10 MMA Maneuvers Wrestlers Should Use More Often
3. The Pace Choke
During The Ultimate Fighter 12 finale, Nick Pace shocked viewers when he applied a severely complicated and painful submission hold to Will Campuzano. It was a pillory chokehold juxtaposing parts of the Triangle and forearm chokehold. The aim was to either make his opponent tap or pass out (his choice). That was the painful part.
The complicated part of the move was that it required you to a) bring one of your legs over your opponent's neck, b) thread an arm on the side with the leg around the neck, c) grab your own ankle (which on its own can be hard enough some days), and d) squeeze your arms and legs to make your opponent submit or sh*t. Sounds lovely, no?
However, moves low to the apron aren't the kind of high visual professional wrestling promotions like WWE often go far. Their main event matches generally don't dwell on technical, back-and-forth masterpieces. But the vicious visual of a wrestler mangled by the neck leaves very little to the imagination of the WWE Universe. It could trap fans in suspense until the recipient inevitably submits or passes out. And hopefully doesn't sh*t their britches.