Illuminati
05-16-2007, 03:12 PM
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Airplane Spin
Used by : Mike Rotunda
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up across their shoulders. The attacker starts spinning around quickly a few times to dizzy the victim, then drops them to the mat.
Airplane Spin Toss
Used by : Al Perez, Sid Vicious, Oz
AKA : Ally-Coptor (Perez), Human Frisbee (Sid), Twister Slam (Oz)
Description : The victim is lifted up over the attacker's shoulder so the victim is facing upwards and their back is held over the shoulder of the attacker. The attacker holds the victim in place and spins around a few times, then tosses the victim into the air dropping them back first to the mat.
Airplane Spin Toss, Face First
Used by : Mike Enos
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts up the victim over their shoulder as if for a body slam. The attacker then spins around a few times and then tosses the victim in the air dropping them to the mat face first.
Arm Breaker
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker has the victim's arm in a wristlock. The attacker steps forward and drives the victim's arm across their knee.
Arm Breaker, Fireman's Carry
Used by : CW Anderson
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so they are laying stomach first across the attacker's shoulders (a standing fireman's carry). The attacker releases the victim's legs and throws them towards the attacker's back. The attacker grabs on the victim's arms and holds it across their should. The attacker sits down as the victim falls to the mat and impacts the victim's arm on their shoulder.
Arm Breaker, Shoulder
Used by : Antonio Inoki
AKA :
Description : The attacker grabs the victim's arm by the wrist and lifts it so the victim is behind them and their arm over the attacker's shoulder. The attacker pulls down on the victim's arm in an attempt to hyperextend or break the victim's elbow.
Arm Drag
Used by : Ricky Steamboat
AKA : Arm Whip
Description : The attacker hooks an arm of the victim and falls to the mat and pulls the victim over.
Variations :
* Super Arm Drag (Damian)
* Springboard Arm Drag (Max Mini, Rey Misterio Jr.)
Arm Drag, Over the Shoulder
Used by : Shinya Hashimoto, Gary Albright, Kensuke Sasaki, Jerry Flynn
AKA : Ipponzei, Shoulder Throw
Description : This is a common martial arts throw. The attacker has the victim's arm over their shoulder and stands with their back to the victim, the attacker throws the victim over by pulling on the victim's arm and leaning foward, lifting the victim off the ground and dropping them on their back.
Variations :
* Super Ipponzei (Tatsuhito Takaiwa)
Arm Drag with Leg Throw
Used by : Kato Kung Lee
AKA :
Description : The attacker jumps at victim, the attacker bends one of their legs and puts their foot on the stomach of the victim. While in the air, they also hook one of the attackers arm. The attacker falls to the mat, landing on their back and pulls the victim over, push out their leg to flip the victim over so they land on their back.
Arm Wringer
Used by :
AKA : Spinning Wristlock
Description : The attacker grabs the victim's arm by the wrist. The attacker twists the victim's arm over the attacker's head and spins it around. The attacker can take the victim to the mat if they spin their arm with enough force.
Atomic Drop
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands behind and slightly to the side of the victim. The attacker grabs the victim's midsection with one arm and hooks one of the victim's legs with the other. The attacker lifts the victim up over their shoulder so the victim is parrallel to the mat. The attacker kneels down and drops the victim's tailbone first on the attacker's knee.
Atomic Drop, Inverted
Used by :
AKA : Manhattan Drop
Description : The attacker is facing the victim. The attacker grabs the victim around the waist with both arms, sometimes hooking both the victim's legs. The attacker lifts the victim up, the attacker kneels down and drops the victim tailbone (or crotch) first on the attacker's bent knee.
Variations :
* Super Inverted Atomic Drop (Men's Teioh)
Atomic Throw
Used by : Akira Taue
AKA : Atomic Whip
Description : The attacker stands behind and slightly to the side of the victim. The attacker grabs the victim's midsection with one arm and hooks one of the victim's legs with the other. The attacker lifts the victim up over their shoulder so the victim is parrallel to the mat. The attacker throws the victim in the air, dropping them on their back.
Variations :
* Over to the Top Rope Atomic Throw (The Berzerker)
Back Drop
Used by :
AKA : Back Body Drop, Shoulder Throw
Description : The attacker bends down forward as the victim charges towards them. As the victim reaches the attacker, the attacker stands up, lifting the victim up and over so they land back first on the mat. It's also a common counter to an attack where they are bent over, like for a piledriver or powerbomb.
Back Breaker Drop
Used by : Bret Hart
AKA : Pendulum Back Breaker
Description : The attacker lifts up the victim and drops them back first across their knee.
Variations :
* Slingshot Back Breaker Drop (Bobby Eaton)
Back Breaker Drop, Argentine Back Breaker Rack
Used by : Hercules
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so that they are laying across the attacker's shoulders. The attacker hooks the victim's neck and leg and drops to their knees, wrenching the victim's back.
Back Breaker Drop, Inverted Face Lock Suplex
Used by : Chris Benoit
AKA :
Description : The attacker applies an inverted facelock on the victim. The attacker then hooks the victim's tights and lifts them in the air as so they are upside down, similar to an inverted facelock suplex. The attacker then lets the victim fall forward and across the attacker's body. The attacker kneels down so the victim lands back first across their knee.
Back Breaker Drop, Inverted Shoulder Rack (Canadian Back Breaker Rack)
Used by : Brian Adams
AKA : Body Breaker
Description : The victim is lifted up over the attacker's shoulder so the victim is facing upwards and their back is held over the shoulder of the attacker. The attacker locks their arms around the victim's torso and drops to their knees, wrenching the victim's back.
Back Breaker Drop, Press Slam
Used by : Nikolai Volkoff
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim over their head as if they were going to press slam them, the attacker then drops the person back first across their knee.
Back Breaker Drop, Slingshot Catapult
Used by : Aja Kong
AKA :
Description : The victim is on their back, the attacker grabs the victim by their legs and hooks both feet with their arms. The attacker falls backwards, pulling the victim off the mat and shooting them over the attacker's body into the ring ropes or the corner. The attacker bends their knees as the victim rebounds and falls backwards. The victim then lands with the small of their back on the attacker's knees.
Back Breaker Drop, Stretch
Used by : Eddy Guerrero, Diamond Dallas Page
AKA : Pumphandle Back Backbreaker
Description : The attacker bends the victim over and stands to their back. The victim's lower arm is put between their legs and held by one of the attacker's hands as the attacker hooks the victim's other arm. The attacker lifts the victim up and slams the victim down across the attacker's knee.
Back Breaker Drop, Tilt-a-Whirl
Used by : Crush
AKA : La Quebradora Con Hilo
Description : The attacker stands facing the victim. The attacker bends the victim down so they are bent facing in front on the attacker's body. The attacker reaches around the the victim's body with their arms and lifts them up, spinning the victim in front of the attacker's body. The attacker kneels down and drops the victim down back first across the attacker's knee.
Back Breaker Drop, Underhook
Used by : Bam Bam Bigelow, Chris Jericho
AKA :
Description : The attacker is facing the victim. The attacker bends the victim down and hooks both of the victim's arms so they are behind the victim's back. The attacker links their hands together and lifts the victim up. As the victim is in the air, the attacker releases the victim's arms and drops them slighty to the side. The attacker then kneels down so the victim lands back first across the attacker's knee.
Back Fist
Used by : Tracy Smothers, Sting
AKA :
Description : A standard martial arts type blow where the attacker hits the victim with the back of their fist.
Back Fist, Spinning
Used by : Aja Kong, Mayumi Ozaki
AKA : Uraken
Description : The attacker performs a 360 degree turn and hits the victim with the back of their fist.
Back Rake
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker scratches down the victim's back with their nails/fingers.
Bell Clap
Used by : Billy Jack Haynes
AKA : Ear-ringer, Bell Ringer
Description : Commonly used to break a bear hug. The attacker claps their hands/forearms around the victim's head, disrupting their equilibrium.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Bell Clap (Vader)
* Running Bell Clap (Vader Attack - Vader)
Bite
Used by : George Steele, Mike Tyson, Marv Albert, McGruff
AKA :
Description : The attacker has a late lunch on a body part of the victim.
Body Press
Used by :
AKA : Cross Body Block, Plancha, Flying Body Press
Description : The attacker jumps at victim and hits the victim at an angle, knocking them down to the mat.
Variations :
* Body Press Suicida (Plancha)
* Catapult Body Press Suicida (Pescado)
* Corkscrew Body Press Suicida (La Parka)
* Corner Body Press (Stinger Splash - Sting)
* Corner Handspring Moonsault Body Press (Blitzkreig)
* Handspring Body Press (Great Sasuke)
* Handspring Body Press Suicida (Flying Space Tiger Attack - Tiger Mask)
* Handspring Moonsault Body Press Suicida (Sasuke Special - Great Sasuke, Hakushi)
* Off the Top Rope Body Press (Ricky Steamboat)
* Off the Top Rope Body Press with Twist (Alex Wright)
* Off the Top Rope Body Press Suicida (Plancha)
* Off the Top Rope Corkscrew Body Press Suicida (Hector Garza)
* Off the Top Rope Corkscrew Moonsault Body Press Suicida (Aguila)
* Off the Top Rope Moonsault Body Press (1-2-3 Kid, Shawn Michaels)
* Off the Top Rope Moonsault Body Press Suicida (Terry Funk)
* Off the Top Rope Somersault Body Press Suicida (Low Ki)
* Off the Top Rope Somersault Body Press with Twist Suicida (Low Ki)
* Springboard Body Press Suicida (Manami Toyota)
* Springboard Corkscrew Body Press Suicida (Ricky Marvin)
* Springboard Corkscrew Moonsault Body Press Suicida (Blitzkreig)
* Springboard Moonsault Body Press (Asai Moonsault, La Quebrada - Ultimo Dragon)
* Springboard Moonsault Body Press Suicida (Asai Moonsault, La Quebrada - Ultimo Dragon, Jushin Lyger, Great Sasuke)
* Springboard Shooting Star Body Press Suicida (Jody Fleish)
Body Press, Body Scissor
Used by : Lou Thesz, Tommy Rich, Jungle Jim Steele, Steve Austin
AKA : Lou Thesz Press, Thesz Press, Steele Trap (Steele)
Description : The attacker jumps up vertically at the victim and wraps their legs around the victim's body, pinning them to the mat.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Body Scissors Body Press (The Juicer)
Body Press, Vertical Splash
Used by : Headbanger Mosh
AKA :
Description : The attacker jumps on the victim so that the attacker's legs are over the victim's shoulders. The victim falls backwards and the attacker ends up sitting down with a vertical splash on the attacker's chest.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Vertical Splash Body Press (Tomoko Watanabe)
* Off the Top Rope Somersault Verical Splash Body Press (Molly Holly)
* Apron Dive Vertical Splash Body Press (Perro Aguayo Sr.)
Boot Scrape, Spinning
Used by : Eddy Guerrero
AKA :
Description : The victim is on their back. The attacker puts their foot on the victim's face. The attacker puts more weight on the victim's face and they spin their body around on the foot which is on the victim's
face.
Brainbuster, Argentine Back Breaker Rack
Used by : Kenta Kobashi, Kotetsu Yamamoto
AKA : Burning Hammer (Kobashi), Yamamoto Special '78 (Yamamoto)
Descrption : The attacker lifts the victim up across their shoulders so the victim is lying across the attacker's shoulders. The attacker has one of the victim's legs hook and is cradling their neck with their free arm. The attacker falls to the side which the victim's head is on and releases the victim's legs, dropping the victim head/neck first to the mat.
Brainbuster, Belly to Belly
Used by : Konnan
AKA : Montezuma's Revenge/187 (Konnan)
Description : The attacker lifts up the so they are chest to chest and the attacker hooks both of the victim's legs so they are not touching the ground. The attacker releases one leg and with that arm positions the victim's head into the attacker's armpit. From there, the attacker falls backwards driving the victim's head into the mat in a fashion similar to a DDT or a fishermanbuster.
Brainbuster, Fireman's Carry
Used by : Louie Spicolli, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Etsuko Mita, Perry Saturn
AKA : Death Valley Driver/Drop/Bomb
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up say they laying across their shoulders in a standing fireman's carry. The attacker falls to the side and drops the victim on their head.
Variations :
* Running Fireman's Carry Brainbuster (Masato Tanaka)
* Super Fireman's Carry Brainbuster (Tatsuhito Takaiwa)
Bulldog
Used by :
AKA : Bulldogging Headlock
Description : The attacker applies a side headlock on the victim and drops them down on their face.
Variations :
* Running Bulldog (Bret Hart, Barry Windham) * This is the more classic version of this move.
* Flying Bulldog (Dustin Rhodes)
* Off the Top Rope Bulldog (Rick Steiner)
* Super Bulldog (Rey Misterio Jr, Lodi)
Bulldog, Cobra Clutch
Used by : Bam Bam Bigelow
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands behind the victim. The attacker reaches under one of the victim's arms with one hand and places it behind the victim's neck. The attacker uses their free arm to reach across the victim's body and grab the victim's arm which is on the the same side as the arm the attacker is apply the half nelson. The attacker pulls the victim's arm across their face and locks their hands around the victim's neck. The attacker charges forward and drives the victim face first into the mat.
Bulldog, Inverted Side Headlock Swinging
Used by : Ted Hart
AKA :
Description : The attacker applies an inverted face lock on the vicitm. The attacker reaches over with their far arm and turns around so the victim is in sort of a side head lock facing upward and the attacker is now facing 180 degrees opposite of what they were origianlly facing. The attacker then falls and spins to the side, flipping the victim over and driving them face first into the ground.
