Best & Worst Submission Moves

[Hammy]

What are your all time favourites and also the ones you can't stand. (Also performed by who)

Top 5:

Lex Luger - Torture Rack
Bret Hart - Sharpshooter
Chris Benoit - Crippler Crossface
Perry Saturn - Rings of Saturn
Ted Dibiase - Million Dollar Dream

Least Fave:

John Cena - STF(U)
Roddy Piper - Sleeper Hold
Ric Flair - Figure Four Leg Lock

[More Cowbell]

I loved Taz, was it Tap Out or FTW? He sold it well,


Hated the Model Rick Martel's Boston Crap. I never could buy anyone passing out or tapping to that

[Hammy]

I loved Taz, was it Tap Out or FTW? He sold it well,

Tazmission

[Gnrfan]

Best

Tazmission
Ankle Lock
Crossface
Sharpshooter
Backland's ChickenWing
Walls Of Jericho (ECW & WCW Version)

Worst

Boston Crab
Surfboard (because technically you are pinning yourself)

[Izzy]

Best
Coquina Clutch - looks authentic

Worst
Walls of Jericho - current version, eh Boston Crab anyone?

[Hammy]

Worst
Walls of Jericho - current version, eh Boston Crab anyone?

I never got the change, Liontamer ruled!

[More Cowbell]

I think alot of it depends on the performer, Brutus the Barber Beefcake's sleeper is lame, and yet the way the Million Dollar Man did it was so great, (is putting one arm under the other guys arm that different?

Agree on the Backlund Crossface chicken wing, he looked literally nuts selling it.

What do you guys think of Foley's Mandable Claw/Socko.
--- Never a Fan of it, I just thought it was kind of a lazy finisher for a guy who would do anything in the ring.

[James Lofton]

Ric Flair - Figure Four Leg Lock

I think this move needs to be retired. Was considered a lethal submission move for decades, but too many people can reverse it or simply break out of the hold.



Iron Sheik's Camel Clutch was devastating until Hogan kicked out of it(birth of Hulkamania) and it just never had the same impact even though he kept using it the rest of his career.

[Hammy]

What do you guys think of Foley's Mandable Claw/Socko.
--- Never a Fan of it, I just thought it was kind of a lazy finisher for a guy who would do anything in the ring.

In the pre-Socko days, 1996-1997, I thought it was great, once he went babyface and had the sock and got very fat it wasn't anywhere near as good.

[AtariLegend]

Favorite

Bret Hart - Figure 4 Leg Lock Around Ring Post

Least

The Great Khali - Khali Vise Grip

[Hammy]

The Great Khali - Khali Vise Grip

I liked the simliar version that Crush did, the Kona Crush, as a kid I marked like crazy for it, Shawn Michaels sold it to perfection.

[D]

Luger number 1 for sure
Bret Hart Sharpshooter
Sting Scorpion deathlock
Benoit of course

Undertaker's Hells gate is pretty cool

Dibiase Million Dollar Dream

Sgt Slaughter Cobra Clutch I think it was called?
Samoa Joe Coquina Clutch or however u spell it
Whats that Submission Beth Phoenix does? Its cool

worst
mandible claw
STFU
Ankle Lock With MMA so mainstream... those ankles would be snapped so it looks so unrealistic

[Gnrfan]

Another **** one is the Master Lock.

I remember when he was doing a weekly challenge he said "No One Can Break My Masterlock" and some guy from the crowd shouted out... "Shut Up, Its A Full Nelson" haha thought that was well funny

[Hammy]

Meng/Haku's Tongan Death Grip, although invariably it led to a pin rather than a submission there was the odd time (i.e. submission only bouts) where it got the submission.  So simple, but when sold properly it was pretty cool, mainly because people bought Meng as a tough guy, probably because by all accounts he is a legit tough guy, and now he's a car salesman to  (I think)

[Jughead]

Meng/Haku's Tongan Death Grip, although invariably it led to a pin rather than a submission there was the odd time (i.e. submission only bouts) where it got the submission.  So simple, but when sold properly it was pretty cool, mainly because people bought Meng as a tough guy, probably because by all accounts he is a legit tough guy, and now he's a car salesman to  (I think)

Agreed.

Another wicked looking submission hold was the Haas of Pain. It appeared as though that hold could legitimately hurt.