Pinfall (professional wrestling)
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A pinfall, also known just as a fall, is a victory condition in professional wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulder blades to the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time (normally a three-count).
Pinning maneuver
The purpose of a pinning maneuver is to hold the opponents shoulders against the mat for a count of three. The count is broken (a near-fall) if the opponent manages to raise one or both of his shoulders off of the mat, usually by kicking out.Sometimes, an attacking wrestler may hook the opponents tights for extra leverage. Or, if a wrestler is close enough to the ring ropes, he may aid a pin by propping his legs up on the ropes to gain additional leverage and put more of his weight on the opponent. This is illegal according to the rules of professional wrestling, since a wrestler is required to break a hold if he or his opponent is touching the ropes or holding the tights, but is frequently attempted by heels when they think that the referee won't catch them.
In some positions, a wrestler may bridge, arching his back so that only his feet and the top of his head are touching the ground, to put more of his weight on his pinned opponent or to prop them up.
Back slide
The attacking wrestler stands back-to-back with his opponent and hooks both of the opponent's arms. He then leans forward and drops to his knees, sliding the opponent down his back so that their shoulders are against the mat and their chin is against their chest. The attacker holds the opponents arms down with his own arms for the pin.Cover
Also known as a lateral press, cross press or simply as the basic pin. With his opponent lying face-up on the mat, the attacking wrestler lies face-down across his opponent's chest to hold him down. Sometimes, when both wrestlers are supposed to be exhausted or badly hurt (usually in a long, drawn-out match), the attacking wrestler will cover just with his arm or face up rather than face down.Cradle
The attacking wrestler lies across his opponents chest and hooks a leg with the arm on the opposite side (the left leg with the right arm or the right leg with the left arm). Holding the leg gives the attacker greater leverage and makes it harder for his opponent to kick out. This was derived from the inside cradle and outside cradle in amateur wrestling, much like the small package is an inside cradle with a leg hooked.Crucifix (pin)
An attacking wrestler hooks the arms of an opponent, one by grapevining his legs around it, and the other using his arms. This leaves the attacking wrestler horizontally placed across the back of the opponent, while the opponent has his arms spread out like a crucifixion. The attacking wrestler then lowers his bodyweight so that the opponent is brought drown to the mat backwards and is forced on to his own shoulders in a pinning position with his legs in the air.It has been known for attacking wrestlers to violently force their bodyweight downwards to throw the opponent into the mat with greater impact. This is called a Crucifix Bomb. It was popularized and is used by Austin Aries.
These moves are not to be confused with the Crucifix hold or its powerbomb counterpart
Delfin Clutch
The attacking wrestler crosses the arms of the opponent across the opponents chest who is laying on his back, and kneels down on one knee on the arms, pinning the opponents shoulders down to the mat. The attacking wrestler also grabs the opponents legs, crosses them, and places them under one of his armpits, bending the opponent to a pinning predicament.Named by Super Delfin who uses it has his finishing hold.
Gedo clutch
Sometimes referred to as a double leg nelson. The attacking wrestler sits kneeling on the back of an opponent who is laying face down and facing the same way. The attacking wrestler then grabs the opponents arms and lifts them over his thighs, similar to a camel clutch. Then the attacker grabs hold of the opponents head and pushes it down and forward between his legs, while leaning himself forward onto his stomach, flipping the opponent over onto their shoulders, with the attackers legs pinning the opponent down to the mat.Popularized and named by Gedo.
Jackknife hold
The hold first sees the attacking wrestler place his/her head between an opponents legs and grab a hold on the legs with his/her arms on an opponent who is laying face up on the mat. The attacking wrestler then flips forward over the opponent planting his/her feet and bridging back to add leverage.La casita / La magistral
With the opponent on their hands and knees, the attacking wrestler stands next to the opponents hip, grabs one arm and applies an armbar. The attacking wrestler then steps over the arm with his inside leg so that he is facing away from the opponent. The attacking wrestler continues his turning motion and dives forward over the opponent, rolling onto his side. The barred arm acts as a lever, flipping the opponent over the attacker and onto the back. The attacker hooks a leg as the opponent goes over and holds for the pin.Oklahoma roll
The attacking wrestler stands to the side of his opponent, who is on hands and knees. The attacker hooks one arm around the opponents neck and one between the legs, and rolls over the opponent. The attacker lands on his back or side, and the opponent is flipped so that his shoulders are pressed against the floor.Prawn hold
Similar to a rana, except that the one performing the pin is standing, bent over the opponent with both legs hooked pressing his weight down. This pin is typically the result of a powerbomb.Roll-up
The attacking wrestler rolls his opponent back so that the opponents legs are above the head. The attacker wraps his/her arms around the legs and presses down to pin the shoulders.The most common type of roll up is the Schoolboy where the attacking wrestler drops down behind the opponent and puts one arm up between the opponents legs to pull the opponent over to trip the opponent over the attacking wrestler so that they fall flat on their back. At this point the attacking wrestler would stack the fallen opponent on their shoulders for the pin. Often when female wrestlers use this move commentators will refer to it as a Schoolgirl.
Sitout pin
The attacking wrestler sits down with the legs of the opponent hooked over their shoulders so that the legs and lower body of the opponent are elevated while the opponents shoulders and upper back are in contact with the ground. The arms of the opponent are sometimes pinned beneath the legs of the attacker. This hold results from numerous throws, including the sitout powerbomb and the spin-out powerbomb.Small package
The small package is a pinning maneuver where the attacking wrestler applies a front facelock on the opponent, falls down backwards while turning, hooking the opponents far leg with his legs and the opponents other leg with his free arm, ending up on top of the opponent, pinning his shoulders against the mat.The move can be performed from various positions: while both the attacker and opponent are standing, with the opponent bending over the attacker who's laying down on his back, with the attacker grappling an opponent running towards him, with the attacker running towards the opponent, and so on.
Rana
The technical term for the pinning position which results from a sunset flip or a hurricanrana.In the sunset flip version the opponent is laying shoulders down on the mat, almost completely flat on their back, with the attacking wrestler who is applying the pin sits below the legs of the opponent and uses his/her own legs to cover the opponents shoulders or arms, and hooks both legs around the thighs to force their weight down to the mat.
The other variation which usually results from a hurricanrana sees the one performing the hurricanrana sit on the opponents chest and hook the opponents legs behind them whilst hooking their arms with their legs. This variation is the same hold just with the attacking wrestler on top.
This interchangeability often sees a spot where the wrestlers change their weight distribution to move from one pinning hold to the other for a succession of near falls.
Victory roll
The attacking wrestler jumps onto his opponents shoulders from behind and rolls forward. As the attacker flips over, he hooks his opponents shoulders with his legs, flipping the opponent over onto his shoulders. The attacker hooks both of the opponents legs to hold him in place for the pin.See also
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