Bulldog, Reverse
Used by : Juventud Guerrera, Kaz Hayashi
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands face to face with the victim. The attacker reaches under the victim's chin and locks their hands around the victim's head. The attacker sits down and drives the victim to the mat on the back of their head.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock
Used by : Diamond Dallas Page, Steve Austin, Johnny Ace, Disco Inferno
AKA : The Diamond Cutter (Page), The Stone Cold Stunner (Austin), The Ace Crusher (Ace), The Chartbuster (Disco)
Description : The attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops down to the mat impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
NOTE : There are debates about whether the different verisons of the move listed above are the same or not. Page usually lands on his back, while others usually land in a sitting position. I consider them to be the same move as given the different variations of the moves, wrestlers usually land on their back so the victim who's falling doesn't land at an unusual angle and injure their necks.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Somersault 3/4 Face Lock Bulldog (Devon Storm, Super Nova, Diamond Dust - Masato Tanaka)
* Springboard Somersault 3/4 Face Lock Bulldog (Dragon Kid)
* Running 3/4 Face Lock Bulldog (Diamond Dallas Page, Samoan Bulldog - Fatu)
* Super 3/4 Face Lock Bulldog (Diamond Dallas Page, Whippersnapper - Mikey Whipwreck)
Bulldog, 3/4 Facelock, Back Flip
Used by : Naomichi Marufuji, Kid Kaos, Red
AKA : Shiranui (Marufuji)
Description : The attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and runs towards a corner and runs up the ring ropes with the facelock still applied. The attacker kicks off the top rope and back flips the over the victim and drives them down onto the back of their head.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock, Canadian Backbreaker Rack
Used by : Diamond Dallas Page
AKA :
Description : The victim is lifted up over the attacker's shoulder so the victim is facing upwards and their back is held over the shoulder of the attacker. The attacker locks their arms around the victim's torso as if they were giving the victim a powerbomb or Canadian Backbreaker Rack. The attacker flips the victim over so they are facing downward and falling. As the victim is falling down, the attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock, Fireman's Carry
Used by : Diamond Dallas Page, Marc Mero, Maunakea Mossman
AKA : TKO/Total Knock Out (Mero), Hawaiian Crusher (Mossman)
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so they are laying stomach first across the attacker's shoulders (a standing fireman's carry). The attacker releases the victim's legs and throws them towards the attacker's back. The attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock, Flap Jack
Used by : Buh Buh Ray Dudley, Diamond Dallas Page, Rikishi
AKA : Buh Buh Cutter (Dudley)
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up in the air as if for a back drop but instead of tossing them over, the attacker pushes them up in the air when the victim is horizontal so they land on their face/chest when they hit the mat. As the victim is falling to the mat, the attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock, Inverted Facelock Suplex
Used by : Super Delfin
AKA : Osaka Stunner (Delfin)
Description : The attacker applies an inverted facelock on the victim. The attacker hooks the victim's tights and lifts them straight up in the air so the victim is upside down. The attacker lets the victim's body fall over their shoulder, as they fall, the release the inverted facelock and shift it into a 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock, Powerbomb
Used by : Vicious Vic Grimes
AKA : Grimes Cutter
Description : The attacker bends a victim over or applies a standing head scissors and grabs the victim around the waist. The attacker lifts the victim up so they are sitting on the attacker's shoulders, facing the opposite direction of the attacker. The attacker pushes the victim fowards slightly so they fall straight down off the attackers shoulders but not down as if in a powerbomb, straight down as if to their feet or stomach. As the victim is falling to the mat, the attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock Reverse Crucifix
Used by : Tommy Dreamer
AKA : Tommyhawk (Dreamer)
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so they are laying stomach first across the attacker's shoulder. The attacker places their hands under the victim's arms and extends their arms, so the victim is held in the air. The attacker pushes the victim up in the air. As the victim is falling to the mat, the attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, 3/4 Nelson, Suplex
Used by : Masato Tanaka
AKA :
Description : The attacker applies a front face lock on the victim and throws the victim's near arm across their shoulders. The attacker grabs the victim's tights and lifts them straight up in the air so they are upside down. The attacker pushes the victim's body so it is over their shoulder and hooks their head. The victim should be face down towards the mat and falling with the attacker applying a 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, Twisting
Used by : Billy Kidman, Spike Dudley
AKA : Swinging Bulldog, Tornado Bulldog
Description : The attacker applies a side headlock to the victim and runs towards a corner and up the ring ropes with the headlock still applied. The attacker kicks off the top rope and shifts their bodyweight, swinging their body around. The attacker drives the victim's head into the mat as they fall to the mat.
Bulldog, Twisting 3/4 Facelock
Used by : Spike Dudley
AKA : Acid Drop (Dudley)
Description : The attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and runs towards a corner and runs up the ring ropes with the facelock still applied. The attacker kicks off the top rope and shifts their bodyweight, swinging their body around. As the attacker falls to the ground, the victim's chin is driven into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog Lariat
Used by : Randy Savage, Bret Hart, Giant Baba
AKA : Neck Tie Clothesline, Neck Breaker Drop (Baba)
Description : The attacker jumps at the victim and wraps their arm around the victim's neck and drags them down to the mat as the attacker falls. Generally, both attacker and victim land on their backs and the victim hits the back of their head on the mat when they land.
Variations :
* Apron Dive Bulldog Lariat (Devon Storm)
* Off the Top Rope Bulldog Lariat (Norio Honaga, Kendo Ka Shin)
Butt Drop
Used by : Maiko Matsumoto, Hector Garza
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands behind and slightly to the side of the victim. The attacker grabs the victim's midsection with one arm and hooks one of the victim's legs with the other. The attacker lifts the victim up over their shoulder so the victim is parrallel to the mat. The attacker drops the victim to the mat so they land butt/tailbone first. Similar to an atomic drop, except the victim is dropped on the ground, not the attacker's knee.
Butt Drop, Full Nelson
Used by : Buh Buh Ray Dudley, M.I. Smooth
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands behind the victim. The attacker reaches under the victim's armpits and locks their hands behind the victim's neck. The attacker lifts the victim up and then sits down, forcing the victim to be dropped on the ground butt first, jarring their tail bone.
Chop, Double Chest
Used by : The Youngbloods, Syxx
AKA :
Description : The attacker strikes the victim with both hands in a chopping motion. The lead hand is usually a knife hand chop and the back hand is usually an open hand chop.
Variations :
* Flying Double Chest Chop (Mil Mascaras)
Chop, Double Open Hand
Used by : Etsuko Mita
AKA : Blazing Chop (Mita)
Description : The attacker stikes the victim in the chest with both palms as if they were shoving them down.
Chop, Double to Neck
Used by : Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Demolition Ax, Killer Khan
AKA : Mongolian Chop
Description : The attacker stands face to face with the victim. The attacker strikes the victim in the neck/shoulders with two downward knife hand chops (The attacker strikes the victim with the outer part of their hand, the pinky finger side.)
Variations :
* Apron Dive Mongolian Chop (Hiroyoshi Tenzan)
* Off the Top Rope Mongolian Chop (Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Miss Mongol)
Chop, Flap Jack
Used by : Steve Blackman
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up in the air as if for a back drop but instead of tossing them over, the attacker pushes them up in the air when the victim is horizontal. As the victim falls to the mat, the attacker strikes the victim in the back of their head with the pinky side of their open hand.
Chop, Knife Hand
Used by : Ric Flair, Giant Baba
AKA : The "WHOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Chop :-), Northern Chop (Baba)
Description : The attacker strikes the victim with the outer part of their hand, the pinky finger side. This attack can be done to a variety of locations on the victim's body.
Varitions :
* Handspring Knife Hand Chop ("JC Ice" Jamie Dundee)
* Off the Top Rope Knife Hand Chop (Ricky Steamboat)
* Off the Top Rope Knife Hand Chop Suicida (Prince Iaukea)
* Springboard Knife Hand Chop (Jinsei Shinzaki)
Chop, Open Hand
Used by :
AKA : Slap
Description : The attacker slaps the victim with the bottom of their hand.
Chop, Spinning Knife Hand
Used by : Kenta Kobashi, Shinya Hashimoto, Jerry Flynn
AKA :
Description : The attacker spins around and strikes the victim with the outer part of their hand, the pinky finger side.
Clothesline
Used by : Stan Hansen, Jim Duggan
AKA : The Lariat
Descrition : The attacker sticks out their arm and hits the victim in the neck with it.
Variations :
* Flying Clothesline (Lariat - Barry Windham)
* Off the Top Rope Clothesline (Road Warrior Hawk)
* Springboard Clothesline (Air Pillman - Flyin' Brian Pillman)
* Catapult Clothesline (Slingshot Clothesline - Adam Bomb)
* Handspring Clothesline (Lance Storm)
Clothesline, Elbow Smash
Used by : Curt Hennig, Larry Hennig, Hulk Hogan, Takao Omori
AKA : The Axe (Hennigs), Axe Bomber (Hulk Hogan)
Description : The attacker throws out their arm and strikes the victim in the forehead with their arm so that their elbow grazes across their head.
Clothesline, Short Arm
Used by : Jake Roberts, Vader
AKA :
Description : The attacker grabs the victim by their wrist and pulls the victim towards the attacker, the attacker hits the victim in the neck/throat with their free arm.
Clothesline, Spinning
Used by : Diamond Dallas Page, Jun Akiyama
AKA : Rolling Lariat
Description : The attacker performs a 360 degree spin and hits the victim in the neck with their extended arm.
DDT
Used by : Jake Roberts, Arn Anderson, Raven
AKA : Evenflow DDT (Raven)
Description : The attacker applies a front face lock on the victim. The attacker falls straight down or backwards, driving the victim's head into the mat.
Variations :
* Catapult DDT (Kaz Hayashi)
* Springboard DDT (Shinjiro Ohtani, Sabu)
* Super DDT (Jushin Lyger)
* DDT Opponent off the Top Rope (while standing on the mat) (Jerry Lynn)
* Off the Top Rope DDT (Scott Taylor)
* Springboard Moonsault DDT (Rey Misterio Jr.)
DDT, Baseball Slide
Used by : Masato Yakushiji, Rey Misterio Jr.
AKA :
Description : The victim is standing on the floor, the attacker is in the ring. The attacker runs and slides head first at the victim under the bottom rope. The attacker applies a front face lock on the victim. The attacker swings their body off the apron, twists around a lands on their back, driving the victim's head into the floor.
DDT, Brainbuster
Used by : Barry Windham, Gangrel, Super Delfin, Big Vito Lograsso
AKA : Implant DDT (Windham), Super DDT (Gangrel), D Stunner (Delfin)
Description : The attacker puts the victim in a front face lock. The attacker hooks the victim's tights and lifts the victim up in the air. As the attacker lifts the victim up, they jump and fall backwards driving the victim's head into the mat.
DDT, Crucifix Powerbomb
Used by : Joel Maximo
AKA :
Description : The attacker bends a victim over or applies a standing head scissors and grabs the victim around the waist. The attacker lifts the victim up so they are over the attacker's shoulder. From there, the attacker places both their arms under the arms of the victim and extends their arms out as far as they can. The attacker pulls down on the victim's arms/upper body, flipping the victim's body over so they are falling face first towards the mat. On the way down, the attacker hooks the victim's head in a front face lock and falls to the mat, driving the victim face/head first into the mat.
DDT, Fireman's Carry
Used by : Brian Adams
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up say they laying across their shoulders in a standing fireman's carry. The attacker releases the victim's legs and throws them over the attacker's head and in front of the attacker's body. The attacker slides the victim's head into a front face lock as the victim is falling, the attacker falls to the mat and drives the victim's head/face into the mat.
DDT, Full Nelson Slam
Used by : Divine
AKA :
Description : >The attacker stands behind the victim. The attacker places both their arms under the victim's arms and locks them behind the victim's neck. The attacker lifts the victim in the air. Once they reach the apex, the attacker releases the half of the hold with one arm and with the other still on the victim's neck, the attacker turns the victim around and into a front face lock as they fall to the mat. The attacker falls backwards to the match, driving the victim head/face first into the mat.
DDT, Flying Somersault
Used by : Villano IV
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands on the second rope behind the victim. The attacker applies an invered face lock on the victim. The attacker jumps off the second rope and does a forward flip over the victim's body. The attacker lands on their back and drives the victim head first into the mat on their face or top of their head.
DDT, Inverted Facelock
Used by : The Godwinns, CrowSting, Barry Horowitz
AKA : The Slop Drop (Godwinns), Scorpion Death Drop (CrowSting), The Winning Move (Horowitz)
Description : The attacker stands behind or to the side of the victim. The attacker applies an inverted face lock on the victim. The attacker falls backwards or straight down, driving the victim down to the mat on the back or top of their head.
Variations :
* Standing on Second Rope Inverted Facelock DDT (Brian Christopher)
* Super Inverted Facelock DDT (El Samurai, Maunakea Mossman)
* Springboard Moonsault Inverted Facelock DDT Suicida (Aguila)
DDT, Inverted Facelock to Knee
Used by : Skinner, Barry Horowitz, Christian
AKA : Gator Buster (Skinner)
Description : The attacker stands behind or to the side of the victim. The attacker applies an inverted face lock on the victim. The attacker drops to one knee, driving the victim's upperback/neck into their knee. NOTE : I'm not not exactly sure what the effected area of this move is. I believe it is supposed to be the neck, however it may be the upperback.
DDT, Leg Sweep Inverted Facelock
Used by : CIMA
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands behind or to the side of the victim. The attacker applies an inverted face lock on the victim. The attacker wraps their inside leg (that is, if they are applying the face lock with their right arm, they hook the victim's right leg with their right leg). The attacker sweeps out the victim's leg and falls backwards, driving the victim to the mat on the back of their head.
DDT, Reverse Underhook
Used by : Tommy Rogers, Rey Misterio Jr., Christian Cage
AKA : Tomakazi (Rogers), The Impailer/Unprettier (Christian)
Description : The attacker stands behind the victim facing towards them. The attacker hooks both the victim's arms and places their head inbetween the victim's shoulderblades. The attacker then turns around in a motion so they are now facing the opposite direction and still holds onto the victim's arms, as a result the victim is now in a position similar to that the attacker was just in, their arms hooked and their head bent in the middle of the attackers shoulder blades. The attacker then drops down driving the victim's head into the mat. It can be noted that the turn around is very similar to the set up to a face to face backslide. The move can also be set up with the victim bent down attacker facing away from them and hooking both the attacker's arms behind their back and dropping down.
Variations :
* Super Reverse Underhook DDT (Super Kid Crusher - Kidman)
DDT, Single Arm
Used by : Bobby Eaton, Shane Douglas, Barry Darsow
AKA : The Divorce (Eaton)
Description : The attacker grabs the victim's arm and bars it in front of the attacker's body so the attacker is holding out the arm with the arm furthest away from the victim's body and reaches over the victim's shoulder and wraps it around their victim's arm with other. The attacker drops down and drives the victim's shoulder into the mat.
