The wrestler reaches under one of the opponent's arms with their corresponding arm and places the palm of their hand on the back of the opponent's neck, thereby forcing the arm of the opponent up into the air to complete the half nelson. A one-handed, swinging leg hook, and a twisting version are also possible. W1 should be perpendicular to W2 as he begins to force him to his back (c). Richie Steamboat even used this as a finisher move during his time in FCW and NXT. This will create a prybar affect on your opponents arm. 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. In this move, the attacker places their opponent in a full nelson hold and uses it to lift them off the ground. The most common version sees the wrestler turn the opponent upside-down and drop the opponent shoulder-first on the wrestler's knee. If one series was to be declared the undisputed king of top techniques, it would be the half nelson wrestling series. 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. This move was innovated by Mikey Whipwreck and popularized by Stone Cold Steve Austin. the double-knee variant was popularized by Xavier Woods. This was popularized by both Billy Gunn and John Cena as one of their signature moves. Another variation of the Frankensteiner sees a grounded wrestler first "kip-up" on to a standing opponent's shoulders, this is where a wrestler rolls on to the back of their shoulders bringing their legs up and kicking forward to build momentum to lift themselves off the floor and on to the standing opponent. Popularized by Brian Cage as Weapon X. Finish the power half nelson the same way as you do the basic half nelson. [7] It is often erroneously called the Hurricanrana in American wrestling, but due to the lack of a double leg cradle pinning combination, it is a standard headscissors takedown. Carmelo Hayes currently use this as Nothing But Net. 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 uses the hold to lift the opponent up over their shoulder, while over the shoulder the attacking wrestler would fall forward to slam the opponent against the mat back-first, normally the type of powerslam delivered is a front powerslam. Kenny Omega has used a variation, called the Kotaro Krusher, where he performed a jump from the canvas to 6 feet before hitting the bulldog. Similar to the double knee facebreaker, but with only one knee. The wrestler first drapes an opponent over their shoulders in a fireman's carry position. 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. 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. It is described as a head scissors take down that is performed against a running opponent. The British Bulldog used it regularly as signature move. The wrestler then pulls the opponent onto their shoulders and rises up slightly, using the motion to push the opponent off their shoulders, flipping them to the mat onto their back. Some professional wrestlers can use this move as an advantage by running up the turnbuckle and using a high flying move. Put your elbow in their back, come off your knees to keep the pressure on them and post your other hand on their head to stop them from getting to their belly. Bray Wyatt uses this maneuver as his finisher, which he calls Sister Abigail. Half nelson definition, 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. It is usually performed against a charging opponent, using the opponent's own momentum to make the throw more powerful, but can also be performed against a stationary opponent. Rotate out front of your opponent and replace your hand that is posting the head with your corresponding knee. This causes an effect to the whole spine and neck. A gorilla press in which the user drops the opponent and turns them 90 degrees, dropping then onto their shoulder facing the opposite direction to the attacker, before being driven to the ground in a spinebuster maneuver. The wrestler turns and twists their body so their back is horizontally against the opponent's torso. WWE Legend Tatanka also uses this as a finisher, calling it "End of the Trail". The wrestler then falls forward to his back or into a sitting position, driving the opponent face-first. The wrestler stands behind, slightly to one side of and facing the opponent. WWE Hall of Fame member Mick Foley used this move as his signature move. This move sees the opponent runs towards the wrestler. A slight variation of this uses a modified double knee gutbuster and sees the attacking wrestler drop down to their back while bringing both knees up for the opponent to land on. This move is a signature of Edge who calls it Winning Edge. 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 . There are two versions of the fireman's carry takeover used in professional wrestling. This causes the wrestler to switch to his opposite arm before taking his opponent down to the mat while simultaneously landing in a seated position. This is the most common version of the elevated gutbuster and sees the attacking wrestler first lift the opponent up across their shoulders; a position known as a fireman's carry, before then dropping down to one knee while simultaneously elevating the opponent over their head forcing them to drop down and impact their exposed knee. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. It is also used by Trevor Murdoch as a finisher. This move was the finisher of Mike Rotunda during his time in the WWF in the mid-80s. What is a full nelson wrestling move? This move starts with the wrestler standing behind the opponent, and then takes hold of the front of the neck or head, and then falls onto his stomach, driving the opponent's back of the head into the mat first. A slight variation of the forward Russian legsweep, the wrestler approaches the opponent from behind and places them in a full nelson before hooking their leg. 