Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers

Double-team maneuvers in professional wrestling are when two wrestlers work together to attack an opponent, these moves are mainly used by tag teams in tag matches.

Many of these maneuvers are combination of two throws, or submission holds.

There is a wide variety of double-team moves in pro wrestling. Most moves are known by the names that professional wrestlers give their "finishing move" (signature moves that usually result in a win) names. Occasionally these names become popular and are used regardless of the wrestler performing the technique.

Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible.

Aided powerbomb

Any double-team move in which one wrestler help another to perform a Powerbomb, either by aiding the wrestler to get the victim up on to their shoulders or by pulling down on the victim as they get dropped down, to force them into the mat harder.

The Acolytes (Faarooq & Bradshaw) were known for doing this double team maneuver, with Faarooq pulling down on a victim set up in Bradshaws powerbomb.

In seated powerbomb versions, before the first wrestler drops to a seated position the second wrestler will hold on to the victim and sit down at the same time dropping the victim between both their legs. Too Cool (who used a Sitout powerbomb), [The Basham Brothers]] (who used a Chokebomb)and the Gymini who used a Powerbomb#Crucifix powerbomb where known for performing these double sitout bombs.

A variation similar to that of a Device sees a wrestler hit a flying moves like a top rope clothesline, flying neckbreaker, seated senton etc. On a wrestler after he/she has been lifted up for an powerbomb.

Powerbomb, shiranui combination

This Device variation sees one of the wrestlers lift the opponent onto his shoulders, into the Powerbomb position, while standing with his back to the corner turnbuckles. Another wrestler then climbs to the top turnbuckle, faces away from the ring, and grabs a Three-quarter facelock on the opponent, performing a Shiranui, while the other wrestler slams the opponent down.

Notable users include: B.J. Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs, KENTA and Naomichi Marufuji.

Aided superbomb

In this version one partner sits on the top rope facing the ring, the second partner stands behind the opponent (both facing the first partner). The second partner then puts his head under one of the opponent's arms and lifts him into the air placing him on the first partners shoulders (the opponents legs around his neck), from there the first partner stands up and jumps forward Powerbombing the opponent from the second rope down to the ring.

The Pitbulls popularized this move in ECW as The Super Bomb

Aided piledriver

Any double-team move in which one wrestler help another to perform a Piledriver on an opponent by pushing down on the victim's feet for more impact. In a variation of the move, the second attacker jumps off the turnbuckle while pushing the victim's feet downward for even more damage, this is well known as a Spike Piledriver (not to be confused with an one-man Spike piledriver).

Aided neckbreaker

Any double-team move in which one wrestler help another to perform a Neckbreaker, either by aiding the wrestler to get the victim up to an elevated position or by twisting/forcing the victim down to the mat harder while a neckbreaker is performed.

The most common version is the fireman's carry/neckbreaker combination in which one wrestler (usually the larger one) will place an opponent over his shoulders and turn on the spot (like and Airplane Spin as the wrestler turns the victim round the other attacking wrestler would run and jump up along side both men and take hold/twist the neck of the victim and at this point both the attacking wrestler fall back down to the mat forcing the victim down with them.

Aided whiplash

This is a normal whiplash that instead of having the victim held in the air with the aid of the ring rope, he is kept in then elevated position by another wrestler, this wrestler has the opponent's legs on his shoulder and is facing the first attacker, when the neckbreaker is performed the extra wrestler will often twist himself down to the mat and land on top of the victim. Best known as the Au Revoir a double team move used by La Resistance.

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Team 3D perform a 3D-B on David Young during an episode of TNA iMPACT!

This elevated neckbreaker is also known as a 3-D a combination of backdrop and a neckbreaker. Named by the Dudley Boyz this maneuver sees an opponent get pushed upwards in a Belly to back suplex lift by Bubba Ray Dudley then as the victim falls to the mat D-Von Dudley would apply a headlock neckbreaker forcing the victim's head into the mat.

Powerbomb / neckbreaker combination

An elevated neckbreaker in which one attacker stands facing a bent over opponent and then seizes the victim around the waist, flipping them up onto the attacker's shoulder as with a powerbomb. The attacker then holds the victim in place so that their back and head is parallel with the ground. The second attacker then takes hold of the victim's neck, holding it against their shoulder as with a hangman's neckbreaker. The first attacker then drops to their knees while the second attacker falls to a sitting position, thus driving the neck of the victim into the shoulder of the second attacker from an elevated position. The move is also often known as a Villano breaker, named after Villano IV, who was severely injured by a botched version of this move by Kanyon and Raven.

