The most common version sees the wrestler turn the opponent upside-down and drop the opponent shoulder-first on the wrestler's knee. A cross-legged and wrist-clutch version of this move also exists. This move sees the standing wrestler place the opponent stomach down on their shoulder so that they both are facing the same direction. The wrestler reaches under one of the opponent's arms with their corresponding arm and places the palm of their hand on the neck of the opponent, thereby forcing the arm of the opponent up into the air (the half nelson). Carmelo Hayes currently use this as Nothing But Net. This bulldog sees the opponent clutching the wrestler in a wheelbarrow bodyscissors. Inverted bulldog [ edit] Despite its name, it actually comes from Mexican lucha libre, not Japanese puroresu. Erick Rowan used this move as a finisher and Lars Sullivan uses it as a signature. This variation of the STO sees the attacker apply a front facelock on his opponent and sweeping the opponent's leg and falling forward, with the opponent landing on his neck and shoulders. The move often sees the wrestler keep their legs hooked under the arms of the opponent after hitting the move, using the underhooking technique to turn the opponent on to their back into a Rana style pinning position. The wrestler starts by facing their opponent and then grabs them around their waist, lifts them up, and then either slams the opponent down while landing on top of them, or tosses them forward on to their back. It is used as finishing moves by wrestlers such as Chris Sabin (cradle shock), Santos Escobar (phantom driver) and Susie (panic switch). A backbreaker refers to professional wrestling moves in which a wrestler drops an opponent so that the opponent's back impacts or is bent backwards against a part of the wrestler's body, usually the knee.[1]. This was a signature move for Edge, which he called Edge-O-Matic. The wrestler hooks a half nelson hold on his opponent with one arm and his opponents waist with the other. From this point, the wrestler places their leg in front of the opponent's opposite leg, and falls backwards, causing the opponent's arm to be slammed into the mat. Alexa Bliss uses this as a signature move, normally followed by her rope-assisted repeated stomps. WWE wrestler Melina popularized this move. Kazuchika Okada uses this move as Heavy Rain. This move was innovated by Shiro Koshinaka and it was called a samurai driver '94 as a finisher. The wrestler falls to the ground, placing one foot at the front of the opponent's ankle and the other in the back of the calf. One of the opponent's arms is pulled back between their legs and held, while the other arm is hooked. The wrestler then lifts the opponent into the air and falls into a seated position, driving the opponent tailbone-first on to the mat. The Boston crab is a professional wrestling hold that typically starts with one wrestler lying in a supine position on the mat, with the other wrestler standing and facing them. Release the chicken wing to get the pin if you have to. As the wrestler falls onto their back they forces the opponent's arm down into both knees, thus damaging it. All positions have the attacker facing the opponent, unless noted otherwise. Many people call it the Michinoku Driver because it is used more often than the original Michinoku Driver. A variation sees the wrestler run up the corner turnbuckles, perform a backflip over a chasing opponent, and at the same time grab hold of the opponents head and perform the slam. The wrestler lifts their opponent up over their head with arms fully extended, then drops the opponent down face-first in front or back. Many other facebreakers use the knee to inflict the damage; one variation sees the wrestler apply a standing side headlock, and simultaneously pull the opponent forward and smash the wrestler's knee to the opponent's head. Balls", "/23 Twilling's WWE Over the Limit PPV report: John Cena vs. Batista in an I Quit match for the WWE Championship, Jack Swagger vs. Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship, Edge vs. Randy Orton", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_throws&oldid=1149974080, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from July 2021, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 15 April 2023, at 15:49. The wrestler stands behind an opponent and applies a half nelson hold on their opponent, placing one of their hands against the opponent's neck after hooking the opponent's arm with it. Other users include Pentagon Jr., JTG, Seth Rollins, Masato Yoshino and Finn Blor, with JTG calling it Da Shout Out. El Phantasmo uses a cross-arm Variation called CRII, where he lifts his opponent up and he lets him fall face first into the mat. A variation of the flatliner, this move see the wrestler jumping up towards the side of an opponent and grabbing his head before falling backwards onto the mat, planting the opponent face-first. This move is a signature of Edge who calls it Winning Edge. [16][17] The wrestler may fall forward, kneel down, or remain standing while executing this move also. When used by itself, this term generally refers to a very basic variant for a scoop slam. The wrestler takes hold of their opponent from behind, holding them by either their hair or head. This slamming version of a headlock takedown sees a wrestler apply a sleeper hold to the opponent, then falls face first to the ground, pulling the opponent down with them and driving the back and head of the opponent into the ground. This is a basic though super effective wrestling move used commonly in amateur