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[[Headlock]] counter, landing the victim on their back in a [[suplex]]. Rare in Mexico - much more common in Japan and the United States. Traditionally known as the '''belly-to-back suplex'''; one of the most basic forms of suplex, which is used as a set-up for multiple flashy power moves. | [[Headlock]] counter, landing the victim on their back in a [[suplex]]. Rare in Mexico - much more common in Japan and the United States. Traditionally known as the '''belly-to-back suplex'''; one of the most basic forms of suplex, which is used as a set-up for multiple flashy power moves. | ||
If the attacker tilts the opponents at a higher angle once they reach the peak of the lift, it lands them on their head/neck and becomes the infamous '''Backdrop Driver'''. | If the attacker tilts the opponents at a higher angle once they reach the peak of the lift, it lands them on their head/neck and becomes the infamous '''Backdrop Driver'''. Which [[Raimu Mishima]] made even more deadly in the form of the ''Dani*el'', with the application of a [[wrist-clutch]]. | ||
The '''[[Saito]] Suplex''' is essentially the same move. The precise difference is in the exact orientation of the opponent: Belly-to-back suplexes technically require the namesake position, with both wrestlers facing the same direction during the grasp & lift. A Saito suplex initiates contact at an angle, with the attacker typically facing the victim's side. | The '''[[Saito]] Suplex''' is essentially the same move. The precise difference is in the exact orientation of the opponent: Belly-to-back suplexes technically require the namesake position, with both wrestlers facing the same direction during the grasp & lift. A Saito suplex initiates contact at an angle, with the attacker typically facing the victim's side. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:45, 8 October 2026
Headlock counter, landing the victim on their back in a suplex. Rare in Mexico - much more common in Japan and the United States. Traditionally known as the belly-to-back suplex; one of the most basic forms of suplex, which is used as a set-up for multiple flashy power moves.
If the attacker tilts the opponents at a higher angle once they reach the peak of the lift, it lands them on their head/neck and becomes the infamous Backdrop Driver. Which Raimu Mishima made even more deadly in the form of the Dani*el, with the application of a wrist-clutch.
The Saito Suplex is essentially the same move. The precise difference is in the exact orientation of the opponent: Belly-to-back suplexes technically require the namesake position, with both wrestlers facing the same direction during the grasp & lift. A Saito suplex initiates contact at an angle, with the attacker typically facing the victim's side.
Milano Collection A.T.'s Victoria Milanese and Atsushi Aoki's Assault Point both added a leg hook & a bridge to the saito & belly-to-back suplex respectively. Aoki further enhanced his with Object, by adding a wrist-clutch.
