Tina Starr Wrestling

Here are some videos of British female wrestler Tina Starr in the ring.

First up is Tina vs Susie McDonald


Tina vs Rusty Blair

Tina Starr and Nicky Monroe

Tina Starr about to toss Rusty Blair across the ring

Tina Starr vs Lita Loren

Female Wrestling - The Octopus Hold

AJ Lee's "Black Widow" hold has been getting a lot of attention since she started using it.
It's kind of odd to see a female wrestler use a submission hold as a finisher.
At least in the WWE and TNA.
Of course in MMA, the Indies, Japan and Mexico not so much.
The Black Widow is pretty much a modified Octopus hold.

That hold was made popular in Japan by the legendary Antonio Inoki.
Over there it is called the manji-gatame (inverted swastika hold).

Wikipedia describes the hold like this:
"The wrestler stands behind the opponent and hooks a leg over the opponent's opposite leg. The wrestler then forces the opponent to one side, traps one of the opponent's arms with their own arm, and drapes their free leg over the neck of the opponent, forcing it downward. This elevates the wrestler and places all the weight of the wrestler on the opponent. The wrestler has one arm free, which can be used for balance."

Like I said, AJ is using it a lot.
But wait until the WWE Divas figure out that there is a roll over/leglock counter to the move.

Yeah guys get it too.
Here is Candice LeRae trying to force Brent Banks to submit.

Velvet Sky with an Octopus hold and a bite on Taylor Wilde

Nasty Linda Dallas applying an Octopus Hold to Heidi Lee Morgan.

The Military Press Slam in Female Wrestling

You know sometimes when you are beating up an opponent, you really feel the need to just lift them up and press them over your head.
I guess it's one of the ultimate shows of dominance.
But in female wrestling, this move is not seen a whole lot.
Except for a few women.
Even with the cooperation of your opponent, you have to have the upper body strength to pull this move off....and unfortunately a lot of the models turned wrestlers today do not have that.
But it's been done....

Here is the Bertha Faye aka Monster Ripper aka Rhonda Singh with (I believe) Sherri Martel over her head.
The sad thing about this picture is that neither of these ladies are still with us.

Another former WWE Superstar that used to regularly put her opponents up over her head is Beth Phoenix.
Beth not only did things like this, but I have seen her fireman carry two female wrestlers at once.
Actually I saw her do it with two male wrestlers....

And another former WWE Diva and former TNA Knockout Lisa Marie Varon used to press her opponents up over her head on a regular basis.
Let's see Alicia Fox do that....

    Victoria vs. Trish Stratus

    Beth Phoenix at it again
 
Again with Beth Phoenix, this time with Eve

And Beth Phoenix yet again....

Another shot of Victoria pressing Trish Stratus overhead

Nia Jax pressing Ruby Riott

Kavita Devi pressing Dakota Kai 

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