10 Most Devastating Wrestling Submission Holds Ever

8. Guillotine Choke/King Crab Lock

Used by: Jun Akiyama, Daniel Bryan, many MMA practitioners This is one of the simple, yet most effective submission holds in wrestling. Basically, the user tucks their victim€™s head underneath their armpit, wrapping the arm around the throat in the process, while applying a body scissors on the recipient€™s torso, allegedly to constrict the expansion of the ribcage, lungs and diaphragm. Given its name as a choke hold, this isn€™t a move likely to be seen in WWE, with the rare exception of being used by submission expert Daniel Bryan. It€™s more commonly seen in MMA and in other wrestling promotions, as well as in Jiu-jitsu and as part of Close Quarters Combat training for several military forces around the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIRndX2YU-k As a result, whenever it€™s brought out, it gives the user an air of danger and legitimacy, as it has been deemed an excellent way of rendering an opponent unconscious or even causing death.