Matchguide. This stops the opponent from rolling out of the move and makes it harder for him/her to crawl to the ropes but lessens the pressure that can be applied. Roman Reigns vs. An inverted version of the cravate is used by Chris Hero 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 opponents 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. A wrestler will repeatedly step over the leg and round again to twist the knee, and ankle joint even more. Essentially a Strangle Hold Gamma but without the stepover portion, but grabbing the opponent's opposite leg to the arm grabbed so as to lock the submission. From there, the attacker has a few options on what they can do. Essentially a regular Camel Clutch, but before the wrestler locks in the chinlock he pulls the opponent's leg backwards (as in the single leg crab) and tucks it under the his underarm, then continues to perform the typical camel clutch applying more pressure to the lower back with the leg's new position. The wrestler lies face up and slightly to the side of the opponent. The opponent is face down, the wrestler stands near their head and braces the opponent's spine along his shin. This move is also known as the Lotus Hold. The attacker approaches a prone opponent, lying back-first on the mat. Also, if the referee is distracted, he will hold the ropes to apply more pain, and at least once when he was part of The Four Horsemen he held onto their hands and they pulled to help him gain leverage. A grapevined variation sees the wrestler applying the ankle lock hold and then falling to the mat and scissoring the leg of the opponent. a hold used in the sport of wrestling Also called a Side headlock, a wrestler who is facing away from an opponent would wrap his arm around their neck. Any kid growing up in the '80s probably applied our No. The move is named after Yoshiaki Fujiwara. The wrestler holds an opponent's arm with his arms, pulling the arm across his chest. Then the aggressor rolls on his back, pulling down on the opponent's straight leg and turning them over. Dragon also innovated another variation of this move where he applies the standing inverted Indian deathlock, but rather than using the traditional surfboard he pulls his opponent's hair, face, or mask before stomping the opponent's head face first into the mat. The wrestler then pulls back with that side of his body while pushing forward with the hand, bending the opponent's shoulder back and pressing the chin against the chest. If on his stomach: Inverted Indian Deathlock. The wrestler sits on his opponent's back and places both of their arms on his thighs, then reaches around their head and applies a chinlock. The wrestler next turns 180 degrees and leans back, compressing the spine. Despite the name, this move takes more after the Indian deathlock than it does the figure four (it does not target the rotula by applying pressure using the opponent's other leg in a figure four manner). Different promotions have different rules regarding the legality of this maneuver. The attacking wrestler stands over a face down opponent, facing the same direction. The wrestler then wraps his free arm under the opponent's chin, as in a dragon sleeper and puts his other arm through the arch created by the opponent's trapped arm before locking his hands. While it is employed as a means to gain a victory via tapout, others utilize the hold simply to trap the opponent in a ball and keep them from maneuvering, allowing the man on the offensive to either recapture his breath or pour on a more sinister offensive maneuver. He then reaches down and grabs both of the opponent's arms before sitting down, "rocking" back and forth and stretching the back. A chickenwing variation where the wrestler applies the chickenwing to one of the opponent's arms. The attacker grabs one of the victim's feet and bends it back so the opponent's knee is bent back. The wrestler first hooks each of the opponent's legs underneath his own armpits as if performing a reverse Boston crab, the wrestler then reaches down and underneath the opponent's chin with both hands applying a chinlock, finally leaning back to pull up the opponent's head and neck. The wrestler then grabs hold of the opponent's wrists and crosses their arms under their chin. 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. It is also used by John Cena, who calls it the STFU and is modified with crossed hands and more elevation than the STF. Essentially a reverse crucifix armbar with neck submission. They can use both their arms to push the victim's head and neck down so they are stretched across the attacker's knee. The attacker steps over his opponent, straddling his opponent's neck as he reaches down and grabs both of his opponent's wrists, pulling up. Popularized by Sgt. He then pulls down with his arms to stretch the opponent's back, neck, and knee. Seldom seen as submission of their own in pro-wrestling, they are usually compled with other techniques. 