Pins: To say that the half nelson was designed with pinning in mind is an understatement. From here, the attacking wrestler twists the opposite way and quickly switches back, throwing the opponent's legs out backwards and drops down to the mat while holding the opponent's head, forcing them to fall face first into a bulldog position. As the wrestler falls onto their back they forces the opponent's arm down into both knees, thus damaging it. Arn Anderson's son, Brock, has also started using this move after his AEW Debut. 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. By reduction, I mean instead of having two of your arms under the opponent's armpits and behind their head, you have one. In just his second varsity season, Nelson helped the Green Raiders to their second straight winning campaign and was the only Delaware County wrestler to bring a medal home from states. It is described as a head scissors take down that is performed against a running opponent. Shad Gaspard used a high impact variant of this move called "Thugnificent". 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. Full nelson hold in illegal half nelson hold in legal in wrestling When the aggressor is driving forward perpendicularly to the opponent's body, the opponent can try to avoid being flipped over onto their back by extending their opposite foot in the direction of the undesired movement, and planting it. When the half nelson has been put into place, it is used to turn the opponent over onto their back. Heath uses a jumping variation of the move. 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. 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. Goldberg used the move as a signature. [16][17] The wrestler may fall forward, kneel down, or remain standing while executing this move also. Also known as the reverse full nelson slam, this variation sees the attacker tuck and slide their arms under the opponent's armpits and then clutch the opponent's lower jaw. The wrestler may roll on to their side to give the move extra momentum. Get the half nelson mug. This move was innovated by Shiro Koshinaka and it was called a samurai driver '94 as a finisher. 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. Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible. 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. 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 opponents neck. The wrestler grabs the opponent by the arm and goes behind him while holding the arm and hooking the opponent's leg. He calls this move Ataxia. All that is required to be extremely effective with it is a hard nose and the will to win. Also known as an inverted stunner, the wrestler stands facing the opponent, places their shoulder under the jaw of the opponent and holds the opponent in place before falling into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the jaw of the opponent into their shoulder. The half nelson is referred to by most coaches as being the easiest but most effective move in folkstyle wrestling, and is very commonly used. The usage of the full nelson in combat sports is very limited. 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. This move was not only used just by wrestlers of Samoan heritage. 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. The wrestler then falls forward to his back or into a sitting position, driving the opponent face-first. 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. If you can not perform the spike half nelson, slide your inside knee in front of opponents inside knee. The wrestler then falls downwards while still scissoring their legs around the opponent's waist, and pushes against the canvas. The attacker may release the opponent to send them flying, or simply slow until the back of the opponent returns to the ground. 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. Slip your arm underneath your opponent's armpit and wrap your hand around the back of his or her neck. This causes an effect to the whole spine and 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. A brainbuster is a move in which a wrestler puts their opponent in a front facelock, hooks their tights, and lifts them up as if they were performing a vertical suplex. The wrestler then falls backwards to the mat, thus forcing the opponent to fall forwards and impact the exposed knees. The Half Nelson hold is a great move from wrestling that many BJJ practitioners don't utilize as much as they could. The Mills ride and the spiral-half are such techniques. 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. 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 can be achieved by first holding an opponent in an inverted facelock or by simply grabbing the opponent and forcibly leaning them back before lifting their far (or sometimes inside) leg, rotating so the leg is over the opponent's head, and dropping to a sitting position, kneeling, or a split-legged position and maintained into a pin. A high impact combination of the snapmare and the falling neckbreaker. This was popularized by both Billy Gunn and John Cena as one of their signature moves. The wrestler then swings their opponent around, slamming them face-first into the mat. Matt Riddle uses a cradle variant dubbed the Bro-Derek. Step 8: Far Side Finish This will ensure the proper chest-to-chest pinning position with the half nelson. The move was originated by Phillip Michael Grant, and later popularized by Chris Jericho, who named it the Codebreaker. 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 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. [6] Tag teams may also utilize the pop-up by throwing an opponent to a teammate who would execute an attack. Other users include Pentagon Jr., JTG, Seth Rollins, Masato Yoshino and Finn Blor, with JTG calling it Da Shout Out. The wrestler then falls sideways, driving the opponent's head to the mat. In addition, the hand not being used should be holding the opponent's other wrist so that they cannot post the hand or peel the half nelson off. 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. A half Nelson is a wrestling hold in which the holder wraps his or her forearm under his or her opponent's underarm and rests his or her hand behind the nape of the held person's (his or her) neck. 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. 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. The move is performed with the wrestler's legs scissored around the opponent's head, dragging the opponent into a forced forward somersault as the wrestler falls to the mat. 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. Rotate out front of your opponent and replace your hand that is posting the head with your corresponding knee. This maneuver can be used running and standing. 