The wrestler then lifts the opponent upside down or on to their shoulders, and then sits down, driving the opponent between their legs, head and shoulder first. Full nelson bulldog. A cross legged version is used by CIMA, who calls it the "perfect driver". 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. Styles, who refers to the move as the Styles Clash. The wrestler then drops down to their back, driving the back of the opponent's head and neck into the mat. 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 has been made famous notably by WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon and NXT's Tyler Bate. In collegiate, high school, middle school or junior high school, and most other forms of amateur wrestling, the move is illegal due to possibility of injury. The Single-leg version is more commonly used. A wrestler dives from the ropes and lands on the opponent's arm. This move was used as a finisher for wrestlers such as Batista, The Undertaker, Kevin Nash, Chyna, JBL, among others. 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.) 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. James Storm currently uses this move calling it the Eye Of The Storm. Once these parts of the technique are established, the different options within the series will present themselves. The attacking wrestler then drops the opponent face-first into the turnbuckle or ropes. Heath uses a jumping variation of the move. This is a Folkstyle wrestling technique.SUBSCRIBE for more exciting wrestling technique!Leave a comment if there is a specific technique you'd like to see shown by Coach Nathanimal. The half nelson series has few defenses, and despite how effective it is, there is not very much technique required to execute it. The first is borrowed from amateur wrestling and sees the wrestler kneel down on one knee and simultaneously grab hold of one of the opponent's thighs with one arm and one of the opponent's arms with their other arm. noun. Former WWE diva Ivory and current WWE superstar Dana Brooke use this as a signature move and finisher move respectively. Another variation involves the wrestler leaping off the ropes before performing the movement. A variation between the regular Death Valley driver and the inverted one. The wrestler then reaches behind themselves and applies a three-quarter facelock to the opponent. With Ryan Gosling, Jeff Lima, Shareeka Epps, Nathan Corbett. The wrestler then falls forward to his back or into a sitting position, driving the opponent face-first. A variation sees the wrestler run up the corner turnbuckles, perform a backflip over a chasing opponent, and at the same time grab hold of the opponents head and perform the slam. This move sees an attacking wrestler, while facing away from the opponent, apply a three-quarter facelock (reaching back and grabbing the head of the opponent, thus pulling the opponent's jaw above the wrestler's shoulder) before falling backwards (sometimes after running forwards first) to force the opponent face-first to the mat below. This similarity with backbreakers is reflected in almost every gutbuster variation, which if inverted would become backbreakers and vice versa. This move is performed when the attacking wrestler, in a handstand position, scissors their legs around the opponent's head and follows with the headscissors takedown. 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. The Boston crab is a professional wrestling hold that typically starts with one wrestler lying in a supine position on the mat, with the other wrestler standing and facing them. Full nelson hold in illegal half nelson hold in legal in wrestling Rotate out front of your opponent and replace your hand that is posting the head with your corresponding knee. 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. 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. 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. Other users include Pentagon Jr., JTG, Seth Rollins, Masato Yoshino and Finn Blor, with JTG calling it Da Shout Out. 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. Drive your shoulder into their chest as you turn the same hip down to ensure the pin. 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 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. [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. Wrestlers such as Terry Gordy and Viscera have used this move as well. A tackle where the intention is to force the opponent down on their back by tackling them at their waist or upper thighs. Another variation has the attacking wrestler apply a pumphandle prior to executing this technique. 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. Apply a near wrist to your opoonent. This move is a signature of Edge who calls it Winning Edge. 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. Nelson finished eighth at 107 pounds in the PIAA Class 3A state tournament at the Giant Center in Hershey. The wrestler jumps on the shoulders of the charging opponent and performs a back flip. 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. Usually, the opponent's upper body and head is lifted above a shoulder of the attacker, while the legs have been caught. 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 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. It is applied frequently against a charging opponent. Kenta Kobashi also used this move as a finisher as well, but his looked more like a sitout Powerbomb but with a pumphandle, he called this move the Kentucky Bomb. 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. W1 finishes the drill with his chest on W2's, legs stretched and on his toes, pressing W2's shoulders to the mat for the pin. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The wrestler then lifts the opponent up and slams them downwards, driving one of the wrestler's knees into the opponent's bent leg. This can see the wrestler pick up an opponent who is standing but bent forward, but it often begins with an opponent who is sitting on an elevated position, usually on a top turnbuckle, because it is easier to hook and lift an opponent when they are positioned higher than the wrestler. 