This move was used by Triple X (Elix Skipper and Christopher Daniels), who called it the Powerplex. It was a portmanteau of powerbomb and suplex, since one did a suplex into the other to get their opponent into the proper position.

Backbreaker hold, top-rope elbow drop combination

One wrestler would hit a backbreaker and hold the opponent over his knee as another wrestler jumped down to hit the opponent with a top-rope elbow drop to his exposed head, flipping the opponent over down to the mat. Used as the finisher of Demolition, who called it the Demolition Decapitation.

Backbreaker hold, top-rope legdrop combination

One wrestler would hold the opponent over his knee, in a backbreaker position as another wrestler jumped down to hit the opponent with a top-rope leg drop to his exposed head, flipping the opponent over down to the mat. Among notable users of the move were WWE's "Head Cheese", the team of Al Snow and Steve Blackman and WWE's version of the Full Blooded Italians (Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli) who called the move Kiss of Death.

Bearhug hold, top rope legdrop combination

Also referred to as an Aided Guillotine Legdrop, or the Vego-O-Matic. In this move one wrestler would apply a bearhug and hold the opponent out as another wrestler jumped down to hit the opponent with a top-rope leg drop to his exposed head, forcing the opponent hard back down to the mat.

The move popularized by the Midnight Express. The most recent use of this move has been utilized by the team of America's Most Wanted, Chris Harris and James Storm, who refer to the move as the Death Sentence. The WWE team consisting of Chad Dick and James Dick also use the move, calling it Vego-O-Matic.

Con-chair-to

This is a double steel folding chair shot to the head of an opponent, one from the front and one from behind.

Made popular by the team of Edge & Christian, who slammed the chairs on the mat to "tune up the band" before hitting the opponent.

Doomsday device

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Team 3D perform thier Doomsday Device during an episode of TNA iMPACT!

This is a move in which a top rope clothesline is hit on a wrestler while he is being set up for an electric chair drop. One wrestler hoists the victim on his shoulders, while his partner climbs the ring post and delivers the blow throwing the victim off the wrestler's shoulders and down to the mat. The move was created and named by the Road Warriors, Road Warrior Animal later began using the move with his new partner Heidenreich. This move was also known as the Dudley device/Dudleyville device as named by the Dudley Boyz.

Doomsday rana

This is a move in which a wrestler performs a Diving hurricanrana on a opponent while they are sitting on the shoulders of the other wrestler. Innovated by Jimmy Jacobs and B.J. Whitmer, who use it as their finishing move.

Double bulldog

When two wrestlers both hit a bulldog on a single opponent.

A double bulldog can also refer to two bulldogs being performed by one wrestler on two opponents at the same time.

Double chokeslam

When two wrestlers both hit a chokeslam on a single opponent at the sametime. The finishing move of Brothers of Destruction, KroniK, and Kane & The Big Show.

This move is also referred to as a Double Spinebuster/Front Slam as the action of lifting an opponent up and throwing them down are much the same, though the spinebuster, and front slam are more common on a charging opponent. This version was used by Rene Dupree & Sylvain Greiner.

A double chokeslam can also refer to two chokeslams being performed by one wrestler on two opponents at the same time, and occasionally in a tag team match where each member of one team will chokeslam a member of the opposing team (ie; two simultaneous chokeslams).

Double clothesline

When two wrestlers both hit a clothesline on a single opponent by joining hands. A variation has both attackers charging from opposite sides of a single opponent with a clothesline.

A double clothesline can also refer to two clotheslines being performed by one wrestler on two opponents at the same time.

Double fireman's carry

When two wrestlers both lift a single opponent up into a fireman's carry leaving the two wrestlers back-to-back with the victim across their shoulders. From Here the two wrestlers can perform a double version of a fireman's carry slam, the wrestlers can also both fall backwards down to the mat dropping the opponent front-first into the canvas in a double flapjack type move.

