10 Surprising Origins Of Your Favourite Wrestling Moves

For a certain generation of fans, the Scorpion Deathlock will cause a certain amount of debate. If you first saw the move being used by Sting, you will probably call it the Scorpion Deathlock (because that's what it is). If, however, you prefer Bret Hart and you like being wrong, then the move is called the Sharpshooter.

Both Hart and Sting made the move popular (with the latter rendering it a surefire heat magnet if performed in Montreal), but neither can be described as the originator. The invention of the hold is credited to Japanese-Korean superstar Riki Choshu.

In fact, the original name for the move was the Sasori-Gatame (Scorpion Lock), and it only became widely known as the Sharpshooter due to the popularity of Bret Hart.

Many times when these moves become attributed to another person, it's because the new user does them somewhat better than the originator, but looking at Choshu's wince-inducing version and the fact that Sting kept the whole scorpion element of the move - it's hard to fathom why we all call it a Sharpshooter.