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. He then grabs the opponent around the waist or under the arms, lifts him up, and tosses him forward on to his back or slams him down while dropping to a seated position. The attacking wrestler starts by running and extending his arm like a lariat takedown but instead performs a revolution around the opponent's shoulders. 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. 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. Johnny Gargano uses a variation called Lawn Dart, where he throws the opponent face first onto the second turnbuckle. WWE Hall of Fame member Trish Stratus popularized this move and is known as Stratusfaction and by Bo Dallas as the Bo-Dog. 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. [21][22][23] This move was innovated by Madoka as Ranhei. The aggressor's free hand is used to minimize struggling by hooking the opponent's near or far leg or crotch. 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. Professional Wrestling: Where Sports and Theater Collide, ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nelson_hold&oldid=1144978629, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 March 2023, at 15:57. 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. The wrestler hooks each of the opponent's legs in one of their arms, then falls backwards to slingshot the opponent into a turnbuckle, ladder, rope, mat, etc. This move is used by Bubba Ray Dudley, who dubbed it the Bubba Bomb/Bully Bomb. 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. Release the chicken wing to get the pin if you have to. 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. 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. It is a type of spinal lock where the wrestler hooks each of the opponent's legs in . Be sure to get high on your opponents base to keep the weight forward and use your head to drive their head down. Ruffy Silverstein popularised the move during professional wrestling's early television exposure. 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. The Inverted Death Valley Driver was innovated by Kotetsu Yamamoto in the 1970s but popularized by Kenta Kobashi as the Burning Hammer. The wrestler applies a cobra clutch and then leaps forward, falling into a sitting position and driving the face of the opponent into the ground. Bushi uses a diving variation called MX where he dives from the top rope to hit the double knee facebreaker. This throw starts with the wrestler catching the opponent in a side headlock. Use your free hand to hold your opponent's other wrist so the half nelson can't be broken. He would re-use the move in 2022 at AEW. This will ensure the proper chest-to-chest pinning position with the half nelson. El Phantasmo uses a cross-arm Variation called CRII, where he lifts his opponent up and he lets him fall face first into the mat. 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 stands behind, slightly to one side of and facing the opponent. The wrestler then swings their opponent around, slamming them face-first into the mat. A body slam is any move in which a wrestler picks up and throws an opponent down to the ground limp back-first. An inverted version of this sees the attacking wrestler drop the opponent on the back of their head, as done in a reverse bulldog. 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 . The usage of the full nelson in combat sports is very limited. 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. 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. Knux calls it The Knuxout. It was also made popular by Kofi Kingston, who calls it the S.O.S. 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]. The wrestler may land in a kneeling or squatting position. An Irish whip into the ring ropes is usually used to set the opponent up for another technique as he/she bounces off. Facing their opponent, the wrestler reaches between their opponent's legs with their stronger arm and reaches around their back from the same side with their weaker arm. The wrestler stands behind an opponent and applies a half nelson hold on their opponent, placing one of their hands against the opponent's neck after hooking the opponent's arm with it. The attacking wrestler first lifts their opponent over their shoulders in a fireman's carry position. 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 full nelson (sometimes called a double nelson or a double shoulder lock) is done by performing half nelsons with both arms. 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 wrestler then throws the opponent to the ground so that they land on their back. The wrestler stands next to the opponent with both facing the same direction, and the wrestler hooks their closest arm underneath and behind the opponent's closest armpit. The use of the masculine is meant to be inclusive. That's Mark Ruffalo. 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. To get the pin, release the hook on the opoosite side of your head and wrap it on top of the front of your opponents head. Then after grabbing the opponents nearest leg, the wrestler lifts the opponent's leg outward before swinging forward using the opponent's momentum and slamming them down back-first. A rolling fireman's carry slam is a variation that sees the wrestler keep hold of the opponent and run forward before slamming the opponent to the ground, using the momentum to roll over the opponent. 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. Step 8: Far Side Finish A wrestler lifts the opponent on to their shoulders and spins around and around until they get dizzy and crash to the ground. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. If the opponent puts up a bigger fight, the power half nelson will be needed. 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