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73-403: The attacking wrestler first places their opponent face-up across their shoulders, as in an Argentine backbreaker rack , and hooks the opponent's head with one hand and their leg with the other. From here, the attacking wrestler throws the legs of the opponent out backwards and drops down to the mat while holding onto the opponent's head, dragging the opponent down with them to drive their back into

146-422: A front facelock while they place their hands side by side under each other shoulder and uses their free hand to grab hold of the opponent's far hand before swinging over the opponent and down to the ground, in a semi-circular motion, so that both the wrestler and the opponent fall to the ground back-first, causing the back of the opponent's neck to impact on the shoulder of the attacking wrestler. One variation sees

219-416: A half nelson slam , but as the wrestler brings the opponent down to the mat, they drop to one knee, slamming the opponent's back across their extended knee. This move is performed behind the opponent. The wrestler grabs the opponent by the hair (or by the head if the opponent is bald or if the attacking wrestler is a clean performer) and pulls them back, so the opponent's back lands on the wrestler's knee. In

292-433: A muscle buster , which focuses more of the attack on the neck, a wrestler holds the opponent upside-down, with both legs hooked and with the back of the opponent's neck against the wrestler's shoulder, and then drops to a kneeling or sitting position so that the opponent’s neck hits against the shoulder. It is usually performed against an opponent who is sitting on the top turnbuckle. R-Truth used this during his TNA stint as

365-536: A kneeling or sitting position while maintaining the hold, thus jarring the back of the opponent by driving the opponent's spine into the attacking wrestler's shoulder. TNA wrestler Abyss used the Argentine version called the Shock Treatment . The wrestler stands behind the opponent and puts their head under the opponent's arm, as in a belly-to-back suplex , but raises a knee and brings the opponent back down, so that

438-453: A kneeling position as a wear-down hold. A hip toss neckbreaker involves the attacker delivering a hip toss to the opponent, and while the opponent is falling down on their back in mid-air, the attacker grabs the opponent's head and neck to execute a neckbreaker, falling down to the mat with the opponent. This move sees the wrestler stand behind the opponent, bends them backwards, and apply an inverted facelock . The wrestler then drops down to

511-467: A signature move of hers after her second run in WWE . This is a move in which a wrestler places their opponent in an inverted facelock and then pivots 180°, catching the opponent's head with their free arm (or both arms) and then dropping down onto their back so that both wrestlers are in a supine position, as in a neckbreaker slam. This move is also known as a "Reverse Twist of Fate ".Used by Reby Sky . This

584-409: A single knee with the extended knee impacting with the neck of the opponent. Also known as a falling neckbreaker, this move sees the attacking wrestler stand back to back with their opponent, then reaches over their shoulder and takes hold of the opponent by their head or neck. The wrestler then falls to their back while maintaining the hold, dragging the opponent down with them to drive their back into

657-410: A somersault over them. As the wrestler falls, they grab the opponent by the head or neck, driving the opponent's head backwards to mat with both wrestlers landing on their backs. The maneuver can also be used against a standing opponent, usually when they are bent over. The standing variation can be used as a counter to a vertical suplex or a similar maneuver. Popularized by Marcus Alexander Bagwell as

730-404: A swinging neckbreaker, in which the attacking wrestler would use a leg (in this case a knee) rather than hands to perform the twist. In this move a wrestler would first place one knee (the one closest to an opponent) against the base of the opponent's neck, who is leaning forward, while underhooking one of the opponent's arms (the furthest one) before falling backwards down to the mat as the opponent

803-412: A variation of this move, the wrestler faces the opponent, grabs them by the hair, twists around so the wrestler and opponent are back to back, and then the wrestler pulls the opponent's hair down, driving their back into the wrestler's knee. Katie Lea Burchill used both variations as her finisher. Michelle McCool used this move as a finisher called Final Exam . Alexa Bliss also uses this move. First

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876-679: A wrestler lifts up their opponent like a suplex and then swings them around into a neckbreaker. This move is similar to the Swinging Vertical Suplex. This move is being used by Dustin Rhodes as the Final Cut in WWE as Goldust or the Final Reckoning in AEW . Nikki Cross currently uses this move as her finisher. She calls it Whiplash . Another slight variation of the (standing) whiplash move sees

