Pin is often the easiest aspect of a professional wrestling match. The simple covers and hooks on the legs are as old as business, and turn them on a few times. Many heels use ropes for leverage, and there is a classic bit of a man who was wiped out, and he can only drape his arms for pins on the enemy’s chest. There’s also a bit like a big guy making a splash move for victory – think of the ultimate warrior WWE.
However, there are some interesting turns in wrestling pinfall. Some workers make it much more complicated to prevent the other party from kicking it out. Some wrestlers make this pin stronger with performance. These are 10 unique ways to pin your opponents in more noteworthy wrestling.
Cannoke clutch
It’s a tough pinfall, but very effective
- Created by Kannosuke
- Eve Torres used it as a finisher
- In Japan, very few people copy it
Apparently the name, the description of this move could be a bit of a snip. It also coincides with how complicated this Somerselst cradle is. The wrestler faces his opponent and winds his arm into a modified hammerlock. They then jumped up into a somersault, cleaning their opponent’s feet, and their feet still swept under them and rolled onto their backs.
It’s difficult to take off the right side, but once you’ve done it, it’s a fun sight. Interestingly, it is used by women more than men in WWE, and the surprising female wrestlers are pulling it apart well. It’s a complicated pinning movement, but it’s also one of the coolers.
Shrimp Hold
Roxanne Perez moves very well
- Usually comes out of a power bomb
- Kairi Sane uses it frequently
- Gigi Dolin has an “All-Fours” version
It’s only natural that Hurricane Lana ends with a man hitting his movements, wrapping his legs around his opponent in pins and sitting forward. This is a good turn to put it on as it stands not after hitting Lana, but rather to knock down the guy for the pin.
It often comes after a power bomb with a wrestler, then bends itself, flatten the palms on the mat, and keeps the enemy pushing for the pin. Roxanne Perez is an expert on her long title run and is a very cool visual for a big win.
Delfin clutch
It’s the sit down version
- Innovated by Super Delfin
- Among the rarer combinations of pins
- Can be done by submit move
This is an excellent take on pins that can work even with a small submission operation. The other person went down on the mat and the wrestler crossed his chest and crossed his arms before kneeling. He then reaches over his opponent’s legs and crosses, like a Texas Clover Leaf Hold on Pin.
It’s a great visual to hold the man down while increasing the count of three. It is more common in Japan. When done correctly, it is a prominent Pin attempt to get people out of this list and get rid of others, and it becomes difficult.
Cross Pin
It closes the opponent well
- Often, it will be changed to other pinning operations.
- Leon Ruff uses a version called The Ruff Landing
- It is also combined with a cross screwdriver
This is an amazing pin and often serves as a great reversal of movement. Sometimes, a wrestler can start it by jumping onto the opponent’s back. More generally, they are already caught in a position to be slammed into, slamming and slamming with one arm around the opponent’s arm and legs and one arm around the opposite arm.
They then fell back, wrapping their legs and arms in three counts to pull their opponent down. The shape gives its name, and it connects well. The famous case is Becky Lynch, who defeated Ronda Rousey of WrestleMania 35 in a match featuring Charlotte Flair. It’s a great visual for one of the better roll-up pins.
Gedcrutch
It’s like a camel clutch
- Created by GEDO
- Used by Tachi as the Tachi-shiki
- Alex Shelley used it with TNA
This is one of the better turns on “Rana” style pins. The wrestler goes behind his opponent in a camel clutch setup and hooks his arms onto his lap. Instead of grabbing the chin and beginning to pull back, the wrestler falls forward into a somersault that pulls the opponent to his shoulder for three counts.
Alex Shelley was excellent in this and it’s a fun trick to suit smaller/cruiserweight wrestlers. It’s not as common as other Lana Rolls, but the Ged clutch can stand out when done correctly.
Backslide
One of the most famous pinning combinations
- Kelly von Erich won the NWA World title from Rick Flare in 1984
- Johnny B. Budd used it to beat William Regal in the 1994 WCW TV title
- In fact, it rarely ends a match
It’s a true classic of wrestling for a reason. A backslide is one of the turns of older pins as the wrestler goes back behind the opponent and backwards. When you hook your arm, he falls forward, so that your opponent slides down your back down your shoulder and keeps pushing for the pin.
The most famous case is Kelly von Erich, who used it to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in 1984 by Ric Flair. A few others have used it, and it’s a great “old-school” operation that reminds fans that classic pins are the best in the world today.
Radistral
Can be used by light workers
- Also known as Rashita or Bandito
- Spike Dudley used it
- Emi Sakura uses it in AEW
This doesn’t pop up as often as before, but it’s a fun sight. When the latter is on your lap, you see the wrestler approaching the other person. Grasp your arm like an armbar, and the wrestler spins your arm between his legs. He/she then retreats as he rolls his opponent and lowers his arm for the pin.
It is often used by lightweight wrestlers and has an interesting touch on how hard your arms and speed of use can be. A good way to stimulate pinfall for spinning of pins.
Mouse Trap
Orange Cassidy pulls this off well
- Cassidy fixed it from Japan
- Cassidy debuted for AEW in 2019
- The first and longest dominant AEW International Champion
Orange Cassidy took off as one of AEW’s best stars with fun characters. Cassidy in the ring is a great worker while he plays a bored and lazy persona about wrestling. This includes the Awesome Mouse Trap, one of the best ways to pin a good looking guy even with complicated setups.
Cassidy carefully stepped between her opponents, grabbing her from behind like an abdominal stretch. With her thrust into the back of her head, Cassidy falls forward and wraps the man in a pin that seems impossible to break. Others have used it, but don’t have the same skills as Cassidy.
Perfect plex
Curt Hennig made it a great pin
- Harley Race was first used frequently
- Payton Royce has a Venus flight lap
- Curtis Axel used it in honor of his father
Fisherman Supplex has been involved in wrestling for a long time. But it was Kurt Hennig who made it famous as the perfect plex. It’s not just a great finisher, it’s a great way to become a prominent pin as a regular suppression, just stitching one of your opponent’s feet and stitching together your hands.
Hennig looked like an inevitable movement in his way of holding hands. The fact that it was so smooth was even better, helping him win countless matches. Others have been using it ever since, but Hennig has shown this pinning manipulation… well, perfect.
Undertaker’s “Relaxation of Peace” Pinfall
Iconic pin that goes well with the Undertaker persona like gloves
- Undertaker hit his first Tombstone Pile Driver in the Survivor Series 1990
- He skipped it when using the last ride as an American badass
- Kane did it too
When Undertaker debuted in 1990, fans didn’t know what to do with him. The Undertaker, who came out as a strange world and something strange, has kept the character cold from the start. That includes Tombstone Piledriver, the perfect finisher for him. The Undertaker also added prosperity that cooled the gravestones even more.
After slamming the gravestone, Taker folded his enemy’s hand into his chest before pushing down the pin. He was the perfect capper to sell men. Later in his life he added to stab his tongue. No matter how it happened, the pin was always another detail that solidified the Undertaker and made the gimmick legendary.
