10 Greatest Submission Moves In WWE History

[@brendanfligger1669]

Glad to see the Crippler Crossface get some recognition.

[@mandyrose6439]

Alex A what about gargano escape it's an arm trapped crossface

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

Fuckin rights it was my favorite guy of all time even though what he did was horrible he was one of the best

[@joelsmith7639]

They forgot Shane McMahon's Triangle choke

[@yournan1099]

WWE: WHo iS CHriS bEnoIt??

[@phatlburner2766]

Well, i believe it did kill two people

[@spencerhydes374]

Undertaker's Hells Gate looked fucking lethal back when he was using it, that one is easily my favourite if it wasn't so difficult to lock in. There's just something terrifying about an almost 7' tall man twisting himself so that he can try to crush the neck of the poor sod up against him

[@ry7xsfa872]

Agreed. His use of it against Edge at Backlash 2008 looked brutal af And the way he locked it in against Edge at Wrestlemania 24 was also perfect in my opinion

[@PowerRangerfan]

Spencer Hydes He still uses it occasionally.

[@nessso6612]

U know that he just messed up a triangle choke once and then ran with it right

[@vampiricboar2775]

@@nessso6612 You know it's a modified jujitsu hold called a gogoplata, right? And that Big Spooks McGee is a black belt in BJJ, right?

[@epicmasta400000000]

@@nessso6612 go watch Nick Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi you goon

[@prufrock1977]

The #1 is definitely a great move. And I love that you address the "variants" as being not the same at all. You know that when he locks in any of the variants, that the opponent is going to get out of the move, but when the actual move is utilized they ALWAYS tap out.

[@black-dz4vq]

Now the rings of saturns has another varient called cervical clutch

[@salatieljyrustumanan4929]

As an amateur wrestling practitioner, the chickenwing crossface is my go-to for bar fights. I tore rhomboids, strained necks, and caused a LOTTA pain in and outta the mat. Bob Backlund was a genius for introducing that move to my trainer, who loved his work to death.

[@edwinnwhite8865]

John Cena uses the STF like The Rock the Sharpshooter....

[@gordonhatherley5416]

Edwinn White By that, I hope that you mean "terribly".

[@doggyrusev627]

Gordon Hatherley rocks sharpshooter is literally the worst

[@opgdreams1729]

Good point.

[@opgdreams1729]

Yeah the rock is my favorite wrestler of all time , but yeah . Shitty sharpshooter

[@kevinholes99]

Let's be honest if they really did those moves they break people's bones

[@terror_bly8180]

threatning vince to go to aew still remains the most efficient

[@ThePeaterBeater]

Also, AJ’s Calf Crusher is derived from a legitimate MMA Submission, the Calf Killer.* If AJ would use his free leg to push his other leg deeper into his opponent’s leg, he’d properly lock it, and properly destroy his opponent’s leg *Calf Slicer, not Calf Killer. Thank you to everyone who pointed this out!

[@mattedmonds6193]

I've heard it called the Calf Splicer/Slicer in MMA terms. I thought Calf Killer was just what AJ called it in NJPW

[@ThePeaterBeater]

Matt Edmonds I’ve heard all three… maybe MMA picked up on “Killer” after AJ started using it in NJPW?

[@baileygamez]

Calf killer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤙🏿🤣

[@baileygamez]

Matt Edmonds calf splicer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@leonleeson5904]

The real move is a bjj compression lock called the calf slicer, calf killer was what AJ had it called when in TNA and NJPW, this name was obviously not PG enough so it was changed to calf crusher in WWE. There's also a really easy and decent bicep slicer that can be used to counter when someone defending an armbar has too good a grip on their own hand/glove to separate and extend the arm. There's quite a few mma/bjj subs that could easily be carried over to wrestling imo. The twister being one that I would definitely use if I was a wrestler

[@ajp9009]

Does no one remember Tyson Kidd’s “Dungeon Lock”?

