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Snabbit888Posted on 04/10/06 at 20:43:10

I can't seem to find the info anywhere... what exactly is CM Punk's Anaconda Vice?
CrplsPosted on 04/10/06 at 22:20:29

http://www.puroresufan.com/images/moves/tenzananaconda.jpg

Although I've seen Punk do it a bit different at times.
rey619Posted on 04/10/06 at 22:41:16

Yeah, sometimes he is on top as well... oh wait.. that came out wrong..
RavynPosted on 04/11/06 at 07:48:25

The pic certainly does it justice, here's Wikipedia's answer:

Anaconda vice
The Anaconda vice is done from a position in which the attacker and the opponent are seated on the mat. The attacker sits on the opponent's right side (the attacker's left), and with his right arm, goes around the left side of the victim's head and grabs his right wrist, bending the arm upwards. Then, the attacker maneuvers his left arm through the "hole" created by the opponent's bent right wrist, and locks his hand upon his own right wrist, then pulls the opponent forward, causing pressure on the opponent's arm and neck.

The hold was innovated by New Japan Pro Wrestling star Hiroyoshi Tenzan after a training excursion to Calgary to train with Tokyo Joe, and is used frequently in the United States by CM Punk.

In a varation called the Anaconda Cross the opponent's other arm is also trapped as it is wrapped over the opponent chest, and pinned under the wrestlers's arms. This variation was also innovated by Hiroyoshi Tenzan.

Hope that helps, if you can get your hands on OVW TV tapings, it's best displayed there, during the Punk/Albright/Doane feud.

Ravyn