Facebuster: Difference between revisions
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
===F-5=== |
===F-5=== |
||
A move named and made popular by [[Brock Lesnar]], in which the attacker would put his/her victim in a [[Professional wrestling holds#Fireman's carry|fireman's carry]] position, then throw the opponent's legs out in front of him/her to spin him/her out while the attacker fell to back to drive the victim's head in to the mat. The move's name was taken from the [[Fujita scale]], which ranks the intensity of a tornado, with F-5 being the strongest. After leaving WWE Lesnar renamed the move '''Verdict''', in reference to his [[2005]] court proceedings with WWE. |
This is a '''fireman's carry facebuster'''. A move named and made popular by [[Brock Lesnar]], in which the attacker would put his/her victim in a [[Professional wrestling holds#Fireman's carry|fireman's carry]] position, then throw the opponent's legs out in front of him/her to spin him/her out while the attacker fell to back to drive the victim's head in to the mat. The move's name was taken from the [[Fujita scale]], which ranks the intensity of a tornado, with F-5 being the strongest. After leaving WWE Lesnar renamed the move '''Verdict''', in reference to his [[2005]] court proceedings with WWE. |
||
Other notable users include: [[Jun Izumida]] ('''Izu Domu'''), [[Paul Wight|Big Show]], [[Matt Morgan]], [[Katsushi Takemura]] ('''M-9'''), [[Ryan Wilson|Trytan]] ('''T-3'''), [[Naruki Doi]] ('''Doi 555''') |
Other notable users include: [[Jun Izumida]] ('''Izu Domu'''), [[Paul Wight|Big Show]], [[Matt Morgan]], [[Katsushi Takemura]] ('''M-9'''), [[Ryan Wilson|Trytan]] ('''T-3'''), [[Naruki Doi]] ('''Doi 555''') |
||
Revision as of 01:10, 13 January 2006
A facebuster, also known as a face plant, is a takedown move in professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler forces his/her opponent down to the mat face-first without involving a headlock or facelock. If these are used then the move is either a DDT or bulldog variation.
Also, inverted Mat Slams are commonly referred to as facebusters.
A standard Facebuster also known as a Jumping facebuster involves the attacker grabbing hold of the opponent by his/her head or hair and jumping down, forcing the opponent's face into the mat.
Sitout facebuster
Also known as a sit-down facebuster. Is the most common variation of the standard facebuster in which the attacker grabs hold of the opponent by his/her head or hair then jumps down into a sitting position, forcing the opponent's face into the mat. It was used as a finisher by X-Pac, who called it the X Factor, by Konnan, who called it the Facejam or the K Factor, and by Steven Richards (though not as a finisher). Ivory used a version, dubbed Poison Ivory, in which she would drop to her knees.
In mid-2005, WWE Wrestling Diva, Torrie Wilson, adopted a variation of this move as her finisher, where she grabs the opponents hair and then drops to the mat, driving their face into the canvas.
Other variations
Argentine facebuster
The attacker places the victim in an Argentine backbreaker rack and falls sideways, still holding the victims head with one arm while flipping the victim over with the other, driving them down to the mat face-first.
Among the wrestlers who have used this move are CIMA, Curry Man (Spicy Drop), and Yoshihito Sasaki (Argentine Coaster).
Belly-to-back inverted mat slam
From a position in which the victim is bent forward against the wrestler's midsection, the wrestler grabs around his or her opponent's midsection and lifts so that the victim is held upside down, facing in the same direction as the wrestler. The wrestler then hooks both arms of the victim using his or her legs, and then falls forward planting the opponent's body into the mat face-first.
Best known as the Styles Clash as named by A.J. Styles. Styles invented the move while watching his younger brother-in-law attempt to perform a powerbomb. Jimmy Rave also uses the move, calling it the Rave Clash , and it was briefly used by the late Crash Holly, who called it the Crash Landing.
Gory Bomb
A back-to-back release facebuster a move which is a variation of the Gory Special, Also known as the Gory Buster. Gory Guerrero, the man who this move is named after has a wrestling grandson, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., who often used this move as a finisher.
F-5
This is a fireman's carry facebuster. A move named and made popular by Brock Lesnar, in which the attacker would put his/her victim in a fireman's carry position, then throw the opponent's legs out in front of him/her to spin him/her out while the attacker fell to back to drive the victim's head in to the mat. The move's name was taken from the Fujita scale, which ranks the intensity of a tornado, with F-5 being the strongest. After leaving WWE Lesnar renamed the move Verdict, in reference to his 2005 court proceedings with WWE.
Other notable users include: Jun Izumida (Izu Domu), Big Show, Matt Morgan, Katsushi Takemura (M-9), Trytan (T-3), Naruki Doi (Doi 555)
===Forward Russian legsweep===
A move in which a wrestler stands side-to-side and slightly behind the victim, facing in the same direction, and reaches behind the victim's back to hook the opponent's head with his/her other hand extending the victim's near arm, then while hooking the opponent's leg with his/her own leg the wrestler falls forward, pushing the victim forward to the mat face-first. Although done like a Russian legsweep, the hand behind the head jams the face into the mat, making the move technically a facebuster.
It is best known as The Stroke, the finisher of Jeff Jarrett.
