The wrestler jumps from the turnbuckle behind the opponent, then applies a headlock, driving the opponent's face into the mat. This move was used as a finisher for wrestlers such as Batista, The Undertaker, Kevin Nash, Chyna, JBL, among others. 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. 9/27/08 5:39 PM. A full Nelson hold is two half Nelsons: neck held down with arms wrapped under both armpits of the held person This move is performed when an opponent runs towards the wrestler facing them. This top rope flipping slam sees a wrestler stand under an opponent, who is situated on the top turnbuckle, turn their back to this opponent while taking hold of the opponent's arms from below, often holding underneath the opponent's arm pits. A reverse-thrown variation exists, which sees the wrestler drop the opponent in the opposite direction feet-first. 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. 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. This usually involves grabbing the opponent with both arms around the opponent's legs while keeping the chest close to the opponent, and using this position to force the opponent to the floor . 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. Tommaso Ciampa used this move at NXT TakeOver: Toronto in a match against Scott Dawson. The wrestler then drops down to their back, driving the back of the opponent's head and neck into the mat. This version of the spinebuster sees the wrestler lifting the opponent, turning 180, and then slam him or her forward on to his or her back or slam him or her down while landing on top of him or her. An armbreaker is any move in which the wrestler slams the opponent's arm against a part of the wrestler's body, usually a knee or shoulder. The wrestler then lifts their opponent up until they are parallel with the wrestler's chest, then throws themselves forward, driving the back of the opponent into the ground with the weight of the wrestler atop them. The wrestler first drapes an opponent over their shoulders in a fireman's carry position. Melina used this move after her return in 2010, most notably to win her second Diva's championship at SummerSlam 2010. A swinging leghook fireman's carry slam is another variation that involves a wrestler holding the wrist of the opponent while putting their head under the opponent's chest. Once planted, the opponent can use the pressure created by the resistance to drive themselves to their feet. WWE superstar Bayley utilized this move during her indies days dubbing it the Rose Plant. Cesaro uses a variation called the Neutralizer where he grapevines the opponents leg with his arm similar to a cradle piledriver. Usually, the opponent grabs the attacking wrestler (as if he were performing a sidewalk slam), the attacking counters and swings their body upwards, then scissors their legs around the opponent's head, spins around the opponent's body, and swings their legs downwards, resulting in the headscissors takedown. Innovated and popularized by Arn Anderson, this version is also known as a Double A Spinebuster in tribute to Anderson. A move in which the wrestler grabs one of their opponent's arms and spins, swinging the opponent into an obstacle such as the ring ropes, a turnbuckle, or the stairs leading into the ring. Another variation sees the wrestler placing one hand behind the opponent's head and the other behind the back, then falling backwards into a bulldog. The wrestler faces the opponent from the side, slightly behind, then tucks their head under the opponent's near armpit and grabs hold of the opponent's near leg, bending it fully. Facing their opponent, the wrestler reaches between their opponent's legs with their right arm and reaches around the opponent's neck from the same side with their left arm. It is a popular technique for very large wrestlers because it emphasizes their height and power. [19] The standard powerbomb sees the opponent placed in a standing headscissors position (bent forward with their head placed between the wrestler's thighs), lifted on the wrestler's shoulders, and slammed back-first down to the mat. A variation called the Swinging Full Nelson in which you swing your opponent in the move was popularized by former WWE wrestler Chris Masters as the 'Master Lock', and is currently used by Bobby Lashley, sometimes while swinging the opponent to transfer pressure between their shoulders or in combination with a body scissors to immobilize them as the 'Hurt Lock' in WWE. 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. The wrestler lifts their opponent up and turns them upside down so that they are held up by the wrestler's arm cradling their back. Jack Meehan The one-handed bulldog is in fact more of a facebuster than an actual bulldog and generally sees a wrestler run up from behind their opponent, grab the opponent's head with one hand, and leap forward. When the aggressor is in the process of putting the half nelson in, the opponent can attempt to prevent it from going in deeply by using their affected arm to clamp down on the intruding arm. If they are doing that, pull them up to a sit position and perform either finish. If you feel yourself getting too high, release the wrist and get the pin by applying the same half nelson finish and the previous situations. This maneuver is also known as swinging hurricanrana. Similar to the double knee facebreaker, but with only one knee. The aggressor's free hand is used to minimize struggling by hooking the opponent's near or far leg or crotch. 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. This variation of the STO sees the attacker apply a front facelock on his opponent and sweeping the opponent's leg and falling forward, with the opponent landing on his neck and shoulders. 