The wrestler reaches down to pull the opposing wrestler up slightly, sits on the opponent's back, and places both of the opponent's arms across their thighs, usually locking at least one by placing the arm in the crook of their knee. This type of toe hold is performed by holding the foot by the toes with one hand and putting the other hand under the opponent's achilles tendon and grabbing the wrist. A variation of the La Atlntida, sometimes known as the "Accordion Rack", sees the opponent held similarly in a side-lying position facing the rear across the attacking wrestler's shoulders, but with the opponent's lower back curvature directly behind the wrestler's head, and instead of pulling downwards the wrestler will chest fly forward to bend the opponent, sometimes to the point that the opponent's heel touches the head. The attacking wrestler stands over a face-down opponent, facing the same direction. Bjj Eastern The Figure-Four leg lock was Ric Flair's signature move. A variation of the Argentine backbreaker rack, known as the La Reinera, sees the opponent held across the wrestler's upper back rather than his shoulders/neck. From behind a seated opponent, the wrestler grabs one of the opponent's elbows and pulls it up and backward. The move was also popularized in the States by Sting, who called the hold the Scorpion Death Lock and applied the hold from a seated position. The double underhook variant is often seen when the hold is used to transition to another maneuver, such as a backbreaker drop or inverted powerbomb. Stretches are usually employed to weaken an opponent or to force them to submit, either vocally or by tapping out: slapping the mat, floor, or opponent with a free hand three times. [2] The move was invented by Gory Guerrero in Mexico, where it was called la de a caballo (horse-mounting choke), but got its more common name from Ed Farhat, who wrestled as "The Sheik" and used it as his finisher. Often referred to as the LeBell Lock, named for Gene LeBell, Daniel Bryan began popularizing the move under the name Yes Lock when he joined WWE. Add to Collection . Yuji Nagata first popularized this move named the Nagata Lock III as an evolution of his previous hold, the Nagata Lock II, a crossface submission. Chris Masters and Bobby Lashley uses a standing variation called the Master Lock and the Hurt Lock respectively, where they lock the nelson in and swing their opponent back and forth alternating pressure between their shoulders. One of the most painful submission moves in wrestling today. The wrestler then steps over his opponent, turning the opponent over as in a sharpshooter and Boston crab and proceeds to squat and lean back. The late George Hackenschmidt is known for innovating the move. Backlund's version of the hold incorporates the bodyscissors portion. Another variant performed by Dana Brooke is done in a handstand position while she chokes the opponent with one foot. [X] - Put chair down _____ 03.b - Signature Moves _____ Signature moves are unique to each wrestler, and must be performed when the opponent's stamina bar is coloured red. Oct 23, 2020 @ 6:07pm. 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. The wrestler then turns 360 degrees over the leg, twisting it inward. Yuji Nagata has used the move while rolling his eyes backwards called the Shirone (white eyes). Do the following while maintaining a hold of his right ankle: Push your The attacking wrestler then wraps their legs around the opponent's midsection with a body scissors and arches backwards, pulling the opponent's head forward, stretching the torso and the neck. The applying wrestler then leans over the opponent and grabs their arms, applying a double chicken wing to the opponent. Usually executed from a "rubber guard," where the legs are held very high, against the opponent's upper back. The wrestler then does not mount the opponent, but instead remains to the side of the opponent and pushes to cause pain. This should be number 1. The whole maneuver would force the opponent's arm to be bent in the number "4" shape, applying more pressure as the arm is trapped between the second or top rope. There is also an inverted version where instead of performing the move from behind the opponent, the wrestler stands in front of the opponent and uses the move in the same way as the normal full nelson. From here the wrestler can reach forward and perform many upper body submissions as well. The pressure is applied once the wrestler compresses their knees together. [14] The wrestler, while behind the opponent, facing in the opposing direction, hooks their arms under the opponent's. 0.0 0x. The wrestler then takes hold of their ankle with their opposite arm and pulls their leg up. To create this article, 22 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. Also known as Military press. WWE wrestler Naomi has a crucifix variation calling it Feel the Glow. 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. CM Punk used this move. Make sure your opponent is fine with this. The Gory special is a back-to-back backbreaker submission hold. Nikki Bella has used both variations as a finisher in WWE. In this variation of a cloverleaf instead of turning around when turning the opponent over, the wrestler faces the same direction as the opponent to squat and lean forward to apply more pressure to the legs, spine, and abdomen. The wrestler then grabs the free ankle and places that ankle between their thighs. This hold is a staple of European style wrestling and technical wrestling influenced by European wrestling. WebBody triangle or Figure-four body lock is achieved by first crossing the ankles, grasping the heel of one foot and pulling that foot into the opposite knee, this creates the signature 4. The move is performed in several ways, usually from a prone position involving the wrestler trapping one of the opponent's arms. Body triangle or Figure-four body lock is achieved by first crossing the ankles, grasping the heel of one foot and pulling that foot into the opposite knee, this creates the signature 4. 