Wrestling Moves and Championships
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DDT In professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat. The classic DDT is performed by putting the opponent in a front facelock and falling backwards so that the opponent is forced to dive forward onto his or her head. The DDT is often prefaced with a kick to the stomach in order to drive the head of the opponent downwards; a kick and a DDT in quick succession is referred to as a Flowing DDT. The move was named by Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Rumors abound as to what the letters DDT supposedly stood for, including Drop Dead Twice and Damien's Dinner Time after Jake's pet python Damien. When asked what DDT meant, Jake once famously replied "The End." The abbreviation itself originally came from the chemical dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, a notorious pesticide, as stated during shoot interviews and on his "Pick Your Poison" DVD. Many think the term DDT was appropriated because the chemical DDT is something "bad" that is buried in the ground and causes extreme danger when there; similarly, a DDT is bad in that it buries an opponent's head into the mat, causing extreme danger to the brain and spinal cord. Swinging Knee lift (First finisher) This is an uppercut using the wrestler's knee in which a wrestler brings their knee up to hit the opponent under the chin. This often sees a prone opponent bent over when the wrestler chargers at the opponent and lifts his knee up under them. The move can be performed using two knees; the wrestler forces the opponent’s head down, then quickly jumps, bending at the knees, and hits the opponent in the face. Short-arm clothesline This variation of the clothesline is set-up by Irish-whipping the opponent, but holding onto the arm. When the arm is completely extended, the wrestler pulls the opponent back, and clotheslines him with either arm. Jake the Snake Championships and accomplishments Americas Wrestling Federation 1-time AWF Puerto Rican Heavyweight Champion Mid-South Wrestling 2-time Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion 1-time Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Champion 1-time Mid-South Television Champion National Wrestling Alliance 2-time NWA National Television Champion 1-time NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (with Jay Youngblood) Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him # 100 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003. PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler Award (1996) Smoky Mountain Wrestling 1-time SMW Heavyweight Champion Stampede Wrestling 1-time Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Champion World Class Championship Wrestling 1-time WCCW Television Champion 1-time WCCW Six Man Tag Team Champion (with Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez) World Wrestling Association 1-time WWA Puerto Rican Heavyweight Champion Jake the Snake Roberts |
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