[@ava.3614]

i do 🤚🏽🤚🏽

[@gomescecelia5832]

I forgot what it looks like

[@jamieyeomans3778]

yeah that move was awesome. So was Jamie Nobles Trailer Hitch

[@mohammadsadiq7608]

Top 10 coolest wrestling attires ever worn.

[@granthowse5638]

gay.

[@krisjustice2681]

Max Moon is on that list, obviously.

[@ricemenarq6230]

*#1 Tamina's attire in Royal Rumble.*

[@mohammadsadiq7608]

Rollins from Summerslam 2017. Undertaker when he was in the ministry. Kane when he debuted. Punk from Summerslam 2012. Styles from WM 33 (or this past Royal Rumble)

[@frankybernal9159]

seth rollins summerslam 2015 or shield attire

[@JustinBarnard]

One of my favorite instance of the crossfire was when Benoit used his foot to push the rope away from a hand while gaining extra leverage for the move. Brilliant.

[@ramyosama8088]

How is the hell's Gate and the kimmura lock not here the 2 most protected submission moves ever ?!

[@Oldernator]

Ramy Osama and they're also effective in mma as well.

[@ramyosama8088]

yeah exactly, i was just shocked they didn't even get an honorable mention

[@apoorvaustin290]

This is actually good,,a list should be something to debate and talk about, so, good work pacciti and yeahh im too shocked that these locks are not here

[@Kev46]

**Jiu-Jitsu

[@gazzaarrgghh]

i guess thats why he said "missed any out, let us know in the comments below"

[@AceTrainerLiam]

ARMBAR!!

[@M4g1cp1nec0ne_YT]

One like sad

[@ricemenarq6230]

Why isn't Paige/Bull Nakano's submission in here? There's no escaping that lock if applied in real life

[@ababypigeon5189]

The pto(Paige's finisher) does look like it hurts like hell

[@bigpoppapump5993]

I'm Only Happy When it Reigns try to apply it irl tho

[@stmartz980]

I'm Only Happy When it Reigns what is the real name of that submission?

[@ricemenarq6230]

Modified Scorpion Crosslock

[@ymd2516]

I'm Only Happy When it Reigns I’ve no even seen no.10 and I’m annoyed that’s no in it. I loved that you could not tap out from it and it did look cool as fuck

[@CuongCDo]

"It's called 'The Stackolade' and it's the best!" 😂

[@SarcasticDuck]

No Chicken Wing?

[@StandardUserFromEarth]

Woop woop...

[@NYGiantsfan1029]

I completely agree. The crossface chicken wing should be on the list. I think it isnt because it doesnt get used much if not at all now a days.

[@beantickle]

Woop woop

[@phillyzfynest7]

Sarcastic Duck agreed

[@jimofthenorth8090]

Great memories of Bob Backlund locking that up and shaking people around :-)

[@corybacks2725]

Thank you so much for naming the Liontamer #1. I've felt like a crazy person for years coming back to wrestling after a few years off and seeing people call that boston crab a liontamer when I remember that masterpiece of a submission move being used by Jericho in WCW. I have fond memories of getting a bit too excited during a PPV and my friends and I trying holds on each other during the breaks between matches. This one hurt the most and had me tapping the fastest.

[@greglighty3334]

The difference between the Liontamer and the Boston Crab/Walls of Jericho. He literally had you doing a scorpion in the ring and put his knee on the back of people's heads for even more pressure. It just looked so much more painful. The Walls and Boston Crab just look like they're sitting down on an invisible chair, applying no pressure lol

[@andycollins4936]

Yeah but... the master lock.

[@Splattercat]

Have you seen Ken Patera's Full Nelson? He either shakes the guy around like Masters does, or goes into a full Airplane spin with it, or wrestles the guy facedown to the mat and wrenches up on him. The Masterlock was harsh, Patera's was fucking *vicious*...

[@erikstensaas1202]

Ever seen a bodyscissors on a full nelson? Hurt

[@xanderdupuis9976]

Master lock does not hurt anyone in any way shape or form

[@Yetijam2k]

It's just a full nelson... I've taken all of these submissions, Adam is just exaggerating.