Double flapjack

When two wrestlers throw a single opponent up into a flapjack. In this move both wrestlers would push the victim upward by reaching under their legs and lifting them into the air, while remaining the hold on the victim's legs the wrestlers would fall backwards, dropping the opponent front-first into the canvas. Another basic double flapjack is similar to a back drop, in which the wrestlers push the opponent upwards and release him/her so that they fall onto their face instead of falling back-first.

Double hip toss

When two wrestlers both hit a hip toss on a single opponent by both attackers underhooking the closest arm and then quickly lifting the victim up and throwing him/her forward, flipping the victim onto his/her back.

Catching hip toss

As two wrestlers hit the hip toss on a single opponent, both attackers catch the legs of the opponent as he/she flips over so that both have a hold of one arm and leg of their victim.

From this position the attackers can lift the victim up into the air and drop them onto the mat, or lift the victim up and drop to a kneeling position so that the victim would drop onto their knees.

Double DDT

When two wrestlers both hit a DDT on a single opponent.

A double DDT can also refer to two DDTs being performed by one wrestler on two opponents at the same time.

Double dropkick

Double dropkick

When two wrestlers simultaneously hit a dropkick on a single opponent. This is the finisher of the Rock 'N Roll Express. The wrestlers may both target the front or back of the opponent, or may "sandwich" the opponent by dropkicking them from either side. The Von Erichs were also famous for using double (or sometimes triple) dropkicks.

Double missile dropkick

Similar to the double dropkick, both wrestlers execute missile dropkicks from adjacent turnbuckles onto a single opponent. This was the finisher of Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty, the Rockers. Timing is of the utmost importance when executing this move; at the 2003 Royal Rumble, Edge jumped too late, and landed on the face of a supine Christopher Nowinski, injuring his nose.

Double drop toe-hold

When two wrestlers hit a drop toe-hold on each leg of a single opponent.

Double leg drop

This is a tag team manuver which involves two wrestlers hitting a varitions of a leg drop (standing, or flying) on one person at the same time.

The team of Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio used a version of the double leg drop which they called the 420 (The official explanation for the name is that it comes from the number of feet 4 and their combined shoe size 20, though the obvious marijuana reference is often cited by fans, due to RVD's past gimmick as a stoner). This version involves one wrestler standing upright and one hanging off the shoulders of the other. The hanging wrestler extends his legs in a horizontal position, similar to a normal leg drop. The upright wrestler then jumps, extends his legs in a horizontal position, where all four legs will land on an opponent's chest, throat or face at the same time.

Van Dam also utilized a double leg drop with Sabu called the Stereo Leg Drops. This version had the opponent lying in the center of the ring with both Van Dam and Sabu perched on top of opposite turnbuckles. Both Sabu and Van Dam then jumped off the turnbuckles simmultaneously and performed leg drops to the opponents throat and body.

The Hardy Boyz also utilized a variation of this move; it involved Jeff delivering a double leg drop to the opponent's groin while Matt delivered a flying leg drop to the chest.

Double Russian legsweep

Both wrestlers stand on either side of a victim, facing in the same direction, then both simultaneously execute a Russian legsweep on the victim. The Samoan Swat Team/Headshrinkers did this move as a set-up.

Double submission

This is when two wrestlers will put the opponent in a submission move at the same time, most commonly this is done when one wrestler places an opponent in a Boston Crab while the other will put the opponent in a Crossface. Variations do exist, such as Sharpshooter and Camel Clutch, Texas Cloverleaf and Crossface, Sharpshooter and Crossface, Texas Cloverleaf and Camel Clutch, Reverse Figure Four and Camel Clutch, Reverse Figure Four and Crossface etc.

Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit often performed this maneuver when they were tag teaming, when Jericho puts the victim in The Walls of Jericho and Benoit adds Crippler Crossface.

Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle occasionally performed the Angle Lock and Crippler Crossface combination during their 2002-03 run as a tag team.

Kurt Angle and William Regal sometimes applied the Angle Lock combined with the Regal Stretch.

The (Self-Proclaimed) World's Greatest Tag-Team once performed a double Angle Lock on their former mentor Kurt Angle.

Double superkick

A tandem attack where two wrestlers stand in front of an opponent and hit him/her in the face/head with a high, side thrust kick, known as a Superkick.

X-Factor team members X-Pac and Justin Credible used this as a finisher, calling it the X Marks the Spot.

