Prestige Wrestling "Nervous Breakdown" results: Vetter's review of Ultimo Dragon, Kushida, and Alex Shelley vs. Tom Lawlor, Royce Isaacs, and Jorel Nelson, Aja Kong vs. Masha Slamovich . A wrist-clutch variation of this driver exists which sees the wrestler lift the opponent on to their shoulders, and while the opponent is on their shoulders, he/she uses the hand hooking the opponent's leg to reach upwards and clutch the wrist of the arm opposite the hooked leg. WWE wrestler Melina popularized this move. The wrestler catches and grabs the opponent from either his waist or both legs, and lifts the opponent so he would either face the mat while being vertically elevated off the mat (with both his legs grabbed over the wrestler's shoulders) or literally facing the wrestler's back while being lifted upside down with the wrestler still taking hold of both the opponent's legs (back-to-belly position). This move was innovated by Mikey Whipwreck and popularized by Stone Cold Steve Austin. The wrestler then falls sideways, driving the opponent's head to the mat. The wrestler places both hands behind the opponent's head, then falls into a seated position, slamming the opponent's face into the canvas. Many other facebreakers use the knee to inflict the damage; one variation sees the wrestler apply a standing side headlock, and simultaneously pull the opponent forward and smash the wrestler's knee to the opponent's head. 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. A mat slam is any move in which the wrestler forces the back of the opponent's head into the mat which does not involve a headlock or facelock. Then, the attacker lifts the opponent before falling forward to slam the opponent back-first into the mat. Also described as a hangman's facebreaker or an over the shoulder facebreaker, this facebreaker is performed when an attacking wrestler, who is standing in a back to back position with an opponent, reaches back to pull the opponent's head over their shoulder before (while keeping a hold of the opponent's head) spinning round to twist the opponent's head over as they drop down to one knee forcing the opponent face-first into the wrestlers exposed knee in one quick fluid motion. If your opponent builds up to their base, keep your elbow up at all times. Sweep the opponent across your knee by pulling the half nelson and the wrist. If one series was to be declared the undisputed king of top techniques, it would be the half nelson wrestling series. The move has been used by various professional wrestlers like Mil Muertes (the Straight to Hell), Shelton Benjamin (the Paydirt), Montel Vontavious Porter (the Play of the Day/305) and R-Truth (Lil' Jimmy). The Death Valley driver was innovated by Louie Spicolli (although he credited Etsuko Mita as the DVD originator). [citation needed]. 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. The British Bulldog used it regularly as signature move. The release variation was popularized by Ron Simmons. "Half nelson" redirects here. 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 move varies from the hurricanrana as when the opponent lands - he/she would land on their head as opposed to their back.[10]. WWE Hall of Fame member Mick Foley used this move as his signature move. Wrestler Kaitlyn uses this as one of her signature move. A variation between the regular Death Valley driver and the inverted one. Shawn Spears also used this move as a finisher during his second tenure in the WWE as "Tye Dillinger" calling it the "Tye-Breaker". It is a popular technique for very large wrestlers because it emphasizes their height and power. Half Series 2 on 1 Tilt Set-Up Series Leg Wrestling Series Cross Wrist Series Collegiate Drills > Feet Drills > Shadow Wrestling / Motion Proper Penetration Drills Defending Front Headlock Drills Position Drils Stance Back Step Drills Back Arch Drills Shot Build Up Drills Position & Balance Drills Top Drills Invented by Kodo Fuyuki and inspired by Chamaco Valaguez's La Valagueza submission maneuver[18], this move is performed when an attacking wrestler hooks both an opponent's legs with their arms and tucks their head in next to the opponent's before standing and lifting the opponent up, so that they are upside down with their head resting on the attacking wrestler's shoulder. This causes an effect to the whole spine and neck. In the pin position, be sure to have your forehead on the mat and your feet wide, at the same time lifting your opponents head to apply the maximum amount of body pressure. The wrestler stands behind, slightly to one side of and facing the opponent. Full nelson bulldog. The wrestler may roll on to their side to give the move extra momentum. A slight variation is the sitout side slam spinebuster where the opponent is lifted like a side slam but dropped into a sitout spinebuster.[20]. Ass." Colt Cabana (Eat The Feet) and Mia Yim (Seoul Food) also used it as their signature move. 