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. 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. If your opponent builds up to their base, keep your elbow up at all times. 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. Shinsuke Nakamura formally used the move as a finisher as Landslide, only to later change his finisher to Bomaye/Kinsasha, although he would still use the move as a signature. The wrestler stands behind, slightly to one side of and facing the opponent. . A cross-legged and wrist-clutch version of this move also exists. Inverted bulldog [ edit] The wrestler stands slightly to the side of their opponent, grabs the opponent by the nape in a single or double collar tie, and throws them forward, causing the opponent to flip over onto their back. A wrestler lifts the opponent on to their shoulders and spins around and around until they get dizzy and crash to the ground. One occasional use of the Irish whip is to try to "hit for the cycle" by whipping one's opponent into each corner in turn. 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. He was also known to transition into this move from a cartwheel to then jump onto the opponent's shoulders in his earlier career. Another variation involves the wrestler leaping off the ropes before performing the movement. It was named the "Frankensteiner" by Scott Steiner, who used it as a finishing move. The wrestler performs the fireman's carry from a standing position, then tosses the opponent off their shoulders as they drop down to their knees, causing the opponent to land on their back. From here the wrestler drops down to one knee, forcing the opponent to drop stomach/rib-first against the wrestler's raised knee. The attacking wrestler starts by running and extending his arm like a lariat takedown but instead performs a revolution around the opponent's shoulders. Chris Hero has also used this move as well, calling it the Rubik's Cube. Once the opponent is on their back, they can attempt to avoid having their shoulders pinned to the mat, and to get off their back, by planting their feet and pushing the mat with them, allowing them to roll their head back so the top of their head is on the mat, rather than the back of their neck being on the aggressor's arm. When the half nelson is applied, drive the opponent to their opposite side than which youre on. A stunner is a three-quarter facelock jawbreaker. This can also be held for a backbreaker. A somersault version also exists, called the Dragonrana. Several different nelson holds exist, and they can be separated according to the positioning of the encircling arm(s). Many other facebreakers use the knee to inflict the damage; one variation sees the wrestler apply a standing side headlock, and simultaneously pull the opponent forward and smash the wrestler's knee to the opponent's head. Chris Jericho with his Walls of Jericho ( Elevated Boston crab) on Shawn Michaels. 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. [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. 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. The wrestler jumps from the turnbuckle behind the opponent, then applies a headlock, driving the opponent's face into the mat. 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. 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. 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. This move is most commonly used by The Undertaker. 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This was the finisher for wrestlers Chyna and the Ultimate Warrior. The attacking wrestler then spins the leg inwards causing the opponent to fall off balance and twist in the air bringing them to the ground in a turning motion. It was used by AJ Lee as a transition move. Kazuchika Okada uses this move as Heavy Rain. He then lifts the opponent off the mat flipping them in a 450 style motion forwards while simultaneously falling backwards to catch the falling them with his near arm completing the rotation and dropping them into the facebuster. 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. 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 This move has been made famous notably by WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon and NXT's Tyler Bate. The wrestler faces an opponent, overhooks both arms, and then pivots 180 so that the opponent is facing upwards with his or her head pressed against the upper back or under an arm of the wrestler. A standard mat slam involves the wrestler grabbing hold of the opponent by their head or hair and pulling back, forcing the back of the opponent's head into the mat. Also known as the Foot Stunner. Drive your shoulder into their chest as you turn the same hip down to ensure the pin. 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. Liv Morgan uses this move as her finisher when her opponent is standing with the support of the ring ropes. 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. The move was popularized by Jillian Hall. This move was the finisher of Mike Rotunda during his time in the WWF in the mid-80s. Popularized by Rick Steiner. 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. At this point, the attacking wrestler shifts their weight so that they fall backwards to the mat while forcing the opponent to fall forwards with them, only to have the attacking wrestler push up with their legs, forcing the opponent to flip forward, over the wrestler's head and onto their back. Popularized by Brian Cage as Weapon X. The standing attacker or the airborne opponent is free to carry out an attack after the pop-up. Carmelo Hayes currently use this as Nothing But Net. Professional wrestling throws are the application of professional wrestling techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming them down. 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. Another variation has the attacking wrestler apply a pumphandle prior to executing this technique and is used by wrestlers like Jinder Mahal. 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. Ethan Carter III (EC3) uses this as his finisher and he calls it the One Percenter. 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). This is usually referred to as a lariat takedown. [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. 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. 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. This move is used to weaken the leg for a submission manoeuvre. From this position they can try to turn over, either toward or away from the aggressor. