Pictionary of Wrestling Holds

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Torture Rack

Personal definition:

Ooof.. this one is hard to explain. The wrestler lifts his opponent on his shoulders. I personally prefer doing this while kneeling because the opponent can just face the wall and slowly bend himself backwards. Then you can put an arm in between his legs and prepare your other arm to hold his neck. Again, read the Wiki's version before attempting this. If done properly, this move is fun :)

The move is also known as the Argentine Backbreaker. I sometimes call it the Dual Shoulder Backbreaker.

Big Book of Wrestling Moves definition:

Back Breaker Rack (Argentine Back Breaker)
Used by : Lex Luger, Hercules
AKA : The Human Torture Rack (Lex Luger)
Description : The attacker lifts the victim up so that they are laying across the attacker's shoulders. The attacker hooks the victim's neck and leg and applies pressure.

Wiki definition:
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This backbreaker submission, also known as a human torture rack, torture rack or simply the rack, sees the attacking wrestler places his/her opponent face-up across the wrestler's own shoulders before hooking the head with one hand and a leg with the other to then pull down on both ends to flex the opponent's back. This move is closely associated with American wrestlers Lex Luger and Hercules Hernandez.

The Argentine backbreaker drop variation of this submission move sees the attacking wrestler first hold an opponent up for the Argentine backbreaker rack before dropping to the mat in a sitting/kneeling position, thus flexing the opponent's back with the impact of the drop.

A variation of the Argentine backbreaker drop version sees the wrestler lift the opponent further up by lifting the opponents legs and pulling down on their head further before performing the drop. This isolates and increases the damage in the neck and ribcage areas rather than across the back.

Related galleries:

Torture Rack Gallery