Wrestling Moves
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Twist of Fate In this variation of a cutter the wrestler first applies a front facelock, before pivoting 180 degrees to bring themselves into the three-quarter facelock position and dropping down to the mat to hit the cutter. This was most famously used by the members of Team Xtreme (Matt, Jeff, and Lita), This version is now solely used by Matt Hardy. This move, like many of the other cutter variations, can also see the attacking wrestler drop the opponent down into the stunner move. Downfall (Second-rope diving leg drop or Second-rope diving elbow drop) Also called a Guillotine Legdrop, This diving attack sees a wrestler jump forward from a raised platform (i.e. top rope, the ring apron, etc) landing the bottom side of his/her leg across an opponent (usually on the throat or face). Side Effect (Wrist lock sitout side slam or modified sleeper slam) The wrestler stands face to face with the opponent, slightly to their side. The wrestler tucks his head under the opponent's near arm, reaches across the opponent's chest and around their neck with his near arm, and places his other arm against their back. The wrestler then lifts the opponent up and falls forward, slamming the opponent down to the mat back first. This move is very closely associated with The Rock who popularized the move as the Rock Bottom. The wrestler can also stay standing and just bodyslam the opponent down to the mat. Matt Hardy uses a variation in which he locks both hands together then falls down into a sitout position called the Side Effect. Booker T also uses a variation in which he drops down onto his knees while slamming the opponent into the mat back first. He calls this the Book End. Ricochet (Belly-to-back suplex into an elbow drop to the stomach) Sometimes shortened to back suplex. The wrestler stands behind his opponent and puts his head under the arm of the opponent. He then lifts the opponent up using both of his arms wrapped around the torso of the opponent. The wrestler finally falls backwards to slam the opponent flat on his back. This move is referred to as a backdrop in Japan. The backdrop name is also used in the western world, usually by people who follow Japanese wrestling. Not to be confused with a back body drop. Many wrestlers perform the back suplex into a bridging position, simultaneously arching their own back and legs to elevate themselves, gaining leverage and pinning their opponent. Scar (Double underhook with body scissors) - Used mainly in indy promotions Also known as a double underhook. The wrestler and the opponent begin facing one another, with the opponent bent over. The wrestler approaches the opponent and reaches under the opponent's shoulders, then threads their arms up and around the opponent's torso, with their hands meeting in the middle of the opponent's back or neck (essentially an inverted full nelson hold). The hold in itself is not a submission move, and is more commonly a set up for various throws, drops or slams, but it can be applied from various positions that cause it to become one. When the opponent is seated on the mat while the wrestler applies the butterfly hold it is known as butterfly lock. Matt Hardy uses a variation named Scar where he applies the double underhook and then wraps his legs around the torso of the opponent, in a body scissors. Clothesline into corner followed by a bulldog or clothesline and bulldog to different opponents Clothesline - A move in which one wrestler runs towards another and extends his/her arm out from the side of the body and parallel to the ground, knocking over the other as he/she runs by. Often confused with a lariat. Bulldog - A bulldog, or bulldogging headlock, is any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head or applies a head lock or face lock to his/her opponent and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands in a sitting position, driving the opponent's face into the mat. Moonsault A moonsault or moonsault press is a professional wrestling aerial technique with much of its popularity in American wrestling being attributed to The Great Muta, also known as Keiji Mutoh. A standard moonsault, which is generally attempted from the top rope, a wrestler faces away from the prone opponent and executes a backflip landing on the opponent in a splash/press position but facing towards the elevated position. Though this move is generally attempted from the top rope to an opponent laying face up in the mat, myriad variations exist, including moonsaults that see the wrestler land on a standing opponent and forcing them down to the mat. In kayfabe, the move is considered a higher-impact version of a splash, since the wrestler utilizes rotational speed. As this move wears down the knees of the user (from repeated impacts), wrestlers often do not perform the moonsault for a long period of their career. A less common variation sees the wrestler perform a moonsault on a standing opponent, with the torso of the wrestler striking the torso of the opponent (albeit upside down), forcing the opponent backwards and to the ground with the opponent on top of them, usually placing the opponent in a pinning predicament. Sitout crucifix powerbomb Best known as a Splash Mountain, a name used by many wrestlers for this move, this crucifix powerbomb sees the attacking wrestler fall to a seated position (instead of kneeling forward) while throwing the opponent, pulling them down by hooking their arms around the opponent's pelvis, causing them to fall down between the wrestler's legs into the Sitout powerbomb position. Poetry In Motion (With Team Xtreme) This move is performed when one wrestler throws his opponent into one of the corner turnbuckles, while another wrestler follows him, and drops down to an all-fours position in front of the opponent. At this point the other wrestler will run, put his feet on the back of his partner to elevate himself off the ground and jump at the opponent to hit an attack i.e. clothesline, calfkick, heel kick, splash etc. This move was named by the members of Team Xtreme (Matt, Jeff, and Lita) who frequently use the move even when tagging with different people. Other notable users of the move include The Spirit Squad members who perform the move with three men on all fours leaving one member to step up off one then off the next two members who are stacked one on the other. Matt Hardy |
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