NOTE : The affected area for this hold is the shoulder. This hold is noted as the move that broke "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe's neck, this happened because Wolfe took the bump wrong (read : on his head) and not his shoulder.
DDT, Swinging
Used by : "Black Tiger" Eddy Guerrero, Super Delfin, Billy Gunn, Chavo Guerrero Jr.
AKA : Tornado DDT
Description : The attacker sits on the top turnbuckle and grabs the victim's head, applying a front facelock. From there, the attacker jumps off the buckles, swings around one side of the victim's body and drives the victim's head into the mat.
Variations :
* Apron Dive Swinging DDT (Gran Hamada)
* Off the Top Rope Swinging DDT - (In this verision, the attacker jumps off the ropes and then applies the swinging DDT - Super Delfin, Gran Hamada)
* Off the Top Rope Swinging DDT Suicida (Tony Mamaluke)
* Springboard Swinging DDT (Ikuto Hidaka)
* Super Swinging DDT (Gran Hamada)
DDT, Swinging Inverted Facelock
Used by : El Samurai, Super Crazy
AKA :
Description : The attacker sits on the top turnbuckle, the victim is standing facing away from the corner. The attacker grabs the victim's head and applies an inverted facelock. From there, the attacker jumps off the buckles, swings around one side of the victim's body and drops them on the back of their head when they land.
DDT, Swinging Single Arm DDT
Used by : Jeff Jarrett
AKA :
Description : The attacker sits on the top turnbuckle facing the victim. The attacker grabs the victim's arm and bars it in front of the attacker's body so the attacker is holding out the arm with the arm furthest away from the victim's body and reaches over the victim's shoulder and wraps it around their victim's arm with other. The attacker grabs the victim's arm and neck. The attacker jumps off the buckles, swings around one side of the victim's body and drops them shoulder first into the mat.
DDT, Underhook
Used by : Cactus Jack, Kenta Kobashi, Danny Doring
AKA : Double Arm DDT
Description : The attacker is facing the victim, the victim is bent over and the attacker hooks both the victim's arms behind their back as if for an underhook suplex. The attacker lifts the victim up slightly and falls to the mat, driving the victim head first into the mat.
Double Axe Handle Smash
Used by : The Putskis
AKA : Polish Hammer (to the chest) (The Putskis)
Description : The attacker locks both their hands together and strikes victim with both their hands.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Double Axe Handle Smash (Randy Savage)
* Off the Top Rope Double Axe Handle Smash Suicida (Randy Savage)
* Springboard Double Axe Handle Smash (CIMA)
Drop Kick
Used by : Jim Brunzell
AKA :
Description : The attacker jumps in the air and kicks the victim with both their feet. The attack can be focuses on the victim's head, chest, stomach, back or legs.
Variations :
* Apron Dive Drop Kick (Shocker)
* Springboard Drop Kick (Shinjiro Ohtani, TAKA Michinoku, Al Snow)
* Springboard Somersault Drop Kick (Juventud Guerrera)
* Off the Top Rope Drop Kick (Chris Jericho, Koko B. Ware, Alex Wright)
* Off the Top Rope Drop Kick Suicida (Manami Toyota)
* Off the Top Rope Somersault Drop Kick (Hikari Fukuoka)
* Standing On to the Rope Drop Kick (Chris Jericho)
Drop Kick, Baseball Slide
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The victim is standing on the floor, the attacker is in the ring. The attacker runs and slides feet first at the victim and kicks them.
Drop Toe Hold
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker drops down to the mat hooking the leg (or legs) of the victim with one foot in front of the victim's ankle and then trips the victim down by pushing with their other leg on the back of the victim's legs.
Elbow Drop
Used by : Dusty Rhodes, Abdullah The Butcher
AKA : Polka Dot Drop (Rhodes), Sudanese Meat Cleaver (Abby)
Description : The attacker falls on the victim elbow first.
Variations :
* Apron Dive Elbow Drop (Hipbuster - Cactus Jack)
* Off the Top Rope Elbow Drop (Randy Savage)
* Catapult Elbow Drop (Kanyon)
* Corkscrew Elbow Drop (Shocker)
Elbow Drop, Inverted Face Lock
Used by :Tony DeVito, Shane Helms, El Gallinero, Big Show
AKA : Nightmare on Helms Street (Helms), Rooster Driver (Gallinero), Final Cut (Show)
Description : The attacker stands behind the victim and applies an inverted face lock. The attacker quickly releases their grip on the face lock and turns 180 degrees towards the victim with their far arm. The attacker drives their elbow into the victim's chest and drives them down to the mat back first.
Elbow Smash
Used by : Dusty Rhodes
AKA : The Bionic Elbow (Rhodes)
Description : The attacker hits the victim with their elbow in variety of locations.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Elbow Smash (Dick Slater)
Elbow Smash, Back
Used by : The Sandman
AKA :
Description : The attacker has his back to the victim or is to the side. The attacker drives back with his elbow to the victim's head.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Back Elbow Smash (Jaw Jacker - Tracy Smothers)
* Corner Back Elbow Smash (Kevin Nash)
* Flying Back Elbow Smash (Blackjack Mulligan)
* Handspring Back Elbow Smash (The Great Muta)
* Springboard Back Elbow Smash (Kyoko Inoue, Sick Boy)
* Springboard Back Elbow Smash Suicida (Cactus Jack)
Elbow Smash, Short Arm Back
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker grabs the victim's arm and pulls them towards the attacker. The attacker pulls the victim in and drives one of their elbows into the attacker's face.
Elbow Smash, Spinning Back
Used by : Mitsuharu Misawa
AKA :
Description : The attacker goes to perform a 360 degree spin, as they turn around, they strike the victim with their outer elbow.
NOTE : This is similiar to the running version of this move that Jake Roberts and Ted DiBaise do in the old WWF Wrestlefest game.
Elbow/Forearm Smash, Spinning
Used by : Mitsuharu Misawa, Masato Tanaka
AKA : Rolling Elbow (Misawa)
Description : The attacker performs a 360 degree turn similiar to a discus throwing motion and hits the victim in the head with their forearm or elbow.
Eye Rake
Used by : Moe Howard of the 3 Stooges
AKA : Eye Gouge, Eye Poke
Description : The attacker pokes the victim in the eye(s) with their fingers.
Eye Rake, Boot Lace
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker places their boot on the victim's face and pushes the victim's head or pushes their own leg down, raking the victim's eyes across the laces of the attacker's boot.
Eye Rake, Double Boot Scrape
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The victim is on their back on the mat. The attacker jumps up and puts both boots over the victim's eyes and scrapes them with the sole of their feet as the attacker's feet slide to the mat.
Face Breaker, Fireman's Carry
Used by : Shane Helms
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so they are laying stomach first across the attacker's shoulders (a standing fireman's carry). The attacker releases the victim's legs and throws them towards the attacker's back and spinning them out to the side. The attacker holds the victim's head and knee's down, driving the victim face/jaw first onto the attacker's knee.
Face Breaker, Underhook
Used by : Carl Malenko
AKA :
Description : The attacker bends the victim down and hooks both the victim's arms. The attacker lifts the victim up a bit and then drops them forward. The attacker kneels down, driving the victim face first into their knee.
Face Driver
Used by : Outlaw Ron Bass
AKA :
Description : The attacker places victim's head in a standing head scissors. The attacker drops down to their knees and drives the victim face first to the mat.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Face Driver (Death Drop - Hack Myers)
Face Driver, Knee
Used by : Dick Murdoch, Don Muraco, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ivan Koloff
AKA : Calf Branding (Murdoch)
Description : The attacker is standing on the ropes (second or top rope) behind the victim. The attacker grabs the victim's head and puts one of their knees to the back of the victim's head, neck or in the middle of their shoulderblades. The attacker jumps off the ropes and drives the victim into the mat face first.
Face Driver, Leg (Guillotine Face Driver)
Used by : Marty Jannetty, Johnny Ace, Mortis, Billy Gunn
AKA : The Rocker Dropper/Showstopper (Jannetty), Guillotine Ace Crusher (Ace), Fameasser (Gunn)
Description : The victim is bent over, the attacker places one leg over the back of the victim's neck and jumps up, using their weight to drive the victim face first into the mat. Sometimes the attacker holds the victim's arm as they throw their leg over their neck.
NOTE : This is the move that broke Chuck Austin's neck when he took the bump wrong. As a result, he sued the WWF for megabucks.
Variations :
* Off the Second Rope Leg Face Driver (Mortis)
Face Driver, Reverse
Used by : Mortis
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands behind the victim, who is usually kneeling, the attacker steps over the shoulders of the victim and then drops down to their knees, driving the victim's face into the mat.
Face Driver, Reverse Knee
Used by : Jun Akiyama
AKA : Reverse Calf Branding
Description : The attacker is standing on the ropes (second or top rope) facing the victim. The attacker grabs the victim's head and puts one of their knees to the victim's face or chest. The attacker jumps off the ropes and drives the back of the victim's head into the mat.
Face Driver, Underhook
Used by : Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Sick Boy
AKA : The Pedigree (HHH), The Cure (Sick Boy)
Description : The attacker executes a standing head scissors and a hooks both the victim's arms. The attacker jumps up and drives the victim's face into the mat.
Face Driver, Underhook Leg
Used by : Nova
AKA :
Description : The attacker is facing the victim. The attacker bends the victim down and hooks both of the victim's arms so they are behind the victim's back. The attacker links their hands together and then lifts up one of their legs across the back of the victim's neck. The attacker drops down, driving the victim down face first into the mat.
Fist Drop
Used by : Ted DiBiase, Road Warrior Hawk
AKA :
Description : The attacker drops onto a downed opponent with their fist.
Variations :
* Off the Second Rope Fist Drop (Jerry Lawler)
Flap Jack
Used by : Rick Rude, Steve McMichael, Booker T
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up in the air as if for a back drop but instead of tossing them over, the attacker pushes them up in the air when the victim is horizontal so they land on their face/chest when they hit the mat.
Variations :
* Super Flap Jack (D-Von Dudley)
Flap Jack, Fireman's Carry
Used by : Kanyon, Judo Suwa, Saturn
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so they are laying stomach first across the attacker's shoulders (a standing fireman's carry). The attacker releases the victim's head and pushes their body out so their body is pushed 90 degrees to where they were previously. The attacker falls back so the victim lands on their face/chest.
Flying Arm Scissor
Used by : Kendo Ka Shin
AKA :
Description : The attacker grabs the victim's arm, jumps and scissor locks the victim's arm, pulling them down to the mat. This commonly leads to a crucifix armbar.
Variations :
* Super Flying Arm Scissors (Yumiko Hotta, Kendo Ka Shin)
Flying Head Scissors
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker jumps in the air catching the victim's head/neck between their legs and sealing the lock by crossing their ankles. The attacker falls the the mat, they pull down the victim to the mat.
Variations :
* Catapult Flying Head Scissors (Slingshot Flying Head Scissors - Billy Kidman)
* Super Flying Head Scissors (Super Calo)
* Somersault Flying Head scissors Suicida (Rey Misterio Jr.)
* Springboard Flying Head Scissors (TAKA Michinoku)
Flying Head Scissors, Baseball Slide
Used by : Masato Yakushiji
AKA :
Description : The victim is standing on the floor, the attacker is in the ring. The attacker runs and slides feet first on their stomach at the victim. The attacker locks their ankles around the victim's head/neck. The attacker pushes thier body off the apron and falls forward, somersaulting onto their back and throwing the victim over onto their back on the floor.
Forearm Smash
Used by : Iron Mike Sharpe
AKA :
Description : The attacker strikes the victim with their forearm. Can be a clubbing overhand forearm or straight forearm jab.
Variations :
* Corner Flying Forearm Smash (Satoshi Kojima)
* Forearm Smash Suicida (Elbow Suicida - Mitsuharu Misawa, Masato Tanaka)
* Flying Forearm Smash (Tito Santana, Five-Arm - Terry Taylor, Flying Burrito - Manny Fernandez)
* Handspring Forearm Smash (Yoshihiro Tajiri)
* Off the Top Rope Forearm Smash (Diving Elbow Smash - Jun Akiyama, Mitsuharu Misawa)
* Off the Top Rope Forearm Smash w/ Twist (Booker T)
* Springboard Forearm Smash (Minoru Fujita)
Forearm Uppercut
Used by : Lord Steven Regal, Alex Wright, Dory Funk Jr.
AKA : European Uppercut
Description : The attacker strikes the victim in the chin with a rising blow with their forearm.
Front Face Lock Drop
Used by : Michael Hayes
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands face to face with the victim and grabs the victim's head and places it under their arm. The attacker locks the victim's head with one arm, reaching around the victim's head and across their face. The attacker throws their body out backwards and drops to the mat on their stomach, driving the victim face first to the mat.
Giant Swing
Used by : Hiroshi Hase, Chris Jericho, Lioness Aska
AKA :
Description : The victim is on their back, the attacker grabs both their legs and starts to spin. The momentum lifts the victim off the mat as they get spun around by their legs.
Gutbuster Drop
Used by : Sgt. Slaughter, Jake Roberts
AKA : Stomach Breaker, Rib Breaker
Description : The attacker crouches the victim over and grabs them by one leg and across their chest. The attacker lifts the victim up so they are facing down and drops them stomach first across the attackers knee as if for a back breaker drop.
Gutbuster Drop, Cradle
Used by : Low Ki
AKA :
Description : The attacker applies a front face lock on the victim and throws the victim's near arm across their shoulders. The attacker grabs the victim's near leg and hooks it. The attacker lifts the victim so they are upside down. The attacker drops the victim in front of the attacker's body and sideways and kneels down, dropping the victim stomach first across the attacker's knee.
Gutbuster Drop, Fireman's Carry
Used by : Dean Malenko, Hiroshi Hase
AKA : Fireman's Carry Stomach Breaker, Fireman's Carry Rib Breaker
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so they are laying stomach first across the attacker's shoulders (a standing fireman's carry). The attacker pushes the victim up and over their head and drops them stomach first across their knee.
Variations :
* Super Fireman's Carry Gutbuster Drop (Dean Malenko)
Gutbuster Drop, Flap Jack
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up in the air as if for a back drop but instead of tossing them over, the attacker pushes them up in the air when the victim is horizontal to the mat. The attacker kneels down so the victim lands across one of the attacker's knees as they fall to the mat.
