The Top Ten Leg Submissions in Wrestling History

Rounding out the submission video is one that became rather tough, but in the end, I'm more than pleased with how this one turned out. Submission holds that manipulate the legs are among some of the sickest and most painful holds in wrestling history, simply due to the amount of damage they're capable of causing. Bones and ligaments honestly don't stand a whole lot of a chance when locked into some of these holds for a long period of time(just check out the angle of the foot in the Ankle Lock clip, and tell me that it doesn't hurt). As with various other types of submission holds, some of these have been a part of wrestling for the last thirty years, and one of them even longer, dating back over fifty years! You'll probably see some familiar sights in this video. You may see something resembling that of a Scorpion. Hell, you may even get a glimpse of "The Man." WOOOOO!!!!!

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[Barmyandlight]

Didn't Buddy Rogers use the figure-four leg lock before Flair? Also, do you have footage of Wahoo McDaniel, the inventor of the Indian deathlock, applying said deathlock? I figured if anyone on the Internet does you would.

[TheSuicidalDragon]

Rogers is the inventor of the move, yes.

Honestly, I don't. Old school wrestling is still sort of a new experience for me at this time.

[aidenmccloskey]

i've always wanted to find out - does the figure four leg lock actually cause pain? and if reversed, does that cause pain to the person who initially put the other man in the lock? someone let me know if they've tried it.

[TheSuicidalDragon]

Yes and yes. You can legitimately break someone's leg with the hold.

Oddly enough, the reversal does indeed cause pain to the would-be attacker.

[LubosGames]

is the last one not a sharpshooter?

[TheSuicidalDragon]

It is

[tokyodave1982]

I got suspended for the texas cloverleaf in highschool. I was a backyard wrestler who did it for fun and know its fake as shit. But some of the moves can really put a hurting on you. I got some dude in a texas clover leaf after I cracked him in the jaw. We were in the center of the basketball gymnasium when I slapped it on and teachers and head office and principals and even security came running to stop the echoed screams. good times

[finalcake]

@RHWFNation Dory Funk Jr invented the Cloverleaf.

[ReezyProductions]

In all honesty, the Sharpshooter and Cloverleaf work your back more than they do your legs.

[RobotX2311]

Riki Choshu is the inventor of the most dominant and famous submission known in the US as the Sharpshooter

[siren7193]

I think the commentators at 0:36 called the move "there you go" -_-

[OptimusPrimeribs]

@aidenmccloskey I've had the Figure Four put on me and it does indeed hurt. Don't know about the reversal.

[RHWFNation]

Who invented the cloverleaf? I do an elevated walking one my self

[howtomanipulatewomen]

never heard of most of these

[RileyIronstand93]

Is the 'Gorilla Clutch' a modified version of the 'Texas Cloverleaf'?

[CMY187]

When I first saw this video, I thought I was going to see nothing but holds from Shelley, Quackenbush and Danielson. Once again, Japan reigns supreme in the wrestling world.

The Gorilla Clutch appears to be an Inverted Texas Cloverleaf.

Watching Joshi is an excellent guide to men of all ages, nationalities, ethnic backgrounds, and religion to NEVER, EVER, piss off a Japanese woman.