The name can also refer to what is know as Stereo Superkicks when two wrestlers both perform superkicks to two different opponents at the same time.

Double suplex

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Christopher Daniels and A.J. Styles perform a double team suplex on am AMW member during an episode of TNA iMPACT!

A throw in which two wrestlers will both suplex one opponent at the same time. The most common suplexs used for this double team move are the Snap and Vertical variations, in which the attackers apply a front face lock to the opponent, draping the victim's near arm over their respective shoulders, at this point the wrestlers will either pull their own legs back and kick them forward quickly slamming them to the ground to build momentum to fall backwards and flip the victim over them so they all land on their backs for a double snap suplex. In a double verticle suplex the move is the same except that when the victim is in position he/she is lifted up and held upside-down before the attackers fall backwards.

A double suplex can also refer to two suplexs being performed by one wrestler on two opponents at the same time.

Double team STO

This move can either be a Double STO when two wrestlers both hit a STO on a single opponent at the sametime, or an Aided STO where one wrestler help another wrestler to perform the STO, usually by sweeping out the legs from under the victim. The Aided STO version is also known in Japanese as Oregatokare.

The Heart Throbs on WWE RAW use the Double STO version, it has been referred to as the Heart Attack (not to be confused with the Hart Attack.) The move was called the "Erectile Dysfunction" during their stay in Ohio Valley Wrestling.

Dudley Death Drop

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"Wildcat" Chris Harris receives the 3D from Team 3D during TNA Turning Point 2005

Widely known as a 3-D, this elevated cutter is a combination of a Flapjack and cutter. Created and named by the Dudley Boyz this maneuver sees an opponent get pushed upwards in a flapjack throw by D-Von Dudley then as the victim falls to the mat Bubba Ray Dudley would apply a cutter forcing the victim's head down to the mat.

The Dudley Boyz (now known as Team 3D) often used the move to put opponents through a table.

Elevated diving bulldog

A variation of a device sees one wrestler hoists the victim on his shoulders, while his partner climbs the ring post and delivers a Diving Bulldog to the opponent. This was used by The Steiner Brothers in 1990s, they called it The Steiner Bulldog.

Elevated DDT

An elevated DDT is any double team move that sees one wrestler keep an opponent suspended in an elevated position so that another wrestler can perform a DDT and drop the opponent from the raised position. one varition sees a wrestler apply a front facelock to an opponent and lift them so that their legs are placed on the top of the shoulders of another wrestler, and this point the first attacker quickly throws himself to the ground backwards so that the victim is forced to dive forward onto his/her head with extra force because of the height of which they are dropped. This is an aided version of the one-man elevated DDT.

Flapjack DDT

One of the most common double team elevated DDT is known as a Flapjack DDT, a combination of Flapjack and a DDT. This maneuver sees an opponent get pushed upwards in air during a flapjack attempted then just as the victim falls to the mat the attackers partner will put victim in a front facelock and as all three fall down to the mat the DDT will ensure the victim is forced to dive forward onto his own head. This has been used as a finisher by the team of Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger which they dub The Problem Solver and by MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) which they dub The Snapshot.

Sidewalk slam, headlock takedown

This move involves one wrestler setting up an opponent for a sidewalk slam will the victim is held in the air his head is exposed at this point another wrestler will be able to perform many moves that only involve the attack of that exposed head (i.e. reverse DDT variations, headlock takedowns, and neckbreakers) these moves force the victim down harder to the mat when the first attacker drops him/her.

A variation used by the team of Edge & Christian, saw Christian hit his signature diving reverse DDT on an opponent that Edge held in the sidewalk slam.

Another variation used by the team of The Hurricane and Rosey, saw The Hurricane hit his Eye of the Hurricane finisher on an opponent that Rosey held in the sidewalk slam.

Elevated jawbreaker

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The Naturals perfom their Natural Disaster during an episode of TNA iMPACT!

A victim is kept in an elevated position by another wrestler, this wrestler has the opponent's legs on his shoulder and is facing another attacker, who catches the head of this victim, This attacker places the victim in a 3/4 Facelock, facing away from the first attacker. Both attackers next drop to a kneeling/sitting position, so that the attacker at the front can hit a Stunner on the victim.

Best known as the Natural Disaster, as named by The Naturals (Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas) which sees Douglas use a Tilt-a-Whirl to raise their opponent off the ground and into position.