949-561: Is a version of a swinging neckbreaker where the attacking wrestler would use a leg rather than hands to perform the twist. With the opponent bent forwards (presumes the opponent is spun around, neck landing on the inside of the wrestler's knee. Used by MVP as the Playmaker . Randy Orton used this in OVW and his early WWE career as the Ozone . A move described as an inverted overdrive is another version of

1022-408: Is based on an amateur wrestling technique that requires the wrestler to capture their opponent in a front facelock, as well trap the arm closest to the wrestler's body in the facelock. The wrestler will then spin their body opposite the opponent, either releasing their opponent or continuing to spin with the hold intact. The wrestler can perform the move from a standing position for more impact or from

1095-479: Is held on an elevated position. Normally a wrestler places the opponent on the turnbuckle so that they face away from the ring. The wrestler takes hold of the opponent by their neck, and from this position performs many variations of the neckbreaker, like falling to a sitting or kneeling position, or just running forward and pulling the opponent away from the corner, and dropping them in a standard neckbreaker. There are also double team variations . In this variation of

1168-413: Is known as a hair pull backbreaker. This basic backbreaker involves a wrestler standing side-to-side and slightly behind the opponent, with the opponent facing in the same direction, then reaching around the opponent's torso with one arm across the opponent's chest and under both arms and placing the other arm under the opponent's legs, as if they were performing a sidewalk slam . The wrestler then lifts

1241-427: Is mainly limited to opponents with great flexibility . It was utilized by wrestlers like Awesome Kong . A backbreaker move in which the wrestler lifts an opponent up into an Argentine backbreaker or an overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack , so the opponent's back is resting on the wrestler's shoulder, with the opponent's head pointing in the direction that the wrestler is facing. The attacking wrestler then drops to

1314-526: Is similar to the neckbreaker slam which sees both wrestlers fall to their backs with the opponent's neck being forced down to the mat instead of onto the attacking wrestler's shoulder. A swinging version also exists. This move was the longtime finisher for "Ravishing" Rick Rude , who called it the Rude Awakening , and was also the finisher of former WWE wrestler Layla , who referred to the move as The LayOut . The elevated shoulder neckbreaker, first sees

1387-519: Is spun over, landing on the back of the head on the attacking wrestler's knee. Briefly used by Zack Ryder as the Zack Attack . This version of the neckbreaker sees the attacking wrestler put the opponent in a half nelson pumphandle position, lift them up as one would with a vertical suplex , and then drop down onto one knee as the opponent's neck is sent down onto the other knee. Used by Kevin Steen as

1460-524: The Backstabber . Sasha Banks uses this move before delivering her Bank Statement submission move. Roderick Strong uses a vertical suplex transition version called the End of Heartache . Tommaso Ciampa uses a powerbomb transition called Project Ciampa . Liv Morgan has used this move since 2022. This move sees the attacker running to a opponent whose hunched over facing them. The attacker then jumps up and in

1533-514: The Blockbuster . Naomi also uses this move. Ace Austin uses a running variant known as The Fold . Evan Golden utilizes the running variant as his finisher, calling it the Afterburner . In this variation, the attacking wrestler stands behind and facing a sitting opponent before running toward them and performing a somersault over them. As the wrestler falls, they grab the opponent by the back of

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1606-577: The Consequence . The move sees a wrestler places the opponent's head in between their legs, then grabs the opponent's stomach, lifts the opponent over their shoulder, and holds both their arms in a cross position over their head. The wrestler finally runs or falls while holding the opponent's neck and dropping them in their back of the neck. Former WWE superstar JTG uses this as the Brooklyn's Edge . A spinning version of this move also exist which instead sees

1679-539: The Coronation during his time in WWE. CM Punk uses a variation where he first twists the opponent's arm before performing the move. One variation, known as a Swinging neckbomb , sees the attacking wrestler fall to a seated position slamming the opponent's neck into the mat between their legs. Similar to the swinging neckbreaker The attacking wrestler puts the opponent's arm over the back of their neck, and they put their arm on

1752-481: The Regal Cutter. The wrestler and opponent face each other, the opponent bent forward. The wrestler hooks the opponent's arms back in a butterfly , placing his forearms in the crooks of the opponent's elbows, with his hands on top of the opponent's back in a butcher's grip. The wrestler then lifts the opponent into an upside-down vertical position while rotating the opponent, then falls to their back while maintaining