wrestling. Ethan Carter III (EC3) uses this as his finisher and he calls it the One Percenter. It is described as a head scissors take down that is performed against a running opponent. W1 should be perpendicular to W2 as he begins to force him to his back (c). Drive your opponent to their side so you can read your wristwatch. This move was the finisher of Mike Rotunda during his time in the WWF in the mid-80s. From a standing position, he reaches between an opponent's legs with his stronger arm and reaches around their back from the same side with their weaker arm before then lifting the opponent up over his shoulder. It has been suggested that it was named after Horatio Nelson, who used strategies based on surrounding the opponent to win the Battle of the Nile and the Battle of Trafalgar; it was also suggested that Bobby Nelson was the innovator and/or the name inspiration of the Nelson hold.[1]. The user applies a standing wrist lock on their opponent, then places their foot on the opponent's face and falls backwards, forcing the opponent's face into their foot. Step up with your front foot and plant your inside knee in front of your opponents inside knee. Archer, Jeff; Svinth, Joseph (January 2005). What is Prime Wrestling?Position + Precision = Prime Wrestling Coach Nathanimal is the head coach at the 505 Wrestling Club in Albuquerque, NMFollow us!Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/505wrestlingclub/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/505wrestlingclub/Websitehttps://505wrestlingclub.comTwitterhttps://twitter.com/505wrestlingSnapchat@The505wc This is considered an extremely dangerous move, as the opponent's body cannot roll with the natural momentum of the move to absorb the impact. Kelly Kelly later adopted the same variation as her finishing maneuver, calling it K2. From here, the attacking wrestler twists the opposite way and quickly switches back, throwing the opponent's legs out backwards and drops down to the mat while holding the opponent's head, forcing them to fall face first into a bulldog position. This was the original version of the finisher used by Jon Moxley (formerly as Dean Ambrose), known as Dirty Deeds before reusing as a regular move in 2019. Ben Davis and Titus Carell use the pumphandle slam as finishers, Davis uses an implant slam calling it The Plantation Punk Slam while Carell uses a spinning slam calling it Spinerella Slam. Another great setup to the half nelson series is to capitalize off your opponents near wrist defense. This top rope flipping slam sees a wrestler stand under an opponent, who is situated on the top turnbuckle, turn their back to this opponent while taking hold of the opponent's arms from below, often holding underneath the opponent's arm pits. This move is most commonly performed out of a ring corner. For example, in one variation, the attacking wrestler rolls forward after scissoring their legs around their opponent's head; in another, the opponent rolls backwards into a handstand position to follow with a headscissors and the takedown. If they are doing that, pull them up to a sit position and perform either finish. Matt Riddle uses a cradle variant dubbed the Bro-Derek. This can be achieved by first holding an opponent in an inverted facelock or by simply grabbing the opponent and forcibly leaning them back before lifting their far (or sometimes inside) leg, rotating so the leg is over the opponent's head, and dropping to a sitting position, kneeling, or a split-legged position and maintained into a pin. This move is used to weaken the leg for a submission manoeuvre. The wrestler lifts the opponent as with a pumphandle slam, but falls to a sitting position and drops the opponent between their legs as with a michinoku driver II. The move varies from the hurricanrana as when the opponent lands - he/she would land on their head as opposed to their back.[10]. In addition, the hand not being used should be holding the opponent's other wrist so that they cannot post the hand or peel the half nelson off. Similar to the double knee facebreaker, but with only one knee. A pop-up is a flapjack where the attacker, upon facing an opponent rushing towards them, flings the opponent vertically up into the air without holding on to the opponent. It is currently used by Hirooki Goto as the GTW. A full nelson facebuster-like, which sees the wrestler holding the opponent in a full nelson. This was the finisher for wrestlers Chyna and the Ultimate Warrior. The wrestler then lifts their opponent up so they are horizontal across the wrestler's body. This version is known as the Mysterio Rana. Another variation has the attacking wrestler apply a pumphandle prior to executing this technique and is used by wrestlers like Jinder Mahal. The wrestler springboards off one of the ropes or jumps from the top turnbuckle, dropping a leg across the nape of a leaning forward opponent. This move sees the opponent runs towards the wrestler. A one-handed, swinging leg hook, and a twisting version are also possible. The wrestler lifts their opponent up and turns them upside down so that they are held up by the wrestler's arm cradling their back. A variation called the Swinging Full Nelson in which you swing your opponent in the move was popularized by former WWE wrestler Chris Masters as the 'Master Lock', and is currently used by Bobby Lashley, sometimes while swinging the opponent to transfer pressure between their shoulders or in combination with a body scissors to immobilize them as the 'Hurt Lock' in WWE. Use your free hand to hold your opponent's other wrist so the half nelson can't be