[@chicporga2686]

2:53 why tf is that refree so happy?😂

[@vishal_3101]

😂😂

[@guyemrys-jones4141]

the arm bar, kimura lock, and undertakers hells gate

[@FrequencyFocus108]

hell's gate is stupid

[@guyemrys-jones4141]

ROXY24ification tell Undertaker that

[@rollin2874]

wtf hells gate is a legit mma submission move. It's considered very deadly as there has been instances of people passing out and/or bleeding through the mouth when locked in it.

[@gazzaarrgghh]

my guess is hells gate is just a choke hold

[@baileygamez]

The hells gate is a gogoplata and is a very dangerous move in MMA

[@joseponterrego2382]

I disagree with the Ankle Lock, for me when they do it in a standing position looks stupid, they can easily roll and stop the pressure, I love it when Kurt Angle goes to the floor with his opponent and wraps his legs around him leaving no escape that´s when it looks cool and believable.

[@marcus813]

You knew when Angle transitioned from the ankle lock to the even more painful heel hook that a submission was imminent.

[@cyclopticmoron3342]

No when u roll over it puts more pressure and pain on u

[@nicholasroberts7891]

The roll over is just for show, he loosens the grip to allow the roll over. If you tried to roll over it would hurt you more

[@joseponterrego2382]

@@nicholasroberts7891 but like if he puts pressure clock wise for example and you roll the other way you are good, in the standing position at least

[@charadreemurr5386]

Time to be self conscious and add one of these moves to my 2k18 finisher move-set.

[@ixb9822]

Hells Gate for me

[@thanosdick6161]

Qazeron Kipo haha

[@NecroInTheHat]

I use the stretch muffler

[@tylerjones8394]

I used the bow and arrow the pto the texas cloverleaf the liontamer the kimura the tazz mission the strech muffler and the lucky 13.

[@navnavnav2255]

The Haas of Pain is the move I have for my CAW.

[@stewartyyyx4443]

“Drew Gulak is great” Agreed

[@nikahmadfadhilbinnikmohdhi7463]

Drew Gulak is great, infact he is underrated...

[@KMmouse20]

This is a very comfy list. Number 1 is deserved (and no its not the Sharpshooter)

[@MorrisseyMuse]

Kayhem Maus RAG Homebase Crossface and a few others are just more brutal to me.

[@GaynorOL79]

Definitely should have given some love to The Asuka Lock, The Masterlock, The Crossface Chickenwing, The long forgotten Edgecator, and Eddie Guerrero's Lasso from El Paso.

[@KiddsWorldEntertainment]

GaynorOL79 Edgecator underrated af

[@adamcastillo3976]

Lasso from El Paso!! 👐🏻

[@welldweller4394]

My favourite 10 are figure 4, captains hook, walls of Jericho, lion tamer, ankle lock, armbar, sleeper hold, camel clutch, dragon sleeper and sharpshooter

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

I love Flair and the motions he did when it was time to lock in his figure 4 he got more creative over the years holding the leg and walking back and forth with it shaking his head goin woooo

[@jasoningram3850]

Where's A-Double's Last Chancery or D-Bryan's Cattle Mutilation

[@erikstensaas1202]

The Sharpshooter actually is a combination submission, it hurts the back and the legs at the same time. I've been in it. It wrenches the back but also hyper extends the knees and squishes the calves with the thigh and shin. The Sharpshooter is excruciating, it was the move I always tapped. And the STF by Cena is a lot better than you think

[@andreamazzeo4306]

My favourite is the triangle lock ( undertaker hell's gate ). It was so cool when he beat triple h with it

[@Crazy_Buffalo]

Hell's Gate isn't a triangle lock. It's a gogoplata. The biggest difference between the moves is that in a triangle lock, the attacker's leg is behind the opponents head, whereas the gogoplata has the attacker's leg in the throat of their opponent. Triangle locks are very common in BJJ and MMA, and gogoplatas less common. Taker's Hell's Gate puts his right shin into the opponents throat, making it a gogoplata.

