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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Stepover_armlock_camel_clutch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stepover_armlock_camel_clutch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.1.2</span> <span>Stepover armlock camel clutch</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Stepover_armlock_camel_clutch-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chinlock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chinlock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.2</span> <span>Chinlock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chinlock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Front_chinlock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Front_chinlock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.2.1</span> <span>Front chinlock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Front_chinlock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reverse_chinlock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reverse_chinlock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.2.2</span> <span>Reverse chinlock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reverse_chinlock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Clawhold" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Clawhold"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.3</span> <span>Clawhold</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Clawhold-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Mandible_claw" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mandible_claw"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.3.1</span> <span>Mandible claw</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mandible_claw-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Shoulder_claw" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Shoulder_claw"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.3.2</span> <span>Shoulder claw</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Shoulder_claw-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Stomach_claw" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stomach_claw"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.3.3</span> <span>Stomach claw</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Stomach_claw-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Crossface" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Crossface"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.4</span> <span>Crossface</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Crossface-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Arm-trap_crossface" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Arm-trap_crossface"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.4.1</span> <span>Arm-trap crossface</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Arm-trap_crossface-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chickenwing_over-the-shoulder_crossface" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chickenwing_over-the-shoulder_crossface"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.4.2</span> <span>Chickenwing over-the-shoulder crossface</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chickenwing_over-the-shoulder_crossface-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Scissored_armbar_crossface" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Scissored_armbar_crossface"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.5</span> <span>Scissored armbar crossface</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scissored_armbar_crossface-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Straight_jacket_crossface" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Straight_jacket_crossface"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.6</span> <span>Straight jacket crossface</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Straight_jacket_crossface-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fish_hook" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fish_hook"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.7</span> <span>Fish hook</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fish_hook-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Front_chancery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Front_chancery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.8</span> <span>Front chancery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Front_chancery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Front_facelock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Front_facelock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.8.1</span> <span>Front facelock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Front_facelock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Inverted_facelock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Inverted_facelock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.8.2</span> <span>Inverted facelock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Inverted_facelock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Bite_of_the_dragon" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-5"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bite_of_the_dragon"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.8.2.1</span> <span>Bite of the dragon</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bite_of_the_dragon-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Stretch_plum" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-5"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stretch_plum"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.8.2.2</span> <span>Stretch plum</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Stretch_plum-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Side_headlock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Side_headlock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.8.3</span> <span>Side headlock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Side_headlock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Three-quarter_facelock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Three-quarter_facelock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.8.4</span> <span>Three-quarter facelock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Three-quarter_facelock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Headscissors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Headscissors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.9</span> <span>Headscissors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Headscissors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Standing_headscissors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Standing_headscissors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.9.1</span> <span>Standing headscissors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Standing_headscissors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nelson_hold" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nelson_hold"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.10</span> <span>Nelson hold</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nelson_hold-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Sugar_hold" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sugar_hold"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.10.1</span> <span>Sugar hold</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sugar_hold-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-STF" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#STF"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.11</span> <span>STF</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-STF-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Cross-legged_STF" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cross-legged_STF"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.11.1</span> <span>Cross-legged STF</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cross-legged_STF-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Muta_lock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Muta_lock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.11.2</span> <span>Muta lock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Muta_lock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-STS" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#STS"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.11.3</span> <span>STS</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-STS-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Strangle_Hold_Alpha" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Strangle_Hold_Alpha"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.11.4</span> <span>Strangle Hold Alpha</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Strangle_Hold_Alpha-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Strangle_Hold_Beta" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Strangle_Hold_Beta"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.11.5</span> <span>Strangle Hold Beta</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Strangle_Hold_Beta-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Strangle_Hold_Gamma" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Strangle_Hold_Gamma"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1.11.6</span> <span>Strangle Hold Gamma</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Strangle_Hold_Gamma-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Armlocks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Armlocks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2</span> <span>Armlocks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Armlocks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Figure-four_armlock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Figure-four_armlock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.1</span> <span>Figure-four armlock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Figure-four_armlock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Rope-hung_figure-four_armlock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rope-hung_figure-four_armlock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.1.1</span> <span>Rope-hung figure-four armlock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rope-hung_figure-four_armlock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Omoplata" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Omoplata"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2</span> <span>Omoplata</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Omoplata-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Stepover_armlock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stepover_armlock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2.1</span> <span>Stepover armlock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Stepover_armlock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Armbar" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Armbar"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3</span> <span>Armbar</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Armbar-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Cross_armbar" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cross_armbar"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3.1</span> <span>Cross armbar</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cross_armbar-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Flying_cross_armbar" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-5"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Flying_cross_armbar"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3.1.1</span> <span>Flying cross armbar</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Flying_cross_armbar-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Crucifix_armbar" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Crucifix_armbar"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3.2</span> <span>Crucifix armbar</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Crucifix_armbar-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fujiwara_armbar" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fujiwara_armbar"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3</span> <span>Fujiwara armbar</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fujiwara_armbar-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Hammerlock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hammerlock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.1</span> <span>Hammerlock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hammerlock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Headscissors_armbar" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Headscissors_armbar"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.2</span> <span>Headscissors armbar</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Headscissors_armbar-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Scissored_armbar" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Scissored_armbar"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4</span> <span>Scissored armbar</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scissored_armbar-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Seated_armbar" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Seated_armbar"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span>Seated armbar</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Seated_armbar-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Short_arm_scissors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Short_arm_scissors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.1</span> <span>Short arm scissors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Short_arm_scissors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tiger_feint_crucifix_armbar" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tiger_feint_crucifix_armbar"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.2</span> <span>Tiger feint crucifix armbar</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tiger_feint_crucifix_armbar-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Barely_legal" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Barely_legal"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.3</span> <span>Barely legal</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Barely_legal-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chickenwing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chickenwing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.4</span> <span>Chickenwing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chickenwing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Bridging_chickenwing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bridging_chickenwing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.4.1</span> <span>Bridging chickenwing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bridging_chickenwing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Crossface_chickenwing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Crossface_chickenwing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.4.2</span> <span>Crossface chickenwing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Crossface_chickenwing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Double_chickenwing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Double_chickenwing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.5</span> <span>Double chickenwing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Double_chickenwing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Bridging_double_chickenwing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bridging_double_chickenwing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.5.1</span> <span>Bridging double chickenwing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bridging_double_chickenwing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Elevated_double_chickenwing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Elevated_double_chickenwing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.5.2</span> <span>Elevated double chickenwing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Elevated_double_chickenwing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Scorpion_cross_lock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Scorpion_cross_lock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.5.3</span> <span>Scorpion cross lock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scorpion_cross_lock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kimura_lock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kimura_lock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.6</span> <span>Kimura lock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kimura_lock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wrist_lock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wrist_lock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5.7</span> <span>Wrist lock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wrist_lock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Body_locks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Body_locks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>Body locks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Body_locks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Bear_hug" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bear_hug"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.1</span> <span>Bear hug</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bear_hug-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Side_bear_hug" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Side_bear_hug"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.2</span> <span>Side bear hug</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Side_bear_hug-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Waist_lock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Waist_lock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.3</span> <span>Waist lock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Waist_lock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Body_scissors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Body_scissors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.4</span> <span>Body scissors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Body_scissors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Body_triangle" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Body_triangle"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.5</span> <span>Body triangle</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Body_triangle-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Back_and_torso_stretches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Back_and_torso_stretches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.6</span> <span>Back and torso stretches</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Back_and_torso_stretches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Abdominal_stretch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Abdominal_stretch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.6.1</span> <span>Abdominal stretch</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Abdominal_stretch-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Boston_crab" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Boston_crab"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.6.2</span> <span>Boston crab</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Boston_crab-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bow_and_arrow_hold" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bow_and_arrow_hold"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.6.3</span> <span>Bow and arrow hold</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bow_and_arrow_hold-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gory_special" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gory_special"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.6.4</span> <span>Gory special</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gory_special-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-La_Nieblina" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#La_Nieblina"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.6.5</span> <span>La Nieblina</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-La_Nieblina-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lotus_lock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lotus_lock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.6.6</span> <span>Lotus lock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lotus_lock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Octopus_hold" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Octopus_hold"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.7</span> <span>Octopus hold</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Octopus_hold-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Rocking_chair" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rocking_chair"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.7.1</span> <span>Rocking chair</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rocking_chair-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mexican_Surfboard" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mexican_Surfboard"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.7.2</span> <span>Mexican Surfboard</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mexican_Surfboard-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Cross-armed_surfboard" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-5"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cross-armed_surfboard"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.7.2.1</span> <span>Cross-armed surfboard</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cross-armed_surfboard-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Seated_surfboard" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-5"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Seated_surfboard"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.7.2.2</span> <span>Seated surfboard</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Seated_surfboard-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Wishbone" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Wishbone"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6.8</span> <span>Wishbone</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Wishbone-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Backbreaker" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Backbreaker"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>Backbreaker</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Backbreaker-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Backbreaker_hold" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Backbreaker_hold"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7.1</span> <span>Backbreaker hold</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Backbreaker_hold-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Argentine_backbreaker_rack" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Argentine_backbreaker_rack"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7.2</span> <span>Argentine backbreaker rack</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Argentine_backbreaker_rack-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Canadian_backbreaker_rack" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Canadian_backbreaker_rack"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7.3</span> <span>Canadian backbreaker rack</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Canadian_backbreaker_rack-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Leglocks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Leglocks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>Leglocks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Leglocks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Toehold" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Toehold"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.1</span> <span>Toehold</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Toehold-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ankle_lock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ankle_lock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.2</span> <span>Ankle lock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ankle_lock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cloverleaf" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cloverleaf"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.3</span> <span>Cloverleaf</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cloverleaf-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Cloverleaf_with_armlock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cloverleaf_with_armlock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.3.1</span> <span>Cloverleaf with armlock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cloverleaf_with_armlock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Inverted_cloverleaf" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Inverted_cloverleaf"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.3.2</span> <span>Inverted cloverleaf</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Inverted_cloverleaf-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Leglock_cloverleaf" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Leglock_cloverleaf"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.3.3</span> <span>Leglock cloverleaf</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Leglock_cloverleaf-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rivera_cloverleaf" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rivera_cloverleaf"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.3.4</span> <span>Rivera cloverleaf</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rivera_cloverleaf-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cross_kneelock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cross_kneelock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.4</span> <span>Cross kneelock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cross_kneelock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Calf_crusher" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Calf_crusher"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.5</span> <span>Calf crusher</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Calf_crusher-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Damascus_head_and_leglock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Damascus_head_and_leglock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.6</span> <span>Damascus head and leglock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Damascus_head_and_leglock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Figure-four_leglock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Figure-four_leglock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.7</span> <span>Figure-four leglock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Figure-four_leglock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Haas_of_Pain" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Haas_of_Pain"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.7.1</span> <span>Haas of Pain</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Haas_of_Pain-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Inverted_figure-four_ankle_lock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Inverted_figure-four_ankle_lock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.7.2</span> <span>Inverted figure-four ankle lock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Inverted_figure-four_ankle_lock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kneeling_figure-four_leglock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kneeling_figure-four_leglock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.7.3</span> <span>Kneeling figure-four leglock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kneeling_figure-four_leglock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Inverted_figure-four_leglock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Inverted_figure-four_leglock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.7.4</span> <span>Inverted figure-four leglock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Inverted_figure-four_leglock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ringpost_figure-four_leglock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ringpost_figure-four_leglock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.7.5</span> <span>Ringpost figure-four