2025年2月6日 · A look at what it means to hook the leg in wrestling when going for a pinfall, its origins from amateur wrestling, and what hooking the leg used to mean

The attacker hooks both of the opponent's legs to hold them in place for the pin. This can be utilized to counter an opponent's electric chair or powerbomb attempt. Hirooki Goto innovated a variation where he rolls his opponent into a cross armbreaker .

2024年8月10日 · Hooking the leg is almost second nature when wrestlers go for a pinfall victory. Now, Maven is explaining the purpose behind the movement. Maven regularly explains the ins and outs of professional wrestling on his YouTube channel.

2024年3月23日 · The idea is the wrestler getting pinned uses their legs to shoot out and off their shoulders, breaking the pin. Think of a kip up, you shoot your legs out which pops your shoulders off the ground and you spring into a standing position.

Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by performers to immobilize their opponents or lead to a submission. This article covers the various pins, stretches and transition holds used in the ring. Some wrestlers use these holds as their finishing maneuvers, often nicknaming them to reflect their character or persona.

2024年8月11日 · In it, he discussed a number of topics including why wrestlers hook the leg during a pinfall attempt in their matches. Maven said, “Good question. It gives the illusion that you’re in a real ...

2024年8月11日 · During his latest YouTube video, former WWE Superstar Maven revealed why wrestlers hook the leg when they attempt to go for a pinfall in their matches. He said,

2018年12月29日 · How and why did hooking the leg become a part of pro wrestling? Seems synonymous wherever you go, that to beat an opponent, you hook the leg. I guess physically it makes sense as you get a "leverage" style pin, but that's just me guessing.

2023年4月25日 · In amateur wrestling, there's a move where you basically hook the near leg with your outside leg, drive your hips toward their chest and hike the leg up while pressing their shoulders down with a half Nelson, but that's the closest thing.

2015年4月10日 · When pinning an opponent, a pro wrestler “hooks” (or grips behind the knee) one of the opponent’s legs. If a wrestler fails to hook the leg, and the opponent kicks out, the commentators will say: “Well he should’ve hooked a leg, he would’ve won the match.