[@carlaustin5400]

@@Crazy_Buffalo its a reverse Triangle go back to when Taker first started using it they said it was a reverse

[@Crazy_Buffalo]

@@carlaustin5400 I don't care what the commentators called it. It's a BJJ move that's been around forever, and it's a gogoplata. They can call it a "reverse triangle" if they want, but they're wrong.

[@bink]

@@ChristopherJames1993 Triangle chokes do use the trapped arm for leverage but in mma, the fighters pull down on their toes for leverage in a gogoplata while Undertaker used the arm or the head

[@alexizdiaz8021]

The hells gate from undertaker just the way it was booked he made big daddy v bleed from his mouth he made edge and Mark Henry fear the lock.

[@joshyboy1983]

Thing is, with the tamer, it has to be applied to smaller guys to make it look good. I perfer the sharpshooter meself!

[@MinimiMax]

And that is the exact reason why it is seen so rarely in WWE. In WCW Jericho was in the cruiserweight division so all the guys he wrestled with were small.

[@RyuichiShinomori]

The Liontamer really hurts, It is not as used anymore because it legitimately hurts people and they don't want to work it. It might not look good if you arent one of those nerdy fans who tried all of these on your siblings growing up, but It is no joke of a move.

[@thanosdick6161]

Joshua Broughm prefer

[@rexablett943]

I just love how Adam went off on a tangent about how good Rusev is! Hahahahaha!

[@georgemunteanu7904]

Chris Benoit's crossface was the best submission

[@nickbull7734]

George Munteanu it doesn’t hurt tho you can easy pull your arm out from there thighs

[@jwolf2254]

Nick Bull u can also easily dislocate ur arm if Benoit put too much pressure

[@rookszz164]

@@nickbull7734 lies tried it on my friend he passed out

[@niravthapa4201]

@@nickbull7734 bruh! So go and try to escape that. Lmao

[@donheady3851]

Facts

[@KingJin726]

OMFG! THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENCE BEWTEEN THE LIONTAMER AND WOJ! It's truly a devastating submission hold and one of my favorite moves by Jericho. To have it at number one is even better!

[@ryanh.6487]

What about the CHICKENWIIIING !

[@TheCraigy111]

"Jesus Christ look at it". I had a right good laugh when you said that about the lion-tamer with some guy looking like he'd rather be giving birth than be in that hold. Nice video, good sir.

[@19DannyBoy65]

"The Big Boy" El Generico > "The Big Dog" Roman Reigns

[@freddybacon3908]

Danny Boy "el generico is a BIG BOY"

[@IamErik31]

freddy bacon *Kevin Owens starts rofl'ing*

[@PETSEMATARYTWO]

" _the big boy cross body_ " *kevin steen wheezing*

[@Chacaron520]

wheres the Brock Lock?

[@haraldglemmestad8170]

Kimura/Armbar?

[@lime7494]

Harald Glemmestad you do know that the arms don’t actually break right?

[@haraldglemmestad8170]

@@lime7494 Yeah no shit, but when wrestlers like Lesnar, Bryan and Cesaro execute a armbar it looks painful. Is that not the point of pro wrestling?

[@trevorrovert3103]

Amadeus Osbourne wrestler It’s known as the kimura. You don’t see me calling the RNC, the “American Neck Squeeze” just because I want to lol.

[@jacobford7831]

I have never seen one of your videos before until just now. And honestly, I was too busy laughing my ass off because of how great your sell of every submission on the list was. If you ever want to call it quits on KZbin, I’m sure you have career possibilities in comedy. Your narration made the whole video worth it. “I’m not continuing on until you look at it John! Jesus Christ look at it!!“ 😳😂

[@rz2148]

Nakamuras flying armbar is my favourite

[@matbostock8650]

thats not a submission dude!

[@rb43210]

@@matbostock8650 it is

[@nojamhyung7158]

2:54 I laughed at the referee here😂

[@bobrashley5936]

What about the Tazzmission? Or the underappreciated Haas of Pain?

