Also known as bridging pin or bridging folding pin, the backbridge pin is one of the most spectacular and intricately delicious ways to finish a women’s wrestling match. The hold showcases the domination of the attacker through its intricacy and through the exposed, bottoms-up position in which the victim ends up. Backbridge pins most often end up in a 1-2-3.

There are several ways to apply the backbridge pin. One way is to get the victim onto her back. The attacker then grabs hold of the victim’s legs folds them over and placing her head between them at the knees, flips over into a bridge. She can keep the pressure on via the bridge. Attackers often stand on their tiptoes while bridging to add more leverage to the hold.

Another way to apply the backbridge pin is to get behind the victim, roll over backwards together with her and then, when she’s with her shoulders on the mat and bottom up in the air, to bridge backwards over her.

Needless to say, both versions of the backbridge pin require quite a bit of athleticism on the part of the attacker. The fact that the victim ends up in a folded-up and exposed position, as well as the position in which the attacker secures the hold make this move, one of the most spectacular ladies’ professional wrestling holds.

Possible escape: the victim can attempt to collapse the hold sideways. Trying to free her legs isn’t really supposed to be an option, but because the setup involves precarious balancing, it can be disrupted by simply refusing to cooperate.

Rating: though it’s a low-impact move, the backbridge pin is a very efficient hold. Due to its complexity and spectacular nature, it is most often used as a finisher.