leglock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ringpost_figure-four_leglock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Standing_figure-four_leglock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Standing_figure-four_leglock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.7.6</span> <span>Standing figure-four leglock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Standing_figure-four_leglock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Trailer_hitch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Trailer_hitch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.7.7</span> <span>Trailer hitch</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Trailer_hitch-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Heel_hook" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Heel_hook"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.7.8</span> <span>Heel hook</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Heel_hook-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Indian_deathlock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Indian_deathlock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.8</span> <span>Indian deathlock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Indian_deathlock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Inverted_Indian_deathlock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Inverted_Indian_deathlock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.8.1</span> <span>Inverted Indian deathlock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Inverted_Indian_deathlock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sharpshooter" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sharpshooter"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.9</span> <span>Sharpshooter</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sharpshooter-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Inverted_Sharpshooter" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Inverted_Sharpshooter"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.10</span> <span>Inverted Sharpshooter</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Inverted_Sharpshooter-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Spinning_toe_hold" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Spinning_toe_hold"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8.11</span> <span>Spinning toe hold</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Spinning_toe_hold-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chokes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chokes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Chokes</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Chokes-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Chokes subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Chokes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Anaconda_vise" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Anaconda_vise"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Anaconda vise</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Anaconda_vise-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Arm_triangle_choke" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Arm_triangle_choke"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Arm triangle choke</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Arm_triangle_choke-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bulldog_choke" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bulldog_choke"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Bulldog choke</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bulldog_choke-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Corner_foot_choke" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Corner_foot_choke"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Corner foot choke</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Corner_foot_choke-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Double_choke" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Double_choke"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Double choke</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Double_choke-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Figure-four_necklock/headlock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Figure-four_necklock/headlock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Figure-four necklock/headlock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Figure-four_necklock/headlock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gogoplata" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gogoplata"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Gogoplata</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gogoplata-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Guillotine_choke" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Guillotine_choke"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span>Guillotine choke</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Guillotine_choke-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Half_nelson_choke" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Half_nelson_choke"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9</span> <span>Half nelson choke</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Half_nelson_choke-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hart_lock/Dungeon_lock" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hart_lock/Dungeon_lock"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span>Hart lock/Dungeon lock</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hart_lock/Dungeon_lock-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Koji_clutch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Koji_clutch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11</span> <span>Koji clutch</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Koji_clutch-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Leg_choke" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Leg_choke"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12</span> <span>Leg choke</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Leg_choke-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pentagram_choke" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pentagram_choke"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.13</span> <span>Pentagram choke</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pentagram_choke-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Single_arm_choke" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Single_arm_choke"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.14</span> <span>Single arm choke</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Single_arm_choke-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sleeper_hold" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sleeper_hold"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15</span> <span>Sleeper hold</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sleeper_hold-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Arm-hook_sleeper" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Arm-hook_sleeper"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15.1</span> <span>Arm-hook sleeper</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Arm-hook_sleeper-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cobra_clutch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cobra_clutch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15.2</span> <span>Cobra clutch</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cobra_clutch-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bridging_cobra_clutch" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bridging_cobra_clutch"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15.3</span> <span>Bridging cobra clutch</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bridging_cobra_clutch-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Dragon_sleeper" 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vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Spider_twist"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15.7</span> <span>Spider twist</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Spider_twist-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Straight_jacket" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Straight_jacket"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.16</span> <span>Straight jacket</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Straight_jacket-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Thumb_choke_hold" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Thumb_choke_hold"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.17</span> <span>Thumb choke hold</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Thumb_choke_hold-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tongan_death_grip" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tongan_death_grip"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.18</span> <span>Tongan death grip</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tongan_death_grip-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Triangle_choke" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Triangle_choke"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.19</span> <span>Triangle choke</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Triangle_choke-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Two_handed_chokelift" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Two_handed_chokelift"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.20</span> <span>Two handed chokelift</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Two_handed_chokelift-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transition_holds" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transition_holds"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Transition holds</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Transition_holds-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Transition holds subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Transition_holds-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Arm_wrench" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Arm_wrench"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Arm wrench</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Arm_wrench-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Butterfly" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Butterfly"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Butterfly</span> </div> 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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Float_over"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.7</span> <span>Float over</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Float_over-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gorilla_press" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gorilla_press"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.8</span> <span>Gorilla press</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gorilla_press-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gutwrench" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gutwrench"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.9</span> <span>Gutwrench</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gutwrench-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lady_of_the_lake" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lady_of_the_lake"> <div 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This article covers the various pins, stretches and transition holds used in the ring. Some wrestlers use these holds as their finishing maneuvers, often nicknaming them to reflect their character or persona. Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stretches">Stretches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Stretches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An element borrowed from professional wrestling's <a href="/wiki/Catch_wrestling" title="Catch wrestling">catch wrestling</a> origins, stretches (or submission holds) are techniques in which a wrestler holds another in a position that puts stress on the opponent's body. Stretches are usually employed to weaken an opponent or to force them to <i>submit</i>, either vocally or by <i>tapping out</i>: slapping the mat, floor, or opponent with a free hand three times. Many of these holds, when applied vigorously, stretch the opponent's muscles or twist their joints uncomfortably, hence the name. Chokes, although not in general stress positions like the other stretches, are usually grouped with stretches as they serve the same tactical purposes. In public performance, for safety's sake, stretches are usually not performed to the point where the opponent must submit or risk injury. Likewise, chokes are usually not applied to the point where they cut off the oxygen supply to the opponent's brain. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Head,_face,_chin,_and_shoulder_stretches"><span id="Head.2C_face.2C_chin.2C_and_shoulder_stretches"></span>Head, face, chin, and shoulder stretches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Head, face, chin, and shoulder stretches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Camel_clutch">Camel clutch</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Camel clutch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tajiri_camel_clutch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Tajiri_camel_clutch.jpg/200px-Tajiri_camel_clutch.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Tajiri_camel_clutch.jpg/300px-Tajiri_camel_clutch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Tajiri_camel_clutch.jpg/400px-Tajiri_camel_clutch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="3888" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Yoshihiro_Tajiri" title="Yoshihiro Tajiri">Tajiri</a> applying a camel clutch to <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Dupr%C3%A9e" title="René Duprée">Rene Bonaparte</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The wrestler begins the hold by standing over a face-down opponent. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-life_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-life-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wrestler then reaches forward, cups their hands with their fingers interlocking, grab the opponent's chin in their cupped hands, and lean back, pulling on the opponent's chin and applying pressure to their back.<sup id="cite_ref-life_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-life-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A camel clutch can also refer simply to a <a href="#Chinlock">rear chinlock</a> while seated on the back of an opponent, without placing the arms on the thighs.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The move was invented by <a href="/wiki/Gory_Guerrero" title="Gory Guerrero">Gory Guerrero</a> in Mexico, where it was called <i>la de a caballo</i> (horse-mounting choke),<sup id="cite_ref-WWE_Top_25_Submission_holds_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWE_Top_25_Submission_holds-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but got its more common name from <a href="/wiki/Ed_Farhat" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Farhat">The Sheik</a> who used it as his finisher.<sup id="cite_ref-life_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-life-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Sheik" title="The Iron Sheik">The Iron Sheik</a> also used this version while a heel champion in the WWF. <a href="/wiki/Jinder_Mahal" title="Jinder Mahal">Jinder Mahal</a> also uses this move called the <i>Punjabi Clutch</i>. <a href="/wiki/Miro_(wrestler)" title="Miro (wrestler)">Miro</a> performs a variation he calls <i>Game Over</i>, where he stomps on his opponent's back before applying the hold, this move was previously called <i>The Accolade</i> when Miro was Rusev in the WWE. A standing variation of the camel clutch is also used, with this variation popularized by <a href="/wiki/Scott_Steiner" title="Scott Steiner">Scott Steiner</a> in the late 1990s as he used it as his finisher, dubbed the <i>Steiner Recliner</i>. His nephew <a href="/wiki/Bron_Breakker" title="Bron Breakker">Bron Breakker</a> has also used the standing version as well. Another version of this move sees the wrestler standing over the opponent who's face-down reaches for and places the opponent's nearest arm around the wrestler's far waist before applying the hold. WWE wrestler <a href="/wiki/Veer_Mahaan" class="mw-redirect" title="Veer Mahaan">Veer Mahaan</a> uses this move as a finisher calling it the <i>Cervical Clutch</i>. A rolling variation of the camel clutch is also used, with this variation popularized by <a href="/wiki/Maryse_Ouellet" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryse Ouellet">Maryse Ouellet</a>, dubbed <i>French Pain</i>. <a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a> uses a kneeling variation of this move called the <i>Colossal Clutch</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-WWE_Top_25_Submission_holds_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWE_Top_25_Submission_holds-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Leg-trap_camel_clutch">Leg-trap camel clutch</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Leg-trap camel clutch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The attacking wrestler stands over a face-down opponent, facing the same direction. The wrestler first hooks each of the opponent's legs underneath their own armpits as if performing a <a href="/wiki/Boston_crab#Reverse_Boston_crab" title="Boston crab">reverse Boston crab</a>, then reaches down and underneath the opponent's chin with both hands, applying a chinlock, and finally leaning back to pull up the opponent's head and neck. </p><p>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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Stepover_armlock_camel_clutch">Stepover armlock camel clutch</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Stepover armlock camel clutch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The attacking wrestler stands over a face-down opponent, facing the same direction. The wrestler then grabs one of the opponent's arms in a <a href="#Stepover_armlock">stepover armlock</a>, turning 360° so the opponent's arm is bent around the leg of the attacking wrestler. The wrestler will then sandwich the arm between their own leg and the side of the opponent's body. The wrestler then reaches forwards and applies a chinlock as in a standard camel clutch, leaning backwards to apply pressure to the upper back and arm. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Chinlock">Chinlock</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Chinlock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Orndorff_applies_a_chinlock_to_Jake_Roberts,_1981.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Paul_Orndorff_applies_a_chinlock_to_Jake_Roberts%2C_1981.png/180px-Paul_Orndorff_applies_a_chinlock_to_Jake_Roberts%2C_1981.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="246" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Paul_Orndorff_applies_a_chinlock_to_Jake_Roberts%2C_1981.png/270px-Paul_Orndorff_applies_a_chinlock_to_Jake_Roberts%2C_1981.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Paul_Orndorff_applies_a_chinlock_to_Jake_Roberts%2C_1981.png/360px-Paul_Orndorff_applies_a_chinlock_to_Jake_Roberts%2C_1981.png 2x" data-file-width="389" data-file-height="532" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Paul_Orndorff" title="Paul Orndorff">Paul Orndorff</a> applying a chinlock to <a href="/wiki/Jake_Roberts" title="Jake Roberts">Jake Roberts</a></figcaption></figure> <p>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. The attacker then either pulls straight back on the chin or wrenches it to the side. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Front_chinlock">Front chinlock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Front chinlock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A maneuver similar to a <a href="#Front_chancery">neck wrench</a> where the wrestler faces a bent-over opponent. The attacking wrestler tucks the opponent's top/back of the head into their own chest and wraps an arm around the opponent's neck so that their forearm is pressed against the opponent's throat. 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. The attacking wrestler can then arch backwards, pulling the opponent's head downward. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Reverse_chinlock">Reverse chinlock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Reverse chinlock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This move sees the attacker kneel behind a sitting opponent and wrap around one arm under the opponent's chin and lock their hands. As with a sleeper hold, this move can also be performed from a standing position. Another variation of this hold, referred to as a bridging reverse chinlock, sees the attacking wrestler crouch before a face-down opponent and wrap around one arm under the opponent's chin and lock their hands before applying a bridge. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Clawhold">Clawhold</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Clawhold"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Iron claw" redirects here. For the 2023 film, see <a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Claw_(film)" title="The Iron Claw (film)">The Iron Claw (film)</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Claw_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="The Iron Claw (disambiguation)">The Iron Claw</a>.</div> <p>Also known as the "<a href="/wiki/Von_Erich_family" title="Von Erich family">iron claw</a>", the claw involves the attacker gripping the top of the head of the opponent with one hand and squeezing the tips of their fingers into the opponent's skull, thereby applying five different points of pressure. This can be transitioned into a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Chokehold_STO" title="Professional wrestling throws">clawhold STO</a> or <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Iron_claw_slam" title="Professional wrestling throws">iron claw slam</a>. </p><p>There is also double-handed version sometimes known as a head vise. The wrestler performing the hold approaches their opponent from behind and grips their head with both hands. 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. It was invented and used by <a href="/wiki/Baron_von_Raschke" title="Baron von Raschke">Baron von Raschke</a>, as well as many members of the <a href="/wiki/Von_Erich_family" title="Von Erich family">Von Erich family</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Blackjack_Mulligan" title="Blackjack Mulligan">Blackjack Mulligan</a>. The double-handed version was a signature submission of <a href="/wiki/The_Great_Khali" title="The Great Khali">The Great Khali</a>, dubbed the <i>Vice Grip</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Mandible_claw">Mandible claw</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Mandible claw"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mick_Foley_mandible_claw_on_RJ_City.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Mick_Foley_mandible_claw_on_RJ_City.jpg/220px-Mick_Foley_mandible_claw_on_RJ_City.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Mick_Foley_mandible_claw_on_RJ_City.jpg/330px-Mick_Foley_mandible_claw_on_RJ_City.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Mick_Foley_mandible_claw_on_RJ_City.jpg/440px-Mick_Foley_mandible_claw_on_RJ_City.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4721" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mick Foley</a> applying his mandible claw hold, with his sock puppet "Mr. Socko" present, on RJ City</figcaption></figure> <p>A maneuver which, when applied correctly against an individual, is purported to cause intense, <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Legit" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">legitimate</a> pain. </p><p>The hold is applied when the aggressor places their middle and ring fingers into the opponent's mouth, sliding them under the tongue and jabbing into the soft tissue found at the bottom of the mouth. The thumb (and sometimes palm) of the same hand is placed under the jaw, and pressure is applied downward by the middle and ring fingers while the thumb/palm forces the jaw upwards, which is purported to compress the nerves in the jaw and thus render the opponent's jaw paralyzed; this, therefore, prevents the opponent from breaking the hold by biting the wrestler's fingers, as <a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mick Foley</a> explained to <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> when questioned about it during his interviews prior to joining the WWF in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Foley popularized the move, it was invented by <a href="/wiki/Sam_Sheppard" title="Sam Sheppard">Sam Sheppard</a>, a physician who, in 1966, took up professional wrestling and was said to have derived the move from his knowledge of human anatomy.<sup id="cite_ref-UGO_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UGO-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under the advice of <a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a> and with Foley's blessing, <a href="/wiki/Bray_Wyatt" title="Bray Wyatt">Bray Wyatt</a> also used the hold as part of his "<a href="/wiki/The_Fiend_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Fiend (wrestler)">The Fiend</a>" persona.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Shoulder_claw">Shoulder claw</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Shoulder claw"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Similar to a clawhold, the attacking wrestler applies a nerve lock onto the opponent's shoulder(s) using their hands and fingers for a submission attempt. It is also called a <i>Trapezius Claw</i> due to the muscle group targeted. One variant may see the wrestler instead lock their hands on the opponent's neck. It is the finishing hold of African wrestler <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Koen" title="Shaun Koen">Shaun Koen</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Africa_Wrestling_Alliance" title="Africa Wrestling Alliance">Africa Wrestling Alliance</a>. This is also known as a <i>Nerve hold</i>, due to its association with <a href="/wiki/The_Great_Khali" title="The Great Khali">The Great Khali</a> and was formerly used by <a href="/wiki/Classy_Freddie_Blassie" class="mw-redirect" title="Classy Freddie Blassie">Classy Freddie Blassie</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Stomach_claw">Stomach claw</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Stomach claw"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also known as a <i>stomach vise,</i> just like the original clawhold, the attacker applies a painful nerve hold to the adversary's abdomen, forcing them to submit or pass out.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stomach claw was most famously used by <a href="/wiki/Killer_Kowalski" title="Killer Kowalski">Killer Kowalski</a>, naming it the <i>Kowalski claw</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Crossface">Crossface</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Crossface"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sasha_Banks_%22Bank_Statement%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Sasha_Banks_%22Bank_Statement%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg/170px-Sasha_Banks_%22Bank_Statement%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Sasha_Banks_%22Bank_Statement%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg/255px-Sasha_Banks_%22Bank_Statement%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Sasha_Banks_%22Bank_Statement%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg/340px-Sasha_Banks_%22Bank_Statement%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1697" data-file-height="983" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sasha_Banks" class="mw-redirect" title="Sasha Banks">Sasha Banks</a> applying the Bank Statement to <a href="/wiki/Summer_Rae" title="Summer Rae">Summer Rae</a> in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>This <a href="/wiki/Neck_crank" class="mw-redirect" title="Neck crank">neck crank</a> sees the wrestler wrap both hands around the opponent's face and pull back, which applies pressure to the neck and shoulder area. The move is performed in several ways, usually from a prone position involving the wrestler trapping one of the opponent's arms. