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wrestler and runs
Severn runs a wrestling school and still competes as a pro wrestler and UFC-style competitor.
On one side of the chute is the " hazer ", whose job is to ride parallel with the steer once it begins running and ensure it runs in a straight line, on the other side of the chute the " steer wrestler " or " bulldogger " waits behind a taut rope fastened with an easily broken string which is fastened to the rope on the steer.
This move is performed when an opponent runs towards the wrestler facing him or her.
An arm drag performed where the attacking wrestler grabs an opponent's arm, runs up the corner ring ropes and springboards, usually off the top rope, over the opponent.
The opponent runs towards the wrestler.
The wrestler, however, always runs the risk of cutting too deeply and slicing an artery in the forehead.
This is often used in a version of a Tornado DDT in which a wrestler applies a headlock runs up the ropes ( often at the turnbuckle ), still holding onto the opponent, spins off from the elevated height to hit the DDT.
This is an attack in which a wrestler runs at an opponent, who is upright in the corner, then jumps forward so that he splashes his whole body stomach-first, squashing his opponent between him and the turnbuckle.
A variation of the aforementioned chop, the wrestler runs and lunges forward in a crossbody-esque fashion while crossing their arms in an " X " fashion and then hits a double backhand chop to the opponent.
A clothesline is a move in which one wrestler runs towards another and extends his / her arm out from the side of the body and parallel to the ground, hitting the opponent in the neck or chest and knocking him / her over.
In wrestling, a lariat is when an attacking wrestler runs towards an opponent, wraps his arm around their upper chest and neck and then forces them to the ground.
The crooked arm lariat is performed when an attacking wrestler runs towards an opponent with the arm bent upward at the elbow 60 – 90 degrees and wraps his arm around their head forcing them to the ground.
The wrestler runs towards his opponent, wraps his arm around their upper chest and neck of the opponent, and swings his legs forward, using his momentum to pull the opponent down with him to the mat, on to their upper back.
Also referred to as a jumping leg lariat or a running calf kick this attack is seen when an attacking wrestler runs towards an opponent, jumps and wraps his leg around the opponent's head / neck knocking the opponent to the ground.
With the opponent seated the wrestler runs at the opponent and flips forward 180 ° so that their back impacts on the opponents chest and head causing the opponent to be sandwiched between the turnbuckle and the wrestler.
Painting a Japanese flag on a tree to denote one soldier down, Bugs runs into a sumo wrestler, whom he confidently faces off against ( cockily marking a second bigger flag on the tree ).
One wrestler ( usually the larger one ) places an opponent over his or her shoulders in the fireman's carry position while the other attacking wrestler runs and jumps up alongside both men and takes hold / twists the neck of the opponent for any type of neckbreaker slam as the first wrestler falls down to the mat forcing the opponent down with them in a Samoan drop.
The same wrestler then gets down on all fours and their partner runs from the opposite side of the ring / opposite turnbuckle, leaps off his partner's back, and performs an aided splash / calf kick / heel kick / leg lariat / dropkick or in some rare instances, a leg drop on the opponent.
The wrestler runs and slides feet first at the opponent, kicking them with both feet, like a baseball player sliding into a base.
In this dropkick an attacking wrestler runs towards an opponent and jumps up sideways striking an opponent's head or chin with the sole of their highest foot, with similar execution as a big boot.
** Tonga Fifita, a semi-retired professional wrestler who had noteworthy runs in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation among other promotions

