Coaching Point. This is also a move used often in Judo and in other grappling martial arts. The attacking wrestler starts by running and extending his arm like a lariat takedown but instead performs a revolution around the opponent's shoulders. There is also a variation of this move in which the wrestler stands besides his or her opponent, grabs their waist as in a side slam, and then hooks the opponent's leg with his or her free arm before lifting and slamming the opponent. This move was innovated by Mikey Whipwreck and popularized by Stone Cold Steve Austin. In another variation, the attacker runs to the opponent and executes the move. Archer, Jeff; Svinth, Joseph (January 2005). What is a full nelson wrestling grip, and how does it work? Facing their opponent, the wrestler reaches between their opponent's legs with their stronger arm and reaches around their back from the same side with their weaker arm. Catch wrestling allows the full nelson and generally uses it as an immobilization technique and form of neck crank submission. There is also a slight variation of the half nelson that is called the power half nelson. An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret. The Half Nelson is a staple wrestling pin move that high school wrestlers use to pin an opponent when he is lying on his stomach in a flattened position. The wrestler applies a headlock on the opponent, then runs towards the ropes and bounces off, driving the opponent face-first into mat as they land. One of the opponent's arms is pulled back between their legs and held, while the other arm is hooked (pumphandle). WWE wrestler Melina popularized this move. The move can also see other variations of a powerslam used, particularly into a sidewalk slam position. She started using this move again in late 2019. Occasionally, the person doing the move can do it without their hands on their opponent, typically on the hips. When the agressor's half is sufficiently clamped, the opponent can with the free hand reach under their own neck and "peel" off the half hand. An arm wringer or spinning wristlock is a move in which the wrestler grabs the opponent's wrist with both hands and twists it over the wrestler's head to spin the arm around, either with enough force to flip the opponent to the mat or just to hyperrotate the joints while standing. The wrestler then hooks both arms of the opponent using his or her legs, and then falls forward planting the opponent's body into the mat face-first. Often used by a wrestler to stun an opponent and set him or her up for another move. Rhea Ripley uses the move itself or a powerbomb version called "Riptide". A variation between the regular Death Valley driver and the inverted one. Ruby Soho and Kalisto use this move in some of their matches.[12][13][14][15]. The wrestler stands behind their opponent and bends them forward. Begins with the wrestler holding the opponent in a full nelson. When used by itself, this term generally refers to a very basic variant for a scoop slam. Periodically called a "Manhattan drop", this is a move in which the wrestler puts their head under the opponent's shoulder and lifts the opponent up and then drops their groin on the wrestler's knee. A tackle where the intention is to force the opponent down on their back by tackling them at their waist or upper thighs. The wrestler then bends the opponent's back and slams their face to the mat. This was a signature move for Edge, which he called Edge-O-Matic. Master a series which is both technical, and punishing! Although the high half nelson is considered intermediate in difficulty, finishing the drill should be stressed with novice . Wrestling Half Nelson The wrestling half Nelson is a move that acts as a pin, both standing and on the ground. When securing the half nelson, your fingertips should grab the opponents far ear and you should be able to read your wristwatch if you had one on. Johnny Gargano uses a variation called Lawn Dart, where he throws the opponent face first onto the second turnbuckle. The wrestler then quickly lifts the opponent up with that arm and throws them forward, which would lead the wrestler to flip the opponent on to their back to end the move. Whilst giving the illusions of slamming the opponent's head into the ground, a properly executed standard piledriver has the opponent's head barely touching the ground, if at all. The attacking wrestler, beginning on the corner, uses the top ropes for leverage to scissor their legs around the opponent (usually an oncoming opponent) and swings to perform the hurricanrana. The wrestler then jumps over them and bulldogs the opponent, driving the chin/face of the opponent into the top rope. This is a basic though super effective wrestling move used commonly in amateur wrestling. An Irish whip into the ring ropes is usually used to set the opponent up for another technique as he/she bounces off. The standing attacker or the airborne opponent is free to carry out an attack after the pop-up. The wrestler then swings their opponent around, slamming them face-first into the mat. Another variation, sometimes called a "flying mare", sees the wrestler pull the opponent by the hair over their shoulder before slamming them to the mat.