10 Most Devastating Wrestling Submission Holds Ever

1. The Nagata Lock III

Nagata Lock Yuji Nagata is considered to be New Japan€™s equivalent of Bret Hart: he carried NJPW through their worst period in history on his back. He is also an extremely skilled wrestler, having been an accomplished amateur background, as well as being considered (in many circles) as the best submission wrestler alive today. So it should come as no surprise that one of his famous €˜Nagata locks€™ tops this list; in particular, it€™s his third version, the Nagata Lock, which is what you€™d get when you combine the shoulder-stretching pain of the Rings of Saturn with a Crossface. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rni4QUfChK8 So not only does this move have the shoulder-damaging aspect of the Scissored Armbar, but it also the pressure on the face and neck caused by the Crossface. It€™s a dangerous combination, which is why it is Nagata€™s ultimate submission move. He doesn€™t use it often, but once it€™s locked in, there€™s no escape. In fact, there no one who has ever escaped from the Nagata Lock III. It€™s for this reason that Nagata€™s dangerous submission hold tops this list.
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