Pin (professional wrestling)
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In professional wrestling, a pin is a move where a wrestler holds an opponent's shoulders to the mat in an attempt to score a fall. A pinfall is a common victory condition, where the attacker pins an
Tara pins Velvet Sky with a cover while Gail Kim attempts to break up the pin.
Ed "Strangler" Lewis pins an opponent in 1929
A backslide pin
The Undertaker pinning Bray Wyatt with his signature variation pinfall crossing the opponent's arms across their chest after his finishing move, the Tombstone Piledriver, also called the "Rest In Peace" pin.
Professional wrestling holds
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Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by performers to immobilize their opponents or lead to a submission. This article covers the various pins, stretches and transi
Pin (professional wrestling)
…out cold, due to the body being effectively a dead weight. If a wrestler’s shoulders are flat on the mat, even while locked in a submission hold like a figure-four leglock, it can legally be counted as a pinfall. This rule exists solely because pinfalls and submissions are separate win conditions, and the referee must…
Tajiri applying a camel clutch to Rene Bonaparte
Mick Foley applying his mandible claw hold, with his sock puppet "Mr. Socko" present, on RJ City
Sasha Banks applying the Bank Statement to Summer Rae in 2016
Chris Benoit applying the Crippler Crossface to Montel Vontavious Porter in 2007