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Also known as low-angle discus lariat or dragon screw sets the attacking wrestler waiting for a charging opponent, the wrestler then takes a sidestep, extends an arm and lowers the upper body all at once in a swinging motion, turning up to 180 degrees, hooking the back of the opponent's nearest knee to trip them down to the mat back first.
Aerial techniques, also known as "high-flying moves" are performance techniques used in professional wrestling for simulated assault on opponents. The techniques involve jumping from the ring's posts and ropes, demonstrating the speed and agility of smaller, nimble and acrobatically inclined wrestlers, with many preferring this style instead of throwing or locking the opponent.
A "high and low" double team maneuver is a type of takedown that sees two wrestlers hit a combination of attacks on a standing opponent; one aimed to hit high, while the other is aimed low. The high attack usually comes from in front of the opponent, while the low attack comes from behind or front, sending the opponent back-first into the mat ...
Professional wrestling throws are the application of professional wrestling techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming them down. They are sometimes also called "power" maneuvers, as they are meant to emphasize a wrestler's strength.
Dave Scherer is an American sports writer and journalist, [1] [2] best known for writing about professional wrestling for the ECW Magazine, New York Daily News, [3] World of Wrestling Magazine, 1Wrestling.com [4] [5] and founding the newsletter The Wrestling Lariat [6] [7] in 1995 [8] and the website PWInsider.com, which he created in 2004 when he left 1Wrestling together with several other ...
John Stanley "Stan" Hansen II [1] (born August 29, 1949), [1] best known as Stan "The Lariat" Hansen, is an American retired professional wrestler.. Hansen is known for his stiff wrestling style, which he attributed to his poor eyesight, [4] [9] and for his gimmick as a loud, violent cowboy who wanted to fight everybody, [6] [7] which he further emphasized by appearing in interviews with a ...
The 2013 Final Resolution was the tenth Final Resolution professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took take place on December 3, 2013 and was aired on tape delay on December 19, 2013 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida.
The ladder match could have been invented by either Dan Kroffat of the Stampede Wrestling organization from Calgary, Alberta, Canada or British wrestler Kendo Nagasaki.In September 1972, Stampede Wrestling held the first ever ladder match between Dan Kroffat and Tor Kamata, where the object to be grabbed was a wad of money. [2]