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. The move was originated by Phillip Michael Grant, and later popularized by Chris Jericho, who named it the Codebreaker. Alexa Bliss uses this as a signature move, normally followed by her rope-assisted repeated stomps. It is also used by Trevor Murdoch as a finisher. 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. Other users include Pentagon Jr., JTG, Seth Rollins, Masato Yoshino and Finn Blor, with JTG calling it Da Shout Out. 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. Slip your arm underneath your opponent's armpit and wrap your hand around the back of his or her neck. The wrestler reaches under one of the opponent's arms with their corresponding arm and places the palm of their hand on the neck of the opponent, thereby forcing the arm of the opponent up into the air (the half nelson). 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. The move was innovated by Lou Thesz. There is also a slight variation of the half nelson that is called the power half nelson. The move is used by Hiromu Takahashi as the Dynamite Plunger and Jordan Devlin as the Ireland's Call. 344. [6] Tag teams may also utilize the pop-up by throwing an opponent to a teammate who would execute an attack. WWE Hall of Fame member Trish Stratus popularized this move and is known as Stratusfaction and by Bo Dallas as the Bo-Dog. 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 move was innovated by Mikey Whipwreck and popularized by Stone Cold Steve Austin. Wrestler Kaitlyn uses this as one of her signature move. Adam Rose used this as the Party Foul. In Japan, a backdrop is the term for what is called a belly-to-back suplex in America, so in Japan, it is called shoulder throw. [21][22][23] This move was innovated by Madoka as Ranhei. 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. The wrestler then reaches behind themselves and applies a three-quarter facelock to the opponent. This variant was used by former NXT Rookie Lucky Cannon which he called "Lucky Break" and by the late former WCW and WWF star Sean O'Haire as the Widow Maker. Standing next to or diagonally behind an opponent, the attacking wrestler leaps up, grabs the opponent's head and pulls backwards, resulting in both individuals landing supine. This variation is currently used by Jungle Kyona as the Jungle Buster. Ben Davis and Titus Carell use the pumphandle slam as finishers, Davis uses an implant slam calling it The Plantation Punk Slam while Carell uses a spinning slam calling it Spinerella Slam. A stunner is a three-quarter facelock jawbreaker. The attacker then lifts the opponent up and falls backwards, dropping the opponent on their head, neck, or . A high impact variation of the snapmare where instead of flipping the opponent over, the wrestler drops down either on their chest or down on their knees and drives the opponent's head down to the mat forehead first, with the three-quarter facelock much like a cutter. 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. Shawn Spears used this move during his second tenue in the WWE as "Tye Dillinger", calling it Perfect 10. A slight variation of the flatliner, this move sees a wrestler perform exactly the same set-up but instead of falling backward immediately, they lift the opponent before dropping them face-first into the mat, making it similar to a flapjack. This move was used by The One Billy Gunn and nicknamed The One and Only and later popularized by Ted DiBiase Jr., who named it the Dream Street. 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. Half Nelson: Directed by Ryan Fleck. 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. A neckbreaker slam is another technique in which the wrestler throws their opponent to the ground by twisting the opponent's neck. Lance Archer, while using the original move as well, also uses a variation of this move referring to both called the Blackout. Ruby Soho and Kalisto use this move in some of their matches.[12][13][14][15]. Bushi uses a diving variation called MX where he dives from the top rope to hit the double knee facebreaker. This was invented by Kensuke Sasaki. It is essentially the same as the ippon seoi nage found in judo. Ted DiBiase and his son Ted DiBiase Jr have used this move as a finisher. The attacking wrestler then drops the opponent face-first into the turnbuckle or ropes. The half Nelson is the next progression, or regression rather, in the world of Nelson holds. The wrestler locks a back-to-back backbreaker submission in (better known as the Gory Special) and then drops the opponent into a Swinging flatliner. A sitout or inverted version is also possible. The wrestler then hooks the opponent's near leg with their own near leg and sweeps the leg away, simultaneously throwing themselves backwards, thus driving the opponent to the ground (with the weight of the wrestler on top of them) and wrenching the opponent's neck. The full nelson (sometimes called a double nelson or a double shoulder lock) is done by performing half nelsons with both arms. A move in which the wrestler uses their opponent's momentum to the opponent's disadvantage. It is sometimes used illegally to force an opponent into a chair or other elevated weapon; it is also used occasionally to force an opponent face-first into the turnbuckles, stunning them momentarily. 