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. The legs are then bent across the wrestler's thighs and pushed down for increased pressure. It is the finishing hold of African wrestling Shaun Koen of the African Wrestling Alliance. The opponent is seated on the mat with the wrestler standing behind him, straddling the neck with his legs. This can see the wrestler fall to a seated position or go onto his or her own back, lifting the opponent skyward, which will increase pressure on the opponent but put the wrestler in risk of pinning his shoulders to the mat. The opponent is face down with the attacker standing over them. From there, the wrestler reaches forwards and locks his opponent in a crossface. Then, the wrestler maneuvers his or her other arm through the "hole" created by the opponent's bent wrist, locks his or her hand upon his or her own wrist, and then pulls the opponent forward, causing pressure on the opponent's arm and neck. Same as the stump puller, but the wrestler first bends the opponent's leg over the other knee before pulling up on the straight leg while pushing down the bent leg. The wrestler then grabs the victim's near arm and applies pressure to it. The opponent is seated with the wrestler behind him. The wrestler exits the ring to the outside and drags the opponent by the legs towards the ringpost, so that the post is between the opponent's legs (similar to when somebody 'crotches' their opponent with the ringpost). He then grabs hold of the opponent's wrist with his near hand, so that the opponent's hand is palm up and folded fully, and holds it down. From there, the attacker then has a few options on what they can do. The opponent is on his back, wrestler standing to his side and reaching down to grab the opponent's far arm, pulling up. The wrestler then hooks his hands behind the opponent's head, having one arm pass over their own leg and the other under. Killer Kowalski also used this move during his wrestling career. From a front facelock in a sprawl position, the attacker grabs the opponent's wrist with his free arm and steps over his foe, folding his opponent over onto himself. A wrestler stands behind their opponent and places one of the opponent's arms in a half nelson and then places the opponent's other arm in either a hammerlock or chickenwing. Another slightly different variation best described as a swinging full nelson is used by Chris Masters dubbed the Master Lock in which he crosses one hand over the other and grip each of his fingers locking them in place to which he then swings his opponent sideways back and forth, creating pressure, thus making much more difficult to simply "breakout" (by brute force alone). The wrestler tucks the opponent's head in his armpit and wraps his arm around the head so that the forearm is pressed against the face. The wrestler stands behind the opponent and uses one arm to place the opponent in a half nelson. The wrestler then pulls back stretching the opponent's back, neck, and knees. The wrestler puts his opponent in a half nelson with one arm and grabs the opponent's neck with the other. A wrestler stands to one side of an opponent, facing them, and locks their arms around the opponent, linking their hands under the arm of the opponent on the opposing side. The wrestler locks his opponent in a double underhook and proceeds to do a front body scissors on him, using his own body weight to pull at the arms. A wrestler stands facing to one side of an opponent and locks their arms around the opponent, linking their hands under the arm of the opponent on the opposing side. The aggressor then grabs the far leg of their opponent and bends it in front of the near leg's knee (the one they are straddling over), locking it in place by stepping over it with their free leg. Shuji Kondo uses his own variation where both his opponent's legs are crossed over the neck called Cat's Cradle. In the aftermath of the Benoit family homicide, other WWE wrestlers have begun using the crossface as a regular move, such as Shawn Michaels and Triple H. The wrestler bends one of his fingers into a hook, and uses it to stretch the opponent's mouth or nose. If held for a certain peroid of time the opponent may cough up blood. The attacker then crosses the opponent's legs as if they were sitting "indian style", far leg crossed over near leg. Known in Lucha Libre as La Cerebrina (although they might push the arm to the mat rather than bar it). Many variants exist. This can see the wrestler fall to a seated position or go onto his or her own back, lifting the opponent skyward, which will increase pressure on the opponent but put the wrestler in risk of pinning his or her own shoulders to the mat. The wrestler then kneels down, pulling down on the chin with one arm while trapping the victim's foot against his raised knee. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The wrestler then twists the leg, hyperextending the knee. The wrestler tucks the opponent's head face-up under his armpit and wraps his arm around the head so that his forearm is pressed against the back of the opponent's neck. Known as La Mecedora in Mexico. slammed to the mat. The wrestler steps between his opponent's legs with one leg and wraps the opponent's legs around that leg. When an opponent is lying face down on the mat the wrestler locks a double chickenwing on their arms and then performs a forward roll into a bridging position further stressing the hold. An armlock variation of the cloverleaf that is similar to a single leg Boston crab with armlock. 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