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a>'s <i>Crippler Crossface</i> was a variation that involved the arm trap. <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Roode" title="Bobby Roode">Bobby Roode</a> used the same move in <a href="/wiki/Impact_Wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="Impact Wrestling">TNA</a>, but not in the WWE since 2016. <a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a>'s variation is where he used a metal bar on the opponent's mouth as the <i>Glasgow Grin</i>. A variation is performed from the <a href="/wiki/Omoplata" class="mw-redirect" title="Omoplata">omoplata</a> position, which also puts pressure on the trapped arm but requires the wrestler to perform it from a seated position. Often referred to as the LeBell Lock, named for <a href="/wiki/Gene_LeBell" title="Gene LeBell">Gene LeBell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a> began popularizing the move under the name <i>Yes! Lock</i> when he joined WWE. It was used by <a href="/wiki/Taiji_Ishimori" title="Taiji Ishimori">Taiji Ishimori</a> on rare occasions until he joined NJPW in 2018, where he used it frequently as the <i>Yes Lock</i>, named after Bryan. Another variation is performed in a bridging position where the wrestler wraps both hands around the opponent's neck and pulls back, which applies pressure to the neck and bridges on the opponent's back for added leverage. This variation is used as a submission finisher by <a href="/wiki/Sasha_Banks" class="mw-redirect" title="Sasha Banks">Sasha Banks</a> as the <i>Bank Statement</i><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and by <a href="/wiki/Taka_Michinoku" title="Taka Michinoku">Taka Michinoku</a> as the <i>Just Facelock</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Arm-trap_crossface">Arm-trap crossface</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Arm-trap crossface"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Omoplata" class="mw-redirect" title="Omoplata">Omoplata</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cripplercrossface.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Cripplercrossface.JPG/170px-Cripplercrossface.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Cripplercrossface.JPG/255px-Cripplercrossface.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Cripplercrossface.JPG/340px-Cripplercrossface.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a> applying the Crippler Crossface to <a href="/wiki/Montel_Vontavious_Porter" title="Montel Vontavious Porter">Montel Vontavious Porter</a> in 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>Used by <a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a> as the <i>Crippler Crossface</i>; in the adjacent picture, he has pulled so far back that he finished the hold seated, which he did not always do. In <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a>'s variation of the move as the <i>LeBell Lock</i>, he takes the opponent's arm and puts it in an <a href="/wiki/Omoplata" class="mw-redirect" title="Omoplata">omoplata</a>. From here, the wrestler puts the opponent in a crossface, wrenching the neck and shoulder. This move was also used by <a href="/wiki/Kenta_Kobayashi" title="Kenta Kobayashi">Kenta</a> as the <i>Game Over.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Chickenwing_over-the-shoulder_crossface">Chickenwing over-the-shoulder crossface</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Chickenwing over-the-shoulder crossface"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler goes to a fallen opponent and places the opponent's nearest arm over the wrestler's nearest shoulder before applying the crossface, where the attacking wrestler locks their hands around the opponent's chin (or lower face), then pulls back, stretching the opponent's neck and shoulder. Former <a href="/wiki/WWE_NXT" title="WWE NXT">NXT</a> wrestler <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Gargano" title="Johnny Gargano">Johnny Gargano</a> uses this hold as a finishing submission move, calling it the <i>Garga-No-Escape</i>. <a href="/wiki/Drew_McIntyre" title="Drew McIntyre">Drew McIntyre</a> briefly used it in TNA as the <i>Iron Maiden</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Scissored_armbar_crossface">Scissored armbar crossface</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Scissored armbar crossface"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This is a <a href="#Scissored_armbar">scissored armbar</a> combined with a crossface. The attacking wrestler traps one of the prone opponent's arms in their legs, wraps the opponent's other arm under the attacker's shoulder, and then applies the crossface. <a href="/wiki/Yuji_Nagata" title="Yuji Nagata">Yuji Nagata</a> first popularized this move named the <i>Nagata Lock III</i> as an evolution of his previous hold, the <i>Nagata Lock II</i>, a crossface submission. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bautista" title="Dave Bautista">Batista</a> also used this as the <i>Batista Bite</i> and <a href="/wiki/Pac_(wrestler)" title="Pac (wrestler)">PAC</a> uses this as <i>The Brutalizer</i> (formerly known as the <i>Rings of Saturn</i> during his time in WWE as Neville). <a href="/wiki/Britt_Baker" title="Britt Baker">Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D</a> uses this move with a mandible claw hold named the <i>Lockjaw</i>. Bryan Danielson recently will sometimes transition into this move while already having applied the <i>LeBell Lock</i> effectively making this version of the move a <i>Scissored armbar omoplata crossface</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Straight_jacket_crossface">Straight jacket crossface</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Straight jacket crossface"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Similar to a crossface, this move sees a wrestler standing above a face-down opponent. The wrestler then crosses their opponent's arms, keeping them in place with the legs before applying the crossface. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fish_hook">Fish hook</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Fish hook"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Fish-hooking" title="Fish-hooking">Fish-hooking</a></div> <p>The wrestler bends one of their fingers into a hook and uses it to stretch the opponent's mouth or nose. An illegal hold under usual rules. <a href="/wiki/Austin_Aries" title="Austin Aries">Austin Aries</a> uses a half surfboard variation, called <i>Fish Hook of Doom</i>, where the opponent is lying face down; they grab one of the opponent's wrists with one hand and fish hooks the opponent's mouth with the other, and then places his knees against the opponent's stretched arm and pulls back with his arms. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Front_chancery">Front chancery</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Front chancery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also known as "Neck Wrench", the wrestler faces their opponent, who is bent over. The attacking wrestler tucks their opponent's head underneath their armpit and wraps their arm around the neck so that the forearm is pressed against the chin. The wrestler then grabs their own wrist with their free hand, crossing it underneath the opponent's armpit and chest to lock the hold in, compressing the opponent's neck. The attacking wrestler can then arch backwards, pulling the opponent's head forward and thus applying extra pressure on the neck.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Front_facelock">Front facelock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Front facelock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler faces their opponent, who is bent over. The attacking wrestler tucks the opponent's head underneath their armpit and wraps their arm around the head so that the forearm is pressed against the face. From this point on the wrestler can either grab the opponent's wrist with the free hand and tucks their own head beneath the opponent's armpit and stand upright, locking in the hold, or simply throw the opponent's arm over their own shoulder and grab the opponent's thighs with the free hand. Similar in execution and function to a front chancery, this lock is often used as a setup for a <a href="/wiki/Suplex#Front_facelock_variants" title="Suplex">suplex</a>. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Angelina_Love_performing_a_Break_a_Bitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Angelina_Love_performing_a_Break_a_Bitch.jpg/200px-Angelina_Love_performing_a_Break_a_Bitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Angelina_Love_performing_a_Break_a_Bitch.jpg/300px-Angelina_Love_performing_a_Break_a_Bitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Angelina_Love_performing_a_Break_a_Bitch.jpg/400px-Angelina_Love_performing_a_Break_a_Bitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1603" data-file-height="2139" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Angelina_Love" title="Angelina Love">Angelina Love</a> performing an inverted facelock on <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Stock" title="Sarah Stock">Sarita</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Inverted_facelock">Inverted facelock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Inverted facelock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler stands behind their opponent and bends the opponent backwards. The wrestler tucks the opponent's head face-up under their armpit and wraps their arm around the head, so that their forearm is pressed against the back of the opponent's neck. The wrestler then pulls the opponent's head backwards and up, wrenching the opponent's neck. <a href="/wiki/Naomichi_Marufuji" title="Naomichi Marufuji">Naomichi Marufuji</a> invented a single underhook variation, called <i>Perfect Facelock.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading6"><h6 id="Bite_of_the_dragon">Bite of the dragon</h6><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Bite of the dragon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 <a href="#Body_scissors">body scissors</a>. The attacker then arches backwards, putting pressure on the opponent's neck and spine. This move is used on an opponent trapped within the ring ropes, which makes the move illegal under most match rules. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading6"><h6 id="Stretch_plum">Stretch plum</h6><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Stretch plum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler applies an inverted facelock to a seated opponent, places their far leg between the opponent's legs, and pushes their near leg's knee against the opponent's back. The wrestler then pulls the opponent's head backwards with their arms and the opponent's far leg outwards with their leg. Used by <a href="/wiki/Taichi_(wrestler)" title="Taichi (wrestler)">Taichi</a> as <i>Seteii Juhjiro.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Side_headlock">Side headlock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Side headlock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Masters_Headlock.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Chris_Masters_Headlock.jpg/150px-Chris_Masters_Headlock.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Chris_Masters_Headlock.jpg/225px-Chris_Masters_Headlock.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Chris_Masters_Headlock.jpg/300px-Chris_Masters_Headlock.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="531" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chris_Masters" title="Chris Masters">Chris Masters</a> applies a standing side headlock to <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In this hold, a wrestler who is facing away from an opponent wraps their arm around the neck of an opponent. This is also called a "reverse chancery". Though this is an often-used rest hold, it is also sometimes the beginning of a standard <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Bulldog" title="Professional wrestling throws">bulldog</a> move. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Three-quarter_facelock">Three-quarter facelock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Three-quarter facelock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler stands in front of the opponent while both people are facing the same direction, with some space in between the two. Then, the wrestler moves slightly to the left while still positioned in front of the opponent. 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. Sometimes the free arm is placed at the top of the opponent's head. The move is also referred to as a "European headlock", due to its prominence in European wrestling. The two-handed version sees the wrestler use both hands and is sometimes referred to as a "¾ chancery", "side head chancery" and, most often, a "cravate". This hold is a staple of European style wrestling and technical wrestling influenced by European wrestling. An inverted version of the cravate is used by <a href="/wiki/Chris_Hero" title="Chris Hero">Chris Hero</a> as part of his "Hangman's Clutch" submissions in which the hand positioning is the same as a normal cravate but the facelock is connected around the face of the opponent, not from behind the opponent's head, thus pulling the opponent's head backwards rather than forwards, putting significant pressure on the neck by stretching it backwards and in other directions toward which the neck would not normally bend. This can also be a setup move for the <i>3/4 Facelock Jawbreaker</i>, also known as the <i>Stunner</i>, made famous by <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Steve Austin</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Headscissors">Headscissors</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Headscissors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also referred to as a neckscissors, this hold sees a wrestler approach a supine opponent and sit next to them before turning onto their side towards the opponent and wrapping their legs around either side of the opponent's head, crossing the top leg after it has gone around the opponent's chin. The wrestler then tightens their grip to choke an opponent by compressing their throat. <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a> wrestler <a href="/wiki/Naomi_(wrestler)" title="Naomi (wrestler)">Naomi</a> has a crucifix variation calling it <i>Feel the Glow</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Standing_headscissors">Standing headscissors</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Standing headscissors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler tucks a bent-over opponent's head in between their legs or thighs. In professional wrestling this move is used to set up powerbombs or piledrivers. A couple of variants are often to be seen. </p><p>In the first, having the opponent's head tuck between the attacker's knees, the latter leaps up and releases the hold while landing, causing a whiplash on the opponent's neck. Wrestlers as <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant" title="André the Giant">André the Giant</a> or <a href="/wiki/Junkyard_Dog" title="Junkyard Dog">Junkyard Dog</a> were famed for its using. </p><p>In the second one and holding the opponent in the same position, the attacker twists the legs from the hip in a "Neck crank" variant. Popularized by <a href="/wiki/Curt_Hennig" title="Curt Hennig">Curt Hennig</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nelson_hold">Nelson hold</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Nelson hold"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Nelson_hold" title="Nelson hold">Nelson hold</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Masterlock.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Masterlock.jpg/150px-Masterlock.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Masterlock.jpg/225px-Masterlock.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Masterlock.jpg/300px-Masterlock.jpg 2x" data-file-width="417" data-file-height="634" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chris_Masters" title="Chris Masters">Chris Masters</a> applies the Master Lock (wrenching full nelson) to <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Dupr%C3%A9e" title="René Duprée">René Duprée</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The nelson hold in professional wrestling usually takes the form of the full nelson, half nelson, or three-quarter nelson. In all three variations, the wrestler slips either one or both arms underneath the opponent's armpits from behind and locks their hands behind their neck, pushing the opponent's head forward against their chest. 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 half and three-quarter nelsons are usually transition holds, as they are in amateur wrestling. For the half nelson the attacker slips one arm under the opponent's armpit and places it on the neck. The three-quarter nelson is done by performing a half nelson using one hand and passing the other hand underneath the opponent from the same side. The passing hand goes under the opponent's neck and around the far side to the top of the neck, where it is locked with the other hand around the neck. The full nelson, which is illegal in amateur wrestling, is often used as a submission maneuver by certain wrestlers, such as <a href="/wiki/Chris_Masters" title="Chris Masters">Chris Masters</a>, as shown in the accompanying picture. <a href="/wiki/Ken_Patera" title="Ken Patera">Ken Patera</a> performed a variation he called the <i>Swinging Neckbreaker</i> (not to be confused with the <a href="/wiki/Neckbreaker" title="Neckbreaker">neckbreaker</a> variation), where he would lock the hold on and lift the opponent off the ground, then spin them in the air. 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. Chris Masters and <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Lashley" title="Bobby Lashley">Bobby Lashley</a> uses a standing variation called the <i>Master Lock</i> and the <i>Hurt Lock</i> respectively, where they lock the nelson in and swing their opponent back and forth alternating pressure between their shoulders. Lashley sometimes locks his opponents into a <a href="#Body_scissors">body scissors</a> to immobilize them. The normal Full Nelson hold was also used by the late WWF superstar <a href="/wiki/Hercules_(wrestler)" title="Hercules (wrestler)">Hercules</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Sugar_hold">Sugar hold</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Sugar hold"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An old <a href="/wiki/Catch_wrestling" title="Catch wrestling">catch wrestling</a> hold made somewhat famous by <a href="/wiki/Stu_Hart" title="Stu Hart">Stu Hart</a>, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-Whatamanouver_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Whatamanouver-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="STF">STF</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: STF"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Cena_performs_STF_against_Mark_Henry.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/John_Cena_performs_STF_against_Mark_Henry.jpg/220px-John_Cena_performs_STF_against_Mark_Henry.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/John_Cena_performs_STF_against_Mark_Henry.jpg/330px-John_Cena_performs_STF_against_Mark_Henry.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/John_Cena_performs_STF_against_Mark_Henry.jpg/440px-John_Cena_performs_STF_against_Mark_Henry.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1082" data-file-height="652" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> applying an STF to <a href="/wiki/Mark_Henry" title="Mark Henry">Mark Henry</a></figcaption></figure> <p>STF is short for "Stepover Toehold Facelock". This hold is performed on an opponent who is lying face down on the mat. The wrestler grabs one of the opponent's legs and places the opponent's ankle between their thighs. The wrestler then lies on top of the opponent's back and locks their arms around the opponent's head. The wrestler then pulls back, stretching the opponent's back, neck, and knee. The move was popularised by <a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz" title="Lou Thesz">Lou Thesz</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-WWE.com_who_invented?_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWE.com_who_invented?-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> albeit it is a traditional catch wrestling move pre-dating Lou Thesz by many decades; it was further popularised by <a href="/wiki/Masahiro_Chono" title="Masahiro Chono">Masahiro Chono</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a>, who named it the <i>STFU</i>. <a href="/wiki/Samoa_Joe" title="Samoa Joe">Samoa Joe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jazz_(wrestler)" title="Jazz (wrestler)">Jazz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Erik_Watts" title="Erik Watts">Erik Watts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nikki_Bella" title="Nikki Bella">Nikki Bella</a> have also used this move. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Cross-legged_STF">Cross-legged STF</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Cross-legged STF"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. The wrestler then grabs the free ankle and places that ankle between their thighs. They then lie on top of the opponent's back and lock their arms around the opponent's face. The wrestler then pulls back, stretching the opponent's back, neck, and knees. <a href="/wiki/Jungle_Boy_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jungle Boy (wrestler)">Jungle Boy</a> uses this as the <i>Snare Trap</i>, while <a href="/wiki/Kazuchika_Okada" title="Kazuchika Okada">Kazuchika Okada</a> uses a kneeling version called the <i>Red Ink</i>. An arm-trap variation of this move was invented by WWE wrestler <a href="/wiki/William_Regal" title="William Regal">William Regal</a> and is currently known as a <i>Regal Stretch</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Muta_lock">Muta lock<span class="anchor" id="Muta_Lock"></span></h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Muta lock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WWE_Emma_Lock_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/WWE_Emma_Lock_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-WWE_Emma_Lock_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/WWE_Emma_Lock_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-WWE_Emma_Lock_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/WWE_Emma_Lock_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-WWE_Emma_Lock_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1786" data-file-height="1026" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Emma_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Emma (wrestler)">Emma</a> performing the <i>Emma Lock</i> (Muta lock) on <a href="/wiki/Summer_Rae" title="Summer Rae">Summer Rae</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The inverted Indian deathlock facelock, or a "Muta lock". The wrestler first takes the opponent's legs then, bends them at the knees, and crosses them, placing one ankle in the other leg's knee-pit before then turning around so that they are facing away from the opponent and places one of their feet into the triangle created by the opponent's crossed legs. The wrestler then places the opponent's free ankle under their knee-pit and bridges backwards to reach over their head and locks their arms around the opponent's head. Invented by <a href="/wiki/The_Great_Muta" class="mw-redirect" title="The Great Muta">The Great Muta</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-moves_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moves-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this move has been adapted and performed by various wrestlers such as <a href="/wiki/Melina_Perez" title="Melina Perez">Melina Perez</a> (<i>California Dream</i>) and <a href="/wiki/Tenille_Dashwood" title="Tenille Dashwood">Emma</a> (<i>Emma Lock</i>) as finishing moves, signature moves, and setups to finishers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="STS">STS</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: STS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Short for "stepover toehold sleeper", this hold is a modified version of an <a href="#STF">STF</a> in which the wrestler wraps their arm around the neck of the opponent in a <a href="#Sleeper_hold">sleeper hold</a> instead of pulling back on the head of the opponent. Popularised by <a href="/wiki/Masahiro_Chono" title="Masahiro Chono">Masahiro Chono</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Strangle_Hold_Alpha">Strangle Hold Alpha</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Strangle Hold Alpha"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Essentially a reverse crucifix armbar with neck submission. The opponent is on their stomach with the attacker to their side, grabbing the near arm and pulling the opponent on their side before stepping over their head with the same leg (if the attacker grabbed the right arm, he'll step over with the right leg). Using that leg as leverage, he'll push the opponent's head downwards and drop to their side so that the opponent must support their own body weight on their squeezed neck. The attacker then uses their free leg to complete the reverse crucifix armbar, trying to <a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_motion#Abnormal_motion" title="Anatomical terms of motion">hyperextend</a> the elbow. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Strangle_Hold_Beta">Strangle Hold Beta</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Strangle Hold Beta"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Essentially a scissored armbar with neck submission. The opponent is on their stomach while the attacker reaches under one of the opponent's arms, locking their hands together. The attacker then drops to the side opposite that of the arm that they grabbed (if they grabbed the right arm, they will fall on their left side). 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 attacker throws their other leg over the opponent's trapped arm and then behind the opponent's neck, pushing it forward. The attacker can now roll towards their back, creating more pressure on the neck while hyperextending the opponent's arm across their own chest. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Strangle_Hold_Gamma">Strangle Hold Gamma</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Strangle Hold Gamma"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Essentially a step-over armbar with neck submission. The opponent is on their back, wrestler standing to their side and reaching down to grab the opponent's far arm, pulling up. Wrapping their same leg (if they grabbed the left arm, they will use their left leg) around the back of the opponent's neck (against the back of their knee) and bracing their foot against the front of the other shoulder, they steps over their opponent with their other leg, squatting down. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Armlocks">Armlocks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Armlocks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Armlock" title="Armlock">Armlock</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Figure-four_armlock">Figure-four armlock</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Figure-four armlock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ude-Garami" class="mw-redirect" title="Ude-Garami">Ude-Garami</a></div> <p>Also known as a <a href="/wiki/Armlock#Keylocks" title="Armlock">keylock</a>, <i>Top shoulder lock</i>, <i>Americana</i>, and <i>ude-garami</i>, (a term borrowed from <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">judo</a>). This armlock sees the wrestler grappling the opponent's wrist with the similar hand (for example, if they use the right arm, they would grab the opponent's right wrist), and with the opponent's wrist still clutched, the wrestler bends the opponent's arm (of the grappled wrist) towards or behind the opponent's head. Then, the wrestler passes their other free arm through the "hole" formed by the opponent's bent arm under the biceps, and then catches the opponent's grappled wrist. This would result in the opponent's arm being shaped into a <i>4</i>. As the opponent's wrist is grabbed by both opponent's hands, along with the bent arm, this applies effective pressure into the opponent. The maneuver can be executed on a standing or a downed (facing upwards) opponent. This move has been used by many wrestlers for many years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Rope-hung_figure-four_armlock">Rope-hung figure-four armlock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Rope-hung figure-four armlock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler approaches an opponent lying against any set of ropes and grabs one of the opponent's wrists with their similar arm. The wrestler then pins the arm with the grappled wrist against the second or top rope to the outside of the ring, passes their other arm from under the opponent's biceps, and grapples the opponent's wrist. 