chokeslam
Throat-gripped mat slam
A chokeslam is a professional wrestling move where a wrestler grabs an opponent by the throat, lifts them up, and slams them down onto the mat.
The move was popularized by wrestlers like The Undertaker and Kane.
Outside wrestling, chokeslam describes any forceful takedown: He got chokeslammed into the pavement.
Shoulder-lift mat slam
- suplexOverhead backward wrestling slam
- piledriverMachine that pounds posts
- DDTBanned chlorinated insecticide
- clotheslineCord for air-drying laundry
bodyslam · finisher · takedown · grapple · submission · headlock · pinfall · turnbuckle
Mechanism for vertical transport
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- gripSecure manual hold
- throatNeck's inner passage
- forceStrength or compulsion
strength · momentum · elevation · velocity · drop · explosive · devastating · punishing
Source of potential harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- fearEmotional response to threat
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
imposing · towering · squash · destruction · annihilation · onslaught · beatdown · decimation
Skill at impressive presentation
- theatricsExaggerated dramatic behavior
- crowd-pleaserBroadly appealing entertainment
- highlightMost notable part
- pyrotechnicsArt of explosive displays
fanfare · arena · performance · drama · stunt · pop · promo · entrance
powerbomb
Shoulder-lift mat slam
- suplexOverhead backward wrestling slam
- piledriverMachine that pounds posts
- DDTBanned chlorinated insecticide
clothesline · bodyslam · finisher · takedown · grapple · submission · headlock · pinfall · turnbuckle · ring
lift
Mechanism for vertical transport
force · strength · momentum · elevation · velocity · drop · explosive · devastating · punishing · brute
menace
Source of potential harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- fearEmotional response to threat
dread · imposing · towering · squash · destruction · annihilation · onslaught · beatdown · decimation
showmanship
Skill at impressive presentation
- theatricsExaggerated dramatic behavior
- crowd-pleaserBroadly appealing entertainment
- highlightMost notable part
pyrotechnics · fanfare · arena · performance · drama · stunt · pop · promo · entrance
- wrestlingwrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex, piledriver
- wrestling movessuplex, powerbomb, piledriver, clothesline, dropkick
chokeslamsubmission hold
Restraint forcing capitulation
armbar · sleeper hold · ankle lock · reversal · counter
chokeslamselling
Trading for payment
bump · retreat · stalling · playing possum · rope-a-dope
choke, slam, choked, chokes, choking, choker, slammed, slams, slamming