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. In wrestling this works best in the turtle position where you apply the half nelson to pin the opponent's stomach to the ground. A gutbuster is any move in which the wrestler lifts their opponent up and jumps or drops him/her so that the opponent's stomach impacts against part of the wrestler's body, usually the knee. This was the original version of the finisher used by Jon Moxley (formerly as Dean Ambrose), known as Dirty Deeds before reusing as a regular move in 2019. There is nothing humorous about the difference Nelson has made in Ridley's ongoing wrestling renaissance. This bulldog sees the opponent clutching the wrestler in a wheelbarrow bodyscissors. The wrestler then falls downwards while still scissoring their legs around the opponent's waist, and pushes against the canvas. Jump to the side in which you have the half nelson and drive them over to the pin position. 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. Balls", "/23 Twilling's WWE Over the Limit PPV report: John Cena vs. Batista in an I Quit match for the WWE Championship, Jack Swagger vs. Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship, Edge vs. Randy Orton", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Professional_wrestling_throws&oldid=1149974080, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from July 2021, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 15 April 2023, at 15:49. The half Nelson is the next progression, or regression rather, in the world of Nelson holds. Also known as a tilt slam or a pumphandle falling powerslam, the wrestler stands behind their opponent and bends them forward. The Mills ride and the spiral-half are such techniques. Marty Jannetty performed a version of the move where he applied a wristlock to the opponent first, which became known as the Rocker Dropper. The wrestler stands behind an opponent and applies a cobra clutch on their opponent, placing one of their hands against the opponent's neck after hooking the opponent's arm with it. A basic gutbuster is often called a stomach breaker and is essentially the same as a backbreaker but with the opponent facing the opposite direction. This move is used as a finisher by Luke Gallows, dubbed the "Gallows Pole". The standing variant is a higher impact version of the move because the wrestler falls from a greater height, and is a move closely associated with John Cena through his use of it as his finishing maneuver, which he calls the Attitude Adjustment (formerly the F.U.). As they rebound back to the opponent, the attacker releases their legs, quickly places their hand behind the opponent's head, and goes for a bulldog. Alexa Bliss currently uses this move as a finisher but with a different twist. The wrestler ducks, hooks one of the opponent's legs with one of their arms, stands up and falls backwards, flipping the opponent and driving them back first down to the mat, with the wrestler landing on top of the opponent. The use of the masculine is meant to be inclusive. The move was innovated by Lou Thesz. 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. 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. This was popularized by both Hardcore Holly as the Alabama Slam, named after his fictional hometowns of Talladega and later Mobile, Alabama and the Big Boss Man as the Water-wheel Slam. This is due to it being easier to climb on an opponent while in the corner as balance is easily retained, and it allows the maximum length of ring to propel the opponent across. Dragon screw legwhip (or simply Dragon screw) is a legwhip where a wrestler grabs an opponent's leg and holds it parallel to the mat while they are facing each other. 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 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. The wrestler springboards off one of the ropes or jumps from the top turnbuckle, dropping a leg across the nape of a leaning forward opponent. Although it can be used on a stationary opponent, it is usually performed against a charging opponent, using the opponent's own momentum to make the throw more powerful. Also known as the Victoria Driver or Burning Hammer, this move is executed from an Argentine backbreaker rack position. 170. r/bjj. This maneuver is also known as swinging hurricanrana. Also this is a great hold for smaller players who have a difficult time unseating larger players from the turtle position. The wrestler performs a headscissors takedown to a seated or kneeling opponent, driving them head first into the mat. They then scoop the opponent's near leg with their other arm and lift the opponent up, flip the opponent upside down, and then either kneel or sit down, driving the opponent down to the mat on their neck. An inverted version of this sees the attacking wrestler drop the opponent on the back of their head, as done in a reverse bulldog. The wrestler takes hold of their opponent from behind, holding them by either their hair or head. He would re-use the move in 2022 at AEW. This and the suckback finish can both be used when the opponent is balling up on bottom. 