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A pinfall, also known just as a '''fall''', is a victory condition in Professional Wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's Shoulder Blades to the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time (normally a three-count). PINNING MANEUVER The purpose of a pinning maneuver is to hold the victim's shoulders against the mat for a count of three. The count is broken (a Near-fall ) if the victim manages to raise one or both of his shoulders off of the mat, usually by ''kicking out''. Sometimes, a wrestler may hook the opponents tights for extra leverage. Or, if a wrestler is close enough to the ring ropes, he may aid a pin by propping his legs up on the ropes to gain additional leverage and put more of his weight on the victim. This is illegal according to the rules of Professional Wrestling , since a wrestler is required to break a hold if he or his opponent is touching the ropes or holding the tights, but is frequently attempted by Heels when they think that the referee won't catch them. These tactics are very frequently employed by Ric Flair , almost to the point of cliche. In some positions, a wrestler may ''bridge'', arching his back so that only his feet and the top of his head are touching the ground, to put more of his weight on his pinned opponent or to prop them up. Back slide The wrestler stands back-to-back with his opponent and hooks both of the opponent's arms. He then leans forward and drops to his knees, sliding the victim down his back so that their shoulders are against the mat and their chin is against their chest. The attacker holds the victim's arms down with his own arms for the pin. Cover Also known as a lateral press, '''cross press''' or simply as the basic '''pin'''. With his opponent lying face-up on the mat, the wrestler lies face-down across his opponent's chest to hold him down. Sometimes, when both wrestlers are supposed to be exhausted or badly hurt (usually in a long, drawn-out match), a wrestler will cover just with his arm. Cradle The wrestler lies across his opponent's chest and hooks a leg with the arm on the opposite side (the left leg with the right arm or the right leg with the left arm). Holding the leg gives the wrestler greater leverage and makes it harder for his opponent to kick out. This was derived from the inside cradle and outside cradle in amateur wrestling, much like the "small package" is an inside cradle with a leg hooked. Crucifix (pin) A wrestler hooks the arms of an opponent, one by grapvining his legs around it, and the other using his arms. This leaves the attacking wrestler horizontally placed across the back of the victim, while the victim has his arms spread out like a Crucifixion . The attacking wrestler then lowers his bodywieght so that the victim is brought drown to the mat backwards and is forced on to his own shoulders in a pinning position with his legs in the air. It has been known for wrestlers to violently force their bodyweight downwards to throw the victim into the mat with greater impact, this is called a Crucifix Bomb. It was popularized and is used by Austin Aries . These moves are not to be confused with the Crucifix Hold or its Bomb counterpart Delfin Clutch The wrestler crosses the arms of the opponent across the opponent's chest who is laying on his back, and kneels down on one knee on the arms, pinning the opponent's shoulders down to the mat. The wrestler also grabs the opponent's legs, crosses them, and places them under one of his armpits, bending the opponent to a pinning predicament. Named by Super Delfin who uses it has his finishing hold. Gedo clutch Sometimes referred to as a double leg nelson. The wrestler sits kneeling on the back of an opponent who is laying face down and facing the same way. The wrestler then grabs the opponent's arms and lifts them over his thighs, similar to a Camel Clutch . Then the wrestler then grabs hold of the opponent's head and pushes it down and forward between his legs, while leaning himself forward onto his stomach, flipping the opponent over onto their shoulders, with the wrestler's legs pinning the opponent down to the mat. Popularized and named by . Jackknife hold The attacker places his head between the victims legs and grabs hold of them with his arms. He then flips forward planting his feet and bridging his back to add leverage to the pin. La casita / La magistral With his opponent on hands and knees, the wrestler stands next to the victim's hip, grabs one arm and applies an Armbar . He then steps over the arm with his inside leg so that he is facing away from the victim. The wrestler continues his turning motion and dives forward over the victim, rolling onto his side. The barred arm acts as a lever, flipping the victim over the attacker and onto the back. The attacker hooks a leg as the victim goes over and holds for the pin. Oklahoma roll The wrestler stands to the side of his opponent, who is on hands and knees. The attacker hooks one arm around the victim's neck and one between the legs, and rolls over the victim. The attacker lands on his back or side, and the victim is flipped so that his shoulders are pressed against the floor. Prawn hold Similar to a Rana, except that the one performing the pin is standing, bent over the victim with both legs hooked pressing his weight down. This pin is typically the result of a powerbomb, such as Toshiaki Kawada 's. Roll-up The wrestler rolls his opponent back so that the victim's legs are above the head. The attacker wraps his/her arms around the legs and presses down to pin the shoulders. The most common type of roll up is the Schoolboy where the attacking wrestler drops down behind the opponent and puts one arm up between the opponent's legs to pull the opponent over to trip the opponent over the attacking wrestler so that they fall flat on their back. At this point the attacking wrestler would stack the fallen opponent on their shoulders for the pin. Often when female wrestlers use this move commentators will refer to it as a ''Schoolgirl''. Sitout pin The attacking wrestler sits down with the legs of the victim hooked over their shoulders so that the legs and lower body of the victim are elevated while the victim's shoulders and upper back are in contact with the ground. The arms of the victim are sometimes pinned beneath the legs of the attacker. This hold results from numerous Throws , including the Sitout Powerbomb and the Spin-out Powerbomb . Small package The small package is a pinning maneuver where the wrestler applies a Front Facelock on the opponent, falls down backwards while turning, hooking the opponent's far leg with his legs and the opponent's other leg with his free arm, ending up on top of the opponent, pinning his shoulders against the mat. The move can be performed from various positions: while both the wrestler and opponent are standing, with the opponent bending over the wrestler who's laying down on his back, with the wrestler grappling an opponent running towards him, with the wrestler running towards the opponent, and so on. Rana The technical term for the pinning position which results from a Sunset Flip or a Hurricanrana . In the sunset flip version the victim is laying shoulders down on the mat, almost completely flat on their back, with the wrestler who is applying the pin sits below the legs of the opponent and uses his/her own legs to cover the victim's shoulders or arms, and hooks both legs around the thighs to force their weight down to the mat. The other variation which usually results from a hurricanrana sees the one performing the move sit on the victims chest and hook the victims legs behind them whilst hooking their arms with their legs. This variation is the same hold just with the other wrestler on top. This interchangeability often sees a Spot where the wrestler change their weight distribution to move from one pinning hold to the other for a succession of near falls. Victory roll The wrestler jumps onto his opponent's shoulders from behind and rolls forward. As the attacker flips over, he hooks his opponent's shoulders with his legs, flipping the victim over onto his shoulders. The attacker hooks both of the victim's legs to hold him in place for the pin. SEE ALSO |