Pin (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a pin is a move where a wrestler holds an opponent's shoulders to the mat in an attempt to score a fall.
Another popular illegal tactic of heel wrestlers is to attempt a pin close to the ring ropes so they can prop their legs (or on rare occasions, arms) up on the ropes to gain additional leverage, putting more weight on the opponent.
On the other hand, a pinfall attempt cannot occur in the first place when one rolls out of the ring if falls do not count anywhere, or if the opponent lies on their stomach upon impact, so it would take extra effort to roll the opponent over, even when they are knocked out cold, due to the body being effectively a dead weight.
They then lean forward and drop to their knees, sliding the opponent down their back so that their shoulders are against the mat and their chin is against their chest.
Jack Evans uses a bridging variation of this pin as one of his finishers called the Kamikaze Damashi.
Holding the leg gives the attacker greater leverage and thus makes it harder for the opponent to kick out.
The attacking wrestler then lowers their bodyweight so that the opponent is brought down to the mat backwards and is forced onto their own shoulders in a pinning position, with their legs in the air.
The Delfin Clutch has an attacking wrestler crossing the arms of the opponent across their own chest while they're lying on their back on the mat.
The attacking wrestler then grabs the opponent's arms and lifts them over their thighs, similar to a camel clutch.
European Clutch The hold is an Inverted Jacknife Pin that is used with a double pumphandle arm wringer.
Also referred to as la casita or as bandito, this move's technical name is arm-wrench inside cradle pin, and it is performed with the opponent on their hands and knees.
From this position, the attacking wrestler stands next to the opponent's hip, grabs one arm, and applies an armbar.
The attacking wrestler continues the turning motion and dives forward over the opponent, rolling onto their side.
The attacker falls forward, making the opponent flip onto their back and neck in a crucifix.
The attacker lands on their back or side, and the opponent is flipped so that their shoulders are pressed against the mat.
Similar to a rana, except that the attacking wrestler is standing, bent over the opponent with both legs hooked, pressing their weight down.
Also known as the double leg cradle (from the original Spanish rana, meaning "frog"), is the technical term for the pinning position which results from a sunset flip or a hurricanrana.
This interchangeability often sees a spot where the wrestlers change their weight distribution to move from one pinning hold to the other for a succession of near falls.
A common heel tactic is to grab the back of the opponents clothing or tights while sitting on top of them or to use the ropes for leverage, thus making the pin illegal.
In this pinning technique, the attacking wrestler stands with their feet on either side of an opponent who is lying face-up on the mat.
It sees the attacker kneeling on the opponent's shoulders facing the head, pinning them on the mat.
Primarily called a facesit, it is used mostly by heels or in mixed professional wrestling to demonstrate dominance and entertain the crowd.
One variation is the split-legged (used by some known wrestlers like Alicia Fox and the retired Christy Hemme), in which a cornered wrestler, as a counter to an oncoming opponent, jumps and splits their legs, sits on the top turnbuckle in a straddle position, then rolls forward to catch the opponent in a waistlock to roll into a usual sunset flip.