broken. It was also used by former Nexus member, David Otunga as "The Verdict". For the Oliver Nelson album, see. The wrestler stands slightly to the side of their opponent, grabs the opponent by the nape in a single or double collar tie, and throws them forward, causing the opponent to flip over onto their back. Colt Cabana (Eat The Feet) and Mia Yim (Seoul Food) also used it as their signature move. The wrestler then uses their other arm to pull the opponent's other arm behind the opponent's head, so both opponent's arms are pinned. The wrestler stands to the side of the opponent and applies a side headlock. A power half nelson is a type of half nelson. A stunner is a three-quarter facelock jawbreaker. A basic gutbuster is often called a stomach breaker and is essentially the same as a backbreaker but with the opponent facing the opposite direction. A one-handed variation is used by Kenny Omega, known as the one-winged angel. Though it is commonly referred to as a Hurricanrana, the original Spanish name for this maneuver is the Huracnrana. The wrestler then falls sideways, driving the opponent down to the mat shoulder and neck first. Once they are on their side, sink your arm elbow deep with your throat resting on their side. Then after grabbing the opponents nearest leg, the wrestler lifts the opponent's leg outward before swinging forward using the opponent's momentum and slamming them down back-first. The move is performed with the wrestler's legs scissored around the opponent's head, dragging the opponent into a forced forward somersault as the wrestler falls to the mat. He was also known to transition into this move from a cartwheel to then jump onto the opponent's shoulders in his earlier career. The wrestler then falls backwards to the mat, thus forcing the opponent to fall forwards and impact the exposed knees. W1 finishes the drill with his chest on W2's, legs stretched and on his toes, pressing W2's shoulders to the mat for the pin. The wrestler hooks a half nelson hold on their opponent with one arm and their opponent's waist with the other, then leaps forward into a sitting position, driving the face of the opponent into the ground. Bushi uses a diving variation called MX where he dives from the top rope to hit the double knee facebreaker. A high impact combination of the snapmare and the falling neckbreaker. The move also has a neckbreaker variation, which focuses more of the attack on the opponent's neck. This is when you only have one ar in the Nelson position, and that is on the near side. If your opponent turns away from the suckback, hook their elbow on the same side as your head. Also known as the reverse full nelson slam, this variation sees the attacker tuck and slide their arms under the opponent's armpits and then clutch the opponent's lower jaw. This usually involves grabbing the opponent with both arms around the opponent's legs while keeping the chest close to the opponent, and using this position to force the opponent to the floor . When the aggressor is in the process of putting the half nelson in, the opponent can attempt to prevent it from going in deeply by using their affected arm to clamp down on the intruding arm. An elevated gutbuster in which an attacking wrestler would lift an opponent up, stomach-first, across one of their shoulders before dropping down to their knees forcing the opponent's stomach to impact on the wrestler's shoulder. The wrestler then hooks both arms of the opponent using his or her legs, and then falls forward planting the opponent's body into the mat face-first. This is a Folkstyle wrestling technique.SUBSCRIBE for more exciting wrestling technique!Leave a comment if there is a specific technique you'd like to see shown by Coach Nathanimal. This move is performed in a manner similar to the TKO, but instead of dropping their opponent face first on the mat, they would be dropped face first on the knee of the wrestler performing the move. A facebreaker is any move in which the wrestler slams their opponent's face against a part of the wrestler's body, usually the knee. Master a series which is both technical, and punishing! Usually the opponent is held over the wrestler's shoulder in either a powerslam position, or less commonly an inverted powerslam position for what is sometimes called the inverted shoulderbreaker. This move was innovated by Mikey Whipwreck and popularized by Stone Cold Steve Austin. The half nelson is done using only one hand, by passing it under the arm of the opponent and locking the hand on the opponent's neck. CIMA uses both this move as well as a straight jacket version called the Goriconoslasm. Another variation, sometimes called a "flying mare", sees the wrestler pull the opponent by the hair over their shoulder before slamming them to the mat.[7]. In wrestling, a half-nelson is defined as a position in which one arm is shoved under the corresponding arm of an opponent and the other hand is put on the back of the opponent's neck; this is in contrast to the full-nelson position. The technique is said to have been innovated by Wild Bill Longson. For other uses, see, "Full nelson" redirects here. As the name suggests the wrestler would first use a tilt-a-whirl to raise the opponent into a belly-to-belly (piledriver) position, from here the wrestler would fall forward planting the opponent into the mat back-first. [8][9] (A rana is any double-leg cradle.) That's Mark Ruffalo. The opponent will often assist the slammer by placing their arm on the slammer's thigh. He is beneath you, belly down on the mat. 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