5. Liontamer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_WWuEVAyOs Let us be perfectly clear on this one... I am not talking about the Walls Of Jericho. The Walls Of Jericho is an elevated Boston Crab. It might be painful when Chris Jericho does it, but when me and my friends used to try it out, I don't remember it causing pain, it was just a strange kind of stretch. When actually sitting down and back on it, it's painful, but that is a Boston Crab. A Boston Crab is painful, the Walls Of Jericho isn't. The Liontamer, on the other hand, hurts like a bitch. Used by Jericho in his pre-Y2J days and rediscovered in the late 2000's, the Liontamer involves placing your knee in your opponents back or on their head. Now I've been reasonably in-depth with the descriptions of some holds and their history and their application, but you don't need me to tell you that someone kneeling on your head with all their weight will hurt. On top of that, your legs are being pulled back further than they would with a Crab or the Walls Of Jericho. It's not just your lower back, your ENTIRE back is bending like a bow. And there is not much room for escape, because let me remind you, SOMEONE IS KNEELING ON YOUR HEAD. Just tap out, man.
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