If you've watched wrestling you know the routine. Established superstars have their patented finishing move (their calling card) and more times than not, once the move is executed, a match ends.
Some moves are more memorable than others and may even look painful. It was painstakingly difficult, but I compiled a list of my top 5 submission holds and top-15 finishing moves.
Top 5 Submissions
5. Million Dollar Dream
As the name implies, the move belongs to "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. It is a move actually made famous by Sgt. Slaughter, known as the Cobra Clutch.
DiBiase earned (no pun intended) his spot here just for the simple fact that not only does the move hurt but he would stuff money into the mouth of his victim after putting them to sleep.
Everyone's got a price according to DiBiase and I'm sitting pretty, after accommodating him here.
4. Figure Four Leglock
If you've seen a Ric Flair match then you've seen this move done. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and the original "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers also made this move popular.
If you don't know what the move is, the wrestler stands over the opponent who is lying on the mat face up and grasps a leg of the opponent. The wrestler then does a spinning toe hold and grasps the other leg, crossing them into a "4" (hence the name).
As he does so, the wrestler falls to the mat, applying pressure to the opponent's crossed legs with his own.
3. Sharpshooter
A wrestling list would not be complete without something that deals with Bret Hart. The sharpshooter was his trademark. The move goes by many names: reverse figure-four, scorpion deathlock, or scorpion hold.
It is so popular that many wrestlers have made variations to the move and used it in their arsenal. The move, though, is and forever will be the move of "The Excellence of Execution."
2. Camel Clutch
You try sitting on someone's back, place their arms over your thigh, and apply a chinlock. I bet they scream.
This became the signature move of The Sheik and later The Iron Sheik. No, they are not the same person. Sheik was Arabic, Iron Sheik is Iranian.
Scott Steiner used a standing variation of the move during his time in WCW dubbing it the Steiner Recliner.
1. Tazzmission
It is one of the most feared holds to ever be done inside the squared circle. The diminuitive pugnacious one from Red Hook, New York, Tazz made the crowds of ECW go crazy when he slapped on the half-nelson choke with a body scissor. You either tapped out or got choked out.
Top 15 Finishers
15. 450-Splash
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