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. A standing version of this move also exists which was innovated by Ken Shamrock, this is known as an Ankle Lock. The wrestler stands face-to-face with the opponent, ducks, hooks one of their arms over the opponent's shoulder (if seizing the opponent's left shoulder, they hook with their right, or opposite if sides are reversed), swings under the opponent's armpit, then around and over the opponent's back, so that they faces the same way as the opponent. It is a commonly used submission in judo, BJJ and MMA. The move was used by Melina as the Last Call. In this toe hold maneuver, a wrestler will grab the opponent's foot and lift their leg off the ground. 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. 6. Apply pressure as hard as you can till your opponent taps out. 8 Jeff Hardy's Whisper In The Wind. Many of these holds, when applied vigorously, stretch the opponent's muscles or twist their joints uncomfortably, hence the name. Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible. A grounded version of a sleeper hold with an added body scissors that is derived from martial arts and more recently mixed martial arts. [17] Wrestler AJ Styles uses this as a submission finisher move, calling it the calf killer in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Impact Wrestling and the calf crusher in WWE. The move is performed when a wrestler grasps the opponent's left wrist with their right hand. While applying the pressure to the legs, the wrestler executing the move has a variety of positions they can be in; however, the two most common involve the wrestler standing and leaning back while applying the move or sitting on their opponent's back. This article has been viewed 73,781 times. The wrestler then crosses their opponent's arms, keeping them in place with the legs before applying the crossface. Both of these maneuvers are also used in other various martial arts such as Judo, Submission Wrestling, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. 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. The wrestler grasps an opponent's neck with both hands then lifts them up. 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. The wrestler then pulls backwards with their arms and pushes forward with their leg, causing pressure. Rhea Ripley uses a standing version of this maneuver. An inverted version of this moves exists with the opponent on their stomach, the wrestler grabs the opponent's right arm and places it on top of their back, grabs and stacks the right arm with their right leg, then puts the left arm on top of the right leg, and then finally immobilizes the other limbs by placing the left leg on top of the rest. The wrestler then sits on top of the opponent forcing them into a bridge and pressing down on their body. Popularized by Brutus Beefcake, Waylon Mercy, Dolph Ziggler, Minoru Suzuki, and most recognized with Roddy Piper. This move is usually executed on a wrestler lying flat on their back. Tyson Kidd uses a variation where he laces his opponent's legs as if he was to perform a Sharpshooter, but then falls to his back, and then locks in the Gogoplata. The late Eddie Guerrero used this move,[18] sometimes transitioning from a headscissors takedown which sees him rolling backwards from the momentum over the supine opponent to end up at the their legs to then apply the hold. Variations of this can include clasping the opponent's hand instead of hooking the upper arm, for extra leverage and bridging out, while performing the move to increase leverage and immobilize the opponent. Cody using this move seems like taboo. While this can inflict pain on its own, it is most often used as a transition hold, leading into either a hammer lock, an elbow to the held arm, or kicks to the opponent's abdominal area. This can often be performed on a standing wrestler when preceded by a tilt-a-whirl, which was popularized by Gail Kim, who dubbed it the Flying Dragon. Another version of the move is similar to a wheelbarrow facebuster, but instead illegally pulls the hair of the opponent while leaning back to pull up the opponent's head and neck. A chokelift can be used as well if the wrestler were to perform a chokebomb or a two-handed chokeslam. While the hold applies pressure to the knee, it actually can be very painful to the shin of the victim. The wrestler sits down, crosses their legs, tucks their head into their chest and wraps one arm around their ankle (so they are effectively rolled into a ball). The reversal should be performed immediately at the time King snaps the leg. This variation is also used by Tyler Breeze as the Figure Four Sharpshooter, and by T. J. Perkins, who calls it the Figure Four Deathlock. It is also called a Trapezius Claw due to the muscle group targeted. The wrestler will apply an armscissor with one leg and a headscissors. The wrestler first straddles one of the opponent's legs, then reaches over the opponent's near arm with the arm close to the opponent's back and locks it. The move was invented by Hiroyoshi Tenzan. There is a double-team move of the same name although its more of an attack. It was used by Taiji Ishimori on rare occasions until he joined