Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Clothesline


A move in which one wrestler runs towards another and extends his/her arm out from the side of the body and parallel to the ground, knocking over the other as he/she runs by.[1] This move is often confused with a lariat.

Cactus clothesline
A clothesline used by Mick Foley that is named after his "Cactus Jack" gimmick.[3] The attacking wrestler charges at an opponent who is against the ring ropes and clotheslines him/her, and the force and momentum from the charge knocks both the wrestler and the opponent over the top rope and onto the floor.[4]

Clothesline from Hell
A clothesline used by JBL, named while he was working as one half of The Acolytes. The attacking wrestler gets a running start (usually off the ropes) first before hitting a high-impact clothesline, in which he swings his arm forward while running toward his opponent.

Corner clothesline
A clothesline used by a wrestler where instead of knocking a standing opponent, the attacker charges against an opponent on the corner.

Flying clothesline
While running towards an opponent, an attacking wrestler leaps up into the air, before connecting with a clothesline. Another version sees an attacking wrestler leap up into the air and connecting with a clothesline onto an opponent leaning against the corner turnbuckle.

Short-arm clothesline
Also known as a short clothesline or short-range clothesline, this variation is set up by Irish-whipping the opponent, but holding onto the arm. When the held arm is completely extended, the wrestler pulls the opponent back and clotheslines him with the other arm.[1] Alternatively, this move can be performed in the same fashion, but following an Arm wrench or Wrist lock instead of an Irish whip, or by simply grabbing hold of one of the opponent's arms with one the attacker's hands, pulling it towards the wrestler and clotheslining him with his spare arm.

Three-point stance clothesline
Also known as charging clothesline. In this move, a wrestler uses three-point stance and then clotheslines his opponent. This move was invented and popularized by "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan who calls it Patriot Lariat.

Double clothesline
Two wrestlers both hitting a clothesline on a single opponent by joining hands is referred to as a double clothesline. A variation has both wrestlers charging from opposite sides of a single opponent with a clothesline.
A double clothesline can also refer to two clotheslines being performed by one wrestler on two opponents at the same time.

***************WARNING****************
Don't try this if you're not professionally trained and remember that even a pro can get injured or can seriously injure an opponent with this move.
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