[7]. You will need to use your hips and legs to drive the weight forward to keep their head down to later apply the half nelson. If your opponent turns away from the suckback, hook their elbow on the same side as your head. This technique gives its name to the schoolboy bump and is performed when the wrestler gets behind their opponent, drops down to their knees, puts their hand through the opponent's legs, hooking the opponent's hips, and pulls backwards. The attacker lifts the opponent above his back with the opponent's arm spread out in a crucifix hold, spins around multiple times in place, pushes the opponent up, and moves out of the way, dropping the opponent down to the mat. This causes an effect to the whole spine and neck. Used by Cesaro. This was popularized by both Billy Gunn and John Cena as one of their signature moves. Immediately transition to a three post position both of your feet in the mat, your non-half nelson forearm at the base of the back of your opponents neck. A cross-legged and wrist-clutch version of this move also exists. There are two general categories of neckbreaker, which are related only in that they attack the opponent's neck. Those achievements earned him a Daily Times Wrestler of the Year nod. Matt Riddle uses a cradle variant dubbed the Bro-Derek. If the opponent puts up a bigger fight, the power half nelson will be needed. Liv Morgan uses this move as her finisher when her opponent is standing with the support of the ring ropes. Used as a finisher by Rey Fenix, this move starts with the wrestler having their opponent up on their shoulders as if they are going to perform a muscle buster, but then spin their opponent around into a Michinoku driver II-B. See more. Shinsuke Nakamura formally used the move as a finisher as Landslide, only to later change his finisher to Bomaye/Kinsasha, although he would still use the move as a signature. Ryback uses a different variation as his finisher, called Shell Shocked, where he lifts the opponent into position with a fisherman's suplex and only hooks one of the opponent's legs before running forward and dropping them off his shoulders, in a Samoan drop-esque motion. a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes one arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the hand on the back of the opponent's neck. When the half nelson is applied, drive the opponent to their opposite side than which youre on. Let me know if you have any questions or requests. The move was innovated by Johnny Ace, calling it the Ace Crusher II and later popularized by Billy Gunn, who called it the Famouser (which was also used by Dolph Ziggler) or Fame-Ass-Er, the latter name used when he wrestled as "Mr. Madcap Moss uses a reverse neckbreaker like variation of this move, calling it the Punchline. This move was innovated by Col. DeBeers and was made famous by A.J. This move sees an attacking wrestler, while facing away from the opponent, apply a three-quarter facelock (reaching back and grabbing the head of the opponent, thus pulling the opponent's jaw above the wrestler's shoulder) before falling backwards (sometimes after running forwards first) to force the opponent face-first to the mat below. Another great setup to the half nelson series is to capitalize off your opponents near wrist defense. A shoulderbreaker is any move in which the wrestler slams their opponent's shoulder against any part of the wrestler's body, usually the shin or knee. This move sees the attacking wrestler lift the opponent in a standing guillotine choke and drop the opponent to the mat, lower spine first. The wrestler places both hands behind the opponent's head, then falls into a seated position, slamming the opponent's face into the canvas. The wrestler performs the fireman's carry from a standing position, then tosses the opponent off their shoulders and drops the opponent into a Headlock Elbow Drop. Knux calls it The Knuxout. This move is performed in a manner similar to the TKO, but instead of dropping their opponent face first on the mat, they would be dropped face first on the knee of the wrestler performing the move. This move is also called the military press slam. "Body slam" redirects here. Finish the power half nelson the same way as you do the basic half nelson. Richie Steamboat even used this as a finisher move during his time in FCW and NXT. A move in which the wrestler uses their opponent's momentum to the opponent's disadvantage. The wrestler stands beside their opponent to either side, crosses their arm against the opponent's opposite hand in front of it (as the wrestler stands beside the opponent, and uses for example their right arm, they would cross it against the opponent's left arm, and vice versa). Then, the attacker lifts the opponent before falling forward to slam the opponent back-first into the mat. This throw starts with the wrestler catching the opponent in a side headlock. It is used by the "Ace of the Universe" Hiroshi Tanahashi. Shad