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. Liv Morgan uses this move as her finisher when her opponent is standing with the support of the ring ropes. This variation of the snapmare sees the application of the facelock with the takeover to the opponent, but rather than the wrestler remaining stationary, he rolls with the opponent's momentum. full nelson move or some called it master lock The full nelson (sometimes called a double nelson or double shoulder lock) is done by performing half nelsons with both arms. In this variation the wrestler first locks the opponent in a standard flatliner lock, then sees the opponent and put his ankles on some elevated surface (usually top rope, or turnbuckle, or barricade outside of the ring), the wrestler then falls backward, driving the opponent face-first into the mat. Half nelson bulldog. The wrestler then jumps up and falls onto their back so that the opponent lands on their head while remaining vertical. WWE superstar Bayley utilized this move during her indies days dubbing it the Rose Plant. This movement relieves the clamp or "wing" pressure, creates a dominant perdenicular angle, lifts the opponents's near shoulder, and turns the opponent's hips.) Matt Riddle uses a cradle variant dubbed the Bro-Derek. If you opponent fights the far side block, use your opposite side hand to apply a half nelson while keeping your chicken wing. Another variation involves the wrestler leaping off the ropes before performing the movement. Also known as a side Russian legsweep and called a neckbreaker by Gorilla Monsoon. An Irish whip into the ring ropes is usually used to set the opponent up for another technique as he/she bounces off. The attacker then lifts the opponent up and falls backwards, dropping the opponent on their head, neck, or . 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. 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. With the wrestler's back to the opponent, he/she applies a three-quarter facelock (also known as a cravate) and, either kneeling down or bending over, pulls the opponent forward, flipping them over their shoulder down to the mat, back first. Wrestler Kaitlyn uses this as one of her signature move. NJPW's Great-O-Khan currently use this as the Eliminator while also applying a wrist-clutch sometimes for extra leverage. Step 7: Chicken Wing and a Half. [2] Because it can be used as a limited neck crank, it is considered dangerous in some grappling arts, and is banned, for instance, in amateur wrestling. Marty Jannetty performed a version of the move where he applied a wristlock to the opponent first, which became known as the Rocker Dropper. Other users include Pentagon Jr., JTG, Seth Rollins, Masato Yoshino and Finn Blor, with JTG calling it Da Shout Out. This is accomplished by using the hand to press the opponent's neck down, while using the arm under the opponent's shoulder to lift the shoulder and drive it perpendicularly to the opponent's body. 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. 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. This move is performed in the same style as a chokeslam, but instead the wrestler grabs the opponent with a clawhold. Therefore, the opponent is slammed back-first into the mat after being almost "forcibly flipped" over the wrestler's back (as the wrestler turns to their sides). 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. The half Nelson is the next progression, or regression rather, in the world of Nelson holds. One category of neckbreaker is the type of move in which the wrestler slams their opponent's neck against a part of the wrestler's body, usually their knee, head or shoulder. He was also known to transition into this move from a cartwheel to then jump onto the opponent's shoulders in his earlier career. When they roll their wrist to clear, hook the elbow and throw your half nelson in from that side. Though it is commonly referred to as a Hurricanrana, the original Spanish name for this maneuver is the Huracnrana. Innovated and popularized by Arn Anderson, this version is also known as a Double A Spinebuster in tribute to Anderson. The forward Russian legsweep was popularized by Jeff Jarrett, who began using the maneuver as a finisher in the late 1990s and calls it The Stroke. Another variation has the attacking wrestler apply a pumphandle prior to executing this technique. 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. It was also used by former Nexus member, David Otunga as "The Verdict". 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. Popularized by Rick Steiner. The half nelson series has few defenses, and despite how effective it is, there is not very much technique required to execute it. 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. Join PlaySportsTV today and get instant access to over . The wrestler then takes hold of the thigh and arm of the opponent, which are hung over the front side of the wrestler, and leans forward, pulling the opponent over their head and shoulders, slamming them down on their back in front of the wrestler. If your opponent builds up to their base, keep your elbow up at all times. Many of these moves are used as finishers by various wrestlers, who refer to them by several different names that reflect their gimmick. 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. 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. That looks like Dave. Also known as a tilt slam or a pumphandle falling powerslam, the wrestler stands behind their opponent and bends them forward. The wrestler then drops down to their back, driving the back of the opponent's head and neck into the mat. Known in Mexico's lucha libre as silla elctrica (Spanish for electric chair). The quarter nelson involves putting one hand on the opponent's neck or grabbing the opponent's chin, passing the free arm under the arm of the opponent, and locking the free arm to the other arm by clasping the wrist. A version that involves the wrestler placing one knee against the base of a bent over opponent's neck, then dropping to force the opponent down to the mat, landing on the opponent's upper body. 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. The attacking wrestler stands side-to-side and slightly behind the opponent, facing in the opposite direction, then leaps in the air and drops to a seated position, driving the opponent neck- and back-first to the mat. Half Nelson One of the most basic wrestling pins in the sport, the half nelson begins with you on both knees straddling your opponent. A back body drop or backdrop (also sometimes called a shoulder back toss), is a move in which a wrestler bends forward or crouches in front of their opponent, grabs hold of the opponent, and stands up, lifting the opponent up and over and dropping them behind the back. 