The attacking wrestler stands over a face-down opponent, facing the same direction. But Rogan criticizes it, emphasizing that its inefficient because invites an Inside Heel Hook counter: The Grammy winning producer turned out to be a fan of Ric Flairs signature leglock. Slick Ric, known by many as the greatest wrestler of all time. The Rock also used this move as his signature submission move by the name Sharpshooter. It was invented by Antonio Inoki. Invented by Masahiro Chono. 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. Often confused with the octopus hold, it was popularized by Perry Saturn as the Rings of Saturn. The wrestler approaches an opponent lying against any set of ropes and grabs one of the opponent's wrists with their similar arm. This involves a wrestler suspending an opponent upside down on a turnbuckle, with the opponent's back being up against it. The wrestler then performs a forward roll while maintaining the hold. (Aa announcer calls him) Hardy boyz are the best. The hold is usually transitioned into a chickenwing facebuster. The attacking wrestler stands behind the opponent who is either sitting or lying face down, then pulls the opponent into an inverted facelock, often hooking the opponent's near arm with their free arm. This move can be used as a submission hold or can be used for a neckbreaker slam, or a facebuster takedown. With the same arm, they reach around the ankle and through the opening formed by the legs and lock their hands together. In this variation of a cloverleaf instead of turning around when turning the opponent over, the wrestler faces the same direction as the opponent to squat and lean forward to apply more pressure to the legs, spine, and abdomen. The wrestler then tightens their grip to choke an opponent by compressing their throat. Tyson Kidd formerly used this move. An armlock variation of the cloverleaf that is similar to a single leg Boston crab with armlock. A wrestler stands in front of an opponent and locks their hands around the opponent, squeezing them. 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 inverted, reverse or inside heel hook. 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 full nelson hold), and tucking the opponents head in their armpit. The nelson hold in professional wrestling usually takes the form of the full nelson, half nelson, or three-quarter nelson. Speaking to the [X] - Put chair down _____ 03.b - Signature Moves _____ Signature moves are unique to each wrestler, and must be performed when the opponent's stamina bar is coloured red. Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D uses this move with a mandible claw hold named the Lockjaw. The Rated R Superstar, Edge used this variation, calling it the Edge-u-cator. Slaughter and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, who called it the Anvilizer, as well as Ted DiBiase Sr. and Jr., who called it the Million Dollar Dream. This version is a variant which sees the opponent face up with the wrestler grabbing the opponent's legs, putting their own leg through, and twisting them as if doing a sharpshooter, but instead putting their other leg on the opponent's nearest foot, dropping down to the mat and applying pressure. File Size . 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. The attacking wrestler then pulls the second rope upwards, compressing the opponent's throat between the rope and attacking wrestler's leg, choking them. By controlling the opponent's body and using the hands to plantar flex the foot either straight or slightly sideways, hence putting considerable torque on the ankle. wikiHow is a wiki, similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. This move has been used by Daniel Bryan and Bobby Fish as the Fish Hook Deluxe Edition. Naomichi Marufuji invented a single underhook variation, called Perfect Facelock. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 73,781 times. 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. 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 grabs hold of the opponent's wrists and crosses their arms under their chin. A transition lift to perform many throws, drops and slams. Then the wrestler lifts the opponent up over their shoulder. From this point, the wrestler turns 360 degrees, simultaneously bending the arm of the opponent around the attacker's own leg. Sometimes the free arm is placed at the top of the opponent's head. Samoa Joe, Jazz, Erik Watts and Nikki Bella have also used this move. [1] 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. Cody using this move seems like taboo. This was used by Colt Cabana as the Colt .45. The wrestler stands over the opponent who is lying on the mat face up and grasps a leg of the opponent. The innovators behind sports-entertainment's best maneuvers", "Eddie Guerrero, Pro Wrestlers Database from the Smackdown Hotel website", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_holds&oldid=1141705000, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 11:03. Yuji Nagata has used the move while rolling his eyes backwards called the Shirone (white eyes). The inverted Indian deathlock facelock, or a "Muta lock". The neck is squeezed inside the arm very tightly. From that point, the wrestler can apply other holds to the opponent, such as a fujiwara armbar or a three-quarter facelock. The wrestler then bends the wrist and forces the open palm of the opponent's hand into their chest, putting pressure on the wrist. Also known as a stomach vice, just like the original clawhold, the attacker applies a painful nerve hold to the adversary's abdomen, forcing them to submit or pass out. Unfavorite. Also referred to as a reverse nelson and double underhook. The attacker can now roll towards his back, creating more pressure on the neck while hyperextending the opponent's arm across his own chest. Sometimes the wrestler may place their foot or knee on the opponent's upper back in order to exert even more pressure. The legs are used to control the movement of the opponent's body while the opponent's foot is twisted by holding the heel with the forearm and using the whole body to generate a twisting motion, hence creating severe medial torque on the ankle. Naomi uses this move to set up for the F.T.G submission manouvre. He then places his knees against the opponent's stretched arm and pulls back with his arms. Nikki Bella has used both variations as a finisher in WWE. Joe Rogan Blasts Signature Move Of Ric Flair As Dumb By Adam Morrison. 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 wrestler tucks a bent-over opponent's head in between their legs or thighs. Torture Figure 4 Leg Lock. The double-handed version was a signature submission of The Great Khali, dubbed the Vice Grip. His son, AEW wrestler Hook, also adopted it as his finishing maneuver, rebranding it as Redrum. 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 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. The wrestler sits on top of the opponent's torso, facing their head, with their legs on either side. 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). The maneuver's invention is credited to Barry Darsow, who was the person who gave it its name. This move has been used by many wrestlers for many years. 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. 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. 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. This move can be compared to the Heel Hook in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. 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 performer of the hold then falls back while grabbing the opponent's legs or feet, hanging upside down from the ring apron. Figure Four Leg Lock. Frequently used by powerhouse style wrestlers, this rather simple to apply hold is used by heels and faces alike. The wrestler, situated perpendicular to and behind the opponent, holds the opponent's arm with both arms, pulling the arm across their chest. [7] A standing variation of this move was used by The Undertaker, who called it Takin' Care of Business. The wrestler grabs one of the opponent's legs and places the opponent's ankle between their thighs. There are several variations of heel hooks, with the most typical being performed by placing the legs around a leg of an opponent and holding the opponent's foot in the armpit on the same side. This was also used as a finisher by Hulk Hogan early in his career called the Golden Squeeze in his WWF debut match against Ted DiBiase in 1979. This usually sets up a German suplex or a waistlock takedown. 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