Gutbuster Drop, Front Suplex
Used by : Devil Masami
AKA :
Description : The attacker applies a front face lock on the victim and throws the victim's near arm across their shoulders. The attacker grabs the victim's tights and lifts them straight up in the air so they are upside down. The attacker drops the victim's body forward in front of their body at an angle. As the victim falls the the mat, the attacker kneels down and drops the victim stomach first across the attacker's knee.
Gutbuster Drop, Gutwrench
Used by : Diamond Dallas Page
AKA :
Description : The attacker is standing facing the victim. The attacker reaches around one side of the victim's body and locks their arms around the victim in a waistlock. The attacker lifts the victim off the mat until the are upside down. The attacker drops the victim forward and kneels down the victim lands stomach first across the attacker's knee.
Gutbuster Drop, Press Slam
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up over their head. The attacker drops the victim in front on their body and kneels down so the victim lands stomach first across the attacker's knee.
Gutbuster Drop, Stretch
Used by : Dean Malenko
AKA :
Description : The attacker bends the victim over and stands to their back. The victim's lower arm is put between their legs and held by one of the attacker's hands as the attacker hooks the victim's other arm. The attacker lifts the victim up and kneels down, dropping the victim stomach first across the attacker's knee.
Gutbuster Drop, Tilt-a-whirl
Used by : Bulldog KT
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands facing the victim. The attacker reaches around the victim and lifts them up so they are at first horizontal to the mat and facing upwards. The attacker continues to spin the victim in front of their body, the attacker kneels down and drops the victim stomach first across their knee. The initial lift is similiar to that of a side slam and once the victim is lifted up, you flip them over.
Hamstring Pull
Used by :
AKA : Leg Pick
Description : The victim is on their back, the attacker grabs the victim's leg and flips forward, pulling the victim's leg as far as it will go.
Headbutt
Used by :
AKA : Junk Yard Dog, The Samoans
Description : The attacker strikes the victim with their head.
Variations :
* Flying Headbutt (Missing Link, Pantera)
* Flying Headbutt Suicida (Tope)
* Off the Second Rope Headbutt (Tony Atlas)
* Springboard Headbutt (Super Astro)
Headbutt Drop
Used by : Bam Bam Bigelow
AKA :
Description : The attacker falls onto a prone opponent head first.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Headbutt Drop (Dynamite Kid, Chris Benoit, Bam Bam Bigelow)
* Off the Top Rope Headbutt Drop Suicida (Dynamite Kid, Chris Benoit)
* Off the Top Rope Moonsault Headbutt Drop (Hugh Morrus)
* Springboard Headbutt Drop (Kenichiro Arai)
Heart Punch
Used by : Crush, Stan Stasiak
AKA :
Description : The attacker is facing the victim. The attacker lifts up one of the victim's arms straight up in a wrist lock. The attacker then punches the victim in the chest.
Heart Kick
Used by : The Great Kabuki
AKA :
Description : The attacker is facing the victim. The attacker lifts up one of the victim's arms straight up in a wrist lock. The attacker then kicks the victim in the chest.
Hip Attack
Used by : Shiro Koshinaka, Sakura Hirota
AKA :
Description : The attacker drives their hip into the attacker's head.
Variations :
* Corner Hip Attack (Reverse Avalanche - Yokozuna)
* Corner Jumping Hip Attack (Shiro Koshinaka, Headbanger Mosh)
* Jumping Hip Attack (Butt Butt - "Iceman" King Parsons, Shiro Koshinaka, Goldust, Megumi Kudoh)
* Off the Top Rope Hip Attack (Shiro Koshinaka)
* Running Hip Attack (Hip Check - The Goon)
* Springboard Hip Attack (Sakura Hirota)
* Springboard Hip Attack Suicida (Yone Genjin)
Hip Toss
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker hooks under one of the victim's arm and leverages them over their hip so the victim lands back first on the mat.
Hip Toss, Reverse
Used by : Red, Elix Skipper
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands face to face with the victim and places one arm across the victim's chest. The attacker steps behind the attackers body and places their hip directly behind and against the victim's hip on the same side. The attacker pulls the victim with the arm that they've hooked them with over their hip and bends over, throwing the victim over so they land face first on the mat.
Irish Whip
Used by :
AKA : Hammer Throw
Description : The attacker grabs an arm of the victim and whips them into the ropes or corner or railing or post.
Jawbreaker
Used by : Terry Taylor, Barry Horowitz
AKA : Chin Crusher
Description : The attacker can be either facing towards or away from the victim. The attacker places their head under the chin of the victim and holds their head into place with their arms. The attacker drops down to the mat, either onto their knees or their butt and drives the victim's jaw into the top of their head.
Variations :
* Super Jawbreaker (Kaz Hayashi)
Jawbreaker, Hammerlock Shoulder
Used by : "Above Average" Mike Sanders
AKA :
Description : The attacker grabs one of the victim's arm and bends it behind the victim's back. The attacker reaches around the victim's body and holds it in place (that is, if the victim's left arm is bent behind their back, the attacker reaches around the victim's right side to hold it). The attacker places the victim's chin on the attacker's shoulder and hooks it with their free hand. The attacker sits down, impacting the victim's jaw on their shoulder.
Jawbreaker, Shoulder
Used by : CIMA, Danny Doring, Shane Douglas
AKA : Bare Back (Doring), Franchiser (Douglas)
Description : The attacker places the victim's chin on the attacker's shoulder and holds it in place with one or both hands. The attacker sits or drops down, impacting the victim's jaw on their shoulder.
Jumping Standing Head Scissors
Used by : Junk Yard Dog, Honky Tonk Man
AKA : Scissors Stomp, The Shake (Honky Tonk Man)
Description : The attacker applies a standing head scissors on the victim. The attacker jumps up in the air and then lands on their feet with the victim's head still in the scissor lock.
Kick
Used by :
AKA : Sweet Shin Music - Dude Love
Description : The attacker strikes the victim with the sole of their foot.
Kick, Ax
Used by : Mitsuhiro Matsunaga, Koji Kanemoto, Kumiko Maekawa
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts their leg straight up in the air and drops it down on the head (or shoulder) of the victim. Also can be executed to the back of the neck of a bent over opponent. The heel or back of the foot is the contact point of the attacker's foot.
Variations :
* Flying Ax Kick (Scissor Kick - Booker T, Ahmed Johnson)
* Flying Somersault Ax Kick (Scott Taylor)
* Off the Top Rope Somersault Ax Kick (Mima Shimoda, Daisuke Ikeda)
* Off the Top Rope Somersault Ax Kick w/ Twist (Ranemaru)
Kick, Back
Used by : Larry Zbyszko, Steve Blackman
AKA :
Descripiton : The attacker is facing the victim, the attack spins 180 degrees and strikes the victim in the stomach with the sole of their foot.
Variations :
* Jumping Back Kick (The Great Muta, Rob Van Dam)
* Springboard Back Kick (Rob Van Dam)
Kick, Back Brain
Used by : Owen Hart, Bad News Brown, Antonio Inoki
AKA : Enzuigiri, Ghetto Blaster (Brown)
Description : The attacker jumps at the victim and strikes them in the back of the head with their foot. Commonly a counter to the victim holding one of the attacker's legs. The point of contact is the top of the attacker's foot.
Variations :
* Springboard Back Brain Kick (La Parka)
Kick, Back Brain Heel
Used by : Tracy Smothers
AKA : Southern Kick (Smothers)
Description : The attacker jumps at the victim and strikes them in the back of the with the heel of their foot.
Kick, Back Flip
Used by : Tiger Mask, Yoshi Asai, Dick Togo, Jinsei Shinzaki
AKA : Spinning Inferno Kick
Description : The attacker has his back to the victim. The attacker performs a standing backflip and hits the victim in the head with one or both their legs. The attacker lands on their hands and/or feet facing downward.
Variations :
* Handspring Back Flip Kick (Low Ki)
Kick, Baseball Slide Roundhouse
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The victim is standing on the floor, the attacker is in the ring. The attacker runs and slides feet first towards the victim. The attacker swings his leg across his body and hits the victim, generally in their head with the top of the attacker's foot.
Kick, Big Boot
Used by : The Barbarian, Hulk Hogan (lame verison :-)) Kevin Nash
AKA : The Kick of Fear (the Barbarian), High Kick
Description : The attacker lifts up their leg and kicks the victim in in the face with the bottom of their foot.
Variations :
* Running Big Boot Kick : (Kenka Kick, Yakuza Kick - Masahiro Chono, Bruiser Brody)
* Flying Big Boot Kick (Float Kick - Wild Bill Irwin, Wrath)
* Off the Top Rope Big Boot Kick (Akira Taue)
* Apron Dive Big Boot Kick (Akira Taue)
Kick, Cartwheel
Used by : The Cat
AKA : Catwheel (Cat)
Description : The attacker performs a cartwheel towards the victim, hitting the victim in the head with the side of their foot as it comes up in the air.
Kick, Crane
Used by : Chris Champion, Daniel-san
AKA : The Karate Kid Kick
Description : The attacker stands on one leg with the other one lifted to in the air. The attacker jumps up and switches legs and kicks the victim in the chin with the foot that was originally on the ground. The top of the attacker's foot is the contact part of this attack.
Kick, Corner Back Flip
Used by : Tiger Mask, Great Sasuke
AKA :
Description : The victim is propped up in the corner, the attacker charges and runs up the outside ropes, as they reach the top, the kick the victim in the chest and preform a backflip so they land on their feet.
Kick, Double Mule
Used by : Phinneas Godwinn (in Super Spaz Mode)
AKA : Kangaroo Kick
Description : Usually done with the attacker facing away from the opponent, sometimes done in a corner, attacker jumps and kicks backwards with both legs to the victim hitting them with both soles of their feet. If acrobatically inclined, the attacker usually does a forward roll out of this so they are standing after they do it.
Variations :
* Handspring Double Mule Kick (Chaparrita ASARI)
Kick, Heel
Used by : Ricky Steamboat, Savio Vega, Scott Taylor
AKA :
Descrption : The attacker stands at an angle to the victim with their back to them. The attacker lifts up their leg and shoots it backwards at an angle striking the victim in the head with their heel. This move is usually set up by the attacker applying an arm wringer to the victim and then hitting them with the kick as they hold their arm.
Variations :
* Flying Heel Kick (Zero-sen Kick -Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Dean Malenko, D'Lo Brown)
Kick, Jumping Spin
Used by : Syxx, Savio Vega, Owen Hart
AKA : Leg Lariat, Spin Wheel Kick
Description : The attacker jumps in the air, as they go in the air they spin their body and strike the victim with the side of their foot as they fly through the air.
Variation :
* Corner Jumping Spin Kick (Jerry Flynn, Pitbull #2, Kwang)
* Handspring Leg Lariat (Venum Black, Ikuto Hidaka)
* Off the Top Rope Leg Lariat (Hayabusa)
* Springboard Leg Lariat (Shinjiro Otani, Super Loco)
Kick, Leg Sweep
Used by : Perry Saturn, Glacier, Shinya Hashimoto, Jerry Flynn
AKA :
Description : The attacker spins their body backwards and ducks down, as they duck down, they shoot out the leg that went back first and sweep out the feet of the victim as the attacker turns on their other foot or knee.
Kick, Mule
Used by : Hillbilly Jim
AKA :
Description : The attacker has their back to the victim who is charging them. The attacker bends down and pushes out one foot striking the victim with the bottom of their foot.
Kick, Overhead
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker is either laying down or lays down on the mat with the victim standing near their head. The attacker lifts a leg and kicks up over their waist and chest, hitting the victim with the top of their foot, usually in the head. Can be used as a counter to an attack from behind. For example, a wrestler attempts a full nelson, the attacker breaks the victim's lock, falls to the canvas and kicks them in the face with their foot.
Variations :
* Flying Overhead Kick (Bicycle Kick - Pele, Meiko Satomura
NOTE : The Bicycle Kick is different from the Back Flip Kick in that the attacker lands on their back after performing the kick, where the attacker lands on their hands and/or foot when they do the back flip kick)
Kick, Rolling Koppou
Used by : Jushin Lyger, Psicosis, Antonio Inoki, Yuji Nagata, Toshiaki Kawada
AKA : Abise giri
Description : The attacker does a forward somersault roll. As they roll forward, the attack hits the victim in the head/chest with the back of their heel/leg.
Variations :
* Corner Rolling Koppou Kick (Jushin Lyger)
Kick, Roundhouse
Used by : Ultimo Dragon, Mortis, Glacier, Ernest Miller, Yuji Nagata
AKA :
Description : The attacker kicks with one leg while pivioting 90 degrees on the other. The attack can be directed at the knee, midsection or head. It can be done to a sitting opponent to the back. The top of the attacker's foot is the contact point for this kick.
NOTE : Technically, a Back Brain Kick is a jumping Roundhouse Kick to the back of the head/neck
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Roundhouse Kick (Diving Brain Kick - Toshiyo Yamada)
* Off the Top Rope Roundhouse Kick with Twist (Feliner - Ernest Miller, Meteor Kick - Naohiro Hoshikawa)
* Flying Roundhouse Kick (Toshiaki Kawada)
* Springboard Roundhouse Kick (Takeshi Ono)
Kick, Short Arm Roundhouse
Used by : Karloff Lagarde Jr.
AKA :
Description : The attacker grabs the victim by one arm and pulls them towards them. As the attacker pulls the victim in, the attacker kicks with one leg while pivioting 90 degrees on the other, kicking the victim in the stomach. The top of the attacker's foot is the contact point for this kick.
Kick, Side
Used by : Stan Lane, Steve Blackman
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts their knee so they are standing with their side to the victim. The attacker pushes out their leg level to the ground, striking the victim with the bottom of their foot.
Variations :
* Apron Dive Side Kick (Great Sasuke)
* Off the Top Rope Side Kick (Rob Van Dam, Glacier)
* Flying Side Kick (Bruce Lee)
* Off the Top Rope Side Kick Suicida (Rider Kick - Great Sasuke)
Kick, Snap
Used by :
AKA : Front Kick
Description : A standard martial arts kick. The attacker lifts their knee up and pushes their foot out striking the victim the kick, usually in the stomach. The point of contact is the sole of the attacker's foot.
Variatio
Airplane Spin
Used by : Mike Rotunda
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up across their shoulders. The attacker starts spinning around quickly a few times to dizzy the victim, then drops them to the mat.