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. The rope-hung figure-four armlock can be also grappled through the bottom rope, if the opponent is lying against it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Omoplata">Omoplata</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Omoplata"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Omoplata" class="mw-redirect" title="Omoplata">Omoplata</a></div> <p>The <b>omoplata</b> (AKA <b>ashi-sankaku-garami</b> in judo) is an armlock that targets the shoulder. The locking mechanism is similar to the kimura lock, but instead of using a figure-four, it is applied using a leg. 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. By controlling the opponent's body and pushing the arm perpendicularly away from the opponent's back, pressure can be put on the opponent's shoulder. 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. It is usually done to set up the opponent for a crossface. This move can also be known by the underrepresented term <b>coil lock</b> in <a href="/wiki/Catch_wrestling" title="Catch wrestling">catch wrestling</a>. This move is notably used by <a href="/wiki/A-Kid" class="mw-redirect" title="A-Kid">Axiom</a> during his time as A-Kid. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Stepover_armlock">Stepover armlock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Stepover armlock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also known as a spinning armlock. 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. From this point, the wrestler turns 360 degrees, simultaneously bending the arm of the opponent around the attacker's own leg. The wrestler can over-rotate or turn again to apply more pressure on the arm. </p><p>The stepover armlock is similar in execution to the <a href="#Spinning_toe_hold">spinning toe hold</a>, except that the wrist is held instead of the foot. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Armbar">Armbar</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Armbar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler takes hold of the opponent's arm and twists it, putting pressure on the shoulder and elbow. This may sometimes be preceded by an <a href="#Arm_wrench">arm wrench</a>. The armbar's innovation was reportedly 200 years ago, but its true origins remain unknown. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Cross_armbar">Cross armbar</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Cross armbar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nicole_Savoy_cross_armbreaker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Nicole_Savoy_cross_armbreaker.jpg/320px-Nicole_Savoy_cross_armbreaker.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Nicole_Savoy_cross_armbreaker.jpg/480px-Nicole_Savoy_cross_armbreaker.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Nicole_Savoy_cross_armbreaker.jpg/640px-Nicole_Savoy_cross_armbreaker.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2170" data-file-height="1540" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Savoy" title="Nicole Savoy">Nicole Savoy</a> applies a cross armbreaker on <a href="/wiki/LuFisto" title="LuFisto">LuFisto</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Also known as a cross armbreaker or straight armbar. The wrestler sits on either side of an opponent who is lying either prone or supine on the mat, with the wrestler's legs scissoring one of the opponent's arms. The wrestler then grabs hold of the wrist of that arm and pulls it upwards, causing hyper extension of the shoulder and elbow. Wrestlers <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Del_Rio" title="Alberto Del Rio">Alberto Del Rio</a> (often the flying variant, see below) and <a href="/wiki/Ronda_Rousey" title="Ronda Rousey">Ronda Rousey</a> perform this move a finisher. <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Bryan Danielson</a> popularized and invented a variation, dubbed the <i>Danielson Special</i>, where he would flip his opponent with a <a href="/wiki/Suplex#Butterfly_suplex" title="Suplex">butterfly suplex</a> before locking in the cross armbar. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading6"><h6 id="Flying_cross_armbar">Flying cross armbar</h6><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Flying cross armbar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This variation begins with the wrestler standing on either side of the bent-over opponent. 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 <a href="#Cross_armbar">cross armbar</a>. This variant has been used by <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Del_Rio" title="Alberto Del Rio">Alberto Del Rio</a>, <a href="/wiki/A.J._Styles" class="mw-redirect" title="A.J. Styles">A.J. Styles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asuka_(wrestler)" title="Asuka (wrestler)">Asuka</a>. <a href="/wiki/Kushida_(wrestler)" title="Kushida (wrestler)">Kushida</a> uses a variation, where goes on the top rope and places his opponent on the turnbuckle and delivers the move. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Crucifix_armbar">Crucifix armbar</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Crucifix armbar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler, situated perpendicular to and behind the opponent, holds the opponent's arm with both arms, pulling the arm across their chest. The wrestler then holds the other arm with their legs, stretching the shoulders back in a crucifying position and hyperextending the arm. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fujiwara_armbar">Fujiwara armbar</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Fujiwara armbar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_Haskins_Fujiwara_armbar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Mark_Haskins_Fujiwara_armbar.jpg/220px-Mark_Haskins_Fujiwara_armbar.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Mark_Haskins_Fujiwara_armbar.jpg/330px-Mark_Haskins_Fujiwara_armbar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Mark_Haskins_Fujiwara_armbar.jpg/440px-Mark_Haskins_Fujiwara_armbar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4126" data-file-height="3011" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mark_Haskins" title="Mark Haskins">Mark Haskins</a> applying his Bridging Fujiwara armbar on Tarik</figcaption></figure> <p>Invented by <a href="/wiki/Yoshiaki_Fujiwara" title="Yoshiaki Fujiwara">Yoshiaki Fujiwara</a>, it is also known as a short "armbar". 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. The opponent's arm is then hooked and pulled back into their body, stretching the forearms, biceps, and pectoral muscles. 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. A kneeling variation also exists. <a href="/wiki/Becky_Lynch" title="Becky Lynch">Becky Lynch</a> uses it as the <i>Dis-arm-her</i>, where the attacking wrestler takes a face-down opponent's arm in a kneeling position, adding pressure by pulling back on the arm. A reverse version also exists, with the opponent lying on their back, the wrestler lies on the mat, putting some or all of their weight on the opponent to prevent them from moving. The opponent's arm is then hooked and pulled back into their body, stretching the forearms, biceps, and pectoral muscles. The regular hold is used by <a href="/wiki/Deonna_Purrazzo" title="Deonna Purrazzo">Deonna Purrazzo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Timothy_Thatcher" title="Timothy Thatcher">Timothy Thatcher</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Maxwell_Jacob_Friedman" title="Maxwell Jacob Friedman">MJF</a>, the latter calling the move the <i>Salt of the Earth</i>. while the bridging version was used by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Haskins" title="Mark Haskins">Mark Haskins</a> as the <i>Star Armbar</i> while <a href="/wiki/Tommaso_Ciampa" title="Tommaso Ciampa">Tommaso Ciampa</a> briefly uses it as his submission finisher. Mexican luchador <a href="/wiki/M%C3%ADstico" title="Místico">Místico</a> innovated a variation in which he performs a tilt-a-whirl on the opponent them slams face first with a single-arm takedown and uses the submission hold called the <i>La Mistica</i>. A double arm variation is used by Deonna Purrazzo in addition to her regular variation; she calls the double arm variation <i>Venus de Milo</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hammerlock">Hammerlock</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Hammerlock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hammerlock" class="mw-redirect" title="Hammerlock">Hammerlock</a></div> <p>The wrestler grabs the wrist of the opponent so that the arm is held bent against their back, and their hand is forced upwards towards the neck, thereby applying pressure to the shoulder joint. It is used by many wrestlers in the beginning of the match. It was used by <a href="/wiki/Ed_Lewis_(wrestler)" title="Ed Lewis (wrestler)">Ed Lewis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Sammartino" title="Bruno Sammartino">Bruno Sammartino</a>. <a href="/wiki/George_Steele" title="George Steele">George Steele</a> used an elevated version of the Hammerlock. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Headscissors_armbar">Headscissors armbar</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Headscissors armbar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler wraps their legs around the opponent's head in a <a href="#Headscissors">headscissors</a>, facing towards the opponent, then grabs one of the opponent's arms and wrenches it backwards, causing pressure on the shoulder and elbow of the opponent. This can often be performed on a standing wrestler when preceded by a <a href="#Tilt-a-whirl">tilt-a-whirl</a>, which was popularized by <a href="/wiki/Gail_Kim" title="Gail Kim">Gail Kim</a>, who dubbed it the <i>Flying Dragon</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scissored_armbar">Scissored armbar</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Scissored armbar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nicknamed the <i>Stu-Lock</i>, in honor of <a href="/wiki/Stu_Hart" title="Stu Hart">Stu Hart</a> who used the move, the wrestler approaches a prone opponent from the side. 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. It can cause serious injury to the opponent if held for long. Often confused with the <a href="#Octopus_hold">octopus hold</a>, it was popularized by <a href="/wiki/Perry_Saturn" title="Perry Saturn">Perry Saturn</a> as the <i>Rings of Saturn</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seated_armbar">Seated armbar</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Seated armbar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Holly-armbar-on-Kennedy,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Holly-armbar-on-Kennedy%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg/220px-Holly-armbar-on-Kennedy%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Holly-armbar-on-Kennedy%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg/330px-Holly-armbar-on-Kennedy%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Holly-armbar-on-Kennedy%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg/440px-Holly-armbar-on-Kennedy%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Holly" title="Hardcore Holly">Hardcore Holly</a> applying a seated armbar on <a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(wrestler)" title="Ken Anderson (wrestler)">Mr. Kennedy</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Known as <i>Ashi-gatame</i> in Japan and a <i>pumphandle armbar</i> in America. The wrestler sits facing away on either side of an opponent who is lying prone on the mat, with the wrestler's legs scissoring one of the opponent's arms. The wrestler then grabs hold of the wrist of that arm, pulling it upwards, causing hyperextension of the shoulder and elbow. <a href="/wiki/Yuji_Nagata" title="Yuji Nagata">Yuji Nagata</a> has used the move while rolling his eyes backwards called the <i>Shirone</i> (white eyes). <a href="/wiki/Satoshi_Kojima" title="Satoshi Kojima">Satoshi Kojima</a> uses a slight variation where both of his legs are on the same side of the opponent's arm. He calls it the <i>Koji MAX hold</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Short_arm_scissors">Short arm scissors</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: Short arm scissors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bicep_slicer" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicep slicer">Bicep slicer</a></div> <p>The opponent is on their back with the attacker sitting beside them and grabbing the nearest arm. The attacker bends the opponent's arm and reaches through with one of their own. The attacker places one of their legs across the wrist of the opponent and grabs their own ankle to lock the hold. The attacker pulls up with their arm while forcing the victim's wrist down with their leg and applies pressure to the victim's elbow. Known in <a href="/wiki/Combat_sport" title="Combat sport">combat sport</a> as the "<a href="/wiki/Compression_lock#Biceps_slicer" title="Compression lock">bicep slicer</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Tiger_feint_crucifix_armbar">Tiger feint crucifix armbar</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Tiger feint crucifix armbar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The opponent begins supine, lying with their back on the bottom or second rope and facing into the ring. The wrestler runs towards the opponent and jumps through the second and top rope while holding on to the ropes, then swings around and grapevines the opponent's arms, applying a crucifix armbar. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Barely_legal">Barely legal</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: Barely legal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From behind a seated opponent, the wrestler grabs one of the opponent's elbows and pulls it up and backward. The wrestler then bends the wrist and forces the open palm of the opponent's hand into their chest, putting pressure on the wrist. The maneuver's invention is credited to <a href="/wiki/Barry_Darsow" class="mw-redirect" title="Barry Darsow">Barry Darsow</a>, who was the person who gave it its name. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Chickenwing">Chickenwing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: Chickenwing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler grabs their opponent's arm, pulling it around behind the opponent's back. This stretches the <a href="/wiki/Pectoralis_major_muscle" class="mw-redirect" title="Pectoralis major muscle">pectorals</a> and shoulder joint and immobilizes the arm. 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Bridging_chickenwing">Bridging chickenwing</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: Bridging chickenwing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also known as a bridging wrist lock. The wrestler approaches a prone opponent, lying down on their stomach. 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). The wrestler then rolls or flips forward into a bridge, applying pressure on the wrist and elbow. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Crossface_chickenwing">Crossface chickenwing</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: Crossface chickenwing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Triple_H_uses_a_crossface_chickenwing_at_WM30.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Triple_H_uses_a_crossface_chickenwing_at_WM30.jpg/170px-Triple_H_uses_a_crossface_chickenwing_at_WM30.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Triple_H_uses_a_crossface_chickenwing_at_WM30.jpg/255px-Triple_H_uses_a_crossface_chickenwing_at_WM30.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Triple_H_uses_a_crossface_chickenwing_at_WM30.jpg/340px-Triple_H_uses_a_crossface_chickenwing_at_WM30.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2478" data-file-height="2622" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a> traps <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a> in a crossface chickenwing</figcaption></figure> <p>In this variation, the wrestler first performs the chickenwing to one of the opponent's arms, then takes their other arm, wraps it around the opponent's neck, and then either pulls the opponent's head to the side, which puts pressure on the neck and shoulders, or leaves the arm tucked under the chin as in a one-armed sleeper hold. Depending on the wrestler's preference, they may clasp their hands together to secure the hold, as <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a> shows in the adjacent picture. In many cases, the wrestler will drop to the mat and lock the opponent in a <a href="/wiki/Bodyscissor" class="mw-redirect" title="Bodyscissor">bodyscissor</a> lock to make escape even more difficult. The crossface chickenwing is mostly identified with <a href="/wiki/Bob_Backlund" title="Bob Backlund">Bob Backlund</a>, who used the hold as a finishing maneuver following his comeback to the WWF in the mid-1990s and won his second world championship using the hold. Backlund's version of the hold incorporates the bodyscissors portion. former NXT Rookie and WWE superstar <a href="/wiki/Darren_Young" class="mw-redirect" title="Darren Young">Darren Young</a> used this move right before he was released from the WWE after being trained by Bob Backlund. Bryan Danielson used the move early in his career. <a href="/wiki/Marty_Scurll" title="Marty Scurll">Marty Scurll</a> uses it as finishing move. <a href="/wiki/Asuka_(wrestler)" title="Asuka (wrestler)">Asuka</a> also uses the bodyscissors variation as a finisher dubbed the <i>Asuka Lock</i>. <a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">Sean Waltman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Norman_Smiley" title="Norman Smiley">Norman Smiley</a> used both the standing and bodyscissors versions of this move as finishers dubbed the <i>Buzzkiller</i> and <i>Norman's Conquest</i> respectively. A version of this move has also been performed to a seated opponent. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Double_chickenwing">Double chickenwing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=57" title="Edit section: Double chickenwing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Danielson%27s_Cattle_Mutilation.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Danielson%27s_Cattle_Mutilation.jpg/170px-Danielson%27s_Cattle_Mutilation.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Danielson%27s_Cattle_Mutilation.jpg/255px-Danielson%27s_Cattle_Mutilation.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Danielson%27s_Cattle_Mutilation.jpg/340px-Danielson%27s_Cattle_Mutilation.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1755" data-file-height="1317" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Bryan Danielson</a> applying his cattle mutilation finishing hold, a bridging grounded double chickenwing</figcaption></figure> <p>This hold sees the wrestler standing behind the opponent facing the same direction, and then hooking both the opponent's arms under their armpits. The move is known for being used for the <a href="/wiki/Suplex#Tiger_suplex" title="Suplex">tiger suplex</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Bridging_double_chickenwing">Bridging double chickenwing</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=58" title="Edit section: Bridging double chickenwing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also referred to as a "bridging grounded double chickenwing" or <i>Cattle Mutilation</i>. The wrestler stands over a prone opponent's back and tucks the opponent's arms under their armpits. From this point, the wrestler then rolls or flips into a bridge, pulling the opponent's arms and applying pressure on them. The move origin is unknown, as many wrestlers used between the 80s and in the early 1990s. A version where the opponent sits in a seated position (with older origins) was first called <i>Cattle Mutilation</i> by <a href="/wiki/Atsuo_Sawada" class="mw-redirect" title="Atsuo Sawada">Poison Sawada Julie</a>, a name that has also been applied to the grounded version made famous by <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Bryan Danielson</a>. <a href="/wiki/Asuka_(wrestler)" title="Asuka (wrestler)">Asuka</a> also uses this variation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Elevated_double_chickenwing">Elevated double chickenwing</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=59" title="Edit section: Elevated double chickenwing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This variation of the double chickenwing sees the wrestler wrenching the opponent up while still holding them in the double chickenwing. The hold is usually transitioned into a <a href="/wiki/Facebuster#Chickenwing_facebuster" title="Facebuster">chickenwing facebuster</a>. The Elevated double chickenwing was famously used by <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Steamboat" title="Ricky Steamboat">Ricky Steamboat</a> in his best 2 out of 3 falls match with <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a>. Its facebuster version was later made popular by <a href="/wiki/Beth_Phoenix" title="Beth Phoenix">Beth Phoenix</a>, calling the move the Glam Slam. Former <a href="/wiki/Impact_Wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="Impact Wrestling">Impact</a> wrestler <a href="/wiki/Jazz_(wrestler)" title="Jazz (wrestler)">Jazz</a> also used this move dubbed the Bitch Clamp. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Scorpion_cross_lock">Scorpion cross lock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=60" title="Edit section: Scorpion cross lock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also known as an inverted sharpshooter combined with a double chickenwing, this hold sets up the same as the sharpshooter, with the opponent supine on the mat with the applying wrestler stepping between the opponent's legs with their right leg and wrapping the opponent's legs at shin level around that leg. However, instead of stepping over the opponent to flip them, the applying wrestler flips the opponent over from left-to-right, keeping the opponent in front of them. The applying wrestler then leans over the opponent and grabs their arms, applying a double chicken wing to the opponent. The applying wrestler then squats back, lifting the opponent's torso into the air. The move was used by <a href="/wiki/Bull_Nakano" title="Bull Nakano">Bull Nakano</a> and formerly used by the former <a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown" title="WWE SmackDown">SmackDown</a> general manager <a href="/wiki/Saraya_Bevis" title="Saraya Bevis">Paige</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Sharpshooter_(professional_wrestling)" title="Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)">PTO</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Kimura_lock">Kimura lock</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=61" title="Edit section: Kimura lock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kimura_lock" class="mw-redirect" title="Kimura lock">Kimura lock</a></div><p> This technique is also known as a single chickenwing hammerlock or a double wrist lock. A judo submission named the reverse (<i>gyaku</i>) <i>ude-garami</i>, and popularly named and innovated by <a href="/wiki/Masahiko_Kimura" title="Masahiko Kimura">Masahiko Kimura</a>, after he broke <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9lio_Gracie" title="Hélio Gracie">Hélio Gracie</a>'s arm with it. It is a commonly used <a href="/wiki/Submission_(combat_sports)" title="Submission (combat sports)">submission</a> in <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">judo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu" title="Brazilian jiu-jitsu">BJJ</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">MMA</a>. The move is performed when a wrestler grasps the opponent's left wrist with their right hand. The wrestler then places their left arm over and around the opponent's arm while grasping their own wrist. This move is ambidextrous and can be performed either from a standing position, or a grounded position where the attacker applies a variation of body scissors. This move was popularized in WWE by <a href="/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a>, where he would use it often to (<a href="/wiki/Kayfabe" title="Kayfabe">kayfabe</a>) break his opponent's arm. <a href="/wiki/Yujiro_Kushida" class="mw-redirect" title="Yujiro Kushida">Kushida</a> also uses the hold as the <i>Hoverboard Lock</i>. </p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Regal-wristlock-on-Rhodes,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Regal-wristlock-on-Rhodes%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg/170px-Regal-wristlock-on-Rhodes%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Regal-wristlock-on-Rhodes%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg/255px-Regal-wristlock-on-Rhodes%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Regal-wristlock-on-Rhodes%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg/340px-Regal-wristlock-on-Rhodes%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="533" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/William_Regal" title="William Regal">William Regal</a> immobilizes <a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a> with a standing wrist lock</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Wrist_lock">Wrist lock</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=62" title="Edit section: Wrist lock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Wrist_lock" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrist lock">Wrist lock</a></div> <p>Sometimes preceded by an <a href="#Arm_wrench">arm wrench</a>, the wrestler grasps the opponent's hand and twists backwards, placing pressure on the wrist. 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. Another form of wrist lock, sometimes known as a figure four wrist lock, involves the wrestler (after applying the initial wrist lock with the left hand) threading their right arm through the gap the two arms provide, forming a <i>4</i>, and providing leverage on the wrist lock. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Body_locks">Body locks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=63" title="Edit section: Body locks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bear_hug">Bear hug</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=64" title="Edit section: Bear hug"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bear_hug" title="Bear hug">Bear hug</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Masters_Bearhug.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chris_Masters_Bearhug.jpg/150px-Chris_Masters_Bearhug.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chris_Masters_Bearhug.jpg/225px-Chris_Masters_Bearhug.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chris_Masters_Bearhug.jpg/300px-Chris_Masters_Bearhug.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="675" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chris_Masters" title="Chris Masters">Chris Masters</a> applying a bear hug on <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A wrestler stands in front of an opponent and locks their hands around the opponent, squeezing them. Often the wrestler will shake their body from side to side in order to generate more pain around the ribs and spine. The move can be done while the opponent is standing upright or lifted off the ground, usually with their legs wrapped around the attacking wrestler's waist. Frequently used by powerhouse style wrestlers, this rather simple to apply hold is used by heels and faces alike. An inverted variation is also possible, which was commonly used by <a href="/wiki/Big_John_Studd" title="Big John Studd">Big John Studd</a>. In both versions, one or both of the opponent's arms can be pinned to their sides. The late <a href="/wiki/George_Hackenschmidt" title="George Hackenschmidt">George Hackenschmidt</a> is known for innovating the move. This was also used as a finisher by <a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a> early in his career called the <i>Golden Squeeze</i> in his <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWF</a> debut match against <a href="/wiki/Ted_DiBiase" title="Ted DiBiase">Ted DiBiase</a> in 1979<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the late <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWWF</a> superstar the late <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Sammartino" title="Bruno Sammartino">Bruno Sammartino</a> who also used it as a finisher to win his first <a href="/wiki/WWE_Championship" title="WWE Championship">WWE Championship</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Side_bear_hug">Side bear hug</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=65" title="Edit section: Side bear hug"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The attacker stands to the side of an opponent and locks their hands around their torso. One or both of the arms can be pinned. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Waist_lock">Waist lock</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=66" title="Edit section: Waist lock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. This usually sets up a German suplex or a waistlock takedown. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Body_scissors">Body scissors</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=67" title="Edit section: Body scissors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A wrestler approaches a sitting opponent from in front, behind, or either side. 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 hold is often used in conjunction with a hold applied to the head or the arms in order to restrain the opponent. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Body_triangle">Body triangle</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=68" title="Edit section: Body triangle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 attacker can apply different submissions. It is usually done from back <a href="/wiki/Mount_(grappling)" title="Mount (grappling)">mount</a> or <a href="/wiki/Closed_guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Closed guard">closed guard</a>. Some common submissions from this position are the <a href="/wiki/Triangle_choke" title="Triangle choke">triangle choke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Armbar" class="mw-redirect" title="Armbar">armbar</a>, and other types of <a href="/wiki/Armlocks" class="mw-redirect" title="Armlocks">armlocks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chokeholds" class="mw-redirect" title="Chokeholds">chokeholds</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Back_and_torso_stretches">Back and torso stretches</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=69" title="Edit section: Back and torso stretches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Abdominal_stretch">Abdominal stretch</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=70" title="Edit section: Abdominal stretch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Big_Show_Abdominal_Stretch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Big_Show_Abdominal_Stretch.jpg/170px-Big_Show_Abdominal_Stretch.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Big_Show_Abdominal_Stretch.jpg/255px-Big_Show_Abdominal_Stretch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Big_Show_Abdominal_Stretch.jpg/340px-Big_Show_Abdominal_Stretch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="347" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a> performing an abdominal stretch on <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> in 2003</figcaption></figure> <p>Also known as a "cobra twist", this hold begins with a wrestler facing their opponent's side. 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. Squatting and twisting to the side flexes the opponent's back and stretches their abdomen, which also means leaving their abs exposed and open to further holds, such as a claw to the victim's abs, or simply punching them. This move can also be applied to a seated opponent or rolling sideways while standing to ground them keeping the hold in place as well as possibly trying to score a <a href="/wiki/Pinfall" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinfall">pinfall</a> if both the opponent's shoulders are touching the mat. The amateur wrestling analogue is the <a href="/wiki/Guillotine_(wrestling)" title="Guillotine (wrestling)">guillotine</a>, also known as a "<a href="/wiki/Spinal_lock#Twister" title="Spinal lock">twister</a>". </p><p>Another version of this move sees the wrestler, 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 places both hands against the opponent's neck and pushes against it applying additional pressure. This version is called the <i>Abdominal neck wrench</i>. </p><p>A version of this move called an <b>Abdominal stretch <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Driver" title="Professional wrestling throws">driver</a></b>, the wrestler applies the hold as normal. The wrestler then uses their free arm to creating momentum by raising it skywards and bringing down quickly in between the opponent's legs while using their own body weight to fall sideways, flipping the opponent over them to slam them on the back of their head and neck. NXT wrestler <a href="/wiki/Gigi_Dolin" title="Gigi Dolin">Gigi Dolin</a> uses this move as a finisher called the <i>Gigi Driver</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Boston_crab">Boston crab</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=71" title="Edit section: Boston crab"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Boston_crab" title="Boston crab">Boston crab</a></div> <p>This typically starts with the opponent on their back, and the wrestler standing and facing them. The wrestler hooks each of the opponent's legs in one of their arms and then turns the opponent face-down, stepping over them in the process. The final position has the wrestler in a semi-sitting position and facing away from the opponent, with the opponent's back and legs bent back toward their face. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a> uses this move in a high angle version, calling it the <i>Walls of Jericho</i>. <a href="/wiki/Lance_Storm" title="Lance Storm">Lance Storm</a> also performs this move with both versions, including the regular Boston crab and single-leg Boston crab. He usually sets it up from a <a href="/wiki/Single_leg_takedown" class="mw-redirect" title="Single leg takedown">single-leg takedown</a> or a roll-through called the <i>Calgary Crab</i>. Samoa Joe also uses an inverted powerbomb as a setup into the Boston crab. <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Flair" title="Charlotte Flair">Charlotte Flair</a> uses this move to set up for the <i>Figure Eight Leglock</i>. An inverted variation is also possible, commonly used by <a href="/wiki/Colt_Cabana" title="Colt Cabana">Colt Cabana</a> as the <i>Billy Goat's Curse</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Bow_and_arrow_hold">Bow and arrow hold</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=72" title="Edit section: Bow and arrow hold"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler kneels on the opponent's back with both knees, hooking the head with one arm and the legs with the other. They then roll back so that the opponent is suspended on their knees above them, facing up. The wrestler pulls down with both arms while pushing up with the knees to bend the opponent's back. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Gory_special">Gory special</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=73" title="Edit section: Gory special"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Robbie_Reckless_gory_special.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Robbie_Reckless_gory_special.jpg/170px-Robbie_Reckless_gory_special.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Robbie_Reckless_gory_special.jpg/255px-Robbie_Reckless_gory_special.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Robbie_Reckless_gory_special.jpg/340px-Robbie_Reckless_gory_special.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2524" data-file-height="3248" /></a><figcaption>Robbie Reckless (bottom) locks Alessandro Del Bruno in a Gory special</figcaption></figure> <p>The Gory special is a back-to-back <a href="/wiki/Backbreaker" title="Backbreaker">backbreaker</a> submission hold.<sup id="cite_ref-gory_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gory-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was invented by <a href="/wiki/Gory_Guerrero" title="Gory Guerrero">Gory Guerrero</a> in Mexico.<sup id="cite_ref-gory_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gory-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wrestler, while behind the opponent, facing in the opposing direction, hooks their arms under the opponent's. From this position, the wrestler lifts the opponent up, usually by bending. This move can be used as a submission hold or can be used for a <a href="/wiki/Neckbreaker#Gory_neckbreaker" title="Neckbreaker">neckbreaker slam</a>, or a <a href="/wiki/Facebuster#Gory_bomb" title="Facebuster">facebuster takedown</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="La_Nieblina">La Nieblina</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=74" title="Edit section: La Nieblina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also known as an <i>over-rotated <a href="/wiki/Pin_(professional_wrestling)#Delfin_Clutch" title="Pin (professional wrestling)">Delfin Clutch</a></i>, the wrestler approaches face-up opponent then grabs and folds the opponent's left arm over their lower torso, their left leg over their left arm, their right arm over their left leg, and the right leg over the right arm and left leg at the point where the ankle and wrist are placed together. From here, the wrestler rolls the opponent face first onto the mat, with their legs and arms tied together, sandwiched between the mat. The wrestler then sits on top of their opponent using their own body weight to apply pressure with the option to grab and crank back on the right leg. This hold was innovated by <a href="/wiki/Mr._Niebla" title="Mr. Niebla">Mr. Niebla</a> and is best associated with <a href="/wiki/Milano_Collection_A._T." title="Milano Collection A. T.">Miliano Collection A.T.</a> known as the <i>Paradise Lock</i>. </p><p>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. Next, the wrestler turns their opponent over so that they are on their knees with all four of their limbs trapped underneath. The wrestler then sits on top of the opponent forcing them into a bridge and pressing down on their body. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Lotus_lock">Lotus lock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=75" title="Edit section: Lotus lock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler grabs the opponent's arms and wraps their legs on the outside of them, so the wrestler's feet meet at the back of the neck of the opponent and exert a downward pressure, akin to applying a <a href="/wiki/Full_nelson" class="mw-redirect" title="Full nelson">full nelson</a> but by using the legs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Octopus_hold">Octopus hold</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=76" title="Edit section: Octopus hold"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AJ_Lee_Black_Widow_NoC.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/AJ_Lee_Black_Widow_NoC.jpg/170px-AJ_Lee_Black_Widow_NoC.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/AJ_Lee_Black_Widow_NoC.jpg/255px-AJ_Lee_Black_Widow_NoC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/AJ_Lee_Black_Widow_NoC.jpg/340px-AJ_Lee_Black_Widow_NoC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1757" data-file-height="2418" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/AJ_Lee" title="AJ Lee">AJ Lee</a> performing the Octopus hold on <a href="/wiki/Saraya_Bevis" title="Saraya Bevis">Paige</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Also known as an "Octopus stretch" and <i>Manji-gatame</i> (Japanese version), the wrestler stands behind the opponent and hooks a leg over the opponent's opposite leg. The wrestler then forces the opponent to one side, traps one of the opponent's arms with their own arm and drapes their free leg over the neck of the opponent, forcing it downward. This elevates the wrestler and places all the weight of the wrestler on the opponent. The wrestler has one arm free, which can be used for balance. It was invented by <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Inoki" title="Antonio Inoki">Antonio Inoki</a>. <a href="/wiki/AJ_Lee" title="AJ Lee">AJ Lee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Katsuyori_Shibata" title="Katsuyori Shibata">Katsuyori Shibata</a> used this move as their finisher.<sup id="cite_ref-Whatamanouver_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Whatamanouver-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Zack_Sabre_Jr." title="Zack Sabre Jr.">Zack Sabre Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Gresham" title="Jonathan Gresham">Jonathan Gresham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Akira_Tozawa" title="Akira Tozawa">Akira Tozawa</a> uses it as submission finishers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Rocking_chair">Rocking chair</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=77" title="Edit section: Rocking chair"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Known as "<i>La mecedora</i>" (Spanish for Rocking chair) or "<i>La campana</i><span style="padding-left:.15em;">"</span> (The bell) in Mexico. The opponent is face down on the mat, with the attacker bending both of their legs up and tucking their ankles against their armpits. 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Mexican_Surfboard">Mexican Surfboard</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=78" title="Edit section: Mexican Surfboard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Daniel_Bryan_Surfboard_Ambrose.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Daniel_Bryan_Surfboard_Ambrose.jpg/170px-Daniel_Bryan_Surfboard_Ambrose.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="190" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Daniel_Bryan_Surfboard_Ambrose.jpg/255px-Daniel_Bryan_Surfboard_Ambrose.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Daniel_Bryan_Surfboard_Ambrose.jpg/340px-Daniel_Bryan_Surfboard_Ambrose.jpg 2x" data-file-width="686" data-file-height="767" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a> (bottom) performing a Mexican surfboard on <a href="/wiki/Dean_Ambrose" class="mw-redirect" title="Dean Ambrose">Dean Ambrose</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Also known as a "<a href="/wiki/Rito_Romero" title="Rito Romero">Romero special</a>". The Mexican surfboard hold first sees a wrestler stand behind a fallen opponent, who is lying stomach down on the floor. The wrestler places one foot down just above each of the opponent's knees and bends their legs up, hooking them around their own knees; at this point the wrestler grasps both of their opponent's wrists (usually slapping the opponent's back in an attempt to bring the arms in reach), and can either do three things: Remain standing, fall into a seated position, or fall backwards while compressing the opponent's shoulder blades and lifting them off the ground. This can see the wrestler fall to a seated position or go onto their back, lifting the opponent skyward, which will increase pressure on the opponent but put the wrestler in risk of pinning their own shoulders to the mat. It is mostly performed by <a href="/wiki/Jushin_Thunder_Liger" class="mw-redirect" title="Jushin Thunder Liger">Jushin Thunder Liger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natalya_Neidhart" title="Natalya Neidhart">Natalya Neidhart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a> as a signature and by <a href="/wiki/Rito_Romero" title="Rito Romero">Rito Romero</a> as a finisher. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading6"><h6 id="Cross-armed_surfboard">Cross-armed surfboard</h6><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=79" title="Edit section: Cross-armed surfboard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This version of a surfboard sees a standing or kneeling wrestler take hold of both of a kneeling or seated opponent's wrists and cross their arms over, applying pressure to both the opponent's arms and shoulders. Sometimes the wrestler may place their foot or knee on the opponent's upper back in order to exert even more pressure. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading6"><h6 id="Seated_surfboard">Seated surfboard</h6><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=80" title="Edit section: Seated surfboard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Another version of a surfboard, which is known as a "seated surfboard stretch" but referred to as a "modified surfboard stretch". Most often applied by a standing wrestler against a prone opponent, but may also be applied by a seated wrestler or against a seated or kneeling opponent, sees the wrestler grasp both of their opponent's wrists while placing their foot or knee on the opponent's upper back, pulling back on the arms to compress the opponent's shoulder blades. In <i>lucha libre</i>, the variation performed against a kneeling opponent is called <i><b>La Cavernaria</b></i>, after <a href="/wiki/Cavernario_Galindo" title="Cavernario Galindo">Cavernario Galindo</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Wishbone">Wishbone</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=81" title="Edit section: Wishbone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler stands at the feet of a supine opponent. They grab and lift the opponent's near leg with both hands, while placing their far foot onto arch the opponent of the far foot. Applying pressure stretches groin of the opponent. The wrestler may also twist the opponent's leg at the foot for additional pressure. This move shares the same name as but is not to be confused with the <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_double-team_maneuvers#Wishbone" title="Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers">double-team move</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Backbreaker">Backbreaker</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=82" title="Edit section: Backbreaker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Backbreaker_hold">Backbreaker hold</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=83" title="Edit section: Backbreaker hold"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Backbreaker" title="Backbreaker">Backbreaker</a></div> <p>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. This move is usually performed at the end of a <a href="#Backbreaker">pendulum backbreaker</a>, 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Argentine_backbreaker_rack">Argentine backbreaker rack</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=84" title="Edit section: Argentine backbreaker rack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> Innovated by <a href="/wiki/Antonino_Rocca" title="Antonino Rocca">Antonino Rocca</a>, this submission hold, also known as a Torture Rack or simply a rack, sees the attacking wrestler carrying the opponent face-up across their own shoulders, before hooking the opponent's head with one hand and a leg with the other to then pull down on both ends to hyperextend the opponent's back and force a submission. Wrestler <a href="/wiki/Lex_Luger" title="Lex Luger">Lex Luger</a> was famous for using it as a finisher. <a href="/wiki/Hercules_(wrestler)" title="Hercules (wrestler)">Hercules</a> also used this as a finisher move as well. </p><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nikki_Bella_Rack_Attack_Naomi_Live_Event.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Nikki_Bella_Rack_Attack_Naomi_Live_Event.jpg/270px-Nikki_Bella_Rack_Attack_Naomi_Live_Event.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="209" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Nikki_Bella_Rack_Attack_Naomi_Live_Event.jpg/405px-Nikki_Bella_Rack_Attack_Naomi_Live_Event.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Nikki_Bella_Rack_Attack_Naomi_Live_Event.jpg/540px-Nikki_Bella_Rack_Attack_Naomi_Live_Event.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2909" data-file-height="2255" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Bella" title="Nikki Bella">Nikki Bella</a> holds the Argentine backbreaker rack on <a href="/wiki/Naomi_(wrestler)" title="Naomi (wrestler)">Naomi</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>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. Another version sees the wrestler hold their opponent in the Argentine backbreaker rack before dropping into a sitting or kneeling position while simultaneously throwing the opponent off their shoulders, causing the opponent to roll in midair and fall to the mat in a face-down position. <a href="/wiki/Nikki_Bella" title="Nikki Bella">Nikki Bella</a> has used both variations as a finisher in <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a>. </p><p>A variation of the Argentine backbreaker rack, known as the <b>La Reinera</b>, sees the opponent held across the wrestler's upper back rather than their shoulders/neck. Often set up by a tilt-a-whirl, the opponent ends up suspended with one arm hooked behind and both legs hooked by the wrestler's other arm. <a href="/wiki/Rolando_Vera_(wrestler)" title="Rolando Vera (wrestler)">Rolando Vera</a> was credited with inventing the move. </p><p>Another Argentine backbreaker rack variation called the <b>La Atlántida</b>, favored by Mexican luchador <a href="/wiki/Atlantis_(wrestler)" title="Atlantis (wrestler)">Atlantis</a>, 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. </p><p>A variation of the <b>La Atlántida</b>, 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. However, this move is mainly limited to opponents with great flexibility. It was utilized by wrestlers like <a href="/wiki/Awesome_Kong" title="Awesome Kong">Awesome Kong</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Canadian_backbreaker_rack">Canadian backbreaker rack</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=85" title="Edit section: Canadian backbreaker rack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. 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. A common variant of this hold has the attacking wrestler also apply a double underhook before or after lifting the opponent. This was used by <a href="/wiki/Colt_Cabana" title="Colt Cabana">Colt Cabana</a> as the <i>Colt .45</i>. The double <a href="/wiki/Underhook" title="Underhook">underhook</a> variant is often seen when the hold is used to transition to another maneuver, such as a backbreaker drop or inverted powerbomb. Bruno Sammartino famously used this move on his opponents. <a href="/wiki/Will_Ospreay" title="Will Ospreay">Will Ospreay</a> used the double underhook to spin his opponent into a neckbreaker called the <i>Stormbreaker</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leglocks">Leglocks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=86" title="Edit section: Leglocks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Toehold">Toehold</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=87" title="Edit section: Toehold"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Toe_hold" class="mw-redirect" title="Toe hold">Toe hold</a></div> <p>Also known as <i>Ashi-Dori-Garami</i> in <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">Judo</a>, the wrestler sees the opponent in a crouching position and then takes hold of their foot and cranks it sideways, putting pressure on the <a href="/wiki/Ankle" title="Ankle">ankle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Achilles_tendon" title="Achilles tendon">achilles tendon</a>. This move was innovated by <a href="/wiki/Frank_Gotch" title="Frank Gotch">Frank Gotch</a>. A common type of toe hold is the <i>figure-four toe hold</i>, where a <a href="/wiki/Figure-four_(grappling_hold)" title="Figure-four (grappling hold)">figure-four hold</a> is used to hold the opponent's foot. 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. By controlling the opponent's body and using the hands to <a href="/wiki/Plantar_flex" class="mw-redirect" title="Plantar flex">plantar flex</a> the foot either straight or slightly sideways, hence putting considerable torque on the ankle. A standing version of this move also exists which was innovated by <a href="/wiki/Ken_Shamrock" title="Ken Shamrock">Ken Shamrock</a>, this is known as an <i>Ankle Lock.</i> Both of these maneuvers are also used in other various <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial arts</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">Judo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Submission_Wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="Submission Wrestling">Submission Wrestling</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu" class="mw-redirect" title="Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu">Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ankle_lock">Ankle lock</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=88" title="Edit section: Ankle lock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kurt_Angle_ankle_lock_Samoa_Joe.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Kurt_Angle_ankle_lock_Samoa_Joe.jpg/180px-Kurt_Angle_ankle_lock_Samoa_Joe.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Kurt_Angle_ankle_lock_Samoa_Joe.jpg/270px-Kurt_Angle_ankle_lock_Samoa_Joe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Kurt_Angle_ankle_lock_Samoa_Joe.jpg/360px-Kurt_Angle_ankle_lock_Samoa_Joe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1795" data-file-height="1795" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a> applying ankle lock on <a href="/wiki/Samoa_Joe" title="Samoa Joe">Samoa Joe</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In this toe hold maneuver, a wrestler will grab the opponent's foot and lift their leg off the ground. With one hand, the wrestler will grab either the toes or the outside of the foot, then with the other wrap the ankle to create a "hole" for the joint. A grapevine variation sees the wrestler applying the ankle lock hold and then falling to the mat and scissoring the leg of the opponent. This stops the opponent from rolling out of the move and makes it harder for them to crawl to the ropes, but lessens the pressure that can be applied. The move can be executed from a kneeling position or a standing position, depending on the wrestler's preference. <a href="/wiki/Ken_Shamrock" title="Ken Shamrock">Ken Shamrock</a> was the first to popularize the use of this move in professional wrestling, doing his from a kneeling position. Years later, <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a> adopted the ankle lock as his finisher, but would often do it from a standing position. This is also performed by <a href="/wiki/Jake_Hager" title="Jake Hager">Jake Hager</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chad_Gable" title="Chad Gable">Chad Gable</a>, the former calling the move the <i>Patriot Lock</i> during his tenure in WWE as the "Real American" Jack Swagger. </p><p><b>Heel hook</b> </p><p>A <b>heel hook</b> is a leg lock affecting multiple <a href="/wiki/Joint" title="Joint">joints</a>, and is applied by transversely twisting the <a href="/wiki/Foot" title="Foot">foot</a> either <a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_location#Relative_directions" title="Anatomical terms of location">medially</a> or <a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_location#Relative_directions" title="Anatomical terms of location">laterally</a>. 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. The legs are used to control the movement of the opponent's body while the opponent's foot is twisted by holding the <a href="/wiki/Heel" title="Heel">heel</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Forearm" title="Forearm">forearm</a> and using the whole body to generate a twisting motion, hence creating severe medial torque on the <a href="/wiki/Ankle" title="Ankle">ankle</a>. 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 <b>inverted</b>, <b>reverse</b> or <b>inside heel hook</b>. This was <a href="/wiki/Michelle_McCool" title="Michelle McCool">Michelle McCool</a>'s submission finisher. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cloverleaf">Cloverleaf</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=89" title="Edit section: Cloverleaf"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NighthawkAppliesTexasCloverleaf.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/NighthawkAppliesTexasCloverleaf.jpg/220px-NighthawkAppliesTexasCloverleaf.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/NighthawkAppliesTexasCloverleaf.jpg/330px-NighthawkAppliesTexasCloverleaf.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/NighthawkAppliesTexasCloverleaf.jpg/440px-NighthawkAppliesTexasCloverleaf.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2329" data-file-height="1524" /></a><figcaption>Application of the cloverleaf hold by The Nighthawk</figcaption></figure> <p>Also popularly known as a "Texas Cloverleaf", the wrestler stands at the feet of the supine opponent, grabs the opponent's legs, and lifts them up. 