[@jonfedien8637]

Tazzmission is essentially a rear naked choke hold

[@bobrashley5936]

Jon Fedien It's better than a sleeper IMO. Tazz used to make it look like he was crushing their windpipe.

[@jonfedien8637]

Yeah but that was all in the way it was sold it's like the cross chicken wing. Tazz was so intense he made it seem like a literal killer move I remember commentary as well going nuts

[@jerwwilliams]

I put a few people in the tazzmission. That moves no joke.

[@keybladecommentaries]

When Adam says "Scorpion death lock if you're a WCW guy like me" as if Bret Hart never wrestled for WCW

[@shaggygaming4612]

Where's the Brock lock?, That was one sick move!

[@OkieAllDay]

Glad to see Jericho getting his due

[@garbagegamer9281]

Just put ppl in a *FLIPPIN FUJIWARA ARMBAR*

[@thelinedrive]

It’s boring to be honest and it’s hard to take seriously when the lock makes the one applying it vulnerable to pinfall by only slight shift in weight. Speaking as someone who has technical wrestling experience it is something that works in MMA, not in a wrestling ring or mat.

[@vincemademe8689]

My favorite submission is the Dragon Sleeper with the body scissors. It's gruesome and truly does like he said, look like it could kill you. Glad it made it on this list.

[@billturner8823]

SGT SLAUGHTER'S COBRA CLUTCH?

[@jamalabdelbaset6635]

The shot at Michael Cole was hilariously accurate!

[@rashedbhai3390]

Dude there are more greatest submission holds like : texas cloverleaf , full nelson , kimura lock , hells gate , cobra clutch and anaconda vice 😎

[@drawingablankesq]

I appreciate the live the rings of Saturn and Perry Saturn got here. It's an easy enough manuver to get right and it hurts like hell. It's pretty great.

[@ko9killer]

The old octopus stretch

[@DannyKnightmare]

You just became my favorite Adam with your remark about being a WCW guy!

[@elmilkmann]

Where’s the Haas of Pain?

[@apoorvaustin290]

elmilkmann it is hells gate

[@eddykasili8131]

Not it's not hell's gate

[@timothyhunt2280]

Painful submission but super unrealistic to lock in.

[@weixiangpeh6988]

It looks incredibly painful but just don't get enough recognition

[@TheBluewolf1976]

THANK YOU!!! LIONTAMER!!! Always my favorite submissiion move and Thank you for making sure people know the difference between it and the Walls of Jericho! You made my day!

[@user-tm8lv7ky6t]

Dragon sleeper more like *ARMPIT SMELLER*

[@catherinebennett2933]

The Kimura lock snapped Triple H’s arm!

[@Fluffy_Owl352]

Aj lee black widow is the best submission move by far!

[@battleroyale688]

The cloverleaf is one hell of a submission. The pressure on you calf/ankle is incredible and then the torque on your back will make you JUST TAP OUT

[@amhr7869]

why the Kimura lock by brock lesnar isn't on the list probably the most dangerous submission of all time, hell he even broke arm with that moves

[@RyuichiShinomori]

Harmful yes, dangerous, no. The most Dangerous submissions are the Rear naked choke and the Dragon sleeper bro. breaking an arm isn't really all that dangerous, its just painful.

[@ObjektBBX]

when i used the figure 4 in judo for the first time (fun experiment) my coach was impressed

[@halfnug-_-7944]

Undertaker's hells gate??

[@gamerdude612]

All of the submission holds deserves their place on this list I love the Ankle Lock Sharpshooter and the Liontamer.But my honorable mentions would be the Texas Cloverleaf the PTO the Half Boston Crab and Hell's Gate those are brilliant holds too.

[@mandyrose6439]

What the romero special and the muta lock

[@j.3.d335]

psycho manic your right

[@omegaman6193]

“You’re just lying on top of somebody and squeezing your head with their arms!” Wow. Wouldn’t that be a weird submission.

