The hold can also be applied while standing with the opponent's arms crossed across their chest or stomach held by the attacker to transition into other moves such as a suplex or an iconoclasm. This was also used as a finisher by Hulk Hogan early in his career called the Golden Squeeze in his WWF debut match against Ted DiBiase in 1979. From this point, the wrestler then rolls or flips into a bridge, pulling the opponent's arms and applying pressure on them. This neck crank sees the wrestler wrap both hands around the opponent's face and pull back, which applies pressure to the neck and shoulder area. Known in combat sport as the "bicep slicer".[11][12]. The wrestler then does a spinning toe hold and grasps the other leg, crossing them into a 4 (hence the name), and falls to the mat, applying pressure to the opponent's crossed legs with their own. A wrestler approaches a sitting opponent from in front, behind, or either side. Holding the opponent's legs in place, the wrestler then steps over the opponent and turns them over, applying pressure the whole way to cause pain to the knee and legs. WebBuddy Rogers applying the figure four leg lock That being said, Ric Flair is not the only one to have adopted the figure four from Buddy Rogers. Chris Jericho uses this move in a high angle version, calling it the Walls of Jericho. The opponent will thus be on their back, with one of the attacker's legs under the victim's upper back and hooking their free arm. The Figure-Four leg lock was Ric Flair's signature move. The armbar's innovation was reportedly 200 years ago, but its true origins remain unknown. Shawn Michaels popularized this move during his wrestling career. This technique is also known as a single chickenwing hammerlock or a double wrist lock. Also commonly known as a dragon bite, this move sees the attacking wrestler behind a standing opponent, pulling them backwards into an inverted facelock and wrapping their legs around the opponent's body with a body scissors. [14] It was invented by Gory Guerrero in Mexico. The wrestler then pulls back on the arms, causing pressure. Used by Chris Benoit as the Crippler Crossface; in the adjacent picture, he has pulled so far back that he finished the hold seated, which he did not always do. 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. To create this article, 22 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. WebThe locking mechanism is similar to the kimura lock, but instead of using a figure-four, it is applied using a leg. AEW wrestler Jon Moxley uses this move as a finisher sometimes while taking the opponent down with and then transitioning from a sleeper hold or rear naked choke. The wrestler stands over a prone opponent's back and tucks the opponent's arms under their armpits. Similar to a double underhook, but only one arm is underhooked and the head of the opponent is placed into a front facelock. The atomic drop is the "common" version of the move, and the "Inverted Electric chair" (Silla Elctrica invertida in Spanish) sets the attacking wrestler running towards a seated opponent both facing forward, then leaping and falling into a seated senton on the opponent's nape and shoulders. This is often a set-up for a crucifix powerbomb or a spinning crucifix toss. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. 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. Asuka also uses the bodyscissors variation as a finisher dubbed the Asuka Lock. 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. Do not apply too much pressure as it can break your opponent's ankle. The attacking wrestler then sits next to the opponent and wraps their legs around the opponent, crossing their ankles and then tightening their grip by squeezing together their thighs or straightening their legs to compress the opponent's torso. This variation begins with the wrestler standing on either side of the bent-over opponent. The wrestler then places their own spare arm under the other hand and over the opponent's back to lock in the hold, compressing the opponent's neck. Invented by Chris Hero, this variation of the cloverleaf sees the wrestler hook the legs like a cloverleaf, but then weaves their hands through to clasp their other hand and also hooks the ankle sticking out with one leg (left or right) into their kneepit. A transition lift to perform many throws, drops and slams. This submission hold involves a combination of the figure-four leglock and the ankle lock. 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