NJPW in 2018, where he used it frequently as the Yes Lock, named after Bryan. The wrestler grabs either of the opponent's arms and pulls it to their back (resulting the arm being bent behind the opponent's back). This modified inverted reverse figure-four leglock variation sees the wrestler cross one leg of an opponent over them and stand on the crossed leg, then take hold of the free leg and lay down on their back, raising the opponent's legs up into the air and causing pain to their legs and lower back. This attack is illegal and results in a wrestler's disqualification, should the move not be broken by a count of five. This variation is used by Karrion Kross and it is called the Kross Jacket. The wrestling standing at the feet of a face-up prone opponent, reaches down to grab and lift the opponents whichever near single leg with both hands while placing their foot from their far leg onto arch the opponent of the far foot, pressing down to immobilize it while pushing the still held leg away, stretching the leg and groin of the opponent. This variation is the most famous version, invented by Buddy Rogers and popularized by Ric Flair, and is also the finisher of choice for several wrestlers like Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, The Miz, AJ Styles, Jeff Jarrett, Tito Santana, Jack Brisco, Gerald Brisco, and The Silent Warrior. The name is derived from Charlie and Russ, the Haas Brothers, who invented this move. The move used to trick an unsuspecting opponent. It is used by Cody as the American Nightmare. His son, AEW wrestler Hook, also adopted it as his finishing maneuver, rebranding it as Redrum. The wrestler then picks up the straight leg of the opponent, bends it backwards to lock the other leg in the knee pit and places the foot in front of the shin of the standing leg in the knee pit, thus locking the leg. From that point, the wrestler can apply other holds to the opponent, such as a fujiwara armbar or a three-quarter facelock. From this point, the wrestler turns 360 degrees, simultaneously bending the arm of the opponent around the attacker's own leg. This move can also be known by the underrepresented term coil lock in catch wrestling. The wrestler then squeezes the opponent's neck, causing pressure. 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 bad thing This move is used by Shane McMahon and CM Punk. For a full nelson, the attacker slips both their arms under the opponent's armpits and locks their hands behind their opponent's neck. 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. In Daniel Bryan's variation of the move as the LeBell Lock, he takes the opponent's arm and puts it in an omoplata. Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D uses this move with a mandible claw hold named the Lockjaw. This technique was the Ric Flairs signature move. 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. It was used by Ed Lewis and Bruno Sammartino. The wrestler grabs hold of one of their opponent's arms, wraps their legs around the opponent's throat and arm in a figure-four and squeezes. Also known as an "arm-trap half nelson sleeper", the wrestler stands behind the opponent and uses one arm to place the opponent in a half nelson. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. The wrestler bends the opponent down so they are bent facing in front on the wrestler's body. The wrestler tucks a bent-over opponent's head in between their legs or thighs. Wrestlers like Bret Hart and Ric Flair have submission moves stored as their finishers, with the Sharpshooter and Figure Four Leg Lock doing massive damage when performed. It is mostly used by Mark Henry, Goldberg, Beth Phoenix, Ric Flair, Sting, Kurt Angle, Jason Jordan, and Nia Jax. 0.245 MB. 9.60 Current Total Rating (?) Also called an arm triangle, this choke sees the wrestler wrapping their arm from under the opponent's nearest arm(pit) and across the chest. The wrestler then places the opponent's far leg in the knee-pit of the near leg, finishing the submission by putting the opponent's ankle on top of their own ankle, rolling both onto their bellies, and pushing back with the wrestler's knees. Another Argentine backbreaker rack variation called the La Atlntida, favored by Mexican luchador Atlantis, sees the attacking wrestler holding the opponent across the shoulders and behind the head in a side-lying position facing towards the rear, then pulling down on the head and one leg to laterally bending the opponent. A rope-hung move sees the opponent trapped either over the top rope or between the top and second rope. The wrestler then pulls back on the arms, causing pressure. The wrestler flips forward down on to their back, placing their legs around one of the legs of the opponent on the way down, and thus using their momentum to drop the opponent forward down to the mat. Chris Benoit's Crippler Crossface was a variation that involved the arm trap. 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. Speaking to the He names this move, the Hart Lock. Former NXT wrestler Johnny Gargano uses this hold as a finishing submission move, calling it the Garga-No-Escape. This version is a variant which sees the opponent face up with the wrestler grabbing the opponent's legs, putting their own leg through, and twisting them as if doing a sharpshooter, but instead putting their other leg on the opponent's nearest foot, dropping down to the mat and applying pressure. A variation is performed from the omoplata position, which also puts pressure on the trapped arm but requires the wrestler to perform it from a seated position. 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