If the wrestler has passed out, the opponent then scores by submission.

For example, a wrestler may get whipped into a referee at a slower speed, knocking the ref down for short amount of time ; during that interim period, one wrestler may pin his opponent for a three-count and would have won the match but for the referee being down ( sometimes, another referee will sprint to the ring from backstage to attempt to make the count, but by then, the other wrestler has had enough time to kick out on his own accord ).

However, Mondt discovered a solution that would completely transform the industry, as he convinced Lewis and Sandow to implement a new form of wrestling that combined features of boxing, Greco-Roman, freestyle, lumber-camp fighting, and theater into what he deemed “ Slam Bang Western-Style Wrestling .” He then formed a promotion with wrestler Ed Lewis and his manager Billy Sandow.

Kaufman decides to become a professional wrestler — but to emphasize the “ villain ” angle, he would wrestle only women ( hired actresses ) and then berate them after winning, declaring himself " Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion ".

Creating the costumed identity of Spider-Man for himself, Peter sought first to exploit his newfound powers as a masked wrestler and then as a television star.

Seiji Ozawa relates an anecdote: on hearing of the death of the baby daughter of his friend the sumo wrestler Chiyonofuji, Slava flew unannounced to Tokyo, took a 1 1 / 2 hour cab ride to Chiyonofuji's house and played his Bach sarabande outside, as his gesture of sympathy — then got back in the taxi and returned to the airport to fly back to Europe.

The steer wrestler then is pulled off his horse by the slowing steer and plants his heels into the dirt further slowing the steer and himself.

The steer wrestler then slides with his feet turned slightly to the left, twisting the head of the steer toward one by pushing down with the near hand and pulling up and in with the far elbow.

When one wrestler finally tapped-out and pulled away from his opponent, it was only then that he and the crowd realised the other man was, in fact, dead and had effectively won the match posthumously.

McMahon then began an on-screen relationship with wrestler Test, which led to a rivalry between him and her older brother Shane.

Edge was then placed in a feud against the vampire wrestler Gangrel.

In a backstage meeting in August 1999, which involved every contracted WCW wrestler, Eric Bischoff offered anyone their release right then and there.

Filipović then defeated Mexican professional wrestler Dos Caras Jr. at Pride Bushido 1, also with a head kick knockout, in 46 seconds.

After Styles dropped the World Heavyweight Championship to Rob Van Dam, then failed to regain it in a rematch and later was pinned by Jay Lethal, Flair adopted Kazarian as his newest protégé, seemingly replacing Styles as his number one wrestler.

This variation of the armbreaker involves the attacking wrestler grabbing the opponent's left or right arm, holding it across their chest and then falling backwards, dropping the opponent face first as well as damaging the opponent's arm and shoulder.

The wrestler grabs his or her opponent's arm, then turns to face the other direction and pulls the opponent over his or her shoulder.

An arm drag which sees the wrestler being spun in front of the opponent's body in a tilt-a-whirl, and then ending it up with an arm drag.

This arm drag sees the wrestler being held in a wheelbarrow hold by the opponent, and then going for an over the shoulder arm drag as he frees his legs off the opponent's waist.

A move in which the wrestler goes behind an opponent, then puts his head under the opponent's shoulder.

Periodically called a Manhattan Drop, this is a move in which the wrestler puts his or her head under the opponent's shoulder and lifts the opponent up and then drops his or her " lower abdomen region " or groin first on the wrestler's knee.

The wrestler then lifts the opponent into the air and falls into a seated position, driving the opponent tailbone-first on to the mat.

The wrestler then jumps up and falls on to his / her back so that the opponent lands on his / her head while remaining vertical.

The wrestler applies a cobra clutch and then leaps forward, falling into a sitting position and driving the face of the opponent into the ground.

Also, a wrestler can win by knockout if he does not resort to submission holds, but stills pummels his opponent to the point that he is completely out cold.

A number of former sumo wrestlers have competed in mixed martial arts, with limited achievement ; perhaps the most successful sumo wrestler to have competed in MMA is Tadao Yasuda who holds a record of two wins and four losses.

Gotch was, by all accounts, a superior wrestler possessing tremendous strength, lightning quickness, genuine agility, cat-like reflexes, impeccable technique, superb ring generalship, a mastery of the use of leverage, and a full knowledge of wrestling holds, counterholds and strategy.

This is a legwhip where a wrestler grabs an opponent's leg and holds it parallel to the mat while they are facing each other.

An element borrowed from professional wrestling's catch wrestling origins, stretches ( or submission holds ) are techniques in which a wrestler holds another in a position that puts stress on the opponent's body.

The wrestler then uses his " free " hands and holds the wrestler in a chinlock.

This variation of a vertical suplex, also known as the hanging suplex, standing suplex or stalling suplex, sees the attacking wrestler holds an opponent in the upside-down position at the peak of the arc for several seconds before completing the maneuver, thereby ( in kayfabe ) causing blood to pool into the head of the opponent.

A modification of this move is the machine gun suplex, in which the attacking wrestler holds the head-and-arm grip using just one of his own arms, and with his other grabs the opponent's free wrist and forces it behind his back to secure a hammerlock.

This is when a wrestler holds both the opponent's arms under his own ( known as overhooks in mixed martial arts and amateur wrestling, as the arms loop under the opponent's arms from above ) with the hands connected below the opponent's triceps, from here the opponent is left secure and unable to counter or move away from the attacker while he / she delivers a belly-to-belly throw flipping the opponent overhead in the normal belly-to-belly motion.

* Fall: A fall, also known as a pin, occurs when one wrestler holds both of his opponents ' shoulders on the mat simultaneously.

* Fall: A fall, also known as a pin, occurs when one wrestler holds any part of both of his opponent's shoulders or both of his opponent's shoulder blades ( scapulae ) in continuous contact with the mat.

The wrestler holds both the opponent's arms under his own, and delivers a series of headbutts to his opponent, who is unable to counter.

The wrestler holds their arm out horizontally and executes a back fist whilst turning their body with speed so that the back of their fist strikes the opponent in the head or chest on rotation.

The wrestler performing this attack would come from behind an opponent and drop down to connect with his / her shoulder into the back of one of the opponent's knees, this is often used to weaken the leg for submission holds.

The attacking wrestler holds their opponent from behind in a waistlock.

While one wrestler holds an opponent in a wheelbarrow clutch the second wrestler applies a front facelock and DDT's his opponent while the other wrestler drops to a sitting position impacting the opponents face to the mat, finishing the wheelbarrow facebuster.

The first attacking wrestler then holds the opponent at the apex of the powerbomb while the second dives off the top rope and impacts the opponent with an aerial attack, driving the opponent backwards and completing the partner's powerbomb with added force.

The first attacking wrestler then holds the opponent at the apex of the powerbomb while the second dives off the top rope and impacts the opponent with a diving leg drop just as the opponent himself lands on the mat, crushing his neck, face, or chest.

The first attacking wrestler then holds the opponent at the apex of the powerbomb while the second dives off the top rope and impacts the opponent with a flying neckbreaker, driving the opponent backwards and finishing the powerbomb with extra force.

The first attacking wrestler then holds the opponent at the apex of the powerbomb while the second dives off the top rope and impacts the opponent with a missile dropkick, driving the opponent backwards and finishing the powerbomb with extra force.

This move, innovated, named and popularized by the Hardy Boyz, sees one wrestler ( Matt ) climb to the top turnbuckle while his partner ( Jeff ) holds up their opponent's legs ( The opponent in question is obviously perpendicular to the wrestler on the top rope ).