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. With the same arm, they reach around the ankle and through the opening formed by the legs and lock their hands together. The wrestler then steps over their opponent, turning the opponent over as in a <a href="/wiki/Sharpshooter_(professional_wrestling)" title="Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)">sharpshooter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boston_crab" title="Boston crab">Boston crab</a> and proceeds to squat and lean back. The hold compresses the legs, flexes the spine, and stretches the abdomen. The move was invented by <a href="/wiki/Dory_Funk,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Dory Funk, Jr.">Dory Funk, Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-WWE.com_who_invented?_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWE.com_who_invented?-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Who invented the Texas Cloverleaf?</ref> and popularized by <a href="/wiki/Dean_Malenko" title="Dean Malenko">Dean Malenko</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WWE.com_who_invented?_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWE.com_who_invented?-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A variation of the cloverleaf performed by <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a> saw the wrestler perform the maneuver from a standing position, which enabled him to pull the opponent's legs up high enough to where he could add pressure to the hold by sticking one of his knees into the other wrestler's back. Guerrero referred to the move as the <i>Lasso from El Paso</i>, making reference to his hometown of <a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="El Paso, TX">El Paso, TX</a>. <a href="/wiki/Sheamus" title="Sheamus">Sheamus</a> and <a href="/wiki/JD_McDonagh" title="JD McDonagh">JD McDonagh</a> also use this move. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Cloverleaf_with_armlock">Cloverleaf with armlock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=90" title="Edit section: Cloverleaf with armlock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An armlock variation of the <a href="#Cloverleaf">cloverleaf</a> that is similar to a <a href="/wiki/Boston_crab#Single_leg_Boston_crab_with_armlock" title="Boston crab">single leg Boston crab with armlock</a>. This hold begins with an opponent lying face up on the mat. The attacking wrestler then seizes one of their arms and proceeds to walk over the opponent while continuing to hold the arm, forcing the opponent to turn over onto their stomach. The wrestler then kneels down on the opponent's back, locking the opponent's arm behind their knee in the process. The wrestler then reaches over and 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. With the same arm, the wrestler reaches around the ankle and through the opening formed by the legs and locks their hands together as in a cloverleaf. The wrestler then pulls back so as to stretch the legs, back, and neck of the opponent while keeping the arm trapped. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Inverted_cloverleaf">Inverted cloverleaf</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=91" title="Edit section: Inverted cloverleaf"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In this variation of a <a href="#Cloverleaf">cloverleaf</a> 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. Also known as the Gorilla Clutch, named for <a href="/wiki/Shuji_Kondo" title="Shuji Kondo">Shuji Kondo</a>'s King Kong-themed signature move names. A body scissors version exists as well. <a href="/wiki/Rhea_Ripley" title="Rhea Ripley">Rhea Ripley</a> uses a standing version of this maneuver called the <i>Prism Lock</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Leglock_cloverleaf">Leglock cloverleaf</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=92" title="Edit section: Leglock cloverleaf"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This variation of the <a href="#Cloverleaf">cloverleaf</a> sees the wrestler, after crossing one of the opponent's legs over the other in a figure four shape, lock the over leg behind their near knee before placing the straight leg under their armpit and turning over. The wrestler proceeds to lean back, pulling on the leg under the armpit. This keeps the over leg, now under, locked while putting pressure on the leg and stretching the legs and back. This variation is also used by <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Breeze" title="Tyler Breeze">Tyler Breeze</a> as the <i>Figure Four Sharpshooter</i>, and by <a href="/wiki/T._J._Perkins" title="T. J. Perkins">T. J. Perkins</a>, who calls it the <i>Figure Four Deathlock</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Rivera_cloverleaf">Rivera cloverleaf</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=93" title="Edit section: Rivera cloverleaf"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Solo_Darling_places_Wheeler_Yuta_in_a_Rivera_Cloverleaf.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Solo_Darling_places_Wheeler_Yuta_in_a_Rivera_Cloverleaf.jpg/220px-Solo_Darling_places_Wheeler_Yuta_in_a_Rivera_Cloverleaf.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Solo_Darling_places_Wheeler_Yuta_in_a_Rivera_Cloverleaf.jpg/330px-Solo_Darling_places_Wheeler_Yuta_in_a_Rivera_Cloverleaf.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Solo_Darling_places_Wheeler_Yuta_in_a_Rivera_Cloverleaf.jpg/440px-Solo_Darling_places_Wheeler_Yuta_in_a_Rivera_Cloverleaf.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1931" data-file-height="2573" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Solo_Darling" title="Solo Darling">Solo Darling</a> places her opponent <a href="/wiki/Wheeler_Yuta" title="Wheeler Yuta">Wheeler Yuta</a> in a Rivera cloverleaf during a match in 2019</figcaption></figure> <p><span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">Invented by <a href="/wiki/Chris_Hero" title="Chris Hero">Chris Hero</a></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, this variation of the cloverleaf sees the wrestler hook the legs like a <a href="#Cloverleaf">cloverleaf</a>, 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cross_kneelock">Cross kneelock</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=94" title="Edit section: Cross kneelock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kneebar" class="mw-redirect" title="Kneebar">Kneebar</a></div> <p>Also called a straight legbar or kneebar, it is performed similarly to an armbar by holding the opponent's leg in between the legs and arms so the opponent's kneecap points towards the body. The wrestler pushes the hips forward, the opponent's leg is straightened, and further leveraging hyper-extends the opponent's knee. Commonly used as a counter to an attack from behind. 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. The move can be also applied by running towards the opponent and then performing the flip when next to them. This move is currently being used by NXT superstar <a href="/wiki/Noam_Dar" title="Noam Dar">Noam Dar</a> calling it the <i>Superkneebar 11</i>, which was formerly known as the <i>Champagne Superkneebar</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Calf_crusher">Calf crusher</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=95" title="Edit section: Calf crusher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Calf_slicer" class="mw-redirect" title="Calf slicer">Calf slicer</a></div> <p>Also known as a calf slicer or leg slicer, the calf crusher is a <a href="/wiki/Compression_lock" title="Compression lock">Compression lock</a> that involves pressing the calf and/or thigh muscle into one of the bones in the leg. 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 <a href="/wiki/Lever" title="Lever">fulcrum</a>. Generally, the direction of the shin in the leg acting as a fulcrum will determine where the larger part of the pressure will go. Such calf crushers can be used as effective leglocks to the knee through a separating and elongating motion. Similarly to the <a href="/wiki/Bicep_slicer" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicep slicer">Bicep slicer</a>, the calf slicer is listed as a banned technique in the lower levels of some major <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu" title="Brazilian jiu-jitsu">Brazilian jiu-jitsu</a> competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-IBJJF_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IBJJF-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wrestler <a href="/wiki/AJ_Styles" title="AJ Styles">AJ Styles</a> uses this as a submission finisher move, calling it the <i>Calf Killer</i> in <a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Impact_Wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="Impact Wrestling">Impact Wrestling</a> and the <i>Calf Crusher</i> in <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Damascus_head_and_leglock">Damascus head and leglock</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=96" title="Edit section: Damascus head and leglock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler forces the opponent to the ground and opens up the opponent's legs, stepping in with both legs. 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 wrestler next turns 180 degrees and leans back. This hold applies pressure on the opponent's temples and calves and compresses the spine. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Figure-four_leglock">Figure-four leglock</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=97" title="Edit section: Figure-four leglock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Figure-four_(grappling_hold)" title="Figure-four (grappling hold)">Figure-four (grappling hold)</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Miz_figure_4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Miz_figure_4.jpg/250px-Miz_figure_4.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Miz_figure_4.jpg/375px-Miz_figure_4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Miz_figure_4.jpg/500px-Miz_figure_4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2136" data-file-height="1602" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/The_Miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a> applying a figure-four leglock on <a href="/wiki/Cesaro_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cesaro (wrestler)">Cesaro</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The wrestler stands over the opponent who is lying on the mat face up and grasps a leg of the opponent. The wrestler then does a <a href="#Spinning_toe_hold">spinning toe hold</a> and grasps the other leg, crossing them into a <i>4</i> (hence the name), and falls to the mat, applying pressure to the opponent's crossed legs with their own. While the hold applies pressure to the knee, it actually can be very painful to the shin of the victim. While the move is primarily a submission move, if the opponent has their shoulders on the mat, the referee can make a three count for a pinfall. If the referee is distracted, heel wrestlers may grab onto the ropes while executing the move to gain leverage and inflict more pain. This variation is the most famous version, invented by <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Rogers_(wrestler)" title="Buddy Rogers (wrestler)">Buddy Rogers</a> and popularized by <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a>, and is also the finisher of choice for several wrestlers like <a href="/wiki/Greg_Valentine" title="Greg Valentine">Greg "The Hammer" Valentine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes" title="Dusty Rhodes">"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a>, <a href="/wiki/A.J._Styles" class="mw-redirect" title="A.J. Styles">AJ Styles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tito_Santana" title="Tito Santana">Tito Santana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Brisco" title="Jack Brisco">Jack Brisco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Brisco" title="Gerald Brisco">Gerald Brisco</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Silent_Warrior" title="The Silent Warrior">The Silent Warrior</a>. A modified variation exists more recently used by <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a> where the wrestler takes one of the opponent's legs, turns 90 degrees, then grabs the opponent's other leg and crosses it with the other, puts one foot in between and the other on the other leg, and then bridges over. With enough strength and willpower, the wrestler on defense can flip over onto their belly (and also their opponent), which is said to reverse the pressure onto the one who initially had the hold locked in. This counter to the figure-four is often called a "modified <a href="#Indian_deathlock">Indian deathlock</a>" or sometimes referred to as a "<a href="/wiki/Sharpshooter_(professional_wrestling)" title="Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)">sharpshooter</a> variant". <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Flair" title="Charlotte Flair">Charlotte Flair</a> uses a bridging variation of the move referred to as a Figure Eight. For a figure eight, the wrestler will then push up into a bridge. This move can be compared to the <a href="/wiki/Heel_Hook" class="mw-redirect" title="Heel Hook">Heel Hook</a> in <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_Jiu-Jitsu" class="mw-redirect" title="Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu">Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu</a>. </p><p>On the Steve Austin Show Unleashed Podcast, <a href="/wiki/George_Scott_(wrestler)" title="George Scott (wrestler)">George Scott</a> was credited by <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a> as the person who came up with the idea that to reverse the figure-four leglock, the opponent would simply turn over onto their stomach. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Haas_of_Pain">Haas of Pain</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=98" title="Edit section: Haas of Pain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. The name is derived from <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Haas" title="Charlie Haas">Charlie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Russ_Haas" title="Russ Haas">Russ</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Haas_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="The Haas Brothers">the Haas Brothers</a>, who invented this move. This move is the finisher of Charlie Haas. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Inverted_figure-four_ankle_lock">Inverted figure-four ankle lock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=99" title="Edit section: Inverted figure-four ankle lock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This submission hold involves a combination of the figure-four leglock and the ankle lock. However, instead of locking the opponent's legs in a "4" shape, the attacking wrestler crosses one of the opponent's legs over to the other leg. Then the attacking wrestler grapevines the other leg, turns their body in the direction of the crossed leg forcing the opponent onto their side to immobilize the leg at the foot on the mat to create pressure and performs an <a href="/wiki/Compression_lock#Achilles_lock" title="Compression lock">ankle lock submission hold</a>. The late Eddie Guerrero used this move,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> sometimes transitioning from a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Headscissors_takedown" title="Professional wrestling throws">headscissors takedown</a> which sees him rolling backwards from the momentum over the supine opponent to end up at their legs to then apply the hold. He called this move the <i>Lasso from El Paso</i> and used the move until adopting an <a href="#Cloverleaf">elevated cloverleaf</a> as a finisher referring to it as the same name. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Kneeling_figure-four_leglock">Kneeling figure-four leglock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=100" title="Edit section: Kneeling figure-four leglock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also known as a <i>Prison Lock</i>, the opponent is down on their back with the wrestler standing over one of their legs. The wrestler applies a spinning toehold, crosses the opponent's legs and kneels on them. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Inverted_figure-four_leglock">Inverted figure-four leglock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=101" title="Edit section: Inverted figure-four leglock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Sharpshooter_(professional_wrestling)" title="Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)">sharpshooter</a>, but instead putting their other leg on the opponent's nearest foot, dropping down to the mat and applying pressure. <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a> popularized this move during his wrestling career. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Ringpost_figure-four_leglock">Ringpost figure-four leglock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=102" title="Edit section: Ringpost figure-four leglock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sometimes called a "flying figure-four", the opponent is either downed or standing next to one of the ring corner posts. 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 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. The performer of the hold then falls back while grabbing the opponent's legs or feet, hanging upside down from the ring apron. The ring post assists the move, creating more damage and leverage to the opponent's knee.<sup id="cite_ref-Whatamanouver_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Whatamanouver-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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. The move was invented by <a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a> and was used by <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Dallas_Page" title="Diamond Dallas Page">Diamond Dallas Page</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gail_Kim" title="Gail Kim">Gail Kim</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Standing_figure-four_leglock">Standing figure-four leglock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=103" title="Edit section: Standing figure-four leglock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. The wrestler plants their foot in the knee of the opponent's other leg and then bends that leg at the knee over the top of the first leg, forming the figure four. The wrestler then bridges back. <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin"> Steve Austin</a> used this move during his WCW career while under his "Hollywood" gimmick, dubbing it "Hollywood & Vine". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Trailer_hitch">Trailer hitch</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=104" title="Edit section: Trailer hitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Popularized by <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Noble" title="Jamie Noble">Jamie Noble</a>, the opponent starts on their stomach with the attacker crossing one leg over the knee-pit of the other and holding that bent leg down by dropping to their side and placing their leg over it (passing that leg through the hole of the "4". The wrestler uses their foot to push the opponent's straight leg backwards and over the bent leg's ankle. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Heel_hook">Heel hook</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=105" title="Edit section: Heel hook"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Heel_Hook" class="mw-redirect" title="Heel Hook">Heel Hook</a></div> <p>This hold is performed by placing the legs around a leg of an opponent and holding the opponent's foot in the armpit on the same side. The legs are used to control the movement of the opponent's body while the opponent's foot is twisted by holding the <a href="/wiki/Heel" title="Heel">heel</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Forearm" title="Forearm">forearm</a> and using the whole body to generate a twisting motion, hence creating severe medial torque on the <a href="/wiki/Ankle" title="Ankle">ankle</a>. This move can also be compared to the <a href="/wiki/Figure-four_leglock" class="mw-redirect" title="Figure-four leglock">Figure-four leglock</a>. This move has been used by <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Fish" title="Bobby Fish">Bobby Fish</a> as the <i>Fish Hook Deluxe Edition</i>. This move has been used in several other <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial arts</a> and is banned in most competitions due to the high risk of injury from this move. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Indian_deathlock">Indian deathlock</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=106" title="Edit section: Indian deathlock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:15655_Chief_Little_Wolf_taken_for_Stadiums_Ltd.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/15655_Chief_Little_Wolf_taken_for_Stadiums_Ltd.jpg/240px-15655_Chief_Little_Wolf_taken_for_Stadiums_Ltd.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="310" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/15655_Chief_Little_Wolf_taken_for_Stadiums_Ltd.jpg/360px-15655_Chief_Little_Wolf_taken_for_Stadiums_Ltd.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/15655_Chief_Little_Wolf_taken_for_Stadiums_Ltd.jpg/480px-15655_Chief_Little_Wolf_taken_for_Stadiums_Ltd.jpg 2x" data-file-width="813" data-file-height="1050" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ventura_Tenario" class="mw-redirect" title="Ventura Tenario">Chief Little Wolf</a> demonstrating his Indian deathlock, Sydney, Australia, 1937.</figcaption></figure> <p>Innovated by <a href="/wiki/Ventura_Tenario" class="mw-redirect" title="Ventura Tenario">Chief Little Wolf</a>, 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. The wrestler then reaches over and grabs the opponent's far leg and places it on top of the trapped foot of the opponent. The wrestler then performs a forward roll while maintaining the hold. This forces the opponent onto their chest while the wrestler ends in a sitting position facing the same direction as their opponent. From here the wrestler can reach forward and perform many upper body submissions as well. A lot of superstars who used Native American gimmicks also used this as a finisher, such as <a href="/wiki/Chief_Jay_Strongbow" title="Chief Jay Strongbow">Chief Jay Strongbow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adnan_Al-Kaissie" title="Adnan Al-Kaissie"> Billy White Wolf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wahoo_McDaniel" title="Wahoo McDaniel">Wahoo McDaniel</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jules_Strongbow" title="Jules Strongbow">Jules Strongbow</a>. </p><p>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 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Inverted_Indian_deathlock">Inverted Indian deathlock</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=107" title="Edit section: Inverted Indian deathlock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the opponent on their back, the wrestler, standing beside them, sits with their leg over and between the opponent's legs (often using a legdrop to the knee). 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. This move has been famously used by <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a> in the <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">WCW</a>. It is used by <a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody</a> as the <i>American Nightmare</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sharpshooter">Sharpshooter</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=108" title="Edit section: Sharpshooter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sharpshooter_(professional_wrestling)" title="Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)">Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)</a></div> <p>Also (and originally) known as a "scorpion hold". This move is usually executed on a wrestler lying flat on their back. The wrestler executing the move will step between the opponent's legs, grab both of them, and twist them into a knot around their leg. 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. 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. The move was invented by <a href="/wiki/Riki_Choshu" title="Riki Choshu">Riki Choshu</a> but was made famous in the United States by <a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret "Hitman" Hart</a>, who gave it the name <i>Sharpshooter</i> to suit his stage name. The move was first popularized in the States by <a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a>, who called the hold the <i>Scorpion Death Lock</i> and applied the hold from a seated position. The only difference between Sting's "Scorpion Death Lock" and the "Sharpshooter" is upon which leg the pressure is applied, as Sting's targets the right leg and the "Sharpshooter" targets the left leg. <a href="/wiki/Evil_(wrestler)" title="Evil (wrestler)">Evil</a> uses a variation called <i>Darkness Scorpion</i>, where the move is preceded by a stomp into the <a href="/wiki/Groin_attack" title="Groin attack">groin area</a>. It is currently used by current <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a> wrestler <a href="/wiki/Natalya_Neidhart" title="Natalya Neidhart">Natalya Neidhart</a> as a finisher. Famous Luchador <a href="/wiki/Blue_Demon_Jr." title="Blue Demon Jr.">Blue Demon Jr.</a> also uses a modified variant of this move as well, in which he does an inverted sharpshooter and then uses his free arm to pull back his opponent's arm. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Inverted_Sharpshooter">Inverted Sharpshooter</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=109" title="Edit section: Inverted Sharpshooter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 then does not mount the opponent, but instead remains to the side of the opponent and pushes to cause pain. The Rated R Superstar, <a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a> used this variation, calling it the <i>Edge-u-cator</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Spinning_toe_hold">Spinning toe hold</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=110" title="Edit section: Spinning toe hold"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Used by <a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Terry Funk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dory_Funk_Jr." title="Dory Funk Jr.">Dory Funk Jr.</a>, the wrestler using this move stands over the opponent who is lying face up on the mat and grasps a leg of the opponent. The wrestler then turns 360 degrees over the leg, twisting it inward. A wrestler can repeatedly step over the leg and around again to twist the knee and ankle joints even more. This can also be used as a setup move for leg locks such as the <i>Figure 4 Leglock</i> and the <i>Indian Deathlock</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chokes">Chokes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=111" title="Edit section: Chokes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anaconda_vise">Anaconda vise</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=112" title="Edit section: Anaconda vise"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Anaconda_Vise.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Anaconda_Vise.jpg/290px-Anaconda_Vise.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Anaconda_Vise.jpg/435px-Anaconda_Vise.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Anaconda_Vise.jpg 2x" data-file-width="510" data-file-height="355" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a> doing an anaconda vise on <a href="/wiki/Mike_Knox" title="Mike Knox">Mike Knox</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The anaconda vise is a compression choke. The wrestler wraps their arms around the head and one arm of the opponent and squeezes, choking the opponent. It is considered legal in professional wrestling, although it is a <a href="/wiki/Chokehold" title="Chokehold">chokehold</a>. This submission hold was invented by <a href="/wiki/Hiroyoshi_Tenzan" title="Hiroyoshi Tenzan">Hiroyoshi Tenzan</a>. </p><p>Also known as an arm-trap triangle choke. The vise is done from a position in which the wrestler and the opponent are seated on the mat facing each other. The wrestler sits on one side of the opponent, encircles the opponent in a headlock position using their near arm, and grabs the opponent's near wrist, bending the arm upwards. Then, the wrestler maneuvers their other arm through the "hole" created by the opponent's bent wrist, locks their hand upon their own wrist, and pulls the opponent forward, causing pressure on the opponent's arm and neck. <a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a> popularized the usage of this move. </p><p>There are also variations of the anaconda vise that are combined with a single arm <a href="#Straight_jacket">straight jacket choke</a> called an <i>Anaconda Max</i> and a <a href="#Cobra_clutch">cobra clutch</a> called an <i>Anaconda Cross</i>. These variations are also invented and used by Tenzan himself. