A turnbuckle, stretching screw or bottlescrew is a device for adjusting the tension or length of ropes, cables, tie rods, and other tensioning systems. It normally consists of two threaded eye bolts,
Top: lower quality aluminum bolt and hook turnbuckle; bottom: higher quality cast stainless steel turnbuckle
Turnbuckle used in building support
Bottle screw support for the main topmast fore stay of a sailing ship
Padded turnbuckles in a wrestling ring connecting ring ropes to post
Professional wrestling throws are the application of professional wrestling techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming them down. They are sometimes also called "power" m
Turnbuckle
…with a protective pad to prevent injury, but wrestlers (especially "heel" wrestlers) sometimes remove the pad in order to increase the damage caused by Irish whips and similar moves. Buffers and chain coupler…
Austin Aries performing a brainbuster to Mark Haskins.
Melina performing an inverted leg drop bulldog on Alicia Fox
Chris Jericho performing a one-handed bulldog on Booker T.
Trish Stratus hits the Stratusfaction (springboard bulldog) on Victoria