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.

If the referee reaches the count of five, and the wrestler still does not break the hold, he is disqualified.

When the steer reaches the end of his rope, it pops off and simultaneously releases the barrier for the steer wrestler.

Facing their opponent, the wrestler reaches between their opponent's legs with one arm and reaches around their back from the same side with their other arm.

The wrestler reaches under one of the opponent's arms with his / her corresponding arm and places the palm of his / her hand on the neck of the opponent, thereby forcing the arm of the opponent up into the air ( the half nelson ).

A move in which a wrestler stands side-to-side and slightly behind with the opponent, facing in the same direction, and reaches behind the opponent's back to hook the opponent's head with the other hand extending the opponent's nearest arm, then while hooking the opponent's leg the wrestler falls backward, pulling the opponent to the mat back-first.

Well known as the Complete Shot, this is a move in which a wrestler stands side-to-side and slightly behind with the opponent, facing in the opposite direction, and reaches around the opponent's torso with one arm across the opponent's chest with his / her hand holding on to his / her other hand which is behind the opponent's head.

The wrestler then reaches around the opponent's head and applies a chinlock and then leans back and pulls the opponent's head and torso.

Any wrestler who reaches one of them is entitled to purchase one of the membership shares in the Japan Sumo Association, regardless of the total number of tournaments they have spent in the top makuuchi division.

If this is the highest rank a wrestler reaches, even if it is only for one tournament, he will always be referred to as " former sekiwake ( ring name )" after his retirement, an indicator of a successful sumo career, even if not achieving the exceptional standards of the two highest ranks.

If this is the highest rank a wrestler reaches, even if it is only for one tournament, he will always be referred to as " former komusubi ( ring name )" after his retirement, which is an indicator of a fairly successful sumo career.

An uncommon variation of the move which sees the wrestler being held and spun into a tilt-a-whirl by the opponent, and when the wrestler reaches a point where he is horizontally positioned against the opponent's torso, he falls down, pushing down the opponent onto his back against the canvas.

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.

There is also an inverted version of the move in which an attacking wrestler reaches between an opponent's legs with one arm and reaches around that opponent's back from the same side with his other arm before lifting their opponent upside down into a belly-to-belly position.

Facing his opponent, the wrestler reaches between their opponent's legs with their right arm and reaches around the opponent's neck from the same side with their left arm.

Facing their opponent, the wrestler reaches between his opponent's legs with their right arm and reaches around the opponent's neck from the same side with their left arm.

The wrestler then reaches out and grabs the opponent's throat and trunks, and lifts him or her in the air as though the wrestler is about to deliver a chokeslam.

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.

The belief is that fans want to see a face to empathize with and will only get behind a wrestler that shows it.

A back body drop or backdrop ( also sometimes called a shoulder back toss ), is a move in which a wrestler bends forward or crouches in front of their opponent, grabs hold of the opponent, and stands up, lifting the opponent up and over and dropping them behind the back.

The attacking wrestler stands side-to-side and slightly behind the opponent, facing in the opposite direction, from there he / she leaps in the air and drops to a seated position driving the opponent neck and back first to the mat.

The one-handed bulldog is in fact more of a facebuster than an actual bulldog and generally sees a wrestler run up from behind their opponent, grab the opponent's head with one hand and leap forward to drive this opponent's face into the mat.

Standing next to or diagonally behind an opponent, the attacking wrestler leaps up, grabs the opponent's head and pulls backwards, resulting in both individuals landing supine.

This modified bulldog variation sees the wrestler catching the opponent's head from behind, and smashes his head into the turnbuckle ( similar to a one-handed bulldog technique ).

The wrestler places both his hands behind the opponent's head, and then falls into a seated position, slamming the opponent's face into the canvas.

Another variation sees the wrestler placing one hand behind the opponent's head, and another behind the back and then falling backwards into a bulldog.

Also known as a tilt slam or a pumphandle falling powerslam, the wrestler stands behind their opponent and bends them forward.

The wrestler stands behind their opponent and bends them forward.

The wrestler faces the opponent from the side, slightly behind.

The wrestler places his opponent in the Cobra clutch, then stands to one side of the opponent, hooks their nearest foot behind their opponent's nearest leg and throws themselves backwards, forcing their opponent backwards to the ground.

The wrestler stands behind, slightly to one side of and facing the opponent.

The wrestler then uses his / her other arm to pull the opponent's other arm behind the opponent's head, so both opponent's arms are pinned.

This technique gives its name to the schoolboy bump and is performed when the wrestler gets behind his opponent drops down to his knees and puts his hand between their crotch and pulls forward which in turn forces his / her bodyweight forward to trip the opponent over the attacking wrestler so that they fall flat on their back in a pin or pinfall position.