Feature: The Top 10 Submission Holds Of All-Time

September 9, 2009

Before I reveal my choice as the top submission move in professional wrestling history, here is a brief list of some honorable mentions:

1. Kurt Angle’s Ankle Lock

2. Lex Luger’s Torture Rack of Doom

3. William Regal’s Regal Stretch

4. Chris Jericho’s Lion Tamer. This one doesn’t make the top 10 because Jericho has reverted to using a simple boston crab and the move has lost its unique luster.

5. The Dragon Sleeper

6. The Bear Hug as used most famously by Bruno Sammartino

7. The Cobra Twist

8. Funk’s Spinning Toe Hold

9. Lance Storm’s Calgary Crab – as it was as convincing as it gets for a single leg crab because he added the effect of rolling through the maneuver.

And now, here it is, my pick as the number one pro wrestling submission hold….

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.
Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.
Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.
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