Elevated splash

This is where one wrestler (usually a larger wrestler) backs up to the corner turnbuckles and allows another wrestler to climb the turnbuckle then up onto his/her shoulders, this wrestler then jumps off to perform a splash on a prone victim. Sometimes this move sees a wrestler climb up on the turnbuckle first getting even higher before the second wrestler jumps off him.

The Hurricane and Rosey often used this manuver on opponents. They have dubbed it the "Hero Splash". The Hurricane also used this move while on the indy scene in the early 90's with Mike Maverick as The Serial Thrilleraz, then it was called the Falling Star Bomb.

Event Omega

Also known as Falling Fate. While the opponent is lying on the mat, both wrestlers climb on opposite turnbuckles and come down simultaneously with a Legdrop and a Big Splash.

This move was often used by the Hardy Boyz.

Hart Attack

The Hart Attack was the traditional finishing move of The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart). Neidhart would lift up the opponent in a bearhug in the center of the ring, while Hart leaned against the ringside ropes, facing the opponent's back. Hart would then run past the two and bounce off the ropes on the opposite side of the ring. On his return, Hart would make a running leap and clothesline the opponent as Neidhart let go of him, resulting in both Hart and the opponent falling onto their backs. (Of course, Hart was never hurt by this fall, while the combination of the clothesline and the fall always did in the opponent.) Neidhart would usually tag Hart in just before they performed this maneuver, allowing Hart to make the pin.

This maneuver is also used by the team of Danny Doring and Roadkill, which they dub Lancaster Lariat of Lust. Also by the team of La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and Rob Conway), where it is known as Bonne Nuit or Le Crepe.

There are many varations of this move that use a secondary move that isn't a clothesline.

Bearhug hold, flying crossbody combination

One wrestler would apply a bearhug and elevate the victim while the other wrestler executed a flying body press from the top rope, driving the victim to the ground from an elevated height.

Bearhug hold, high kick combination

One wrestler would apply a bearhug and elevate the victim while the other wrestler executed a high dropkick (as popularized by Mark Jindrak and Garrison Cade), or other high kicks as the first wrestler drops the victim to the ground, such as with Booker T's high side kick with tag partner Goldust, or Stevie Ray of Harlem Heat they named the move Heat Seeker.

High and low

A "high and low" double team maneuver is a type of takedown that sees two wrestlers hit a combination of attacks on a standing opponent; one aimed to hit high, while the other is aimed low. The high attack is usually from in front of the intended victim, while the low attack comes from behind sending the victim back-first into the mat with greater force.

The most common "high and low" attack is the Clothesline / Chop Block combo, one wrestler would run towards the opponent and hit a clothesline (or lariat), while the other attacker would come from behind to hit a chop block. The most recent version of this move was used by Lance Cade (who hits high) and Trevor Murdoch (who hits low), they called the move Sweet and Sour.

Total Elimination

Both attackers stand facing a standing victim. One attacker exectutes a spinning leg sweep to the back of the opponent's legs, and the other executes a spinning heel-kick towards the victim simultaneously, knocking the victim backwards. This move was used and named by The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus).

Leapfrog body guillotine

Also called a Leapfrog Stun Gun This move can be best described as an assisted leaping backbreaker splash. This move was used by "The World’s Greatest Tag Team"/Team Angle (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) and was known as the Broken Arrow and later The World's Greatest Double Team. The victim rests with his upper body on the ropes and his feet on Haas' shoulders. Shelton Benjamin gets a running start bounces off the ropes, runs toward Haas, leaps over Haas and onto the victim's back, groin first, though Benjamin never sells a groin injury.

Poetry in motion

This move is performed when one wrestler throws his opponent into one of the corner turnbuckles, while another wrestler follows him, and jumps down to a kneeling position in front of the victim. At this point the other wrestler will run, put his feet on the back of his partner to elevate himself off the ground and jump at the victim to hit an attack i.e. calfkick, heel kick, splash etc.

Most famously used by the members of Team Xtreme (Matt, Jeff, and Lita)

Powerbomb / diving somersault leg drop combination

One of the attackers climbs to the top turnbuckle as the other sets up his opponent for a standing powerbomb. As the powerbomb reaches its apex, the other attacker dives off the turnbuckle and performs a diving somersault leg drop on the victim as the powerbomb is completed.