1825-485: The Steen Breaker . Better known as a hangman's neckbreaker and also known as a kneeling neckbreaker or a sitout neckbreaker. From a back to back position, the attacking wrestler reaches back and pulls the opponent's head over their shoulder, then drops to a sitting, kneeling, or a split-legged position, causing the back of the opponent's neck to impact on the shoulder of the attacking wrestler. Another version of this move

1898-401: The "Accordion Rack", sees the opponent held similarly in a side-lying position facing the rear across the attacking wrestler's shoulders, but with the opponent's lower back curvature directly behind the wrestler's head, and instead of pulling downwards the wrestler will chest fly forward to bend the opponent, sometimes to the point that the opponent's heel touches the head. However, this move

1971-410: The Argentine backbreaker rack before dropping to the mat in a sitting or kneeling position, thus flexing the opponent's back with the impact of the drop. Another version sees the wrestler hold their opponent in the Argentine backbreaker rack before dropping into a sitting or kneeling position while simultaneously throwing the opponent off their shoulders, causing the opponent to roll in midair and fall to

2044-519: The air as though the wrestler is about to deliver a side slam . However, as the wrestler brings the opponent back down to the mat, the attacking wrestler kneels, slamming the opponent's back across their extended knee. This type of variation is used by Sheamus , who dubbed it the Irish Curse . A swinging side slam variation sees the attacking wrestler first scoop the opponent horizontally across their chest before swinging them to their side and dropping

2117-506: The attackers knees. This move was popularized by Angelina Love who used it as her finisher in Impact Wrestling and called it break a bitch . Used by Randy Orton . This move sees the attacking wrestler stand behind the opponent and place one arm around the opponent's neck. The attacker then turns 180° so they are back to back and bends forward, pulling the opponent across their own back, before dropping down to their knees and jarring

2190-529: The attacking wrestler as they stands over them. Then the wrestler reaches around the opponent's body and lifts them up, spinning the opponent in front of the wrestler's body. As the wrestler brings the opponent back down to the mat, the wrestler kneels, slamming the opponent's back across the extended knee. In Lucha libre , it is known as the Quebradora Con Giro . Professional wrestling holds#Gutwrench Too Many Requests If you report this error to

2263-526: The attacking wrestler fall to a seated position, slamming the opponent's neck into the mat between their legs. Another version that sees the attacking wrestler swing inward, throwing the opponent over and to the ground, is often referred to as a whiplash . Eve Torres uses this move, calling it The Heart Breaker . Lexis King also uses this move as a finisher, calling it the Dire Promises during his time in AEW and

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2336-469: The attacking wrestler hook both the opponent's legs (as in a cradle suplex ) while keeping both their heads side by side under each other shoulder before then performing the whiplash. Elias uses this as his finisher, calling it the Drift Away . Backbreaker#Argentine backbreaker rack Backbreaker refers to a kind of professional wrestling move which sees a wrestler dropping an opponent so that

2409-475: The attacking wrestler lift an opponent into a position where the opponent and the wrestler are back to back with the opponent's head pulled across the shoulder of the attacking wrestler and their legs hooked over the wrestler's legs (the Gory special ). From this position the attacking wrestler will drop to a sitting or kneeling position, driving the back of the opponent's neck into the shoulder of an attacking wrestler and

2482-479: The attacking wrestler swings inward as they dive to the ground, twisting on the opponent's neck and in the process, driving their neck and shoulders into the ground. An elevated version first sees the attacking wrestler raise an opponent off the ground, often using a suplex lift , to place the opponent's leg on the top ring rope so that they are face-down while the wrestler holds them in a front facelock, keeping their heads side by side under each other shoulder, making

2555-413: The back of the opponent's neck. The attacker then rotates their arms around the opponent's neck and bring both of them down to the ground, in a semi-circular motion, so that both the wrestler and the opponent fall to the ground back-first, causing the back of the opponent's neck to impact on the shoulder of the attacking wrestler, difference being with this version is that it sees the attacking wrestler grab

2628-515: The back of the opponent's thigh in the same way that the fisherman suplex is grabbed. Nikki Cross currently uses this moves; she calls it The Purge . This move was used by former wrestler Tyson Kidd and Daffney during her tenure in TNA. The standard version of this move is in a style similar to that of a swinging neckbreaker , in which the wrestler holds them in a front facelock, keeping their heads side by side under each other shoulder. At this point