[@omaraljabi6651]

Undertaker's Hell Gates was scary as hell. Remember when checked big daddy V and "blood" came out of his mouth? Shit still haunts me !

[@ryanbland9953]

Lol "Jesus look at it!" Lol thats good

[@MrSunshine251]

Thankyou SO FUCKING MUCH for stressing the difference between the Walls and the Liontamer!

[@cheritawashington9094]

I'm just happy he acknowledged the crossface to its true origin... the guy we're not actually supposed to mention

[@BigKettleBoy]

That thumbnail is a beauty

[@robertclark2253]

The figure four was used by Greg Valentine , Tito Santana and outside WWE by Scottish wrestler Andy Robbin . Honorable mention to the crossface chikcen wing a move that looked it could not only rip your arm off but also make you pass out as used by Bob Backlund .

[@Tribleman247]

ZSJ's Octopus Stretch? CM Punks Anaconda Vice? Brock's Kimura? AJ's Calf Crusher? AA's Last Chancery? Carmela's Code of Silence? Paige's PTO? Mick Foleys Mandible Claw (his original with out Mr Socko)? Johnny Gargano's Garga-No Escape? Tommaso Ciampa's Bridging Fijiwara Arm Bar? Also, fun fact, it was Ciampa that modified the Rings of Saturn before Neville did, he called it the Rings of Honour or the Sicilian Stretch, but all of these could of easily been on here, or make their way into a part two, along with a mention of Charlottes Figure Eight as her variation puts far more pressure on the opponents legs

[@erikstensaas1202]

Here's why commentators mention leg softening with the Sharpshooter: your calves are being squished together on a shin and a thigh which hurts, and one or both knees are getting hyperextended. It's true MOST of the pain in the Sharpshooter is in the back, but the legs also are in pain. As for Cena's STF, he often looks like he's suffocating the opponent, which ain't fun

[@puffinman1138]

Great list, and this video was actually funny as hell, to boot. I gotta say my absolute favorite is Mankind's "Mandible Claw". Not the Socko variation, but the original when Mankind was more deranged/evil. It has a legitimate infamous history and one of the few submissions back then where you could get a closeup camera shot of both wrestlers.

[@InVancouverBC66]

ha, almost as nasty when I fish hook my friend's nose when we wrestle to get a hold in.

[@puffinman1138]

Sounds nasty, indeed. But is it stronger than Santino's Cobra maneuver? 🤔😉

[@InVancouverBC66]

I had to google that. That's just a quick punch, right? I like it when guy's get worked over in longer held holds, like cobras, hand smothers, fish hooks etc. @@puffinman1138

[@tribalchief91567]

my fav top 10 submission moves that really hurt 1,liontammer 2.regal stretch 3.sleeper hold 4.sharpshooter 5.crippler crossface 6.dragon sleeper 7.figure four leg lock 8.kimura lock 9.hells gate 10.edgecutor

[@padamshrestha1613]

Always admire Bret as a child,,and his was and still is on the top of my list..)

[@matthewburden7757]

Regal grinding his knuckles into the face of people he didntlike during the STF :) lol.... I picked that up during my indy days, and loved grinding my knuckles into the bridge of the nose during the crossface and STF

[@kevinnorwood8782]

My Top Ten Favorite Submission Holds: 10. Figure 4 Leg Lock 9. Edgucator (Edge's submission hold) 8. Koqina Clutch (Samoa Joe's hold) 7. Dragon Sleeper 6. Lasso From El Paso (Eddie Guerrero's hold) 5. Scorpion Deathlock (Sting's hold) 4. Labell Lock (Daniel Bryan's hold) 3. Scorpion Crosslock (Paige's hold) 2. Kimura Lock 1. Hell's Gate

[@seimonlloyd4234]

tyson kidd’s dungeon lock is low key beast

[@kingjamesspeaks]

Maybe I've been reading more into what's being said, but when I hear that Natalya is "softening up" another wrestler's legs for the sharpshooter, I take it to mean that she's making it easier to lock it in and nothing more. If their legs hurt, they're not as likely to be able to resist.

