Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
wrestling move in which the wrestler picks up his or her opponent off the ground (or mat) and then, using a large portion of his or her own body weight, drives the opponent down on the mat by throwing them over their center of gravity, usually arching their back.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word suplex.
Examples
-
Sharpshooter attempt is blocked, and Vader tries a suplex, which is reversed to a rollup for two by Owen.
Scott's Blog of Doom 2009
-
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!? the overly excited announcer would yell, and Cantor would then rush the ring and be suplex slammed by the commander-in-chief.
HUFFPOST HILL - Dems Promote Dem Bill By Making It Less Dem-y Eliot Nelson 2011
-
“Belly-to-back suplex with chop, I wrap the leg coils and make you whine like a bitch dog in under four seconds,” Lon says, adjusting his purple wristbands.
The Last of Boland Kilean Kennedy 2011
-
Edge and Cena suplex Show, then clothesline him out.
Liveblogging WrestleMania 25 Tyler 2009
-
Edge and Cena suplex Show, then clothesline him out.
Archive 2009-04-05 Tyler 2009
-
And lol at Randy Savage (in full garb) suplex-ing one of our trolls.
-
Late in the match, Andre executed a rather pedestrian suplex on Hogan and went for the pin.
WWE Championship Kevin Sullivan 2010
-
A late-match belly-to-back suplex by the champ appeared to give Koloff the win, but he failed to take his own shoulders off the mat while the referee made the three count.
WWE Championship Kevin Sullivan 2010
-
Chris Cillizza: Was that the suplex that he turned into a bridge pin?
-
In any case, what we all wanted to know -- who is Sanchez's favorite pro wrestler, and why did he decide to go clothes-line instead of suplex -- was left unanswered.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.