Airplane Spin Toss
Used by : Al Perez, Sid Vicious, Oz
AKA : Ally-Coptor (Perez), Human Frisbee (Sid), Twister Slam (Oz)
Description : The victim is lifted up over the attacker's shoulder so the victim is facing upwards and their back is held over the shoulder of the attacker. The attacker holds the victim in place and spins around a few times, then tosses the victim into the air dropping them back first to the mat.
Airplane Spin Toss, Face First
Used by : Mike Enos
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts up the victim over their shoulder as if for a body slam. The attacker then spins around a few times and then tosses the victim in the air dropping them to the mat face first.
Arm Breaker
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker has the victim's arm in a wristlock. The attacker steps forward and drives the victim's arm across their knee.
Arm Breaker, Fireman's Carry
Used by : CW Anderson
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so they are laying stomach first across the attacker's shoulders (a standing fireman's carry). The attacker releases the victim's legs and throws them towards the attacker's back. The attacker grabs on the victim's arms and holds it across their should. The attacker sits down as the victim falls to the mat and impacts the victim's arm on their shoulder.
Arm Breaker, Shoulder
Used by : Antonio Inoki
AKA :
Description : The attacker grabs the victim's arm by the wrist and lifts it so the victim is behind them and their arm over the attacker's shoulder. The attacker pulls down on the victim's arm in an attempt to hyperextend or break the victim's elbow.
Arm Drag
Used by : Ricky Steamboat
AKA : Arm Whip
Description : The attacker hooks an arm of the victim and falls to the mat and pulls the victim over.
Variations :
* Super Arm Drag (Damian)
* Springboard Arm Drag (Max Mini, Rey Misterio Jr.)
Arm Drag, Over the Shoulder
Used by : Shinya Hashimoto, Gary Albright, Kensuke Sasaki, Jerry Flynn
AKA : Ipponzei, Shoulder Throw
Description : This is a common martial arts throw. The attacker has the victim's arm over their shoulder and stands with their back to the victim, the attacker throws the victim over by pulling on the victim's arm and leaning foward, lifting the victim off the ground and dropping them on their back.
Variations :
* Super Ipponzei (Tatsuhito Takaiwa)
Arm Drag with Leg Throw
Used by : Kato Kung Lee
AKA :
Description : The attacker jumps at victim, the attacker bends one of their legs and puts their foot on the stomach of the victim. While in the air, they also hook one of the attackers arm. The attacker falls to the mat, landing on their back and pulls the victim over, push out their leg to flip the victim over so they land on their back.
Arm Wringer
Used by :
AKA : Spinning Wristlock
Description : The attacker grabs the victim's arm by the wrist. The attacker twists the victim's arm over the attacker's head and spins it around. The attacker can take the victim to the mat if they spin their arm with enough force.
Atomic Drop
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands behind and slightly to the side of the victim. The attacker grabs the victim's midsection with one arm and hooks one of the victim's legs with the other. The attacker lifts the victim up over their shoulder so the victim is parrallel to the mat. The attacker kneels down and drops the victim's tailbone first on the attacker's knee.
Atomic Drop, Inverted
Used by :
AKA : Manhattan Drop
Description : The attacker is facing the victim. The attacker grabs the victim around the waist with both arms, sometimes hooking both the victim's legs. The attacker lifts the victim up, the attacker kneels down and drops the victim tailbone (or crotch) first on the attacker's bent knee.
Variations :
* Super Inverted Atomic Drop (Men's Teioh)
Atomic Throw
Used by : Akira Taue
AKA : Atomic Whip
Description : The attacker stands behind and slightly to the side of the victim. The attacker grabs the victim's midsection with one arm and hooks one of the victim's legs with the other. The attacker lifts the victim up over their shoulder so the victim is parrallel to the mat. The attacker throws the victim in the air, dropping them on their back.
Variations :
* Over to the Top Rope Atomic Throw (The Berzerker)
Back Drop
Used by :
AKA : Back Body Drop, Shoulder Throw
Description : The attacker bends down forward as the victim charges towards them. As the victim reaches the attacker, the attacker stands up, lifting the victim up and over so they land back first on the mat. It's also a common counter to an attack where they are bent over, like for a piledriver or powerbomb.
Back Breaker Drop
Used by : Bret Hart
AKA : Pendulum Back Breaker
Description : The attacker lifts up the victim and drops them back first across their knee.
Variations :
* Slingshot Back Breaker Drop (Bobby Eaton)
Back Breaker Drop, Argentine Back Breaker Rack
Used by : Hercules
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so that they are laying across the attacker's shoulders. The attacker hooks the victim's neck and leg and drops to their knees, wrenching the victim's back.
Back Breaker Drop, Inverted Face Lock Suplex
Used by : Chris Benoit
AKA :
Description : The attacker applies an inverted facelock on the victim. The attacker then hooks the victim's tights and lifts them in the air as so they are upside down, similar to an inverted facelock suplex. The attacker then lets the victim fall forward and across the attacker's body. The attacker kneels down so the victim lands back first across their knee.
Back Breaker Drop, Inverted Shoulder Rack (Canadian Back Breaker Rack)
Used by : Brian Adams
AKA : Body Breaker
Description : The victim is lifted up over the attacker's shoulder so the victim is facing upwards and their back is held over the shoulder of the attacker. The attacker locks their arms around the victim's torso and drops to their knees, wrenching the victim's back.
Back Breaker Drop, Press Slam
Used by : Nikolai Volkoff
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim over their head as if they were going to press slam them, the attacker then drops the person back first across their knee.
Back Breaker Drop, Slingshot Catapult
Used by : Aja Kong
AKA :
Description : The victim is on their back, the attacker grabs the victim by their legs and hooks both feet with their arms. The attacker falls backwards, pulling the victim off the mat and shooting them over the attacker's body into the ring ropes or the corner. The attacker bends their knees as the victim rebounds and falls backwards. The victim then lands with the small of their back on the attacker's knees.
Back Breaker Drop, Stretch
Used by : Eddy Guerrero, Diamond Dallas Page
AKA : Pumphandle Back Backbreaker
Description : The attacker bends the victim over and stands to their back. The victim's lower arm is put between their legs and held by one of the attacker's hands as the attacker hooks the victim's other arm. The attacker lifts the victim up and slams the victim down across the attacker's knee.
Back Breaker Drop, Tilt-a-Whirl
Used by : Crush
AKA : La Quebradora Con Hilo
Description : The attacker stands facing the victim. The attacker bends the victim down so they are bent facing in front on the attacker's body. The attacker reaches around the the victim's body with their arms and lifts them up, spinning the victim in front of the attacker's body. The attacker kneels down and drops the victim down back first across the attacker's knee.
Back Breaker Drop, Underhook
Used by : Bam Bam Bigelow, Chris Jericho
AKA :
Description : The attacker is facing the victim. The attacker bends the victim down and hooks both of the victim's arms so they are behind the victim's back. The attacker links their hands together and lifts the victim up. As the victim is in the air, the attacker releases the victim's arms and drops them slighty to the side. The attacker then kneels down so the victim lands back first across the attacker's knee.
Back Fist
Used by : Tracy Smothers, Sting
AKA :
Description : A standard martial arts type blow where the attacker hits the victim with the back of their fist.
Back Fist, Spinning
Used by : Aja Kong, Mayumi Ozaki
AKA : Uraken
Description : The attacker performs a 360 degree turn and hits the victim with the back of their fist.
Back Rake
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker scratches down the victim's back with their nails/fingers.
Bell Clap
Used by : Billy Jack Haynes
AKA : Ear-ringer, Bell Ringer
Description : Commonly used to break a bear hug. The attacker claps their hands/forearms around the victim's head, disrupting their equilibrium.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Bell Clap (Vader)
* Running Bell Clap (Vader Attack - Vader)
Bite
Used by : George Steele, Mike Tyson, Marv Albert, McGruff
AKA :
Description : The attacker has a late lunch on a body part of the victim.
Body Press
Used by :
AKA : Cross Body Block, Plancha, Flying Body Press
Description : The attacker jumps at victim and hits the victim at an angle, knocking them down to the mat.
Variations :
* Body Press Suicida (Plancha)
* Catapult Body Press Suicida (Pescado)
* Corkscrew Body Press Suicida (La Parka)
* Corner Body Press (Stinger Splash - Sting)
* Corner Handspring Moonsault Body Press (Blitzkreig)
* Handspring Body Press (Great Sasuke)
* Handspring Body Press Suicida (Flying Space Tiger Attack - Tiger Mask)
* Handspring Moonsault Body Press Suicida (Sasuke Special - Great Sasuke, Hakushi)
* Off the Top Rope Body Press (Ricky Steamboat)
* Off the Top Rope Body Press with Twist (Alex Wright)
* Off the Top Rope Body Press Suicida (Plancha)
* Off the Top Rope Corkscrew Body Press Suicida (Hector Garza)
* Off the Top Rope Corkscrew Moonsault Body Press Suicida (Aguila)
* Off the Top Rope Moonsault Body Press (1-2-3 Kid, Shawn Michaels)
* Off the Top Rope Moonsault Body Press Suicida (Terry Funk)
* Off the Top Rope Somersault Body Press Suicida (Low Ki)
* Off the Top Rope Somersault Body Press with Twist Suicida (Low Ki)
* Springboard Body Press Suicida (Manami Toyota)
* Springboard Corkscrew Body Press Suicida (Ricky Marvin)
* Springboard Corkscrew Moonsault Body Press Suicida (Blitzkreig)
* Springboard Moonsault Body Press (Asai Moonsault, La Quebrada - Ultimo Dragon)
* Springboard Moonsault Body Press Suicida (Asai Moonsault, La Quebrada - Ultimo Dragon, Jushin Lyger, Great Sasuke)
* Springboard Shooting Star Body Press Suicida (Jody Fleish)
Body Press, Body Scissor
Used by : Lou Thesz, Tommy Rich, Jungle Jim Steele, Steve Austin
AKA : Lou Thesz Press, Thesz Press, Steele Trap (Steele)
Description : The attacker jumps up vertically at the victim and wraps their legs around the victim's body, pinning them to the mat.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Body Scissors Body Press (The Juicer)
Body Press, Vertical Splash
Used by : Headbanger Mosh
AKA :
Description : The attacker jumps on the victim so that the attacker's legs are over the victim's shoulders. The victim falls backwards and the attacker ends up sitting down with a vertical splash on the attacker's chest.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Vertical Splash Body Press (Tomoko Watanabe)
* Off the Top Rope Somersault Verical Splash Body Press (Molly Holly)
* Apron Dive Vertical Splash Body Press (Perro Aguayo Sr.)
Boot Scrape, Spinning
Used by : Eddy Guerrero
AKA :
Description : The victim is on their back. The attacker puts their foot on the victim's face. The attacker puts more weight on the victim's face and they spin their body around on the foot which is on the victim's
face.
Brainbuster, Argentine Back Breaker Rack
Used by : Kenta Kobashi, Kotetsu Yamamoto
AKA : Burning Hammer (Kobashi), Yamamoto Special '78 (Yamamoto)
Descrption : The attacker lifts the victim up across their shoulders so the victim is lying across the attacker's shoulders. The attacker has one of the victim's legs hook and is cradling their neck with their free arm. The attacker falls to the side which the victim's head is on and releases the victim's legs, dropping the victim head/neck first to the mat.
Brainbuster, Belly to Belly
Used by : Konnan
AKA : Montezuma's Revenge/187 (Konnan)
Description : The attacker lifts up the so they are chest to chest and the attacker hooks both of the victim's legs so they are not touching the ground. The attacker releases one leg and with that arm positions the victim's head into the attacker's armpit. From there, the attacker falls backwards driving the victim's head into the mat in a fashion similar to a DDT or a fishermanbuster.
Brainbuster, Fireman's Carry
Used by : Louie Spicolli, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Etsuko Mita, Perry Saturn
AKA : Death Valley Driver/Drop/Bomb
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up say they laying across their shoulders in a standing fireman's carry. The attacker falls to the side and drops the victim on their head.
Variations :
* Running Fireman's Carry Brainbuster (Masato Tanaka)
* Super Fireman's Carry Brainbuster (Tatsuhito Takaiwa)
Bulldog
Used by :
AKA : Bulldogging Headlock
Description : The attacker applies a side headlock on the victim and drops them down on their face.
Variations :
* Running Bulldog (Bret Hart, Barry Windham) * This is the more classic version of this move.
* Flying Bulldog (Dustin Rhodes)
* Off the Top Rope Bulldog (Rick Steiner)
* Super Bulldog (Rey Misterio Jr, Lodi)
Bulldog, Cobra Clutch
Used by : Bam Bam Bigelow
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands behind the victim. The attacker reaches under one of the victim's arms with one hand and places it behind the victim's neck. The attacker uses their free arm to reach across the victim's body and grab the victim's arm which is on the the same side as the arm the attacker is apply the half nelson. The attacker pulls the victim's arm across their face and locks their hands around the victim's neck. The attacker charges forward and drives the victim face first into the mat.
Bulldog, Inverted Side Headlock Swinging
Used by : Ted Hart
AKA :
Description : The attacker applies an inverted face lock on the vicitm. The attacker reaches over with their far arm and turns around so the victim is in sort of a side head lock facing upward and the attacker is now facing 180 degrees opposite of what they were origianlly facing. The attacker then falls and spins to the side, flipping the victim over and driving them face first into the ground.