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arm_triangle_choke">Arm triangle choke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=113" title="Edit section: Arm triangle choke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Arm_triangle_choke" title="Arm triangle choke">Arm triangle choke</a></div> <p>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 maneuver can be used as an uncommon submission maneuver, such as used by <a href="/wiki/Braun_Strowman" title="Braun Strowman">Braun Strowman</a>, or a transitioning hold, usually to fall backwards into an <a href="/wiki/Facebuster#Arm_triangle_facebuster" title="Facebuster">arm triangle reverse STO</a>. <a href="/wiki/Austin_Aries" title="Austin Aries">Austin Aries</a> uses a bridging variation called <i>Last Chancery</i> as one of his finishing moves. <a href="/wiki/Dexter_Lumis" title="Dexter Lumis">Dexter Lumis</a> uses this move called <i>Silence</i>, which sees him use the move from either a standing and seated position, with the latter sometimes transitioning from a <a href="/wiki/Powerslam#Side_slam" title="Powerslam">sitout sideslam</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bulldog_choke">Bulldog choke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=114" title="Edit section: Bulldog choke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Chokehold" title="Chokehold">Chokehold</a></div> <p>Also known as a <i>Bulldog headlock</i> in <a href="/wiki/BJJ" class="mw-redirect" title="BJJ">BJJ</a>, the wrestler, like a <a href="/wiki/Guillotine" title="Guillotine">guillotine choke</a>, tucks the other wrestlers head under their armpit. But unlike the standard <a href="/wiki/Guillotine_choke" title="Guillotine choke">guillotine choke</a>, the wrestler tucks the other wrestler's head so that the face the opposite direction of a <a href="/wiki/Guillotine_choke" title="Guillotine choke">guillotine choke</a>. Mainly used as a setup for the <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Bulldog" title="Professional wrestling throws">bulldog</a>, this move has been used commonly in <a href="/wiki/MMA" class="mw-redirect" title="MMA">MMA</a> and other sports. Often at times, this move can be confused with a <a href="/wiki/Side_headlock" class="mw-redirect" title="Side headlock">side headlock</a>. AEW wrestler <a href="/wiki/Jon_Moxley" title="Jon Moxley">Jon Moxley</a> uses this move as a finisher sometimes while transitioning into it from already having applied a <a href="#Sleeper_hold">sleeper hold</a> or <a href="/wiki/Rear_naked_choke" title="Rear naked choke">rear naked choke</a> using either move to take the opponent down. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Corner_foot_choke">Corner foot choke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=115" title="Edit section: Corner foot choke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dana_Brooke_handstand_choke_(cropped2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Dana_Brooke_handstand_choke_%28cropped2%29.jpg/170px-Dana_Brooke_handstand_choke_%28cropped2%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="273" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Dana_Brooke_handstand_choke_%28cropped2%29.jpg/255px-Dana_Brooke_handstand_choke_%28cropped2%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Dana_Brooke_handstand_choke_%28cropped2%29.jpg/340px-Dana_Brooke_handstand_choke_%28cropped2%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1522" data-file-height="2442" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dana_Brooke" title="Dana Brooke">Dana Brooke</a> applying a corner foot choke in a <a href="/wiki/Handstand" title="Handstand">handstand</a> position on <a href="/wiki/Alexa_Bliss" title="Alexa Bliss">Alexa Bliss</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The wrestler pushes their standing or seated opponent into the turnbuckle and extends their leg, choking their opponent while using the top two ropes for support. This attack is illegal and results in a wrestler's disqualification, should the move not be broken by a count of five. <a href="/wiki/William_Regal" title="William Regal">William Regal</a> used a variation where he would face the opposite direction while distracting the referee, allowing him to maintain the choke for a prolonged period of time. </p><p>For some <a href="/wiki/Flexibility_(anatomy)" title="Flexibility (anatomy)">flexible</a> wrestlers, a variation of this move can be performed while standing in the performance of a <a href="/wiki/Split_(gymnastics)#Standing_split_or_vertical_split" title="Split (gymnastics)">standing split</a>. Another variant performed by <a href="/wiki/Dana_Brooke" title="Dana Brooke">Dana Brooke</a> is done in a <a href="/wiki/Handstand" title="Handstand">handstand</a> position while she chokes the opponent with one foot. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Double_choke">Double choke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=116" title="Edit section: Double choke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler grabs their opponent's throat with both hands and throttles them. A chokelift can be used as well if the wrestler were to perform a <a href="/wiki/Chokebomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Chokebomb">chokebomb</a> or a two-handed <a href="/wiki/Chokeslam" title="Chokeslam">chokeslam</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Figure-four_necklock/headlock"><span id="Figure-four_necklock.2Fheadlock"></span>Figure-four necklock/headlock<span class="anchor" id="Figure-four_necklock"></span><span class="anchor" id="Figure-four_headlock"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=117" title="Edit section: Figure-four necklock/headlock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This neck lock sees a wrestler sit above a fallen opponent and wrap their legs around the opponent in the form of the <a href="/wiki/Figure-four_(grappling_hold)" title="Figure-four (grappling hold)">figure-four</a>, with one leg crossing under the opponent's chin and under the wrestler's other leg the wrestler squeezes and chokes the opponent. In an illegal version of the hold, best described as a hanging figure-four necklock, the wrestler stands on top of the turnbuckle, wraps their legs around the head of the opponent (who has their back turned against the turnbuckle) in the figure-four and falls backwards, choking the opponent. In most matches the hold would have to be released before a five count. This move was popularized by former WWE Wrestler <a href="/wiki/Candice_Michelle" title="Candice Michelle">Candice Michelle</a>. WWE wrestler <a href="/wiki/Carmella_(wrestler)" title="Carmella (wrestler)">Carmella</a> uses an inverted variant of this hold as her finisher where she uses her shin to choke the opponent instead, making it resemble a <a href="#Gogoplata">gogoplata</a>. This variant is called the <i>Code of Silence</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gogoplata">Gogoplata</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=118" title="Edit section: Gogoplata"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gogoplata" title="Gogoplata">Gogoplata</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Undertaker-Gogoplata-Edge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Undertaker-Gogoplata-Edge.jpg/200px-Undertaker-Gogoplata-Edge.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Undertaker-Gogoplata-Edge.jpg/300px-Undertaker-Gogoplata-Edge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Undertaker-Gogoplata-Edge.jpg/400px-Undertaker-Gogoplata-Edge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> uses the <i>Hell's Gate</i> (gogoplata) on <a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Usually executed from a "<a href="/wiki/Rubber_guard" title="Rubber guard">rubber guard</a>," where the legs are held very high, against the opponent's upper back. The wrestler then slips one foot in front of the opponent's head and under their chin, locks their hands behind the opponent's head, and chokes the opponent by pressing their shin or instep against the opponent's trachea. Wrestlers use a modified version, where they only push the shin into the throat in exactly the same manner (instead of grabbing their toes and pulling towards themselves). <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> used this as his submission finisher, calling it <i>Hell's Gate</i>. <a href="/wiki/Tyson_Kidd" title="Tyson Kidd">Tyson Kidd</a> 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. He names this move, the <i>Hart Lock.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Guillotine_choke">Guillotine choke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=119" title="Edit section: Guillotine choke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Randi_West_guillotine_chokehold.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Randi_West_guillotine_chokehold.jpg/250px-Randi_West_guillotine_chokehold.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Randi_West_guillotine_chokehold.jpg/375px-Randi_West_guillotine_chokehold.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Randi_West_guillotine_chokehold.jpg/500px-Randi_West_guillotine_chokehold.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5471" data-file-height="3647" /></a><figcaption>Randi West traps Skyler Rose (front) in a guillotine choke</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Guillotine_choke" title="Guillotine choke">Guillotine choke</a></div> <p>The wrestler faces their opponent, who is bent over. The attacking wrestler tucks the opponent's head underneath their armpit and wraps one arm around the neck so that the forearm is pressed against the throat, as in a <a href="#Front_chancery">front chancery</a>. The attacking wrestler then wraps their legs around the opponent's midsection with a <a href="#Body_scissors">body scissors</a> and arches backwards, pulling the opponent's head forward, stretching the torso and the neck. It can be performed from standing, sitting, or prone positions. This move is also sometimes dubbed the <i>King Crab Lock</i>. This move is most recently used by <a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a> in his "Tribal Chief" character. <a href="/wiki/Liv_Morgan" title="Liv Morgan">Liv Morgan</a> used this move as her finisher by transitioning it into a DDT in her early days in WWE's developmental territory NXT from 2014 to 2017. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Half_nelson_choke">Half nelson choke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=120" title="Edit section: Half nelson choke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kata_ha_jime" title="Kata ha jime">Kata ha jime</a></div> <p>Also known as a cobra choke or a <i><a href="/wiki/Kata_ha_jime" title="Kata ha jime">kata ha jime</a></i> (a term borrowed from <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">judo</a>), 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 <a href="#Body_scissors">body scissors</a>. The move was popularized by <a href="/wiki/Taz_(wrestler)" title="Taz (wrestler)">Taz</a>, who used it as a finishing move, calling it the <i>Tazmission</i>. His son, AEW wrestler <a href="/wiki/Hook_(wrestler)" title="Hook (wrestler)">Hook</a>, also adopted it as his finishing maneuver, rebranding it as <i>Redrum</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hart_lock/Dungeon_lock"><span id="Hart_lock.2FDungeon_lock"></span>Hart lock/Dungeon lock</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=121" title="Edit section: Hart lock/Dungeon lock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Essentially a <a href="/wiki/Gogoplata" title="Gogoplata">Gogoplata</a> with leg submission, the wrestler steps over their opponent's leg and then laces the opponent's legs together, as a standard <a href="/wiki/Sharpshooter_(professional_wrestling)" title="Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)">Sharpshooter</a> would be performed. But instead of taking a big step forward to lock in the Sharpshooter submission, the wrestler falls to their back and then catches the opponent's throat with their <a href="/wiki/Shinbone" class="mw-redirect" title="Shinbone">shinbone</a>, as if to perform a Gogoplata. <a href="/wiki/Tyson_Kidd" title="Tyson Kidd">Tyson Kidd</a> formerly used this move. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Koji_clutch">Koji clutch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=122" title="Edit section: Koji clutch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The opponent lies face down on the mat. The wrestler lies face up and slightly to the side of the opponent. 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. The wrestler then pulls backwards with their arms and pushes forward with their leg, causing pressure. The name comes from its inventor's name, <a href="/wiki/Koji_Kanemoto" title="Koji Kanemoto">Koji Kanemoto</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This move is commonly transitioned from a <a href="/wiki/Facebuster#Reverse_STO" title="Facebuster">reverse STO</a>. Another variation sees the attacker performing a reverse STO, then locking the regular Koji clutch in, but crossing their legs in a modified figure-four headscissors. <a href="/wiki/Sami_Zayn" title="Sami Zayn">Sami Zayn</a> formerly used this move during his time in <a href="/wiki/WWE_NXT" title="WWE NXT">NXT</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leg_choke">Leg choke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=123" title="Edit section: Leg choke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the opponent hung over the second rope, facing the outside of the ring, the attacking wrestler hooks their left or right leg over the back of the opponent's neck. The attacking wrestler then pulls the second rope upwards, compressing the opponent's throat between the rope and attacking wrestler's leg, choking them. This move is illegal due to usage of the ring ropes, and results in a disqualification for the wrestler should they not release the hold before a count of five. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pentagram_choke">Pentagram choke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=124" title="Edit section: Pentagram choke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In this variation of the <a href="#Triangle_choke">triangle choke</a>, the wrestler sits behind a seated opponent. The wrestler places one of their legs under the chin of the opponent and pushes up. The wrestler then takes hold of their ankle with their opposite arm and pulls their leg up. The wrestler then places their free leg on the instep of the leg which is already being used to choke the opponent. The wrestler finally takes their free arm, hooks the opponent's arm which is in the vise, and holds their opposite leg from the knee. The pressure is applied once the wrestler compresses their knees together. 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Single_arm_choke">Single arm choke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=125" title="Edit section: Single arm choke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler grabs their opponent's throat with one hand and squeezes tightly. A "goozle" is a single arm choke held briefly before performing a <a href="/wiki/Chokeslam" title="Chokeslam">chokeslam</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sleeper_hold">Sleeper hold</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=126" title="Edit section: Sleeper hold"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Blood_choke" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood choke">Blood choke</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jewells_Malone_sleeper_hold.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Jewells_Malone_sleeper_hold.jpg/220px-Jewells_Malone_sleeper_hold.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Jewells_Malone_sleeper_hold.jpg/330px-Jewells_Malone_sleeper_hold.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Jewells_Malone_sleeper_hold.jpg/440px-Jewells_Malone_sleeper_hold.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3257" data-file-height="4359" /></a><figcaption>Jewells Malone locks in a sleeper hold on Beautiful Beaa</figcaption></figure> <p>Innovated by <a href="/wiki/Ed_Lewis_(wrestler)" title="Ed Lewis (wrestler)">Ed Lewis</a>, the wrestler begins positioned behind their opponent. 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 neck is squeezed inside the arm very tightly. Additional pressure can be applied by grabbing the left <a href="/wiki/Shoulder" title="Shoulder">shoulder</a> with the right hand, or grabbing the <a href="/wiki/Biceps" title="Biceps">biceps</a> of the left arm near the <a href="/wiki/Elbow-joint" class="mw-redirect" title="Elbow-joint">elbow</a>, then using the left hand to push the opponent's head towards the crook of the right elbow. Popularized by <a href="/wiki/Brutus_Beefcake" title="Brutus Beefcake">Brutus Beefcake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Spivey" title="Dan Spivey">Waylon Mercy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Ziggler" title="Dolph Ziggler">Dolph Ziggler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minoru_Suzuki" title="Minoru Suzuki">Minoru Suzuki</a>, and most recognized with <a href="/wiki/Roddy_Piper" title="Roddy Piper">Roddy Piper</a>. This move is also being used by indie wrestler <a href="/wiki/The_Silent_Warrior" title="The Silent Warrior">The Silent Warrior</a>, a wrestler who is Deaf. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Arm-hook_sleeper">Arm-hook sleeper</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=127" title="Edit section: Arm-hook sleeper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. The wrestler then wraps their free arm under the opponent's chin as in a sleeper hold, puts their other arm through the arch created by the opponent's trapped arm, and locks their hands. The wrestler then squeezes the opponent's neck, causing pressure. The move was invented by <a href="/wiki/Hiroyoshi_Tenzan" title="Hiroyoshi Tenzan">Hiroyoshi Tenzan</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Cobra_clutch">Cobra clutch</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=128" title="Edit section: Cobra clutch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Summer_Rae_%22Cobra_Clutch%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Summer_Rae_%22Cobra_Clutch%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg/170px-Summer_Rae_%22Cobra_Clutch%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="251" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Summer_Rae_%22Cobra_Clutch%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg/255px-Summer_Rae_%22Cobra_Clutch%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Summer_Rae_%22Cobra_Clutch%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg/340px-Summer_Rae_%22Cobra_Clutch%22_Raw_April_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="908" data-file-height="1339" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Summer_Rae" title="Summer Rae">Summer Rae</a> applying the cobra clutch on <a href="/wiki/Sasha_Banks" class="mw-redirect" title="Sasha Banks">Sasha Banks</a></figcaption></figure> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Nelson_hold#Half_nelson" title="Nelson hold">half nelson</a>. The wrestler then uses their free arm to pull the opponent's arm (the same arm to which the wrestler is applying the half nelson) across the face of the opponent. The wrestler then locks their hand to their wrist behind the opponent's neck to make the opponent submit or lose consciousness as the carotid artery is cut off. </p><p>This submission has been used as a "finishing" maneuver by a number of wrestlers over the years, including <a href="/wiki/Sgt._Slaughter" title="Sgt. Slaughter">Sgt. Slaughter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_%22The_Anvil%22_Neidhart" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart">Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart</a>, who called it the <i>Anvilizer</i>; <a href="/wiki/Ted_DiBiase" title="Ted DiBiase">Ted DiBiase</a> Sr., <a href="/wiki/Ted_DiBiase_Jr." title="Ted DiBiase Jr.">Ted DiBiase Jr.</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">The Ringmaster</a>, who called it the <i>Million Dollar Dream</i>; and <a href="/wiki/Kazuchika_Okada" title="Kazuchika Okada">Kazuchika Okada</a>, who calls it the <i>Money Clip.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bridging_cobra_clutch">Bridging cobra clutch</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=129" title="Edit section: Bridging cobra clutch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the opponent lying face down, the wrestler sits beside the opponent, facing the same way, locks on the cobra clutch, and then arches their legs and back, bending the opponent's torso and neck upwards. Used by <a href="/wiki/Delirious_(wrestler)" title="Delirious (wrestler)">Delirious</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Dragon_sleeper">Dragon sleeper</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=130" title="Edit section: Dragon sleeper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The attacking wrestler stands behind the opponent who is either sitting or lying face down, then pulls the opponent into an <a href="#Inverted_facelock">inverted facelock</a>, often hooking the opponent's near arm with their free arm. The attacker then pulls backwards and up, wrenching the opponent's neck and spine. If the opponent is sitting, the wrestler can press their knee into the opponent's back, adding pressure. Invented by <a href="/wiki/Tatsumi_Fujinami" title="Tatsumi Fujinami">Tatsumi Fujinami</a> and popularized in the United States by <a href="/wiki/%C3%9Altimo_Drag%C3%B3n" title="Último Dragón">Último Dragón</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Whatamanouver_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Whatamanouver-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A standing variation of this move was used by <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a>, who called it <i>Takin' Care of Business</i>. <a href="/wiki/Low_Ki" title="Low Ki">Low Ki</a> once used a version from a back-mount position called the <i>Dragon Clutch</i>. <a href="/wiki/Sanada_(wrestler)" title="Sanada (wrestler)">Sanada</a> used this hold while applying with bodyscissors as the <i>Skull End</i>. <a href="/wiki/Drew_Gulak" title="Drew Gulak">Drew Gulak</a> uses a kneeling variation of the submission called the <i>Gu-Lock</i>. <a href="/wiki/Malakai_Black" title="Malakai Black">Malakai Black</a> uses a variation where he reaches behind his back and clamps his hands together, he names the move, <i>Dark Ritual</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hangman's_choke"><span id="Hangman.27s_choke"></span>Hangman's choke</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=131" title="Edit section: Hangman's choke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler wraps their arm around the opponent's neck performing a sleeper hold, then climbs to the second rope and hangs the opponent by the neck. This move is illegal due to usage of the ring ropes, and results in a disqualification for the wrestler should they not release the hold before a count of five. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rear_naked_choke">Rear naked choke</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=132" title="Edit section: Rear naked choke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rear_naked_choke" title="Rear naked choke">Rear naked choke</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Samoa_Joe_Rear_Naked_Choke.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Samoa_Joe_Rear_Naked_Choke.jpg/220px-Samoa_Joe_Rear_Naked_Choke.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Samoa_Joe_Rear_Naked_Choke.jpg/330px-Samoa_Joe_Rear_Naked_Choke.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Samoa_Joe_Rear_Naked_Choke.jpg/440px-Samoa_Joe_Rear_Naked_Choke.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1669" data-file-height="1669" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Samoa_Joe" title="Samoa Joe">Samoa Joe</a> applying the <i>Coquina Clutch</i>, a rear naked choke, on <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>A grounded version of a sleeper hold with an added <a href="#Body_scissors">body scissors</a> that is derived from <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial arts</a> and more recently <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">mixed martial arts</a>. AEW and ROH wrestler <a href="/wiki/Samoa_Joe" title="Samoa Joe">Samoa Joe</a> uses this as his signature submission hold, calling it the <i>Coquina Clutch,</i> and current WWE wrestler <a href="/wiki/Shayna_Baszler" title="Shayna Baszler">Shayna Baszler</a> uses it as her finisher, calling it the <i>Kirifuda Clutch.</i> 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 variation is used by <a href="/wiki/Karrion_Kross" title="Karrion Kross">Karrion Kross</a> and it is called the <i>Kross Jacket.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Spider_twist">Spider twist</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=133" title="Edit section: Spider twist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also known as a headscissors crucifix choke, the opponent is sitting while the wrestler is behind the opponent holding the opponent's wrist. The wrestler will apply an armscissor with one leg and a headscissors. then the wrestler clasps their hand, one arm passes through the leg applying the headscissors and the other goes under. The wrestler pulls upwards while their leg goes downwards, applying pressure to the shoulders, head and back. Innovated by <a href="/wiki/Mariko_Yoshida" title="Mariko Yoshida">Mariko Yoshida</a>, it is currently used by <a href="/wiki/Naomi_(wrestler)" title="Naomi (wrestler)">Trinity</a>, naming it <i>Starstruck</i>, formerly known as <i>Feel the Glow</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Straight_jacket">Straight jacket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=134" title="Edit section: Straight jacket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also known as a "Japanese stranglehold" (<i>goku-raku gatame</i>), "criss-cross stranglehold", "cut-throat", and "cross-armed choke". The wrestler sits on the back of an opponent who is lying face down on the mat. The wrestler then grabs hold of the opponent's wrists and crosses their arms under their chin. The wrestler then pulls back on the arms, causing pressure. The move was invented and popularized by <a href="/wiki/Jinsei_Shinzaki" title="Jinsei Shinzaki">Jinsei Shinzaki</a>. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Suplex#Straight_jacket_suplex" title="Suplex">suplex</a> or an <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Iconoclasm" title="Professional wrestling throws">iconoclasm</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Thumb_choke_hold">Thumb choke hold</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=135" title="Edit section: Thumb choke hold"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The attacking wrestler stands behind an opponent and reaches around the opponent's neck with one arm. The wrestler then extends a thumb and thrusts it into the <a href="/wiki/Trachea" title="Trachea">windpipe</a> or carotid artery of the opponent, cutting off their air or blood supply. 