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. It involves an attacking wrestler applying a three-quarter facelock (reaching behind the head of an opponent, thus pulling the opponent's jaw above the wrestler's shoulder) before falling to a seated position and forcing the defender's jaw to drop down on the shoulder of the attacking wrestler. The bulldog is usually one-handed rather than a headlock bulldog. The changeover is an effective way to combat a good half nelson, you have to be ready for it. This facebreaker involves an attacking wrestler, who is standing face-to-face with an opponent, hooking both hands around the opponent's head and then leaping to bring both knees up to the face of the opponent. When the half nelson is applied, drive the opponent to their opposite side than which youre on. Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible. From this position they can try to turn over, either toward or away from the aggressor. The wrestler executing the maneuver is always referred to as the "wrestler", the one on the receiving end of the hold is known as the "opponent". A one-handed variation is used by Kenny Omega, known as the one-winged angel. This can also be a lariat-legsweep combination to slam down the opponent. If you can keep the wrist, do so. In collegiate, high school, middle school/junior high school, and other forms of amateur wrestling, the move is illegal. The wrestler may roll on to their side to give the move extra momentum. A body slam is any move in which a wrestler picks up and throws an opponent down to the ground limp back-first. 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. This move was not only used just by wrestlers of Samoan heritage. The move was innovated by Lou Thesz. The wrestler falls to the ground, placing one foot at the front of the opponent's ankle and the other in the back of the calf. A chokeslam is any body slam in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat, causing them to land on their back. Michael Elgin uses a sit-out variation of the Burning Hammer so as not to hurt the head or neck of his opponent allowing them to roll left or right, while Tyler Reks' Burning Hammer saw her flip the opponent onto their stomach before impact (as in an inverted Fireman's Carry Takeover). 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. Dustin Rhodes during his time in the WWF/WWE as Goldust used this move dubbing it "Oscar". A neckbreaker slam is another technique in which the wrestler throws their opponent to the ground by twisting the opponent's neck. A full Nelson hold is two half Nelsons: neck held down with arms wrapped under both armpits of the held person There is also a driver, a facebuster and a suplex variation of the move. Aron Stevens used the full nelson version. It is applied frequently against a charging opponent. Full nelson bulldog. 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. There is also a jumping variation of the Russian legsweep, which is similar in execution to that of the leaping flatliner and different modified versions of the move. For other wrestling & grappling techniques, please visit the main Grappling section. One of the opponent's arms is pulled back between their legs and held, while the other arm is hooked (pumphandle). 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. The move is used by numerous wrestlers, often larger ones who portray "monster" characters. This was invented by Kensuke Sasaki. The half nelson is done using only one hand, by passing it under the arm of the opponent and locking the hand on the opponent's neck. It is a popular technique for very large wrestlers because it emphasizes their height and power. This move is a signature of Edge who calls it Winning Edge . Keep driving the opponent down, with a combination of lifting their arm and driving their head down, as you drive your half nelson in and look for the far wrist. 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. A facebreaker is any move in which the wrestler slams their opponent's face against a part of the wrestler's body, usually the knee. This slamming version of a headlock takedown sees a wrestler apply a sleeper hold to the opponent, then falls face first to the ground, pulling the opponent down with them and driving the back and head of the opponent into the ground. So I just made a giant overview video showing a complete system for escaping all situations. The half nelson is done using only one hand, by passing it under the arm of the opponent and locking the hand on the opponent's neck. The move was popularized by Jillian Hall. Rhea Ripley uses the move itself or a powerbomb version called "Riptide". Jack Meehan Welcome, visitor! This move is used as a finisher by Titus O'Neil who calls it the Clash of the Titus. 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. 9/27/08 5:39 PM. WWE's Cesaro uses the giant swing as a signature move. Despite its name, it actually comes from Mexican lucha libre, not Japanese puroresu. It is a type of spinal lock where the wrestler hooks each of the opponent's legs in . 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. 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]. 47. 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 aggressor's free hand is used to minimize struggling by hooking the opponent's near or far leg or crotch. Examples of attacks from the standing wrestler include performing a European uppercut to the falling opponent,[4] or catching the opponent and then performing a sitout powerbomb. 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. A variation of the flatliner, this move see the wrestler jumping up towards the side of an opponent and grabbing his head before falling backwards onto the mat, planting the opponent face-first. The move is a standard facebreaker which involves the wrestler facing an opponent and grabbing him or her by the head or hair and pulling the opponent's face down, dropping it on to the wrestler's knee. This move is actually a counter. 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. 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. noun : a wrestling hold gained from behind an opponent by thrusting the arms under the opponent's arms and clasping the hands behind the opponent's head compare half nelson Word History First Known Use 1900, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of full nelson was in 1900 See more words from the same year The wrestler then jumps over them and bulldogs the opponent, driving the chin/face of the opponent into the top rope. Ted DiBiase and his son Ted DiBiase Jr have used this move as a finisher. It is commonly used by Kalisto and Cedric Alexander. A jawbreaker is any move in which the wrestler slams their opponent's jaw against a part of the wrestler's body, usually their knee, head or shoulder. 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