wrestler and towards
Occasionally, a wrestler will reach for a rope ( see rope breaks below ), only to put his hand back on the mat so he can crawl towards the rope some more ; this is NOT a submission, and the referee decides what his intent is.
Similar to a hangman, where the wrestler catches the opponent in a side headlock, running towards any set of ropes.
Chris Adams, Terry Gordy and Terry Taylor all left World Class at that time ( Adams, who was also a promoter under the L & A Promotions banner, would eventually return towards the end of the year, as a wrestler and trainer ).
Shamrock has said that since his knee injury, he has had difficulty shooting and taking people down, which resulted in Shamrock changing his primary style from a wrestler / grappler and moving more towards a standup fighter.
While flying towards an opponent, a wrestler catches his opponent in a headlock and then drives the opponent into the ground as the wrestler falls to the mat.
The wrestler then leaps towards the opponent, clasping their forearms together, and lands on their knees, driving both elbows into the shoulder or chest of the opponent.
There is also an aerial variation, known as a flying crossbody, where wrestler leaps from an elevated position towards the opponent.
This move, popularized and subsequently named after Lou Thesz, sees the attacking wrestler jump towards a standing opponent and knock him over, resulting in the opponent lying on his back with the attacking wrestler sitting on the opponent's chest, pinning him in a body scissors.
While running towards an opponent, an attacking wrestler leaps up into the air, before connecting with a clothesline.
Alternatively, this move can be performed in the same fashion, but following an arm wrench or wrist lock instead of an Irish whip, or by simply grabbing hold of one of the opponent's arms with one the wrestler's hands, pulling it towards the wrestler and clotheslining him with his spare arm.
The wrestler makes a punching motion, but tucks his or her hand towards the chest so the elbow and forearm make contact.
While running towards an opponent ( usually after bouncing off the ropes ), an attacking wrestler would leap up into the air, before connecting with a forearm smash.
While running towards an opponent ( usually after bouncing off the ropes ), the attacking wrestler does a slide across the mat, before connecting with a forearm smash.
An attack in which a wrestler will charge towards their opponent, then raise their knee or jump up so that their knee hit the opponent usually into the side of the head or face.
This move sees an opponent propped up in the corner as an attacking wrestler charges towards him or her, running up the ropes ( that are beside the opponent ), or in some cases, up the opponent, and, as he or she reaches the top, kicking off this opponent's chest to perform a backflip so the wrestler lands on his / her feet.
This is usually done with the opponent charging towards the wrestler, using the opponent's momentum to deliver the wrestler's boot to the upper-body or head.
The wrestler rolls towards a standing opponent, extending a leg which connects with the back, chest, or head of the opponent.

wrestler and ropes
Any legal wrestler is open to attack from any direction at any time, including when they are downed, as long as they are within the ring area enclosed by the ring ropes.
If any part of either wrestler is in contact with the ropes or has otherwise broken the plane of ropes all grappling contact between the wrestlers must be broken within a five count or else the attacking wrestler may be subject to disqualification.
This rule is often used strategically in order to escape from a submission hold, and a wrestler can break the plane of the ropes by placing his foot or other body part on ( or under ) the ropes to avoid losing by pinfall.
Aerial techniques are maneuvers, using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids, used in professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler.
In some cases a headlock is first applied before the wrestler bounces off the ropes.
Another version is the springboard bulldog is seen where a wrestler will springboard off the ring ropes before applying the headlock.
Springboarding involves a wrestler using any of the ring ropes to bounce upward.
Sometimes wrestlers will bounce off one set of ring ropes then off another to perform a move, this is referred to as a double springboard, the most notable double springboard move is a version of a springboard moonsault in which a wrestler bounces off the rope to elevate himself / herself to the top-rope from where he / she bounces off to perform the moonsault.
Another version of a springboard is the rope run / climb in which a wrestler would run up the ring ropes, effectively springboarding with one foot off each ring rope.
A slingshot involves a wrestler, who is standing on the ring apron, pulling on the top rope and using its momentum to hurl themselves over the ropes and into the ring.
Instead of going through the ropes the wrestler goes over the top ropes.
The attacking wrestler charges at an opponent who is against the ring ropes and clotheslines him / her, and the force and momentum from the charge knocks both the wrestler and the opponent over the top rope and onto the floor.
It is often sold as more powerful if the wrestler bounces off the ropes first.
The wrestler then jumps off the ropes, and then delivers a bionic elbow to the opponent's head, neck ( if the opponent's neck is bent-down ) or the shoulder.
With an opponent sitting against the bottom corner turnbuckle, an attacking wrestler repeatedly rubs the sole of their boot across the face of the opponent, and then executes either a running front kick, a running knee, a running low-angle big boot, a running low-angle single leg dropkick or other strikes that first see the attacking wrestler rebound off the opposing ropes and charge at the opponent.

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