Gaspard used a high impact variant of this move called "Thugnificent". Flag. WWE Hall of Fame member Trish Stratus popularized this move and is known as Stratusfaction and by Bo Dallas as the Bo-Dog. They then lift the opponent up and turn them around so that they are held upside down, as in a scoop slam, before dropping down into a sitout position, driving the opponent down to the mat neck and shoulder first. The wrestler grabs their opponent's arm, then turns to face the other direction and pulls the opponent over their shoulder. In collegiate, high school, middle school/junior high school, and other forms of amateur wrestling, the move is illegal. Another variation of this move that's done in one complete motion called a Deadly Driver sees the attacker performing this move to opponent who is positioned on top rope as a counter to an attempted diving attack. This move sees the opponent runs towards the wrestler. Usually, the opponent's upper body and head is lifted above a shoulder of the attacker, while the legs have been caught. W1 finishes the drill with his chest on W2's, legs stretched and on his toes, pressing W2's shoulders to the mat for the pin. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. The move was originated by Phillip Michael Grant, and later popularized by Chris Jericho, who named it the Codebreaker. He then lifts the opponent holding underneath their armpits to execute a kneeling version of the slam. Jack Meehan Bushi uses a diving variation called MX where he dives from the top rope to hit the double knee facebreaker. CIMA uses both this move as well as a straight jacket version called the Goriconoslasm. A rib breaker is a version of a gutbuster that involves the wrestler scooping the opponent up by reaching between the legs of the opponent with one arm and reaching around their back from the same side with their other arm. noun. Austin Theory is currently using this move as a finisher ever since he moved up to the main roster as the "A-Town Down". A variation involving a standing double underhook rather than the guillotine choke also exists. Cesaro uses a variation called the Neutralizer where he grapevines the opponents leg with his arm similar to a cradle piledriver. The move is used by Hiromu Takahashi as the Dynamite Plunger and Jordan Devlin as the Ireland's Call. Another variation of the flatliner, this move sees a wrestler grab their opponent around their neck and lean them backwards. Another variation of this move involves using a pumphandle lift where the wrestler sets the opponent up for a pumphandle hold and then lifts them into the execution of the move. This move sees the wrestler stand side to side with the opponent, tucking his arm behind the opponent's head at a 90 angle and putting his near leg in front of the opponent's closest leg. The half Nelson is the next progression, or regression rather, in the world of Nelson holds. In amateur wrestling a strong quarter nelson can be used to secure a pin, or to control the opponent and advance into a more dominant position. Baron Corbin's finisher is a variant of this move called the End of Days while Angelina Love uses the move as a signature (previously a finisher) called Lights Out. Also known as a joker driver, In this variation of a driver, the wrestler lifts the opponent on their shoulders in an electric chair sitting position and then takes hold of the opponent and pulls them over their shoulder and down to the mat while falling to a sit out position so that the opponent lands on their upper back and neck between the legs of the wrestler, facing towards them, usually resulting in a pin. The opponent lies on their side on the shoulders of the wrestler, facing either the opposite or the same direction as the wrestler, with the wrestler holding the opponent by the lower leg and either the head or lower arm. It is used by Angel Garza as the Wing Clipper. It is currently used by Hirooki Goto as the GTW. This is a version of a German suplex where the attacker stands behind the opponent, facing the same direction. This version is known as the Mysterio Rana. This variation of the spinebuster sees the wrestler lift the opponent by their waist as in the standard version, but then place their dominant hand onto the opponent's chest in order to slam them, similarly to a chokeslam. The DDT is a move innovated by Jake "The Snake" Roberts, performed by putting the opponent's head underneath the attacker's arm in a front facelock and then falling back, driving the opponent's head into the mat. Well known as the complete shot or reverse STO, this is a move in which a wrestler stands side-to-side and slightly behind with the opponent, facing in the opposite direction, and reaches around the opponent's torso with one arm across the opponent's chest with their hand holding on to their other hand which is behind the opponent's head. This is usually referred to as a lariat takedown. This is a move in which a wrestler stands side-to-side and slightly behind with the opponent, facing in the same direction, and reaches behind the opponent's back to hook the