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what is this move?
| LillaThrilla | Posted on 08/19/07 at 17:01:33 I've only see it done by luchadores, although it was used by at least one of the guys in TNA's world cup (Team AAA vs Team TNA elimination match). The attacker is doing the spin-around-the-body spot on a kneeling/standing defender that you see alot in lucha libre. During that spot, the attacker wraps their legs around one arm of the defender then wraps their arms around the defender's other arm. (Though frankly I don't see why it can't be countered 100% of the time by the defender just FALLING BACKWARDS ::) :P) Does this move have a name in Spanish or English? |
| mamushi | Posted on 08/19/07 at 17:19:29 Isn't that a Cristo? Thats what Dragon Kid calls it when he does it at least. I want to say that a Cristo is something else in Lucha Libre though... EDIT: you mean this (http://www.puroresucentral.com/moves/Christo.wmv) right? |
| LillaThrilla | Posted on 08/19/07 at 17:37:26On 08/19/07 at 17:19:29, mamushi wrote:Isn't that a Cristo? Thats what Dragon Kid calls it when he does it at least. I want to say that a Cristo is something else in Lucha Libre though...Yep, that's the move. The other Cristo is this - http://www.luchawiki.org/index.php?title=Cristo - which is basicly an elevated full nelson. Though it looks like there is a subtle spelling difference - Cristo vs Christo. Puroresucentral and Wikipedia both spell Dragon Kid's move Christo. |
| Mr. Ken Kennedy | Posted on 09/23/07 at 03:54:40On 08/19/07 at 17:37:26, LillaThrilla wrote:There is also an inverted (upside down) version which I think looks pretty cool. I can see someone turning the regular cristo into a dragon suplex or some sort of faceslam/facebuster variation. PS: Luchawiki rules |