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
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
Sam Sheppard
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Samuel Holmes Sheppard was an American osteopath. He was convicted of the 1954 murder of his pregnant wife, Marilyn Reese Sheppard, but the conviction was eventually overturned by the U.S. Supreme Cou
Professional wrestling holds
…Vince McMahon when questioned about it during his interviews prior to joining the WWF in 1996. Although Foley popularized the move, it was invented by Sam Sheppard, a physician who, in 1966, took up professional wrestling and was said to have derived the move from his knowledge of human anatomy. Under the advice…
Sheppard in 1964
Bay View Hospital
Sam and Marilyn Sheppard crypt at Knollwood Cemetery