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. The user applies a standing wrist lock on their opponent, then places their foot on the opponent's face and falls backwards, forcing the opponent's face into their foot. [17] The wrestler hangs on to the opponents legs for a pin-fall attempt. They are sometimes also called "power" maneuvers, as they are meant to emphasize a wrestler's strength. L. A. Knight has also started using this move when he joined NXT, but it is preceded by a kick to the gut named BFT. When used as a hold, the wrestler often yanks the arm for added effect. Also can be called a pancake slam, this maneuver involves the attacking wrestler lifting their opponent up in a quick motion while holding a single leg or both legs. The wrestler faces the opponent, ducks under the opponent's arm closest to them, wraps their closest arm around the waist of the opponent and then quickly performs a forward flip whilst sweeping the opponent's leg, thereby dropping the opponent on their back, ending up in a cradle pin. From a standing position, he reaches between an opponent's legs with his stronger arm and reaches around their back from the same side with their weaker arm before then lifting the opponent up over his shoulder. The technique is said to have been innovated by Wild Bill Longson. 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. The use of the term "powerslam" usually refers to the front powerslam and the scoop powerslam. He was also known to transition into this move from a cartwheel to then jump onto the opponent's shoulders in his earlier career. In collegiate, high school, middle school/junior high school, and other forms of amateur wrestling, the move is illegal. The same maneuver can be used on a cornered opponent (who is facing away from the ring) to drive their face into the top turnbuckle. A move in which the wrestler goes behind an opponent, then puts their head under the opponent's shoulder. This move was popularized by and named in reference to Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, who also dubbed it the Angle Slam as an alternate name.[3]. The wrestler stands in front of, facing away from and slightly to one side of the opponent. A facebuster, also known as a faceplant, is any move in which the wrestler forces their opponent's face down to the mat which does not involve a headlock or facelock. As the name suggests the wrestler would first use a tilt-a-whirl to raise the opponent into a belly-to-belly (piledriver) position, from here the wrestler would fall forward planting the opponent into the mat back-first. A wrestler lifts the opponent on to their shoulders and spins around and around until they get dizzy and crash to the ground. [5] Examples of attacks from the airborne opponent include executing a dropkick on the standing opponent. A nelson hold is a grappling hold which is executed by one person from behind the opponent, generally when both are on the mat face down with the opponent under the aggressor. An Irish whip into the turnbuckles usually sees the opponent remain in the corner, allowing a follow-up attack from the wrestler; the opponent may remain standing or slump to the ground, usually in a seated position, which will vary the attack. The attacking wrestler then pushes the opponent forward and off their body, slamming the opponent face-down onto the mat. (However, if the opponent attempts to peel the half with the near-side hand, it will lift the should being attacked and give the agressor a more dominant angle to successfully run the half.). The wrestler wrestler performs the fireman's carry from a standing position, then swings the opponent around and drops them Sitout side powerslam. The three-quarter nelson can be used in amateur wrestling to pin the opponent and is more secure than a half-nelson. Begins with the wrestler holding the opponent in a full nelson. 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. See more. The attacker may release the opponent to send them flying, or simply slow until the back of the opponent returns to the ground. Popularized by Rick Steiner. [16][17] The wrestler may fall forward, kneel down, or remain standing while executing this move also. That's Mark Ruffalo. Kazuchika Okada uses this move as Heavy Rain. Coaching Point. 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 wrestler stands to the side of the opponent and applies a side headlock. This move is used as a finishing move by Gail Kim (Eat Defeat), Chuck Taylor (Sole Food), Xavier Woods (Lost in the Woods) and Enzo Amore (JawdonZo). Knux calls it The Knuxout. All positions have the attacker facing the opponent, unless noted otherwise. Marty Jannetty performed a version of the move where he applied a wristlock to the opponent first, which became known as the Rocker Dropper. Carmelo Hayes currently use this as Nothing But Net. 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. What is the meaning of full nelson? Liv Morgan uses this move as her finisher when her opponent is standing with the support of the ring ropes. For example, in one variation, the attacking wrestler rolls forward after scissoring their legs around their opponent's head; in another, the opponent rolls backwards into a handstand position to follow with a headscissors and the takedown. Wrestling Half Nelson The wrestling half Nelson is a move that acts as a pin, both standing and on the ground. This is a basic though super effective wrestling move used commonly in amateur wrestling. 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. Half Nelson - Wrestling Technique Also the Half Nelson is a variant of the Full Nelson which is illegal in all forms of wrestling. This move is used by TNA wrestler James Storm, who dubbed it the eight second ride. He calls this move Ataxia. With the opponent in the air, the attacker removes one arm (so their opponent is now in a half nelson) and slams the opponent back-first into the mat. This maneuver can be used running and standing. The wrestler then bends the opponent's back and slams their face to the mat.