With the wrestler's back to the opponent, he/she applies a three-quarter facelock and then pulls the opponent forward, flipping them over their shoulder, before turning to land in a neckbreaker. 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 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. The victim lands stomach or ribs first on the knee, made more impactful by the long drop. 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. WWE Legend Tatanka also uses this as a finisher, calling it "End of the Trail". Innovated by Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. A spinning sit-out variation of a sleeper slam that makes use of the wrestler's own momentum. Also known as a Military press, the attack sees the wrestler lift their opponent up above their head with an overhead press as used in weight lifting. 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. The British Bulldog used it regularly as signature move. 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. This move was the finisher of Mike Rotunda during his time in the WWF in the mid-80s. CIMA uses both this move as well as a straight jacket version called the Goriconoslasm. The move varies from the hurricanrana as when the opponent lands - he/she would land on their head as opposed to their back.[10]. Also this is a great hold for smaller players who have a difficult time unseating larger players from the turtle position. 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. 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. Matt Riddle uses a cradle variant dubbed the Bro-Derek. 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. The wrestler hooks up the opponent as a pumphandle slam, then the wrestler goes through the body movements for the fallaway slam, executing the release of the opponent as they enter the apex of the throw, instead of at or just past the apex of the throw like when one executes the fallaway slam. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The wrestler then falls backwards to the mat, thus forcing the opponent to fall forwards and impact the exposed knees. The technique is said to have been innovated by Wild Bill Longson. This was popularized by Shingo Takagi as the last falconry, now used as the last of the dragon. 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. The wrestler starts by facing their opponent and then grabs them around their waist, lifts them up and releases them back-first on the mat. 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. It was also used by former Nexus member, David Otunga as "The Verdict". The use of the term "powerslam" usually refers to the front powerslam and the scoop powerslam. 4/1/11 7:00 PM. 25 days ago. 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. However, the wrestler holds their opponent's head in a back to back position, before performing the move. Pins: To say that the half nelson was designed with pinning in mind is an understatement. WWE Hall of Fame member Trish Stratus popularized this move and is known as Stratusfaction and by Bo Dallas as the Bo-Dog. The wing choke is an incredibly powerful choke, but most players opt for the bow and arrow. Similar to the double knee facebreaker, but with only one knee. A cutter is a three-quarter facelock neckbreaker. 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. 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 opponent's neck. Madcap Moss uses a reverse neckbreaker like variation of this move, calling it the Punchline. A backbreaker refers to professional wrestling moves in which a wrestler drops an opponent so that the opponent's back impacts or is bent backwards against a part of the wrestler's body, usually the knee.[1]. 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. A lifting version also exists, where a wrestler applies a sleeper hold to the opponent, lifts the opponent up and slams the opponent into the ground. When the opponent is in range, the wrestler hooks the opponent's near arm with both hands and falls backwards forcing the wrestler's own momentum to cause them to flip forwards over the head of the wrestler and on to their back. Despite its name, it actually comes from Mexican lucha libre, not Japanese puroresu. 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. There is also a diving version. Cody Rhodes has been using this as a signature move due to being trained by Hardcore Holly. 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 wrestler grabs the opponent by the arm and goes behind him while holding the arm and hooking the opponent's leg. Ricochet uses this move, calling it Recoil and Gregory Helms also uses it. The move is used by numerous wrestlers, often larger ones who portray "monster" characters. There are two general categories of neckbreaker, which are related only in that they attack the opponent's neck. The full nelson position is most frequently described as a penis-in-vagina sex position, but it could be adapted for anal sex. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. This was the finisher of Byron Saxton, dubbed "Saxonation". 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.). 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. Richie Steamboat even used this as a finisher move during his time in FCW and NXT. 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 half nelson is a modification of the nelson wrestling hold in which you pin your opponent down by passing one hand under the arm of the opponent and locking your hand at the opponent's neck so he can't move. The wrestler hooks the opponent's arm and flips them over on to the mat. 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. Another variation of this move including the opponent standing on the apron outside of the ring, and attacking wrestler first grabs opponent and pulls him over the top rope until opponent's ankles match the ropes, the attacking wrestler then falls backward, driving the opponent face-first into the mat. The most notable practitioner of this variant is The Miz, who calls the move the Skull Crushing Finale and has used it as a finisher since August 2009. This and the suckback finish can both be used when the opponent is balling up on bottom. A neckbreaker slam is another technique in which the wrestler throws their opponent to the ground by twisting the opponent's neck. A driver is a move in which the wrestler clutches the opponent's body in some form before falling into a sitout position while dropping the opponent on their back, neck, and/or shoulders. Ruffy Silverstein popularised the move during professional wrestling's early television exposure. The half nelson is one of the basic wrestling moves you can use for a pin. The wrestler lifts the opponent on their shoulders in an electric chair sitting position and then falls backwards driving the opponent back-first into the mat. 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 mat, thus forcing the opponent 's neck half nelson is one of page. Powerslam and the suckback finish can both be used when the opponent to the mat also used former. 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