2701-458: The extended knee, snapping their neck in a similar manner to a shoulder neckbreaker..Used by Hirooki Goto and KENTA . Shawn Spears used this move as signature move during his second tenure in the WWE under the name Tye Dillinger, originally calling this move the Tye-Breaker . Former WWE superstar and current AEW superstar Adam Cole has been using this move as well. This neckbreaker variation

2774-408: The ground and the back of the opponent's neck into the shoulder of the attacking wrestler. Used by Manabu Nakanishi as Hercules Cutter . This move sees an attacking wrestler take hold of an arm of an opponent and then move to a back to back position, so that the opponent's arm hooks across and round the opponent's own head. At this point, the attacking wrestler falls backwards to the ground, forcing

2847-422: The ground. This move is often used by a wrestler who ducks under an attempted attack by the opponent, such as a clothesline , and is thus back to back with their opponent. A jumping variation also exists. Sasha Banks uses a twist-to-knees variation dubbed " Bankrupt. " Similar to a neck breaker slam, this move sees the attacking wrestler back to back with the wrestler they plan to attack. The attacker then grabs

2920-473: The head or neck, pushing it downwards as they drop to the mat. This causes the opponent to jerk their neck backwards, snapping it to the mat. Curt Hennig popularized it throughout his career. John Cena 's version is where he would run towards a bent over opponent from behind and then perform a somersault over them driving the face of the opponent into the mat called the Throwback . The attacking wrestler applies

2993-468: The hold, dragging the opponent down with them to drive their back into the ground as in a neckbreaker slam . Will Ospreay would use a corkscrew version as the Storm Breaker . Also known as a standing somersault neckbreaker and/or rolling neckbreaker, this move sees the attacking wrestler place the opponent in a three-quarter facelock and perform a somersault forwards, then falls down supine , using

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3066-449: The knee of the attacking wrestler. CM Punk used this move, calling it the Welcome to Chicago Motherfucker . Io Shirai also uses this move. The attacker lifts the opponent on their shoulders in a fireman's carry, then flips them over so their back lands on the top of their knee. A variation to this move is performed similar to how an Ushigoroshi is performed instead by driving a knee into

3139-465: The knees of the opponent into the mat. This move can also see the opponent's neck placed over the attacking wrestler's head instead of their shoulder. This move was popularized by Victoria as the Widow's Peak . Peyton Royce uses this as her signature move. Also known as a front flip neckbreaker, the attacking wrestler stands in front of and facing a sitting opponent before running toward them and performing

3212-418: The knees prematurely so that the opponent is draped over the knees without an actual launch. The wrestler performing the move stands in front of and slightly to the side of the opponent receiving it. The wrestler then reaches out and grabs the opponent's throat and trunks, and lifts them in the air as though the wrestler is about to deliver a chokeslam . However, as the wrestler brings the opponent back down to

3285-471: The mat in a face-down position. Nikki Bella has used both variations as a finisher in WWE . A variation of the Argentine backbreaker rack, known as the La Reinera , sees the opponent held across the wrestler's upper back rather than his shoulders/neck. Often set up by a tilt-a-whirl , the opponent ends up suspended with one arm hooked behind and both legs hooked by the wrestler's other arm. Rolando Vera

3358-529: The mat, the wrestler kneels, slamming the opponent's back onto their extended knee. This move is popularly known as a chokebreaker, which is a portmanteau of this move's technical name. Baron Corbin uses this move calling it the Blood Moon . This move involves an attacking wrestler first putting an opponent in a cobra clutch hold before lifting the opponent up while maintaining the hold (turning them in mid-air so they are horizontal) and bringing them down while

3431-592: The momentum of the flip to twist the opponent's neck and back into the ground. Popularized by Johnny Mundo as the Moonlight Drive . The attacking wrestler jumps from a raised platform (usually the second turnbuckle) and grabs an opponent's neck while in midair, thereby taking them down. Evan Golden popularized a diving somersault neckbreaker variation called the Super Afterburner . An elevated neckbreaker refers to any neckbreaker performed on an opponent who

3504-417: The opponent back first on their knee. The attacking wrestler stands facing the opponent, then puts one of their arms across the opponent's chest holding their shoulder. The attacking wrestler then sweeps the legs of the opponent in the fashion of an STO , but brings their knee forward so the opponent falls back-first onto it. There is also an arm trap version that sees an attacking wrestler take hold of one of