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 was used by Mojo Rawley. The wrestler would then throw the opponent forward while falling to a seated position, flipping the opponent over in midair, and slamming them down to the mat back first. Jack Meehan Also known as the reverse full nelson slam, this variation sees the attacker tuck and slide their arms under the opponent's armpits and then clutch the opponent's lower jaw. The STO (Space Tornado Ogawa) is a sweep in which a wrestler wraps one arm across the chest of their opponent and sweeps the opponent's leg with their own leg to slam the other wrestler back-first. To perform, take one arm, place your arm across your opponent's head and grab the arm of the opponent that is opposite your own. This variant is later utilized by former WWE Diva Michelle McCool, who referred to the move as the Faith Breaker. What is Prime Wrestling?Position + Precision = Prime Wrestling Coach Nathanimal is the head coach at the 505 Wrestling Club in Albuquerque, NMFollow us!Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/505wrestlingclub/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/505wrestlingclub/Websitehttps://505wrestlingclub.comTwitterhttps://twitter.com/505wrestlingSnapchat@The505wc This move is used as a finisher by Titus O'Neil who calls it the Clash of the Titus. They then scoop the opponent's near leg with their other arm and lift the opponent up, flip the opponent upside down, and then either kneel or sit down, driving the opponent down to the mat on their neck. A maneuver in which the user drops the opponent directly in front of them while putting their own knee out in front of them. It is used as finishing moves by wrestlers such as Chris Sabin (cradle shock), Santos Escobar (phantom driver) and Susie (panic switch). In another variation, the attacker runs to the opponent and executes the move. Chris Hero has also used this move as well, calling it the Rubik's Cube. This move is most often performed by wrestlers of Samoan heritage (typically from the Anoa'i family, including The Rock, Rikishi, Umaga, and Roman Reigns (who uses the one-handed variant), as well as a pop-up version used by Nia Jax and The Usos. Compare nelson. 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. There are two versions of the fireman's carry takeover used in professional wrestling. It could also be adapted for use between women using a strap-on dildo . Alexa Bliss uses this as a signature move, normally followed by her rope-assisted repeated stomps. Arn Anderson's son, Brock, has also started using this move after his AEW Debut. In this video, a wrestling coach demonstrates how to wrap up an opponent's neck and roll him over onto his back. This is considered an extremely dangerous move, as the opponent's body cannot roll with the natural momentum of the move to absorb the impact. The wrestler lifts the opponent as with a pumphandle slam, but falls to a sitting position and drops the opponent between their legs as with a michinoku driver II. Contents 1 Abdominal stretch 1.1 Grounded Abdominal stretch 1.2 Manji Hold The wrestler hooks a half nelson hold on their opponent with one arm and their opponent's waist with the other, then leaps forward into a sitting position, driving the face of the opponent into the ground. Step 1 of Half Nelson Wrestling Technique: The Breakdown With your best breakdown, in this case the ankle down, break your opponent to their belly. 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. Popularized by Samoa Joe as one of his finishers (he uses an electric chair version falling backwards, sparing the opponent's neck) until 2015 when he accidentally injured Tyson Kidd, which ended his wrestling career and almost paralyzed him. A full nelson facebuster-like, which sees the wrestler holding the opponent in a full nelson. A pop-up is a flapjack where the attacker, upon facing an opponent rushing towards them, flings the opponent vertically up into the air without holding on to the opponent. Half Nelson One of the most basic wrestling pins in the sport, the half nelson begins with you on both knees straddling your opponent. Rey Mysterio uses a standing spinning version of this move which sees him, while standing behind the a standing opponent facing same direction, he jumps placing himself on both the opponents shoulders, spins around 180 degrees, and executes the backflip to land chest first to flip the opponent onto their back or to stay seated to reach back hook to hook the opponents legs to attempt to score a pinfall. 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. Some wrestlers perform this maneuver doing a lifting motion up and down or may hold the opponent in place before dropping them as a way to emphasize their raw strength. This is especially effective if the opponent is on their knees instead of lying flat, which is why the half nelson should not be attempted until the opponent's stomach is on the ground. 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