This move was most commonly known as The Stage Dive and used by the WWE team known as the The Headbangers. Mosh would powerbomb the opponent and Thrasher would perform the leg drop (a move he sometimes used on his own that was also called The Stage Dive).

Prone low blow

This is a double team move in which one wrestler will set up an opponent so this his partner can perform a low blow.

Diving headbutt low blow

While one wrestler slams an opponent and spreads their legs apart the other wrestler would climb the turnbuckle and perform a diving headbutt into the opponent's groin.

Bubba Ray and D-Von also use this double-team move and would say "Whazzzup?!" before performing it, an allusion to the Budweiser beer commercials that were popular at the time they started performing the move.

Diving leg drop low blow

While one wrestler slams an opponent and spreads their legs apart the other wrestler would climb the turnbuckle and perform a diving leg drop into the opponent's groin.

Notable Users: B.G. James and Ron Killings (Nizzie Legdrop)

Rocket Launcher

One wrestler ascends the top turnbuckle. Their partner then stands below them and reaches up, taking hold of them. The wrestler on the top rope then performs a flying body splash, with their partner throwing them, thus increasing their range and height.

Assisted Senton

Identical to a Rocket Launcher, but with the airborne attacker executing a Senton bomb.

Russian leg sweep, clothesline combination

Named the Ball and Gag by the Basham Brothers. One wrestler would begin a russian legsweep as another wrestler hit the opponent with a clothesline, forcing the opponent hard back down to the mat.

Sidewalk slam, top-rope legdrop combination

One wrestler would perform a Sidewalk slam, then their partner would perform a top-rope leg drop on the prone, supine victim. This move was used by The Smokin' Gunns, who called it the Sidewinder.

Spanish fly

This variation of the moonsault side slam is performed while all three wrestlers are on the top turnbuckle. The attackers stand either side, slightly behind, and facing the front of a standing victim, the attackers then reach under the near arms of the victim, across the chest and under the victims far arm, while placing their other hands on the back of the victim to hold them in place. The attackers then perform a backwards somersault (moonsault) while holding the victim, driving the victim into the ground back-first in a side slam position.

The move was named by The S.A.T./Los Maximos, but originally called, The Millennium Drop before it was dubbed, The Spanish Fly.

Slingshot catapult, top rope bulldog combo

The first wrestler performs a slingshot catapult in an attempt to throw the opponent away from the corner turnbuckle away from where the second attacker is situated. As the opponent is lifted off the ground up into the apex of the throw, the second wrestler dives off the turnbuckle and performs a diving bulldog on that same victim forcing his/her headdown into the mat. This move was used by Doug and Danny, the Basham Brothers, who called it The Meat Curtain.

Spin Cycle

The Spin Cycle is a move where the opponent would be irish whipped into the ropes. As he returned, the tag team would elbow him in the face, knocking him to the mat, and then one member of the tag team would do a fist drop to the face of the opponent and the other would do a flip onto the opponent's midsection. A variation of Matt Hardy's Double Impact. This double team was used by the Hardy Boyz throughout their career as a tag team.

Stack-superplex

A variation of the superplex (a vertical suplex off the top turnbuckle) in which the wrestler delivering the suplex sits upon the shoulders of his tag partner. At the apex of the suplex, the lower man allows himself to fall backwards, increasing the power and momentum of his partner's maneuver.

Primarily used by the Suicide Blondes, Edge and Christian during their various Tag Team Championship runs in the WWE.

Superkick-plex

This combination move sees one wrestler hit a superkick to the chin of an opponent who is being held in a belly-to-back position by the second wrestler. The second wrestler uses the thrust of the superkick to aid in executing a bridging german suplex for a pinfall attempt (not to be confused with a superplex, which is a suplex from the top turnbuckle).

Notable users include: The World's Greatest Tag Team, Shazarian, Badd Company and the pairing of Chris Adams and Jimmy Jack Funk.

Variations also include using a missile dropkick on an opponent who is being hoisted up by the second wrestler. When the missile dropkick connects, the second wrestler will throw the victim in a Northern Lights Suplex position.

Wishbone

This move, which is named after the tradition of pulling on a wishbone, sees two wrestlers each take hold of an opponent's leg (who is laying face up on the mat) and yank them in opposite directions streching out the groin area.