Backbreaker refers to a kind of professional wrestling move which sees a wrestler dropping an opponent so that 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.
Jay Lethal performs a standard pendulum backbreaker.
Nikki Bella setting up to perform the Rack Attack (Argentine backbreaker drop) on Naomi.
Vanessa Kraven holds Xandra Bale in the air with a Canadian backbreaker rack.
Randy Orton performing an inverted headlock backbreaker on Sheamus at a WWE house show.
Lawrence Wendell Pfohl, better known by the ring name Lex Luger, is an American retired professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and football player. He is best known for his work with Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation.
Luger in 2020
Luger in his All-American attire
Luger in the ring during a taping of Nitro in 1998
Luger in 1998 after taping Nitro