3577-406: The opponent down in a Russian legsweep style and simultaneously extends a knee. The maneuver results in the opponent's neck or back being slammed against the wrestler's knee. The wrestler first stands side-to-side and slightly behind the opponent, facing in the opposite direction, before reaching around the opponent's torso with one arm across the opponent's chest and under both arms, lifting them in

3650-518: The opponent in a proper position. An Argentine backbreaker rack variation of the move is used by Ezekiel Jackson known as the Torture Rack and Gunner during his TNA tenure known as the Gunner Rack . This backbreaker variation sees the wrestler standing beside the opponent, slightly behind them. Then, the wrestler wraps one arm around the opponent's back/neck, catches the opponent's neck, and forces

3723-513: The opponent under the chin. At this point, the wrestler would drop down to the mat backwards, causing the opponent to drop from an elevated height and land on the back of their neck. Also known as the Ushigoroshi. The move sees a wrestler take an opponent across their shoulders in a fireman's carry. Once there the wrestler does a fireman's carry slam, extending the knee adjacent to the opponent's face and neck. The opponent then lands neck-first across

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3796-414: The opponent up, bringing their legs off the ground, and dropping them back-first against the wrestler's knee. The pendulum backbreaker can also be done by spinning around and then dropping the opponent onto the knee. The move was most famously used by Harley Race and Bret Hart , the latter of which used it as one of his " Five Moves of Doom" . This basic backbreaker submission involves the wrestler laying

3869-444: The opponent's arms and then move to a slightly front to back position, so that the opponent's arm hooks across and round the opponent's own head. At this point, the attacking wrestler kneels forward to the ground, forcing the opponent's own arm to drag them to the attacker's exposed knee. The attacking wrestler stands facing the opponent, who is often charging at the attacker, before bending the opponent down so they are bent in front of

3942-399: The opponent's back across one knee, then, while placing one hand on the opponent's chin and the other on their knee, the wrestler pushes down to bend the opponent around their knee. This move is usually performed at the end of a pendulum backbreaker , a move which sees a wrestler drop an opponent down on the wrestler's knee, thus weakening the back before the hold is applied, as well as setting

4015-542: The opponent's back collides with the knee of the wrestler. The move was popularized by Billy Robinson . Tatsumi Fujinami calls this the Dragon Backbreaker . Cedric Alexander uses a double knee version called the Lumbar Check . Also known technically as the overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack, this sees an attacking wrestler first lift an opponent up so the opponent's back is resting on the wrestler's shoulder, with

4088-448: The opponent's back impacts or is bent backwards against a part of the wrestler's body, usually the knee. The standard version of the move sees the wrestler scoop their opponent horizontally before dropping to one knee, slamming the opponent's back on their other knee. This submission hold , better known as a Torture Rack or simply a rack , sees the attacking wrestler carrying the opponent face-up across his own shoulders, before hooking

4161-420: The opponent's back into the knee. The attacking wrestler stands behind an opponent, grabbing them by their head or hair to seemingly perform a standard mat slam . However, as the wrestler pulls the opponent backwards down to the mat, the wrestler kneels down, driving the opponent's back into the wrestler's exposed knee. If the wrestler uses the opponent's hair to pull them back onto the wrestler's exposed knee it

4234-415: The opponent's back. Can be also known as an inverted three-quarter facelock neckbreaker, or more commonly known as neckbreaker (slam) backbreaker. The wrestler stands beside the opponent facing either side, catches the opponent's neck from behind with both hands (as seen primarily before falling into a neckbreaker slam ), and then forces the opponent's neck down, simultaneously extending a knee so they lands

4307-416: The opponent's head for a rear chin lock or on both of the opponent's shoulders while jumping up to place both knees against the opponent's back. Both wrestlers then fall backward to the ground, forcing the wrestler's knees to push up into the back of the opponent. This move can be done from a variety of transition holds, including a powerbomb transition and a vertical suplex transition. Used by Carlito as

4380-409: The opponent's head pointing in the direction that the wrestler is facing. The wrestler then links their arms around the face-up opponent's torso and presses down, squeezing the opponent's spine against the wrestler's shoulder. Hulk Hogan used this move as a finisher early into his WWF career. A common variant of this hold has the attacking wrestler also apply a double underhook before or after lifting

4453-440: The opponent's head with one hand and a leg with the other to then pull down on both ends to hyperextend the opponent's back and force a submission . Wrestler Lex Luger was famous for using it as a finisher . Former WWF Superstar Hercules even used this move as a finisher, along with a Full Nelson Submission Hold. A backbreaker drop variation of this submission move sees the attacking wrestler first hold an opponent up for

