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Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. | A Brainbuster, also known as an Avalanche Suplex, is a professional wrestling throw in which a wrestler puts his/her opponent in a front facelock, hooks his/her tights, and lifts him/her up as if he/she was executing a vertical suplex. The wrestler then falls onto his/her back so that the opponent lands on his/her head while remaining vertical. For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ...
Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down, which makes up most of the action of professional wrestling. ...
Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents. ...
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The Western "Brainbuster" is known as the Vertical Brainbuster in Japan, where "Brainbuster" refers to a vertical suplex. The term Western world, the West or the Occident (Latin occidens -sunset, -west, as distinct from the Orient) [1] can have multiple meanings dependent on its context (e. ...
It is disputed whether a Brainbuster is a suplex variant or a high lifting spike DDT. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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Variants
Argentine Brainbuster The move is executed from a Argentine backbreaker rack (face up, with the neck and one leg cradled) position. The wrestler falls sideways, driving the opponent's head to the mat.
Double underhook brainbuster This move which was innovated by The Great Sasuke sees a wrestler first face an opponent and apply a double underhook before then lifting the opponent upside down and falling backwards down to the mat onto his back, driving the opponent head first down to the mat. Masanori Murakawa ), (born July 18, 1969), is a Japanese professional wrestler who is better known by his stage name The Great Sasuke. ...
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Fisherman brainbuster A Fisherman brainbuster, sometimes shortened to Fisherman buster and also known as a Leg cradle / Leg hook brainbuster is a variation of the brainbuster in which the wrestler will hook the opponent’s near leg with their free arm to aid in lifting them off the ground. With the opponent elevated, the wrestler will then throw themselves backwards, landing on their back and driving the head of the opponent into the ground.
Cross-legged fisherman brainbuster A Fisherman brainbuster variation in which a wrestler puts his/her opponent in a front facelock and uses his/her free arm to go under the opponent's near leg and hook the far one. After lifting him/her off the ground, the wrestler then jumps up and falls down on his/her back, slamming his/her opponent down to the mat headfirst.
Wrist-clutch fisherman brainbuster This variation sees a wrestler apply a front facelock with the near arm of the opponent draped over their shoulder while the opponent's far arm is pulled through their legs so it is behind the knee of their near leg. Grabbing hold of the opponent's wrist, the wrestler uses this position to create a loop while hooking the near leg. They then lift the opponent up into the air before falling to their back, slamming the opponent to the ground on the back of their head/neck.
Inverted brainbuster The wrestler begins behind and facing a standing opponent. The wrestler then pulls the head of the opponent back and applies an inverted facelock to the opponent with one arm. The wrestler then places his/her other arm under the lower back of the opponent, then uses that arm to elevate the opponent until they are vertical. The wrestler then jumps up and falls down on his/her back, driving the head of the opponent to the mat. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents. ...
Jumping brainbuster Also known as Brainbuster DDT. Instead of just falling on to his back, the wrestler jumps up, and uses his momentum to drive the opponent down.
Scoop brainbuster Also known as Northern Lights Bomb. This move sees the wrestler put the opponent in a front facelock, scoop one the opponents thighs with his free hand, lift him upside down, and then drop to his side or back, driving the opponent to the mat on his neck and shoulders, or on the top of his head. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents. ...
Revolution brainbuster A brainbuster where the wrestler delivering the maneuver twists his body while holding the opponent in the upwards position, usually dropping their opponent during the rotation. For some reason, many wrestlers do not seem to take this move as a head drop, opting to take it as a suplex bump. Two wrestlers who employ this move are Yoshinobu Kanemaru of NOAH, and Masaaski Mochizuki of Dragon Gate. Mochizuki refers to the move as the Twister.
See also Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down, which makes up most of the action of professional wrestling. ...
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