Full nelson facebuster
The attacker stands behind, slightly to one side of and facing the victim. The attacker reaches under the victim's arms with his/her own corresponding arms and places the palms of his/her hands on the neck of the victim, thereby forcing the arms of the victim up into the air (the Full Nelson). The attacker then hooks the victim's near leg and throws themselves forwards, driving the victim face first into the ground.
It is also known as the Break Down (Chris Jericho), or the Premium Blend (Scott Daniels).
Front facelock drop
The attacker applies a Front Facelock and then throws their legs out behind them, falling stomach first to the ground and driving the face of the victim into the ground. Similar to a DDT, but targeting the face of the victim rather than the head.
Double underhook facebuster
Instead of holding the opponent's head like most facebusters, a wrestler bends his/her opponent forward, placing the victim's head between the attacker's legs (a standing head scissors), and hooks each of the opponents arms behind his/her back. He/she then drops to his/her knees, forcing the opponent's face into the mat. Triple H uses it as his finisher, and calls it the Pedigree.
A variation of this move is used by CM Punk, who ascends the turnbuckle so he is standing on the top rope, pulls his victim with him and applies the move (as above), then drops to the ground, landing on his knees and driving the victim's face into the ground with increased force. This move is called The Pepsi Plunge.
Inverted double underhook facebuster
The attacker stands behind the opponent, overhooking both arms of the victim and pivoting 180º so the opponent is looking down with the back of his head on the attacker's upper back (his arms are now underhooked). The attacker then drops to a sitting position, driving the face of the victim into the ground. This move has been used by Tommy Rogers (who calls it the Tomikaze), Christian Cage (who calls it the Impaler or the Unprettier), and Billy Kidman (who calls it the Kid Krusher).
Lifting double underhook facebuster
This inverted mat slam is performed when a wrestler bends his/her opponent forward, placing the victim's head between the attacker's legs (a standing head scissors), and hooks each of the opponents arms behind his/her back. He/she then pulls back on the opponent's arms lifting him/her up so that the victim is held upside down facing in the same direction as the wrestler, the wrestler then falls forward (or sometimes down to a sitting position) planting the opponent's body into the mat face-first.
It is the finishing move of SUWA, who calls it the FFF. This was also a popular move of Rob Van Dam, when he wrestled for the ECW promotion.
Sitout double underhook facebuster
Also known as a sit-down double underhook facebuster. A move in which instead of holding the opponents head like most facebusters, a wrestler bends his/her opponent forward, placing the victim's head between the attacker's legs (a standing head scissors), and hooks each of the opponents arms behind his/her back, he/she then proceeds to lift the opponent up and jumps down into a sitting position, forcing the opponents face into the mat. It is used as a finisher by Christopher Daniels, who calls it the Angel's Wings, where he spins 90° while landing the move.
Complete Shot
Well known as the Reverse STO, this is a move in which a wrestler stands side-to-side and slightly behind with the victim, facing in the opposite direction, and reaches around the victim's torso with one arm across the victim's chest with his/her hand holding onto his/her other hand which is behind the opponent's head. The wrestler then falls backward, diving the victim into the mat face-first. In Japan, the wrestler known as Gedo began using the move while a member of a stable of wrestlers known as the "Complete Players," this is where the Complete shot name derives. Christopher Daniels also uses this move, usually following it with the Koji Clutch.
WWE wrestler Edge used to perform a variation of this move, where he would cross his leg behind the opponents leg, forcing the opponent to fall with greater velocity, calling it the Downward Spiral.
A variation is to hook the leg similar to a Russian legsweep, which was popularized as the Flatliner, by Chris Kanyon.
Alex Shelley (calling it the Shellshock) and Frankie Kazarian (calling it the Wave of the Future) use swinging variations in which an opponent is drawn forward before being thrown back swinging them round and down to the mat. Also Carlito has used it but instead lifting them into the air and then into a Reverse STO, calling it the Cool-Crunch. Currently a regular version of this move is used by Orlando Jordan.
Anaconda facebuster
The wrestler places the opponent into a Standing Anaconda vice, and then falls backwards driving the opponent's head to the mat. This stretches and puts stress on the opponent's arms, shoulders, and neck as well as damaging his face and chest upon impact. Grant Adams is credited with inventing the move often using it as a setup for a modified Texas Cloverleaf/Elevated Leg Lace Crab. Adams will also often maintain the Anaconda hold upon impact and perform a rolling situp to lock in the Anaconda Vice for a submission victory.
Wheelbarrow facebuster
Also called a reverse powerbomb. The attacker grabs a standing victim around the waist from behind and lifts him/her in the air. The attacker then falls to a sitting position, swinging the victim down so that their face is driven into the ground. Vader uses a varation where he remains standing while he slams the opponent to the mat, he calls it Face Eraser.
Chickenwing facebuster
The wrestler hooks both an opponent's arms in a double chickenwing, lifts them up into the air from behind, then drops the victim into a sit-out faceplant position. This Sit-out Chickenwing Facebuster is a signature move of Paul London, often referred to as a Waffle Face.
Full nelson wheelbarrow facebuster
The attacker applies a full nelson from behind and lifts the victim into the air. The attacker then falls to a sitting position, swinging the victim down so their face is driven into the ground.