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4526-419: The opponent's legs in one of their arms then falls backwards to slingshot the opponent into a turnbuckles, ladders, ropes, etc. At this point the attacking wrestler will remain on the ground and raise their knees while still holding the opponent's legs. The rebounding opponent will instantly trip, falling backwards onto the raised knees of the wrestler. In another method, the wrestler performs a catapult and raises

4599-400: The opponent's own arm to drag them to the mat. A straight jacket variation, also known as a cross-armed neckbreaker and double handcuff neckbreaker, exists and sees where the wrestler face their opponent, grab both of their arms and twist around so they have their opponent in a straight jacket hold before finally dropping down to drag the opponent to the floor. Popularized by William Regal as

4672-479: The opponent. This was used by Colt Cabana as the Colt .45 . The double underhook variant is often seen when the hold is used to transition to another maneuver, such as a backbreaker drop or inverted powerbomb . Bruno Sammartino famously used this move on his opponents. The catapult throw typically starts with the attacking wrestler standing and facing the opponent, who is lying on their back. The wrestler hooks each of

4745-494: The opponents wrists and wraps the opponents arms around their neck. The attacking wrestler then holds the wrists or arms of the opponent, proceeding to pull the arm or hands down to the mat. The opponent and attacking wrestler both land on their backs side to side, with the opponent taking full impact of the move. This move was popularized by Gail Kim who used it as a finisher in the early years of her career in TNA and proceeded to make it

4818-461: The process grabs onto the stomach of the opponent which forces the opponents back onto the knees of the attacker. Dakota Kai uses this as her finisher and calls it the Kairopractor . Liv Morgan invented this variation of backbreaker in 2021. She performs it by standing behind her opponent by holding both her wrists and forcing both her feet on her opponent's back pushing her, mostly face-first on

4891-513: The top turnbuckle. Liv is the only user of this backbreaker variation till now. Made famous by Tiger Mask as the Tiger Bomb . An attacking wrestler stands facing a bent over opponent and hooks each of the opponent's arms behind the opponent's back , then lifts the opponent as if executing a Tiger Bomb . However, as the attacker drops the opponent back down, they raise a knee and bring the opponent back down horizontally, so their back collides with

4964-403: The upper back. The attacking wrestler stands behind the opponent and locks them in a full nelson before lifting the opponent, as if to perform a full nelson slam , but as the wrestler drops down the opponent, they slam the opponent back-first against their exposed knee. The attacking wrestler stands behind the opponent and locks in a half nelson before lifting the opponent, as if to perform

5037-452: The wrestler drops to a knee, so that the opponent impacts back-first on the knee of the attacking wrestler, all while the wrestler maintains the hold. The attacking wrestler can continue the hold after impact for a cobra clutch submission attempt. It was used by Big Show as finishing move on rare occasions. Also known as a lung blower, this technique involves an attacking wrestler going behind an opponent and putting both of their hands around

5110-453: The wrestler holds the opponent in an inverted facelock and then the wrestler spins around and delivers a lariat onto their knee. This was invented by Hirooki Goto as the GTR ( Go To Revolution ). Similar to the spinning inverted facelock lariat backbreaker, this move starts with an inverted facelock then sees the attacker fall onto their back while performing a lariat so the opponent is pushed onto

5183-468: The wrestler the only other thing than the ring ropes keeping the opponent off the ground. At this point the attacking wrestler swings inward as they dive to the ground, twisting on the opponent's neck and in the process lifting the opponent's entire body off the rope, driving their neck and shoulders into the ground. A double team version of this move also exists. This is also a variant of the Whiplash in which

5256-453: The wrestler with one arm over the opponent's neck while spinning in place using the centripetal force of the opponent to render them near vertical before falling backwards, slamming the opponent's neck across their shoulder or the ground. A move in which the attacking wrestler performs a gutwrench and lifts the opponent so that their back rests across one of the wrestler's shoulders. The wrestler then reaches forward with both hands and grabs

5329-539: Was credited with inventing the move. Another Argentine backbreaker rack variation called the La Atlántida , favored by Mexican luchador Atlantis , sees the attacking wrestler holding the opponent across the shoulders and behind the head in a side-lying position facing towards the rear, then pulling down on the head and one leg to laterally bending the opponent. A variation of the La Atlántida , sometimes known as

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