Professional wrestling holds
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 transition holds used in the ring. Some wrestlers use these holds as their finishing maneuvers, often nicknaming them to reflect their character or persona. Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible.
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 Banks Statement to Summer Rae in 2016
Chris Benoit applying the Crippler Crossface to Montel Vontavious Porter in 2007
Salvador Guerrero Quesada, better known as Gory Guerrero, was one of the premier Mexican-American professional wrestlers in the early days of Lucha Libre when most wrestlers were imported from outside Mexico. He wrestled primarily in Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre (EMLL) between the 1940s and 1960s. He was also the patriarch of the Guerrero wrestling family.
Gory Guerrero