[@yogacholandha]

When I was playing SmackDown 2 Know Your Role, the Liontamer was called the Walls of Jericho.

[@khao1236]

Some rightful recognition for the Scorpion Death Lock 👍

[@babalon7778]

Perry Saturn is dope! You are so right!

[@arturoverdin15]

The Reverse Indian Deathlock used twice by Triple H has to be on everyone's favorites.

[@toad248]

As someone who does jiu jitsu i can certify that the hell’s gate (gogoplata), AJ Styles’ calf slicer, and the ankle lock all hurt like hell

[@Christina40]

My favorites are the Fujiwara Armbar and the Stump Puller. Doink used it and Paige did as well. The Stump Puller I mean.

[@RobCrowley85]

I don't know who told you that about submission holds, but they were absolutely ribbing you. They are worked.

[@stanleylee3329]

You have to soften up their legs bc the legs are where they fight back from the sharpshooter, obviously. Plus in the WWE games it's a body submission...

[@CameronWasmund]

If this was on WhatCulture's channel the Ankle Lock would be #1 and there'd be a 20% transparent Kurt Angle watermark over the entire video with his eyes glowing more and more as it reached the end followed by an 800% volume ad for Kurt Angle's existence at the end.

[@jacksonlowe444]

I think the cross face chicken wing is better than some of these

[@josephmatthews7698]

Camel clutch feels good. Like a real nice stretch. Same with the sharpshooter that I'm sure is on here. Dragon sleeper is a classic guillotine but can feel good if not a lot of pressure is put on. Figure four actually does hurt. It's a leg scissor in MMA and hurts like hell and hard to escape once it's locked in. Crippler crossface feels like a nice stretch too. When I was a teenager I was a wrestler and huge pro wrestling fan so me and a bunch of buddies formed a grappling\mma\fight club. I remember as a kid getting all of these holds on someone legitimately and then being completely baffled as to why the hell they weren't tapping. Some of the moves I cranked as hard as I could for over a minute easy but nothing. Pro wrestling was kind of ruined for me after that. You give Cena hell for the stf but that was one of the few moves I could get guys to tap with. Then I watched one of the first UFC'S learned a little jiu jitsu and a lot of judo and all of a sudden I was tapping people left and right. Now every now and again I turn on pro wrestling and watch an utterly enormous and gifted athlete get blown on and act like he got shot 32 times and I just go "ugh." Still nostalgic as hell for me though and I still love wrestling.

[@InVancouverBC66]

yeah man, love the camel clutch also. Long held, not pulling back too far, then it's comfortable. Prefer hand over mouth though compared to under chin.

[@killval849]

You can rip on the sleeper all you want, but I was amazed one time I made my buddy legit drop passed out in around 6-7 seconds of tight pressure around his neck(his chin was in the crease of my arm, and my other arm pressed down on the back of his neck almost like a triangle). I was blown away at the power in my hands from that day, seriously no joke, I definitely wouldn't recommend it.

[@anthonycampbell9336]

Honorable mention, the tequila sunrise that Konan used in wcw. I always thought that move was pretty dope

[@TelvanniGuard]

Always been a sucker for the Torture Rack but I can not deny this list.

[@maekailb]

Solid shout out to the Lion Tamer, one of the most under-used badass submission holds in wrestling

[@dh1198]

I always liked the guillotine choke...also the Tazzmission, especially when he would sit on the opponent like a camel clutch.

[@CHilla415]

the Lion Tamer, Crippler Crossface, Kimura Lock, and even the Anaconda Vice always looked just extremely painful to me.

[@Dave-fs5uu]

Cobra Clutch was a great and deadly submission move back in the day especially when Sargeant Slaughter did it in his early days. I'm talking about when they would wrench the neck. If you ever had that move really put on you you'd know it really hurts.

[@Abhishek-ql3qu]

There is no competition for Chris Benoit's crossface