Bulldog, Reverse
Used by : Juventud Guerrera, Kaz Hayashi
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands face to face with the victim. The attacker reaches under the victim's chin and locks their hands around the victim's head. The attacker sits down and drives the victim to the mat on the back of their head.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock
Used by : Diamond Dallas Page, Steve Austin, Johnny Ace, Disco Inferno
AKA : The Diamond Cutter (Page), The Stone Cold Stunner (Austin), The Ace Crusher (Ace), The Chartbuster (Disco)
Description : The attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops down to the mat impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
NOTE : There are debates about whether the different verisons of the move listed above are the same or not. Page usually lands on his back, while others usually land in a sitting position. I consider them to be the same move as given the different variations of the moves, wrestlers usually land on their back so the victim who's falling doesn't land at an unusual angle and injure their necks.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Somersault 3/4 Face Lock Bulldog (Devon Storm, Super Nova, Diamond Dust - Masato Tanaka)
* Springboard Somersault 3/4 Face Lock Bulldog (Dragon Kid)
* Running 3/4 Face Lock Bulldog (Diamond Dallas Page, Samoan Bulldog - Fatu)
* Super 3/4 Face Lock Bulldog (Diamond Dallas Page, Whippersnapper - Mikey Whipwreck)
Bulldog, 3/4 Facelock, Back Flip
Used by : Naomichi Marufuji, Kid Kaos, Red
AKA : Shiranui (Marufuji)
Description : The attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and runs towards a corner and runs up the ring ropes with the facelock still applied. The attacker kicks off the top rope and back flips the over the victim and drives them down onto the back of their head.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock, Canadian Backbreaker Rack
Used by : Diamond Dallas Page
AKA :
Description : The victim is lifted up over the attacker's shoulder so the victim is facing upwards and their back is held over the shoulder of the attacker. The attacker locks their arms around the victim's torso as if they were giving the victim a powerbomb or Canadian Backbreaker Rack. The attacker flips the victim over so they are facing downward and falling. As the victim is falling down, the attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock, Fireman's Carry
Used by : Diamond Dallas Page, Marc Mero, Maunakea Mossman
AKA : TKO/Total Knock Out (Mero), Hawaiian Crusher (Mossman)
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so they are laying stomach first across the attacker's shoulders (a standing fireman's carry). The attacker releases the victim's legs and throws them towards the attacker's back. The attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock, Flap Jack
Used by : Buh Buh Ray Dudley, Diamond Dallas Page, Rikishi
AKA : Buh Buh Cutter (Dudley)
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up in the air as if for a back drop but instead of tossing them over, the attacker pushes them up in the air when the victim is horizontal so they land on their face/chest when they hit the mat. As the victim is falling to the mat, the attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock, Inverted Facelock Suplex
Used by : Super Delfin
AKA : Osaka Stunner (Delfin)
Description : The attacker applies an inverted facelock on the victim. The attacker hooks the victim's tights and lifts them straight up in the air so the victim is upside down. The attacker lets the victim's body fall over their shoulder, as they fall, the release the inverted facelock and shift it into a 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock, Powerbomb
Used by : Vicious Vic Grimes
AKA : Grimes Cutter
Description : The attacker bends a victim over or applies a standing head scissors and grabs the victim around the waist. The attacker lifts the victim up so they are sitting on the attacker's shoulders, facing the opposite direction of the attacker. The attacker pushes the victim fowards slightly so they fall straight down off the attackers shoulders but not down as if in a powerbomb, straight down as if to their feet or stomach. As the victim is falling to the mat, the attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, 3/4 Face Lock Reverse Crucifix
Used by : Tommy Dreamer
AKA : Tommyhawk (Dreamer)
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so they are laying stomach first across the attacker's shoulder. The attacker places their hands under the victim's arms and extends their arms, so the victim is held in the air. The attacker pushes the victim up in the air. As the victim is falling to the mat, the attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, 3/4 Nelson, Suplex
Used by : Masato Tanaka
AKA :
Description : The attacker applies a front face lock on the victim and throws the victim's near arm across their shoulders. The attacker grabs the victim's tights and lifts them straight up in the air so they are upside down. The attacker pushes the victim's body so it is over their shoulder and hooks their head. The victim should be face down towards the mat and falling with the attacker applying a 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and drops to the mat, impacting the victim's chin into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog, Twisting
Used by : Billy Kidman, Spike Dudley
AKA : Swinging Bulldog, Tornado Bulldog
Description : The attacker applies a side headlock to the victim and runs towards a corner and up the ring ropes with the headlock still applied. The attacker kicks off the top rope and shifts their bodyweight, swinging their body around. The attacker drives the victim's head into the mat as they fall to the mat.
Bulldog, Twisting 3/4 Facelock
Used by : Spike Dudley
AKA : Acid Drop (Dudley)
Description : The attacker applies 3/4 face lock (basically, the victim's head on the attacker's shoulder with the attacker forming a headlock around the top of their head as the attacker has their back to the victim) and runs towards a corner and runs up the ring ropes with the facelock still applied. The attacker kicks off the top rope and shifts their bodyweight, swinging their body around. As the attacker falls to the ground, the victim's chin is driven into the attacker's shoulder.
Bulldog Lariat
Used by : Randy Savage, Bret Hart, Giant Baba
AKA : Neck Tie Clothesline, Neck Breaker Drop (Baba)
Description : The attacker jumps at the victim and wraps their arm around the victim's neck and drags them down to the mat as the attacker falls. Generally, both attacker and victim land on their backs and the victim hits the back of their head on the mat when they land.
Variations :
* Apron Dive Bulldog Lariat (Devon Storm)
* Off the Top Rope Bulldog Lariat (Norio Honaga, Kendo Ka Shin)
Butt Drop
Used by : Maiko Matsumoto, Hector Garza
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands behind and slightly to the side of the victim. The attacker grabs the victim's midsection with one arm and hooks one of the victim's legs with the other. The attacker lifts the victim up over their shoulder so the victim is parrallel to the mat. The attacker drops the victim to the mat so they land butt/tailbone first. Similar to an atomic drop, except the victim is dropped on the ground, not the attacker's knee.
Butt Drop, Full Nelson
Used by : Buh Buh Ray Dudley, M.I. Smooth
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands behind the victim. The attacker reaches under the victim's armpits and locks their hands behind the victim's neck. The attacker lifts the victim up and then sits down, forcing the victim to be dropped on the ground butt first, jarring their tail bone.
Chop, Double Chest
Used by : The Youngbloods, Syxx
AKA :
Description : The attacker strikes the victim with both hands in a chopping motion. The lead hand is usually a knife hand chop and the back hand is usually an open hand chop.
Variations :
* Flying Double Chest Chop (Mil Mascaras)
Chop, Double Open Hand
Used by : Etsuko Mita
AKA : Blazing Chop (Mita)
Description : The attacker stikes the victim in the chest with both palms as if they were shoving them down.
Chop, Double to Neck
Used by : Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Demolition Ax, Killer Khan
AKA : Mongolian Chop
Description : The attacker stands face to face with the victim. The attacker strikes the victim in the neck/shoulders with two downward knife hand chops (The attacker strikes the victim with the outer part of their hand, the pinky finger side.)
Variations :
* Apron Dive Mongolian Chop (Hiroyoshi Tenzan)
* Off the Top Rope Mongolian Chop (Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Miss Mongol)
Chop, Flap Jack
Used by : Steve Blackman
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up in the air as if for a back drop but instead of tossing them over, the attacker pushes them up in the air when the victim is horizontal. As the victim falls to the mat, the attacker strikes the victim in the back of their head with the pinky side of their open hand.
Chop, Knife Hand
Used by : Ric Flair, Giant Baba
AKA : The "WHOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Chop :-), Northern Chop (Baba)
Description : The attacker strikes the victim with the outer part of their hand, the pinky finger side. This attack can be done to a variety of locations on the victim's body.
Varitions :
* Handspring Knife Hand Chop ("JC Ice" Jamie Dundee)
* Off the Top Rope Knife Hand Chop (Ricky Steamboat)
* Off the Top Rope Knife Hand Chop Suicida (Prince Iaukea)
* Springboard Knife Hand Chop (Jinsei Shinzaki)
Chop, Open Hand
Used by :
AKA : Slap
Description : The attacker slaps the victim with the bottom of their hand.
Chop, Spinning Knife Hand
Used by : Kenta Kobashi, Shinya Hashimoto, Jerry Flynn
AKA :
Description : The attacker spins around and strikes the victim with the outer part of their hand, the pinky finger side.
Clothesline
Used by : Stan Hansen, Jim Duggan
AKA : The Lariat
Descrition : The attacker sticks out their arm and hits the victim in the neck with it.
Variations :
* Flying Clothesline (Lariat - Barry Windham)
* Off the Top Rope Clothesline (Road Warrior Hawk)
* Springboard Clothesline (Air Pillman - Flyin' Brian Pillman)
* Catapult Clothesline (Slingshot Clothesline - Adam Bomb)
* Handspring Clothesline (Lance Storm)
Clothesline, Elbow Smash
Used by : Curt Hennig, Larry Hennig, Hulk Hogan, Takao Omori
AKA : The Axe (Hennigs), Axe Bomber (Hulk Hogan)
Description : The attacker throws out their arm and strikes the victim in the forehead with their arm so that their elbow grazes across their head.
Clothesline, Short Arm
Used by : Jake Roberts, Vader
AKA :
Description : The attacker grabs the victim by their wrist and pulls the victim towards the attacker, the attacker hits the victim in the neck/throat with their free arm.
Clothesline, Spinning
Used by : Diamond Dallas Page, Jun Akiyama
AKA : Rolling Lariat
Description : The attacker performs a 360 degree spin and hits the victim in the neck with their extended arm.
DDT
Used by : Jake Roberts, Arn Anderson, Raven
AKA : Evenflow DDT (Raven)
Description : The attacker applies a front face lock on the victim. The attacker falls straight down or backwards, driving the victim's head into the mat.
Variations :
* Catapult DDT (Kaz Hayashi)
* Springboard DDT (Shinjiro Ohtani, Sabu)
* Super DDT (Jushin Lyger)
* DDT Opponent off the Top Rope (while standing on the mat) (Jerry Lynn)
* Off the Top Rope DDT (Scott Taylor)
* Springboard Moonsault DDT (Rey Misterio Jr.)
DDT, Baseball Slide
Used by : Masato Yakushiji, Rey Misterio Jr.
AKA :
Description : The victim is standing on the floor, the attacker is in the ring. The attacker runs and slides head first at the victim under the bottom rope. The attacker applies a front face lock on the victim. The attacker swings their body off the apron, twists around a lands on their back, driving the victim's head into the floor.
DDT, Brainbuster
Used by : Barry Windham, Gangrel, Super Delfin, Big Vito Lograsso
AKA : Implant DDT (Windham), Super DDT (Gangrel), D Stunner (Delfin)
Description : The attacker puts the victim in a front face lock. The attacker hooks the victim's tights and lifts the victim up in the air. As the attacker lifts the victim up, they jump and fall backwards driving the victim's head into the mat.
DDT, Crucifix Powerbomb
Used by : Joel Maximo
AKA :
Description : The attacker bends a victim over or applies a standing head scissors and grabs the victim around the waist. The attacker lifts the victim up so they are over the attacker's shoulder. From there, the attacker places both their arms under the arms of the victim and extends their arms out as far as they can. The attacker pulls down on the victim's arms/upper body, flipping the victim's body over so they are falling face first towards the mat. On the way down, the attacker hooks the victim's head in a front face lock and falls to the mat, driving the victim face/head first into the mat.
DDT, Fireman's Carry
Used by : Brian Adams
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up say they laying across their shoulders in a standing fireman's carry. The attacker releases the victim's legs and throws them over the attacker's head and in front of the attacker's body. The attacker slides the victim's head into a front face lock as the victim is falling, the attacker falls to the mat and drives the victim's head/face into the mat.
DDT, Full Nelson Slam
Used by : Divine
AKA :
Description : >The attacker stands behind the victim. The attacker places both their arms under the victim's arms and locks them behind the victim's neck. The attacker lifts the victim in the air. Once they reach the apex, the attacker releases the half of the hold with one arm and with the other still on the victim's neck, the attacker turns the victim around and into a front face lock as they fall to the mat. The attacker falls backwards to the match, driving the victim head/face first into the mat.
DDT, Flying Somersault
Used by : Villano IV
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands on the second rope behind the victim. The attacker applies an invered face lock on the victim. The attacker jumps off the second rope and does a forward flip over the victim's body. The attacker lands on their back and drives the victim head first into the mat on their face or top of their head.
DDT, Inverted Facelock
Used by : The Godwinns, CrowSting, Barry Horowitz
AKA : The Slop Drop (Godwinns), Scorpion Death Drop (CrowSting), The Winning Move (Horowitz)
Description : The attacker stands behind or to the side of the victim. The attacker applies an inverted face lock on the victim. The attacker falls backwards or straight down, driving the victim down to the mat on the back or top of their head.
Variations :
* Standing on Second Rope Inverted Facelock DDT (Brian Christopher)
* Super Inverted Facelock DDT (El Samurai, Maunakea Mossman)
* Springboard Moonsault Inverted Facelock DDT Suicida (Aguila)
DDT, Inverted Facelock to Knee
Used by : Skinner, Barry Horowitz, Christian
AKA : Gator Buster (Skinner)
Description : The attacker stands behind or to the side of the victim. The attacker applies an inverted face lock on the victim. The attacker drops to one knee, driving the victim's upperback/neck into their knee. NOTE : I'm not not exactly sure what the effected area of this move is. I believe it is supposed to be the neck, however it may be the upperback.
DDT, Leg Sweep Inverted Facelock
Used by : CIMA
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands behind or to the side of the victim. The attacker applies an inverted face lock on the victim. The attacker wraps their inside leg (that is, if they are applying the face lock with their right arm, they hook the victim's right leg with their right leg). The attacker sweeps out the victim's leg and falls backwards, driving the victim to the mat on the back of their head.
DDT, Reverse Underhook
Used by : Tommy Rogers, Rey Misterio Jr., Christian Cage
AKA : Tomakazi (Rogers), The Impailer/Unprettier (Christian)
Description : The attacker stands behind the victim facing towards them. The attacker hooks both the victim's arms and places their head inbetween the victim's shoulderblades. The attacker then turns around in a motion so they are now facing the opposite direction and still holds onto the victim's arms, as a result the victim is now in a position similar to that the attacker was just in, their arms hooked and their head bent in the middle of the attackers shoulder blades. The attacker then drops down driving the victim's head into the mat. It can be noted that the turn around is very similar to the set up to a face to face backslide. The move can also be set up with the victim bent down attacker facing away from them and hooking both the attacker's arms behind their back and dropping down.
Variations :
* Super Reverse Underhook DDT (Super Kid Crusher - Kidman)
DDT, Single Arm
Used by : Bobby Eaton, Shane Douglas, Barry Darsow
AKA : The Divorce (Eaton)
Description : The attacker grabs the victim's arm and bars it in front of the attacker's body so the attacker is holding out the arm with the arm furthest away from the victim's body and reaches over the victim's shoulder and wraps it around their victim's arm with other. The attacker drops down and drives the victim's shoulder into the mat.