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 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. A variation of the Michinoku Driver II in which the wrestler stands behind the opponent, applies an inverted facelock, lifts them upside down, and then drops down to a sitting position, driving the opponent down to the mat between the wrestler's legs upper back first. Cesaro uses a variation called the Neutralizer where he grapevines the opponents leg with his arm similar to a cradle piledriver. The wrestler jumps on the shoulders of the charging opponent and performs a back flip. 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. Jinder Mahal uses this move calling it the Khallas. The half nelson series has few defenses, and despite how effective it is, there is not very much technique required to execute it. The wrestler then jumps backwards and falls to a sitting position, driving the back of the opponent's head into the ground between their legs. You are now in a deep half nelson position and can take them to danger. This time when you apply the half nelson, turn your non-half nelson hand up and lock your half-nelson hand on top of it. The hand not performing the nelson is placed on the opponent's head to increase the overall power of the half nelson. The wing choke is an incredibly powerful choke, but most players opt for the bow and arrow. 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. The wrestler then falls sideways, driving the opponent down to the mat shoulder and neck first. This version is known as the Mysterio Rana. 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. The wrestler lifts their opponent up over their head with arms fully extended, then drops the opponent down face-first in front or back. Understand that if you get to this step, youll probably have to use a combination of the sweep and spike half nelsons to get them onto their side. A half nelson is typically done using just one arm, but can take place standing up or down on the mat. The wrestler then lifts the opponent up, turns, and falls forward, slamming the opponent back-first into the mat. 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. Some wrestlers perform this maneuver doing a lifting motion up and down or may hold the opponent in place before dropping them as a way to emphasize their raw strength. Also known as the Death Valley Bomb in Japan, this move is performed from a fireman's carry. WWE wrestler Dolph Ziggler uses this move, which he calls the Zig Zag. The three-quarter nelson can be used in amateur wrestling to pin the opponent and is more secure than a half-nelson. You will need to use your hips and legs to drive the weight forward to keep their head down to later apply the half nelson. 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. 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. Often the aggressor remains perpendicular to the opponent, chest on chest. What is a full nelson wrestling move? This move was also popularized by Trish Stratus, who used it as a signature move, called the Stratusphere. 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. With the power half, the opponent used two hands to apply more pressure to the half nelson. It is used by the "Ace of the Universe" Hiroshi Tanahashi. Many of these moves are used as finishers by various wrestlers, who refer to them by several different names that reflect their gimmick. 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. Drop step back, pull them back to danger position and put your chin on top of their shoulder to secure them to the mat. This move is used as a finisher by Luke Gallows, dubbed the "Gallows Pole". 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. The wrestler stands behind, slightly to one side of and facing the opponent. 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. Half Nelson: Directed by Ryan Fleck. There is also a diving version. A pinning variation also exists where the attacker keeps the front facelock applied as he covers the opponent slightly. Similar to the fireman's carry takeover, with more of an emphasis on targeting the neck. Often used by a wrestler to stun an opponent and set him or her up for another move. Slide your right hand under his armpit and put it on the back of his head. Also called a hammer throw. When they roll their wrist to clear, hook the elbow and throw your half nelson in from that side. James Storm currently uses this move calling it the Eye Of The Storm. 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 half nelson is one of the basic wrestling moves you can use for a pin. Catch wrestling allows the full nelson and generally uses it as an immobilization technique and form of neck crank submission. Full nelson bulldog. Half nelson suplex. An Irish whip into the ring ropes is usually used to set the opponent up for another technique as he/she bounces off. This move is most commonly performed out of a ring corner. Commonly used by Booker T as the 110th Street Slam, this variation closely resembles a double leg slam, but the wrestler simply lifts the opponent on one shoulder, rather than place their head in between the opponent's legs first. Colt Cabana (Eat The Feet) and Mia Yim (Seoul Food) also used it as their signature move. The attacker then falls on their back, bringing opponent's legs with them. Also known as a joker driver, In this variation of a driver, the wrestler lifts the opponent on their shoulders in an electric chair sitting position and then takes hold of the opponent and pulls them over their shoulder and down to the mat while falling to a sit out position so that the opponent lands on their upper back and neck between the legs of the wrestler, facing towards them, usually resulting in a pin. The wrestler holds the opponent's wrist while putting their head underneath the opponent's chest, grabs the inside of one of the opponents legs, then lifts the opponent up onto their shoulders while falling backwards. W1 should be perpendicular to W2 as he begins to force him to his back (c). The move acquired its name due to its association with Irish wrestler Danno O'Mahony. This move, often referred to as a monkey climb in British wrestling, involves an attacking wrestler, who is standing face-to-face with an opponent, hooking both hands around the opponent's head before then bringing up both legs so that they place their feet on the hips/waist of the opponent, making the head hold and the wrestlers' sense of balance the only things allowing both wrestlers to be in an upright position. One or both arms are used to encircle the opponent's arm under the armpit, and secured at the opponent's neck. 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