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 was famously used by <a href="/wiki/Don_Muraco" title="Don Muraco">Don Muraco</a> as the <i>Asiatic Spike</i> and <a href="/wiki/Terry_Gordy" title="Terry Gordy">Terry Gordy</a> (which he learned from <a href="/wiki/Killer_Khan" title="Killer Khan">Killer Khan</a>) as the <i>Oriental Spike</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tongan_death_grip">Tongan death grip</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=136" title="Edit section: Tongan death grip"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler darts their hand under an opponent's chin and grabs ahold of a pressure point above the throat, squeezing the nerve. This cuts off the air supply and the opponent fades out, yet this is not considered an air choke as it is not squeezing the windpipe. This hold is unique in that it can be used as a sleeper-like submission or, should the "unconscious" opponent end up lying on their back, a <a href="/wiki/Pin_(professional_wrestling)" title="Pin (professional wrestling)">pinfall</a>. Used as a finisher by <a href="/wiki/Tonga_Fifita" class="mw-redirect" title="Tonga Fifita">Haku</a> and <a href="/wiki/Captain_New_Japan" title="Captain New Japan">Bone Soldier</a>. This move was used by former NWA superstar <a href="/wiki/Tyrus_(wrestler)" title="Tyrus (wrestler)">Tyrus</a>, previously known as the "G-Grip" which saw him transition the move into an <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#STO" title="Professional wrestling throws">STO</a> during his stint in the WWE, and his recent version the "T-Slam" transitioning the move into a <a href="/wiki/Chokeslam" title="Chokeslam">chokeslam</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Triangle_choke">Triangle choke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=137" title="Edit section: Triangle choke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Triangle_choke" title="Triangle choke">Triangle choke</a></div> <p>The wrestler grabs hold of one of their opponent's arms, wraps their legs around the opponent's throat and arm in a <a href="/wiki/Figure-four_(grappling_hold)" title="Figure-four (grappling hold)">figure-four</a> and squeezes. Different promotions have different rules regarding the legality of this maneuver. The justification for its legality is that, like a head scissors, it uses the legs rather than the hands to perform the "choke"; also, it does not crush the windpipe (strangulation); rather, it compresses the carotid arteries (jugulation). This move is used by <a href="/wiki/Shane_McMahon" title="Shane McMahon">Shane McMahon</a> and <a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Two_handed_chokelift">Two handed chokelift</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=138" title="Edit section: Two handed chokelift"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler grasps an opponent's neck with both hands then lifts them up. This is a transition hold for moves such as a <a href="/wiki/Chokeslam#Two-handed_chokeslam" title="Chokeslam">two-handed chokeslam</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Powerbomb#Chokebomb" title="Powerbomb">chokebomb</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transition_holds">Transition holds</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=139" title="Edit section: Transition holds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some holds are meant neither to pin an opponent, nor weaken them nor force them to submit, but are intended to set up the opponent for another attack. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arm_wrench">Arm wrench</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=140" title="Edit section: Arm wrench"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler takes hold of the opponent's arm or wrist and turns around completely while twisting the arm over the wrestler's head, resulting in the opponent's arm being wrenched. This may lead to an <a href="#Armbar">armbar</a>, a <a href="#Wrist_lock">wrist lock</a>, the wrestler pulling the opponent onto their shoulders in a <a href="#Fireman's_carry">fireman's carry</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Irish_whip" title="Professional wrestling throws">Irish whip</a>, or a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Short-arm" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">short-arm</a> maneuver, such as a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Short-arm_clothesline" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">clothesline</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Butterfly">Butterfly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=141" title="Edit section: Butterfly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hardy_Scar!.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Hardy_Scar%21.jpg/220px-Hardy_Scar%21.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Hardy_Scar%21.jpg/330px-Hardy_Scar%21.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Hardy_Scar%21.jpg/440px-Hardy_Scar%21.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1835" data-file-height="1382" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Matt_Hardy" title="Matt Hardy">Matt Hardy</a> applying a double underhook on <a href="/wiki/A.J._Styles" class="mw-redirect" title="A.J. Styles">A.J. Styles</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Also referred to as a reverse nelson and double <a href="/wiki/Underhook" title="Underhook">underhook</a>. The wrestler and the opponent begin facing one another, with the opponent bent over. The wrestler approaches the opponent and reaches under the opponent's shoulders, then threads their arms up and around the opponent's torso, with their hands meeting in the middle of the opponent's back or neck (essentially an inverted <a href="/wiki/Nelson_hold#Full_nelson" title="Nelson hold">full nelson hold</a>), and tucking the opponents head in their armpit. The hold itself can be and sometimes is used as a submission move, but it is more commonly used as a transition hold to set up another move such as a <a href="/wiki/Suplex#Double_underhook_suplex" title="Suplex">suplex</a>, a <a href="/wiki/DDT_(professional_wrestling)#Double_underhook_DDT" title="DDT (professional wrestling)">DDT</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Facebuster#Double_underhook_facebuster" title="Facebuster">facebuster</a>, or a <a href="/wiki/Powerbomb#Tiger_Bomb" title="Powerbomb">powerbomb</a>. One wrestler who does use the move as a submission is <a href="/wiki/Matt_Hardy" title="Matt Hardy">Matt Hardy</a>; his <i>Ice Pick</i> maneuver sees him lock the double underhook on an opponent while simultaneously trapping the opponent in a <a href="/wiki/Bodyscissors" class="mw-redirect" title="Bodyscissors">bodyscissors</a> lock. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Single_underhook">Single underhook</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=142" title="Edit section: Single underhook"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Similar to a double underhook, but only one arm is underhooked and the head of the opponent is placed into a front facelock. It can be transitioned into a DDT, suplex, etc. Used by <a href="/wiki/Yoshi-Hashi" title="Yoshi-Hashi">Yoshi-Hashi</a> as <i>Butterfly Lock</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Corner-trap">Corner-trap</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=143" title="Edit section: Corner-trap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler takes hold of an opponent that's standing on either of the ropes in the corner and pulls them down into a bent over position to trap their head with the top turnbuckle. It is used by <a href="/wiki/Will_Osprey" class="mw-redirect" title="Will Osprey">Will Osprey</a> as a way to set up his <i>Cheeky Nandos Kick</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crucifix">Crucifix</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=144" title="Edit section: Crucifix"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler stands in front of and facing a bent over opponent and places them in a gutwrench waistlock or a standing headscissors. The wrestler then flips the opponent up and over so the opponent is lying face up on the back of the wrestler. The wrestler then moves their hands to the upper arm or wrists of the opponent, holding them in position, and spreading the arms of the opponent as though they were being <a href="/wiki/Crucifixion" title="Crucifixion">crucified</a>, hence the name. This is often a set-up for a <a href="/wiki/Powerbomb#Crucifix_Powerbomb" title="Powerbomb">crucifix powerbomb</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Spinning_crucifix_toss" title="Professional wrestling throws">spinning crucifix toss</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Reverse_crucifix">Reverse crucifix</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=145" title="Edit section: Reverse crucifix"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler stands in front of and with their back to a standing opponent. The wrestler then leans backwards and seizes the opponent around the waist, pulling them forward and upwards so they are lying across the shoulder of the opponent, facing downwards. The wrestler then takes hold of the upper arms or wrists of the opponent and spreads them, holding the opponent in place. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electric_chair">Electric chair</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=146" title="Edit section: Electric chair"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> A transitional hold in which an attacking wrestler hoists an opponent up onto their shoulders so that they are both facing in the same direction. It is often used to set up various <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Electric_chair_drop" title="Professional wrestling throws">drops</a> and <a href="/wiki/Suplex#Electric_chair_suplex" title="Suplex">slams</a> in singles competition. However it is more often used in a double team maneuver, known as a "<a href="/wiki/Doomsday_Device_(wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doomsday Device (wrestling)">doomsday device</a>", wherein another wrestler uses flying attacks to knock opponents off the shoulders of the wrestler. Like many transition holds, the defensive wrestler often uses the position to perform a variety of counter moves, most notably the <a href="/wiki/Pin_(professional_wrestling)#Victory_roll" title="Pin (professional wrestling)">victory roll</a>. 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 <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Hurricanrana" title="Professional wrestling throws">hurricanrana</a>. </p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kennedy-fireman%27s-carry-on-Holly,-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Kennedy-fireman%27s-carry-on-Holly%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg/170px-Kennedy-fireman%27s-carry-on-Holly%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Kennedy-fireman%27s-carry-on-Holly%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg/255px-Kennedy-fireman%27s-carry-on-Holly%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Kennedy-fireman%27s-carry-on-Holly%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg/340px-Kennedy-fireman%27s-carry-on-Holly%2C-RLA-Melb-10.11.2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="533" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(wrestler)" title="Ken Anderson (wrestler)">Mr. Kennedy</a> holds <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Holly" title="Hardcore Holly">Hardcore Holly</a> in a fireman's carry, prior to executing a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Fireman's_carry_slam" title="Professional wrestling throws">rolling fireman's carry slam</a>, otherwise known as a "Green Bay Plunge"</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Lucha_libre" title="Lucha libre">Lucha libre</a> this hold is known as <i>La Torre</i>, Spanish for "The Tower". Lucha's "Electric chair" (<i>Silla Eléctrica</i> in Spanish) is the term used for two different, unrelated attacks. The <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Atomic_drop" title="Professional wrestling throws">atomic drop</a> is the "common" version of the move, and the "Inverted Electric chair" (<i>Silla Eléctrica invertida</i> in Spanish) sets the attacking wrestler running towards a seated opponent both facing forward, then leaping and falling into a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Seated_senton" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">seated senton</a> on the opponent's <a href="/wiki/Nape" title="Nape">nape</a> and shoulders. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fireman's_carry"><span id="Fireman.27s_carry"></span>Fireman's carry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=147" title="Edit section: Fireman's carry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Fireman%27s_carry" title="Fireman's carry">Fireman's carry</a></div> <p>The wrestler bends over with the opponent standing to the side of the wrestler. 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. The opponent is draped face-down across the wrestler's shoulders, with the wrestler's arms wrapped around from behind. It is a key component of several <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Fireman's_carry_takeover" title="Professional wrestling throws">throws</a>, <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Samoan_drop" title="Professional wrestling throws">drops</a> and <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Fireman's_carry_slam" title="Professional wrestling throws">slams</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Float_over">Float over</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=148" title="Edit section: Float over"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 it faces the same way as the opponent. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gorilla_press">Gorilla press</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=149" title="Edit section: Gorilla press"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Also known as <i>Military press</i>. A transition lift to perform many <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Gorilla_press" title="Professional wrestling throws">throws</a>, <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Gorilla_press_drop" title="Professional wrestling throws">drops</a> and <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Gorilla_press_slam" title="Professional wrestling throws">slams</a>. It became a popular technique for larger and stronger wrestlers as the lift is seen to emphasize their height and power. It is mostly used by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Henry" title="Mark Henry">Mark Henry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Goldberg" title="Bill Goldberg">Goldberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beth_Phoenix" title="Beth Phoenix">Beth Phoenix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Jordan" title="Jason Jordan">Jason Jordan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nia_Jax" title="Nia Jax">Nia Jax</a>. It is innovated by the late great <a href="/wiki/Gorilla_Monsoon" title="Gorilla Monsoon">Gorilla Monsoon</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gutwrench">Gutwrench</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=150" title="Edit section: Gutwrench"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A set-up for many throws and slams, this sees the attacking wrestler put a bent at the waist opponent to one side of them, reach the near hand around, and lock their hands around the opponent's waist. A common move out of this transition can be a <a href="/wiki/Powerbomb#Gutwrench_Powerbomb" title="Powerbomb">powerbomb</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Suplex#Gutwrench_suplex" title="Suplex">suplex</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lady_of_the_lake">Lady of the lake</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=151" title="Edit section: Lady of the lake"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The move used to trick an unsuspecting opponent. 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 wrestler then extends their remaining arm between their legs and then waits. The opponent, ostensibly confused, normally takes the offered hand, at which point the wrestler rolls forward and into an <a href="/wiki/Armlock" title="Armlock">armlock</a>. This was used by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Saint" title="Johnny Saint">Johnny Saint</a> as the <i>Johnny Saint Special</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mount">Mount</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=152" title="Edit section: Mount"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mount_(grappling)" title="Mount (grappling)">Mount (grappling)</a></div> <p>The wrestler sits on top of the opponent's torso, facing their head, with their legs on either side. When the opponent's head is facing the ground, the position is referred to as back mount. Various strikes, such as closed-fist punches, elbows, open-hand slaps, open-hand palm strikes, and hammer-fists to the opponent's head are often performed from this position. Closed fist punches are legal in <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a>, but in other promotions, referees will tell wrestlers to watch the hand due to closed-fist punches being illegal. Palm strikes, slaps, and elbow strikes can be used in place of punches. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pumphandle">Pumphandle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=153" title="Edit section: Pumphandle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler stands behind their opponent and bends them forward. One of the opponent's arms is pulled back between their legs and held, while the other arm is hooked. Then the wrestler lifts the opponent up over their shoulder. From here many <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Pumphandle_fallaway_slam" title="Professional wrestling throws">throws</a>, <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Pumphandle_drop" title="Professional wrestling throws">drops</a> and <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Pumphandle_slam" title="Professional wrestling throws">slams</a> can be performed. A double pumphandle exists, where the second arm is not hooked, it is also pulled under and between the opponent's legs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rope-hung">Rope-hung</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=154" title="Edit section: Rope-hung"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A rope-hung move sees the opponent trapped either over the top rope or between the top and second rope. From that position, the wrestler could execute many moves while the opponent is hung over/between the rope(s), for example a <a href="/wiki/DDT_(professional_wrestling)" title="DDT (professional wrestling)">DDT</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Neckbreaker" title="Neckbreaker">neckbreaker</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scoop">Scoop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=155" title="Edit section: Scoop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Facing the opponent, the wrestler reaches between the opponent's legs with one arm and reaches around their back from the same side with their other arm. The wrestler lifts their opponent up so they are horizontal across the wrestler's body. From here many <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Fallaway_slam" title="Professional wrestling throws">throws</a>, <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Body_slam" title="Professional wrestling throws">drops</a> and <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Scoop_slam" title="Professional wrestling throws">slams</a> can be performed. The scoop is also called the scoop powerslam where the wrestler puts their hand in middle of the opponent's legs and turns them. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stepover_toehold">Stepover toehold</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=156" title="Edit section: Stepover toehold"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler approaches the opponent who is lying face-down. The wrestler traps one of the opponent's ankles between their thighs (as seen primarily before applying an <a href="#STF">STF</a>). From that point, the wrestler can apply other holds to the opponent, such as a <a href="#Fujiwara_armbar">fujiwara armbar</a> or a <a href="#Three-quarter_facelock">three-quarter facelock</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tilt-a-whirl">Tilt-a-whirl</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=157" title="Edit section: Tilt-a-whirl"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wrestler stands facing the opponent. The wrestler bends the opponent down so they are bent facing in front on the wrestler's body. The wrestler reaches around the opponent's body with their arms and lifts them up, spinning the opponent in front of the wrestler's body, often to deliver a slam or most commonly a "<a href="/wiki/Backbreaker#Tilt-a-whirl_backbreaker" title="Backbreaker">tilt-a-whirl backbreaker</a>" or a "<a href="/wiki/Backbreaker#Pendulum_backbreaker" title="Backbreaker">pendulum backbreaker</a>". Usually performed on a charging opponent, this can also be a transition hold for counterattacks that sees the wrestler hit many <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws" title="Professional wrestling throws">throws and drops</a> like a <a href="/wiki/DDT_(professional_wrestling)" title="DDT (professional wrestling)">DDT</a> or <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Headscissors_takedown" title="Professional wrestling throws">headscissors takedown</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wheelbarrow">Wheelbarrow</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=158" title="Edit section: Wheelbarrow"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This move is achieved when a wrestler wraps a forward-facing opponent's legs around their waist (either by standing behind an opponent who is lying face-first on the mat or by catching a charging opponent), applying a <a href="#Gutwrench">gutwrench</a> hold and lifting the opponent up off the ground into the air, then either continuing lifting and falling backwards to <a href="/wiki/Suplex#Wheelbarrow_suplex" title="Suplex">wheelbarrow suplex</a>, or forcing the opponent back down to the mat to hit a <a href="/wiki/Facebuster#Wheelbarrow_facebuster" title="Facebuster">wheelbarrow facebuster</a>. This can also be a transition hold for counterattacks that see the wrestler (who is being wheelbarrowed) hit many <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws" title="Professional wrestling throws">throws and drops</a>, like a <a href="/wiki/DDT_(professional_wrestling)" title="DDT (professional wrestling)">DDT</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Bulldog" title="Professional wrestling throws">bulldog</a> and rolling <a href="/wiki/Pin_(professional_wrestling)" title="Pin (professional wrestling)">pin combinations</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Miscellaneous">Miscellaneous</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=159" title="Edit section: Miscellaneous"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Collar-and-elbow_tie-up">Collar-and-elbow tie-up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=160" title="Edit section: Collar-and-elbow tie-up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Collar-and-elbow_position" title="Collar-and-elbow position">Collar-and-elbow position</a></div> <p>The collar-and-elbow tie-up is one of the mainstays of professional wrestling, and many matches are begun with this move. It is a neutral move, but it easily transitions for either wrestler to a position of dominance. It is performed by approaching the opponent and putting one hand on the back of the opponent's neck while holding the elbow of the opponent's arm that is holding their own neck. It can also be used to immobilize an opponent by pushing them to the ground. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Giant_swing">Giant swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=161" title="Edit section: Giant swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Giant_swing" title="Professional wrestling throws">Professional wrestling throws § Giant swing</a></div> <p>The wrestler takes hold of a supine opponent's legs and pivots rapidly, elevating the opponent and swinging the opponent in a circle. The wrestler may release the hold in mid-air or simply slow until the back of the opponent returns to the ground. This move is used by <a href="/wiki/Cesaro_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cesaro (wrestler)">Cesaro</a> as the <i>Cesaro Swing</i>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:VPW5cropped@Commons.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/VPW5cropped%40Commons.jpg/175px-VPW5cropped%40Commons.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="201" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/VPW5cropped%40Commons.jpg/263px-VPW5cropped%40Commons.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/VPW5cropped%40Commons.jpg/350px-VPW5cropped%40Commons.jpg 2x" data-file-width="972" data-file-height="1118" /></a><figcaption>Eamon O'Neill performs a sunset flip out of the corner on <a href="/wiki/Phil_Powers" title="Phil Powers">Phil Powers</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hangman">Hangman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=162" title="Edit section: Hangman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This evasive move is used when the wrestler drops down or moves out of the way against an oncoming opponent who then loses their footing. This causes their momentum to send them flying over the rope becoming trapped between the top and middle rope hanging by their neck as they hang on to the top rope for leverage. The move is very dangerous for the opponent as the sudden stop could cause them to break their neck if they don't brace properly as well as the ring ropes can cut off air or blood supply if the ropes are wound too tight or are too thick as evident in a match between <a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley#Feud_with_Big_Van_Vader_(1993–1994)" title="Mick Foley">Cactus Jack and Vader</a> during their feud. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sunset_flip">Sunset flip</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=163" title="Edit section: Sunset flip"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AJ_roll-up.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/AJ_roll-up.jpg/175px-AJ_roll-up.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/AJ_roll-up.jpg/263px-AJ_roll-up.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/AJ_roll-up.jpg/350px-AJ_roll-up.jpg 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="630" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/AJ_Lee" title="AJ Lee">AJ Lee</a> in the sitting pin position that results from a sunset flip</figcaption></figure> <p>This move commonly sees an attacking wrestler dive over an opponent who is facing them, usually bent over forwards, catching the opponent in a waistlock from behind and landing back-first behind the opponent. From that position the wrestler rolls forward into a sitting position, pulling the opponent over backwards and down to the mat so that they land on their back into a <a href="/wiki/Pin_(professional_wrestling)#Sitout_pin" title="Pin (professional wrestling)">sitout pin</a> position. While being held on the shoulders of an attacking wrestler in a position where the opponent is straddling the head of the attacking wrestler while facing in the other direction. This move can be used as a counter from various <a href="/wiki/Powerbomb" title="Powerbomb">powerbombs</a> and other moves such as a <a href="/wiki/Facebuster#Gory_bomb" title="Facebuster">Gory bomb</a>. The move was used by <a href="/wiki/Melina_Perez" title="Melina Perez">Melina</a> as the <i>Last Call</i>. Naomi uses this move to set up for the F.T.G submission manouvre. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tree_of_woe">Tree of woe</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=164" title="Edit section: Tree of woe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This involves a wrestler suspending an opponent upside down on a turnbuckle, with the opponent's back being up against it. To do this, the opponent's legs are then hooked under the top ropes, leaving the opponent facing the attacking wrestler, upside down. Often an attacking wrestler will <a href="#Chokes">choke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Kick" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">kick</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Stomp" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">stomp</a> the opponent until the referee uses up their five count. The technique is also used to trap an opponent while the attacking wrestler runs at them and delivers some form of offensive maneuver, such as a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Knee_strikes" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">running knee attack</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Dropkick#Baseball_slide" title="Dropkick">baseball slide</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&action=edit&section=165" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws" title="Professional wrestling throws">Professional wrestling throws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_aerial_techniques" title="Professional wrestling aerial techniques">Professional wrestling aerial techniques</a></li> 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