NOTE : The affected area for this hold is the shoulder. This hold is noted as the move that broke "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe's neck, this happened because Wolfe took the bump wrong (read : on his head) and not his shoulder.
DDT, Swinging
Used by : "Black Tiger" Eddy Guerrero, Super Delfin, Billy Gunn, Chavo Guerrero Jr.
AKA : Tornado DDT
Description : The attacker sits on the top turnbuckle and grabs the victim's head, applying a front facelock. From there, the attacker jumps off the buckles, swings around one side of the victim's body and drives the victim's head into the mat.
Variations :
* Apron Dive Swinging DDT (Gran Hamada)
* Off the Top Rope Swinging DDT - (In this verision, the attacker jumps off the ropes and then applies the swinging DDT - Super Delfin, Gran Hamada)
* Off the Top Rope Swinging DDT Suicida (Tony Mamaluke)
* Springboard Swinging DDT (Ikuto Hidaka)
* Super Swinging DDT (Gran Hamada)
DDT, Swinging Inverted Facelock
Used by : El Samurai, Super Crazy
AKA :
Description : The attacker sits on the top turnbuckle, the victim is standing facing away from the corner. The attacker grabs the victim's head and applies an inverted facelock. From there, the attacker jumps off the buckles, swings around one side of the victim's body and drops them on the back of their head when they land.
DDT, Swinging Single Arm DDT
Used by : Jeff Jarrett
AKA :
Description : The attacker sits on the top turnbuckle facing the victim. The attacker grabs the victim's arm and bars it in front of the attacker's body so the attacker is holding out the arm with the arm furthest away from the victim's body and reaches over the victim's shoulder and wraps it around their victim's arm with other. The attacker grabs the victim's arm and neck. The attacker jumps off the buckles, swings around one side of the victim's body and drops them shoulder first into the mat.
DDT, Underhook
Used by : Cactus Jack, Kenta Kobashi, Danny Doring
AKA : Double Arm DDT
Description : The attacker is facing the victim, the victim is bent over and the attacker hooks both the victim's arms behind their back as if for an underhook suplex. The attacker lifts the victim up slightly and falls to the mat, driving the victim head first into the mat.
Double Axe Handle Smash
Used by : The Putskis
AKA : Polish Hammer (to the chest) (The Putskis)
Description : The attacker locks both their hands together and strikes victim with both their hands.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Double Axe Handle Smash (Randy Savage)
* Off the Top Rope Double Axe Handle Smash Suicida (Randy Savage)
* Springboard Double Axe Handle Smash (CIMA)
Drop Kick
Used by : Jim Brunzell
AKA :
Description : The attacker jumps in the air and kicks the victim with both their feet. The attack can be focuses on the victim's head, chest, stomach, back or legs.
Variations :
* Apron Dive Drop Kick (Shocker)
* Springboard Drop Kick (Shinjiro Ohtani, TAKA Michinoku, Al Snow)
* Springboard Somersault Drop Kick (Juventud Guerrera)
* Off the Top Rope Drop Kick (Chris Jericho, Koko B. Ware, Alex Wright)
* Off the Top Rope Drop Kick Suicida (Manami Toyota)
* Off the Top Rope Somersault Drop Kick (Hikari Fukuoka)
* Standing On to the Rope Drop Kick (Chris Jericho)
Drop Kick, Baseball Slide
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The victim is standing on the floor, the attacker is in the ring. The attacker runs and slides feet first at the victim and kicks them.
Drop Toe Hold
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker drops down to the mat hooking the leg (or legs) of the victim with one foot in front of the victim's ankle and then trips the victim down by pushing with their other leg on the back of the victim's legs.
Elbow Drop
Used by : Dusty Rhodes, Abdullah The Butcher
AKA : Polka Dot Drop (Rhodes), Sudanese Meat Cleaver (Abby)
Description : The attacker falls on the victim elbow first.
Variations :
* Apron Dive Elbow Drop (Hipbuster - Cactus Jack)
* Off the Top Rope Elbow Drop (Randy Savage)
* Catapult Elbow Drop (Kanyon)
* Corkscrew Elbow Drop (Shocker)
Elbow Drop, Inverted Face Lock
Used by :Tony DeVito, Shane Helms, El Gallinero, Big Show
AKA : Nightmare on Helms Street (Helms), Rooster Driver (Gallinero), Final Cut (Show)
Description : The attacker stands behind the victim and applies an inverted face lock. The attacker quickly releases their grip on the face lock and turns 180 degrees towards the victim with their far arm. The attacker drives their elbow into the victim's chest and drives them down to the mat back first.
Elbow Smash
Used by : Dusty Rhodes
AKA : The Bionic Elbow (Rhodes)
Description : The attacker hits the victim with their elbow in variety of locations.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Elbow Smash (Dick Slater)
Elbow Smash, Back
Used by : The Sandman
AKA :
Description : The attacker has his back to the victim or is to the side. The attacker drives back with his elbow to the victim's head.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Back Elbow Smash (Jaw Jacker - Tracy Smothers)
* Corner Back Elbow Smash (Kevin Nash)
* Flying Back Elbow Smash (Blackjack Mulligan)
* Handspring Back Elbow Smash (The Great Muta)
* Springboard Back Elbow Smash (Kyoko Inoue, Sick Boy)
* Springboard Back Elbow Smash Suicida (Cactus Jack)
Elbow Smash, Short Arm Back
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker grabs the victim's arm and pulls them towards the attacker. The attacker pulls the victim in and drives one of their elbows into the attacker's face.
Elbow Smash, Spinning Back
Used by : Mitsuharu Misawa
AKA :
Description : The attacker goes to perform a 360 degree spin, as they turn around, they strike the victim with their outer elbow.
NOTE : This is similiar to the running version of this move that Jake Roberts and Ted DiBaise do in the old WWF Wrestlefest game.
Elbow/Forearm Smash, Spinning
Used by : Mitsuharu Misawa, Masato Tanaka
AKA : Rolling Elbow (Misawa)
Description : The attacker performs a 360 degree turn similiar to a discus throwing motion and hits the victim in the head with their forearm or elbow.
Eye Rake
Used by : Moe Howard of the 3 Stooges
AKA : Eye Gouge, Eye Poke
Description : The attacker pokes the victim in the eye(s) with their fingers.
Eye Rake, Boot Lace
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker places their boot on the victim's face and pushes the victim's head or pushes their own leg down, raking the victim's eyes across the laces of the attacker's boot.
Eye Rake, Double Boot Scrape
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The victim is on their back on the mat. The attacker jumps up and puts both boots over the victim's eyes and scrapes them with the sole of their feet as the attacker's feet slide to the mat.
Face Breaker, Fireman's Carry
Used by : Shane Helms
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so they are laying stomach first across the attacker's shoulders (a standing fireman's carry). The attacker releases the victim's legs and throws them towards the attacker's back and spinning them out to the side. The attacker holds the victim's head and knee's down, driving the victim face/jaw first onto the attacker's knee.
Face Breaker, Underhook
Used by : Carl Malenko
AKA :
Description : The attacker bends the victim down and hooks both the victim's arms. The attacker lifts the victim up a bit and then drops them forward. The attacker kneels down, driving the victim face first into their knee.
Face Driver
Used by : Outlaw Ron Bass
AKA :
Description : The attacker places victim's head in a standing head scissors. The attacker drops down to their knees and drives the victim face first to the mat.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Face Driver (Death Drop - Hack Myers)
Face Driver, Knee
Used by : Dick Murdoch, Don Muraco, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ivan Koloff
AKA : Calf Branding (Murdoch)
Description : The attacker is standing on the ropes (second or top rope) behind the victim. The attacker grabs the victim's head and puts one of their knees to the back of the victim's head, neck or in the middle of their shoulderblades. The attacker jumps off the ropes and drives the victim into the mat face first.
Face Driver, Leg (Guillotine Face Driver)
Used by : Marty Jannetty, Johnny Ace, Mortis, Billy Gunn
AKA : The Rocker Dropper/Showstopper (Jannetty), Guillotine Ace Crusher (Ace), Fameasser (Gunn)
Description : The victim is bent over, the attacker places one leg over the back of the victim's neck and jumps up, using their weight to drive the victim face first into the mat. Sometimes the attacker holds the victim's arm as they throw their leg over their neck.
NOTE : This is the move that broke Chuck Austin's neck when he took the bump wrong. As a result, he sued the WWF for megabucks.
Variations :
* Off the Second Rope Leg Face Driver (Mortis)
Face Driver, Reverse
Used by : Mortis
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands behind the victim, who is usually kneeling, the attacker steps over the shoulders of the victim and then drops down to their knees, driving the victim's face into the mat.
Face Driver, Reverse Knee
Used by : Jun Akiyama
AKA : Reverse Calf Branding
Description : The attacker is standing on the ropes (second or top rope) facing the victim. The attacker grabs the victim's head and puts one of their knees to the victim's face or chest. The attacker jumps off the ropes and drives the back of the victim's head into the mat.
Face Driver, Underhook
Used by : Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Sick Boy
AKA : The Pedigree (HHH), The Cure (Sick Boy)
Description : The attacker executes a standing head scissors and a hooks both the victim's arms. The attacker jumps up and drives the victim's face into the mat.
Face Driver, Underhook Leg
Used by : Nova
AKA :
Description : The attacker is facing the victim. The attacker bends the victim down and hooks both of the victim's arms so they are behind the victim's back. The attacker links their hands together and then lifts up one of their legs across the back of the victim's neck. The attacker drops down, driving the victim down face first into the mat.
Fist Drop
Used by : Ted DiBiase, Road Warrior Hawk
AKA :
Description : The attacker drops onto a downed opponent with their fist.
Variations :
* Off the Second Rope Fist Drop (Jerry Lawler)
Flap Jack
Used by : Rick Rude, Steve McMichael, Booker T
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up in the air as if for a back drop but instead of tossing them over, the attacker pushes them up in the air when the victim is horizontal so they land on their face/chest when they hit the mat.
Variations :
* Super Flap Jack (D-Von Dudley)
Flap Jack, Fireman's Carry
Used by : Kanyon, Judo Suwa, Saturn
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so they are laying stomach first across the attacker's shoulders (a standing fireman's carry). The attacker releases the victim's head and pushes their body out so their body is pushed 90 degrees to where they were previously. The attacker falls back so the victim lands on their face/chest.
Flying Arm Scissor
Used by : Kendo Ka Shin
AKA :
Description : The attacker grabs the victim's arm, jumps and scissor locks the victim's arm, pulling them down to the mat. This commonly leads to a crucifix armbar.
Variations :
* Super Flying Arm Scissors (Yumiko Hotta, Kendo Ka Shin)
Flying Head Scissors
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker jumps in the air catching the victim's head/neck between their legs and sealing the lock by crossing their ankles. The attacker falls the the mat, they pull down the victim to the mat.
Variations :
* Catapult Flying Head Scissors (Slingshot Flying Head Scissors - Billy Kidman)
* Super Flying Head Scissors (Super Calo)
* Somersault Flying Head scissors Suicida (Rey Misterio Jr.)
* Springboard Flying Head Scissors (TAKA Michinoku)
Flying Head Scissors, Baseball Slide
Used by : Masato Yakushiji
AKA :
Description : The victim is standing on the floor, the attacker is in the ring. The attacker runs and slides feet first on their stomach at the victim. The attacker locks their ankles around the victim's head/neck. The attacker pushes thier body off the apron and falls forward, somersaulting onto their back and throwing the victim over onto their back on the floor.
Forearm Smash
Used by : Iron Mike Sharpe
AKA :
Description : The attacker strikes the victim with their forearm. Can be a clubbing overhand forearm or straight forearm jab.
Variations :
* Corner Flying Forearm Smash (Satoshi Kojima)
* Forearm Smash Suicida (Elbow Suicida - Mitsuharu Misawa, Masato Tanaka)
* Flying Forearm Smash (Tito Santana, Five-Arm - Terry Taylor, Flying Burrito - Manny Fernandez)
* Handspring Forearm Smash (Yoshihiro Tajiri)
* Off the Top Rope Forearm Smash (Diving Elbow Smash - Jun Akiyama, Mitsuharu Misawa)
* Off the Top Rope Forearm Smash w/ Twist (Booker T)
* Springboard Forearm Smash (Minoru Fujita)
Forearm Uppercut
Used by : Lord Steven Regal, Alex Wright, Dory Funk Jr.
AKA : European Uppercut
Description : The attacker strikes the victim in the chin with a rising blow with their forearm.
Front Face Lock Drop
Used by : Michael Hayes
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands face to face with the victim and grabs the victim's head and places it under their arm. The attacker locks the victim's head with one arm, reaching around the victim's head and across their face. The attacker throws their body out backwards and drops to the mat on their stomach, driving the victim face first to the mat.
Giant Swing
Used by : Hiroshi Hase, Chris Jericho, Lioness Aska
AKA :
Description : The victim is on their back, the attacker grabs both their legs and starts to spin. The momentum lifts the victim off the mat as they get spun around by their legs.
Gutbuster Drop
Used by : Sgt. Slaughter, Jake Roberts
AKA : Stomach Breaker, Rib Breaker
Description : The attacker crouches the victim over and grabs them by one leg and across their chest. The attacker lifts the victim up so they are facing down and drops them stomach first across the attackers knee as if for a back breaker drop.
Gutbuster Drop, Cradle
Used by : Low Ki
AKA :
Description : The attacker applies a front face lock on the victim and throws the victim's near arm across their shoulders. The attacker grabs the victim's near leg and hooks it. The attacker lifts the victim so they are upside down. The attacker drops the victim in front of the attacker's body and sideways and kneels down, dropping the victim stomach first across the attacker's knee.
Gutbuster Drop, Fireman's Carry
Used by : Dean Malenko, Hiroshi Hase
AKA : Fireman's Carry Stomach Breaker, Fireman's Carry Rib Breaker
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so they are laying stomach first across the attacker's shoulders (a standing fireman's carry). The attacker pushes the victim up and over their head and drops them stomach first across their knee.
Variations :
* Super Fireman's Carry Gutbuster Drop (Dean Malenko)
Gutbuster Drop, Flap Jack
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up in the air as if for a back drop but instead of tossing them over, the attacker pushes them up in the air when the victim is horizontal to the mat. The attacker kneels down so the victim lands across one of the attacker's knees as they fall to the mat.
