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Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by performers to immobilize their opponents or lead to a submission. This article covers the various pins, stretches and transition holds used in the ring. Some wrestlers use these holds as their finishing maneuvers, often nicknaming them to reflect their character or persona.
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.
In professional wrestling, a pin is a move where a wrestler holds an opponent's shoulders to the mat in an attempt to score a fall. A pinfall is a common victory condition, where the attacker pins an opponent and the referee makes a three count before the opponent gets released from the pin.
Professional wrestling moves can refer to several types of moves used against opponents in professional wrestling, including: Professional wrestling aerial techniques; Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers; Professional wrestling holds; Professional wrestling throws; Professional wrestling strikes; Pin (professional wrestling)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Ranked No. 23 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2022 [35] Ranked No. 9 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2023 [36] Tried-N-True Pro. Tried-N-True Women's Championship (1 time, current) [37] Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame. WWHOF Award (1 time) Pro Wrestler of the Year ...
Velvet McIntyre (born November 24, 1962) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler.After beginning her career in 1980, she wrestled in American independent promotions before joining the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).
She competed in the Women's Pro Wrestling organization in the early 1990s. [6] In 1997, she briefly returned to WCW and became a contender for the WCW Women's Championship . While in WCW, she wrestled against her former AWA rival, Madusa, who was the number one contender at the time..
In professional wrestling double-team maneuvers are executed by multiple wrestlers instead of one and typically are used by tag teams in tag team matches. Many of these maneuvers are combination of two throws, or submission holds. Most moves are known by the names that professional wrestlers give their "finishing move" (signature moves that ...