opponent's head with the other hand extending the opponent's nearest arm, then while hooking the opponent's leg the wrestler falls backward, pulling the opponent to the mat back-first. The wrestler then falls backward, driving the opponent into the mat face-first. The most notable practitioner of this variant is The Miz, who calls the move the Skull Crushing Finale and has used it as a finisher since August 2009. It has been a staple in professional wrestling from its early shoot days to present day. Rotate out front of your opponent and replace your hand that is posting the head with your corresponding knee. The wrestler then pushes the opponent forward and quickly pulls them backward, with the attacker landing on their back whilst the opponent falls face first. The attacking wrestler picks up the opponent in a fireman's carry. Also this is a great hold for smaller players who have a difficult time unseating larger players from the turtle position. This move is most commonly performed out of a ring corner. Many of these moves are used as finishers by various wrestlers, who refer to them by several different names that reflect their gimmick. When your opponent tries a changeover from your half nelson position, release the half nelson and hook under both of their armpits. Liv Morgan's 201 is a variation where she stands 90 degrees from the opponent, and delivers the double knees or shins while she is landing on her back. Innovated by Taka Michinoku, and technically known as a sitout scoop slam piledriver. With these techniques, the agressor uses forward pressure to lift and drag the opponent across the agressor's own hips. Another variation of this move sees the wrestler performing a backflip from the top turnbuckle, and as he floats over the opponent, he quickly grabs the opponent's head or neck with both hands and falls on his stomach to complete the rear mat slam. An arm drag which sees the wrestler being spun in front of the opponent's body in a tilt-a-whirl, and then ending it with an arm drag. by Peter Urban May 16, 2006. Austin Theory uses a flipping version of this move in which, to a bent over opponent, he hooks his opponent's near arm with his far arm and hooks their near leg with his near arm. A backbreaker refers to professional wrestling moves in which a wrestler drops an opponent so that the opponent's back impacts or is bent backwards against a part of the wrestler's body, usually the knee.[1]. This move is used by Bubba Ray Dudley, who dubbed it the Bubba Bomb/Bully Bomb. If they are doing that, pull them up to a sit position and perform either finish. Styles performs the maneuver with a variation, as seen in the photos to the right: he does not hook the opponent's arms before performing the slam, but takes two steps and moves his legs in front of the opponent's arms enabling him to use his legs to cover the shoulders for a pin. The aggressor's free hand is used to minimize struggling by hooking the opponent's near or far leg or crotch. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. In this move, the attacker places their opponent in a full nelson hold and uses it to lift them off the ground. A giant swing starts with an opponent lying on the mat, face up, and the wrestler at the opponent's feet. Professional wrestling throws are the application of professional wrestling techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming them down. Taiji Ishimori uses a Single underhook version of the move as his finisher calling it the Bloody Cross while T. J. Perkins uses a double chickenwing version. The wrestler then hooks the opponent's near leg and throws themselves backwards, driving the opponent back-first to the ground. 344. A spinning sit-out variation of a sleeper slam that makes use of the wrestler's own momentum. The Inverted Death Valley Driver was innovated by Kotetsu Yamamoto in the 1970s but popularized by Kenta Kobashi as the Burning Hammer. Similar to the fireman's carry takeover, with more of an emphasis on targeting the neck. Also known as a Military press, the attack sees the wrestler lift their opponent up above their head with an overhead press as used in weight lifting. The attacking wrestler first lifts their opponent over their shoulders in a fireman's carry position. 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. A suplex is the same as the amateur suplex, a throw which involves arching/bridging either overhead or twisting to the side, so the opponent is slammed to the mat back-first. An elevated gutbuster in which an attacking wrestler would lift an opponent up, stomach-first, across one of their shoulders before dropping down to their knees forcing the opponent's stomach to impact on the wrestler's shoulder. The attacking wrestler drapes an opponent over their shoulders in a fireman's carry position and then takes hold of the opponent and pulls them over their shoulder and down to the mat while falling to a sitting position so that the opponent lands on their upper back and neck between the legs of the wrestler, facing towards them. 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