Gutbuster Drop, Front Suplex
Used by : Devil Masami
AKA :
Description : The attacker applies a front face lock on the victim and throws the victim's near arm across their shoulders. The attacker grabs the victim's tights and lifts them straight up in the air so they are upside down. The attacker drops the victim's body forward in front of their body at an angle. As the victim falls the the mat, the attacker kneels down and drops the victim stomach first across the attacker's knee.
Gutbuster Drop, Gutwrench
Used by : Diamond Dallas Page
AKA :
Description : The attacker is standing facing the victim. The attacker reaches around one side of the victim's body and locks their arms around the victim in a waistlock. The attacker lifts the victim off the mat until the are upside down. The attacker drops the victim forward and kneels down the victim lands stomach first across the attacker's knee.
Gutbuster Drop, Press Slam
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up over their head. The attacker drops the victim in front on their body and kneels down so the victim lands stomach first across the attacker's knee.
Gutbuster Drop, Stretch
Used by : Dean Malenko
AKA :
Description : The attacker bends the victim over and stands to their back. The victim's lower arm is put between their legs and held by one of the attacker's hands as the attacker hooks the victim's other arm. The attacker lifts the victim up and kneels down, dropping the victim stomach first across the attacker's knee.
Gutbuster Drop, Tilt-a-whirl
Used by : Bulldog KT
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands facing the victim. The attacker reaches around the victim and lifts them up so they are at first horizontal to the mat and facing upwards. The attacker continues to spin the victim in front of their body, the attacker kneels down and drops the victim stomach first across their knee. The initial lift is similiar to that of a side slam and once the victim is lifted up, you flip them over.
Hamstring Pull
Used by :
AKA : Leg Pick
Description : The victim is on their back, the attacker grabs the victim's leg and flips forward, pulling the victim's leg as far as it will go.
Headbutt
Used by :
AKA : Junk Yard Dog, The Samoans
Description : The attacker strikes the victim with their head.
Variations :
* Flying Headbutt (Missing Link, Pantera)
* Flying Headbutt Suicida (Tope)
* Off the Second Rope Headbutt (Tony Atlas)
* Springboard Headbutt (Super Astro)
Headbutt Drop
Used by : Bam Bam Bigelow
AKA :
Description : The attacker falls onto a prone opponent head first.
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Headbutt Drop (Dynamite Kid, Chris Benoit, Bam Bam Bigelow)
* Off the Top Rope Headbutt Drop Suicida (Dynamite Kid, Chris Benoit)
* Off the Top Rope Moonsault Headbutt Drop (Hugh Morrus)
* Springboard Headbutt Drop (Kenichiro Arai)
Heart Punch
Used by : Crush, Stan Stasiak
AKA :
Description : The attacker is facing the victim. The attacker lifts up one of the victim's arms straight up in a wrist lock. The attacker then punches the victim in the chest.
Heart Kick
Used by : The Great Kabuki
AKA :
Description : The attacker is facing the victim. The attacker lifts up one of the victim's arms straight up in a wrist lock. The attacker then kicks the victim in the chest.
Hip Attack
Used by : Shiro Koshinaka, Sakura Hirota
AKA :
Description : The attacker drives their hip into the attacker's head.
Variations :
* Corner Hip Attack (Reverse Avalanche - Yokozuna)
* Corner Jumping Hip Attack (Shiro Koshinaka, Headbanger Mosh)
* Jumping Hip Attack (Butt Butt - "Iceman" King Parsons, Shiro Koshinaka, Goldust, Megumi Kudoh)
* Off the Top Rope Hip Attack (Shiro Koshinaka)
* Running Hip Attack (Hip Check - The Goon)
* Springboard Hip Attack (Sakura Hirota)
* Springboard Hip Attack Suicida (Yone Genjin)
Hip Toss
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker hooks under one of the victim's arm and leverages them over their hip so the victim lands back first on the mat.
Hip Toss, Reverse
Used by : Red, Elix Skipper
AKA :
Description : The attacker stands face to face with the victim and places one arm across the victim's chest. The attacker steps behind the attackers body and places their hip directly behind and against the victim's hip on the same side. The attacker pulls the victim with the arm that they've hooked them with over their hip and bends over, throwing the victim over so they land face first on the mat.
Irish Whip
Used by :
AKA : Hammer Throw
Description : The attacker grabs an arm of the victim and whips them into the ropes or corner or railing or post.
Jawbreaker
Used by : Terry Taylor, Barry Horowitz
AKA : Chin Crusher
Description : The attacker can be either facing towards or away from the victim. The attacker places their head under the chin of the victim and holds their head into place with their arms. The attacker drops down to the mat, either onto their knees or their butt and drives the victim's jaw into the top of their head.
Variations :
* Super Jawbreaker (Kaz Hayashi)
Jawbreaker, Hammerlock Shoulder
Used by : "Above Average" Mike Sanders
AKA :
Description : The attacker grabs one of the victim's arm and bends it behind the victim's back. The attacker reaches around the victim's body and holds it in place (that is, if the victim's left arm is bent behind their back, the attacker reaches around the victim's right side to hold it). The attacker places the victim's chin on the attacker's shoulder and hooks it with their free hand. The attacker sits down, impacting the victim's jaw on their shoulder.
Jawbreaker, Shoulder
Used by : CIMA, Danny Doring, Shane Douglas
AKA : Bare Back (Doring), Franchiser (Douglas)
Description : The attacker places the victim's chin on the attacker's shoulder and holds it in place with one or both hands. The attacker sits or drops down, impacting the victim's jaw on their shoulder.
Jumping Standing Head Scissors
Used by : Junk Yard Dog, Honky Tonk Man
AKA : Scissors Stomp, The Shake (Honky Tonk Man)
Description : The attacker applies a standing head scissors on the victim. The attacker jumps up in the air and then lands on their feet with the victim's head still in the scissor lock.
Kick
Used by :
AKA : Sweet Shin Music - Dude Love
Description : The attacker strikes the victim with the sole of their foot.
Kick, Ax
Used by : Mitsuhiro Matsunaga, Koji Kanemoto, Kumiko Maekawa
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts their leg straight up in the air and drops it down on the head (or shoulder) of the victim. Also can be executed to the back of the neck of a bent over opponent. The heel or back of the foot is the contact point of the attacker's foot.
Variations :
* Flying Ax Kick (Scissor Kick - Booker T, Ahmed Johnson)
* Flying Somersault Ax Kick (Scott Taylor)
* Off the Top Rope Somersault Ax Kick (Mima Shimoda, Daisuke Ikeda)
* Off the Top Rope Somersault Ax Kick w/ Twist (Ranemaru)
Kick, Back
Used by : Larry Zbyszko, Steve Blackman
AKA :
Descripiton : The attacker is facing the victim, the attack spins 180 degrees and strikes the victim in the stomach with the sole of their foot.
Variations :
* Jumping Back Kick (The Great Muta, Rob Van Dam)
* Springboard Back Kick (Rob Van Dam)
Kick, Back Brain
Used by : Owen Hart, Bad News Brown, Antonio Inoki
AKA : Enzuigiri, Ghetto Blaster (Brown)
Description : The attacker jumps at the victim and strikes them in the back of the head with their foot. Commonly a counter to the victim holding one of the attacker's legs. The point of contact is the top of the attacker's foot.
Variations :
* Springboard Back Brain Kick (La Parka)
Kick, Back Brain Heel
Used by : Tracy Smothers
AKA : Southern Kick (Smothers)
Description : The attacker jumps at the victim and strikes them in the back of the with the heel of their foot.
Kick, Back Flip
Used by : Tiger Mask, Yoshi Asai, Dick Togo, Jinsei Shinzaki
AKA : Spinning Inferno Kick
Description : The attacker has his back to the victim. The attacker performs a standing backflip and hits the victim in the head with one or both their legs. The attacker lands on their hands and/or feet facing downward.
Variations :
* Handspring Back Flip Kick (Low Ki)
Kick, Baseball Slide Roundhouse
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The victim is standing on the floor, the attacker is in the ring. The attacker runs and slides feet first towards the victim. The attacker swings his leg across his body and hits the victim, generally in their head with the top of the attacker's foot.
Kick, Big Boot
Used by : The Barbarian, Hulk Hogan (lame verison :-)) Kevin Nash
AKA : The Kick of Fear (the Barbarian), High Kick
Description : The attacker lifts up their leg and kicks the victim in in the face with the bottom of their foot.
Variations :
* Running Big Boot Kick : (Kenka Kick, Yakuza Kick - Masahiro Chono, Bruiser Brody)
* Flying Big Boot Kick (Float Kick - Wild Bill Irwin, Wrath)
* Off the Top Rope Big Boot Kick (Akira Taue)
* Apron Dive Big Boot Kick (Akira Taue)
Kick, Cartwheel
Used by : The Cat
AKA : Catwheel (Cat)
Description : The attacker performs a cartwheel towards the victim, hitting the victim in the head with the side of their foot as it comes up in the air.
Kick, Crane
Used by : Chris Champion, Daniel-san
AKA : The Karate Kid Kick
Description : The attacker stands on one leg with the other one lifted to in the air. The attacker jumps up and switches legs and kicks the victim in the chin with the foot that was originally on the ground. The top of the attacker's foot is the contact part of this attack.
Kick, Corner Back Flip
Used by : Tiger Mask, Great Sasuke
AKA :
Description : The victim is propped up in the corner, the attacker charges and runs up the outside ropes, as they reach the top, the kick the victim in the chest and preform a backflip so they land on their feet.
Kick, Double Mule
Used by : Phinneas Godwinn (in Super Spaz Mode)
AKA : Kangaroo Kick
Description : Usually done with the attacker facing away from the opponent, sometimes done in a corner, attacker jumps and kicks backwards with both legs to the victim hitting them with both soles of their feet. If acrobatically inclined, the attacker usually does a forward roll out of this so they are standing after they do it.
Variations :
* Handspring Double Mule Kick (Chaparrita ASARI)
Kick, Heel
Used by : Ricky Steamboat, Savio Vega, Scott Taylor
AKA :
Descrption : The attacker stands at an angle to the victim with their back to them. The attacker lifts up their leg and shoots it backwards at an angle striking the victim in the head with their heel. This move is usually set up by the attacker applying an arm wringer to the victim and then hitting them with the kick as they hold their arm.
Variations :
* Flying Heel Kick (Zero-sen Kick -Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Dean Malenko, D'Lo Brown)
Kick, Jumping Spin
Used by : Syxx, Savio Vega, Owen Hart
AKA : Leg Lariat, Spin Wheel Kick
Description : The attacker jumps in the air, as they go in the air they spin their body and strike the victim with the side of their foot as they fly through the air.
Variation :
* Corner Jumping Spin Kick (Jerry Flynn, Pitbull #2, Kwang)
* Handspring Leg Lariat (Venum Black, Ikuto Hidaka)
* Off the Top Rope Leg Lariat (Hayabusa)
* Springboard Leg Lariat (Shinjiro Otani, Super Loco)
Kick, Leg Sweep
Used by : Perry Saturn, Glacier, Shinya Hashimoto, Jerry Flynn
AKA :
Description : The attacker spins their body backwards and ducks down, as they duck down, they shoot out the leg that went back first and sweep out the feet of the victim as the attacker turns on their other foot or knee.
Kick, Mule
Used by : Hillbilly Jim
AKA :
Description : The attacker has their back to the victim who is charging them. The attacker bends down and pushes out one foot striking the victim with the bottom of their foot.
Kick, Overhead
Used by :
AKA :
Description : The attacker is either laying down or lays down on the mat with the victim standing near their head. The attacker lifts a leg and kicks up over their waist and chest, hitting the victim with the top of their foot, usually in the head. Can be used as a counter to an attack from behind. For example, a wrestler attempts a full nelson, the attacker breaks the victim's lock, falls to the canvas and kicks them in the face with their foot.
Variations :
* Flying Overhead Kick (Bicycle Kick - Pele, Meiko Satomura
NOTE : The Bicycle Kick is different from the Back Flip Kick in that the attacker lands on their back after performing the kick, where the attacker lands on their hands and/or foot when they do the back flip kick)
Kick, Rolling Koppou
Used by : Jushin Lyger, Psicosis, Antonio Inoki, Yuji Nagata, Toshiaki Kawada
AKA : Abise giri
Description : The attacker does a forward somersault roll. As they roll forward, the attack hits the victim in the head/chest with the back of their heel/leg.
Variations :
* Corner Rolling Koppou Kick (Jushin Lyger)
Kick, Roundhouse
Used by : Ultimo Dragon, Mortis, Glacier, Ernest Miller, Yuji Nagata
AKA :
Description : The attacker kicks with one leg while pivioting 90 degrees on the other. The attack can be directed at the knee, midsection or head. It can be done to a sitting opponent to the back. The top of the attacker's foot is the contact point for this kick.
NOTE : Technically, a Back Brain Kick is a jumping Roundhouse Kick to the back of the head/neck
Variations :
* Off the Top Rope Roundhouse Kick (Diving Brain Kick - Toshiyo Yamada)
* Off the Top Rope Roundhouse Kick with Twist (Feliner - Ernest Miller, Meteor Kick - Naohiro Hoshikawa)
* Flying Roundhouse Kick (Toshiaki Kawada)
* Springboard Roundhouse Kick (Takeshi Ono)
Kick, Short Arm Roundhouse
Used by : Karloff Lagarde Jr.
AKA :
Description : The attacker grabs the victim by one arm and pulls them towards them. As the attacker pulls the victim in, the attacker kicks with one leg while pivioting 90 degrees on the other, kicking the victim in the stomach. The top of the attacker's foot is the contact point for this kick.
Kick, Side
Used by : Stan Lane, Steve Blackman
AKA :
Description : The attacker lifts their knee so they are standing with their side to the victim. The attacker pushes out their leg level to the ground, striking the victim with the bottom of their foot.
Variations :
* Apron Dive Side Kick (Great Sasuke)
* Off the Top Rope Side Kick (Rob Van Dam, Glacier)
* Flying Side Kick (Bruce Lee)
* Off the Top Rope Side Kick Suicida (Rider Kick - Great Sasuke)
Kick, Snap
Used by :
AKA : Front Kick
Description : A standard martial arts kick. The attacker lifts their knee up and pushes their foot out striking the victim the kick, usually in the stomach. The point of contact is the sole of the attacker's foot.
Variatio