Estacas

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Also known as a monkey flip, the attacker jumps on the victim's thighs, grabs them over their shoulders, then rolls to their own back to catapult the victim across the ring. It can also refer to the pictured move, with an inverted position but the same end result: the attacker simply lays down whilst their opponent is running the ropes, and similarly sends them flying once they turn around stomach-first into the attacker's feet.

Instead of people known for giving other people Estacas, it's more associated with the people who take the move. Certain usual victims, like Sangre Azteca and Loco Max are known for their ability to fly all the way across the ring on monkey flips.

Estacas have also been used as a tag team set-up maneuver. One partner can use it on their ally to fling them towards an opponent, usually to land a headscissors on them. Conversely, it can hypothetically be used to fling an opponent onto an ally's shoulders the same way, for a powerbomb.

Allegedly also called a "Catapulta". Likely due to its similar purpose to American wrestling's catapult: whereby the attacker grabs the opponent by both legs, face up ala an inverted wheelbarrow, and falls backwards sharply. Thus sending them flying behind him. This method can also be used to fling them into multiple kinds of tag team offence, and is frequently used in lucha libre to set up cangrejo variants like the inverted Campana.