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| An attacking wrestler would perform a jumping forward somersault to drop their leg across the throat or chest of an opponent. | An attacking wrestler would perform a jumping forward somersault to drop their leg across the throat or chest of an opponent, it is rarely done while in a standing position, because the attacking wrestler will not have the momentum to exectue the somersault and land a leg drop at the same time, so it is most commonly done while the attacking wrestler is at the top turnbuckle in thus giving the wrestler more time to exectue the move. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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A Leg drop or Legdrop refers to an attack used in professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler will jump and land his leg across a fallen opponent's chest, throat or face.
The most famous user of this move is Hulk Hogan, who uses it as a finisher when wrestling in North America.
Variations
Discus leg drop
The wrestler spins 360° while they jump and land their leg across an opponent's chest, throat or face.
Leg drop bulldog
A move best known as a Fameasser, due to its use by "Mr Ass" Billy Gunn who also called it Famouser. The move involves an attacking wrestler placing the back of his/her opponent's head (who is leaning forward) under his/her leg before dropping their leg and the opponent's head down to the mat.
A version of this move was first made popular by Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty as part of the tag team "The Rockers", it was called the Rocker Dropper, this variation involved the opponent being placed in a wrist lock while the move took place.
An inverted version of this sees the attacking wrestler first hold an opponent in an inverted facelock before the wrestler lifts their near leg over the opponent, and sits down, driving the opponent down to the mat back first.
Guillotine leg drop
This move is similar to the leg drop although it is done with the opponent's body hanging over something, sometimes with the opponent's head hung over one of the ring ropes or most notably the ring apron (so the head is suspended over the outside), the wrestler will then walk across the apron and execute a leg-drop onto the opponent's sternum, causing both of them to fall and land on the outside of the ring.
A regular Diving leg drop is also referred to as Guillotine leg drop, especially if it goes across the neck.
Somersault leg drop
An attacking wrestler would perform a jumping forward somersault to drop their leg across the throat or chest of an opponent, it is rarely done while in a standing position, because the attacking wrestler will not have the momentum to exectue the somersault and land a leg drop at the same time, so it is most commonly done while the attacking wrestler is at the top turnbuckle in thus giving the wrestler more time to exectue the move.
See also
- Double leg drop - Two man tandem leg drop
- Diving leg drop - Leg drops from elevated positions
- Professional wrestling attacks