The backslide pin is one of the less frequent pinning moves in women’s professional wrestling. The move is mildly spectacular, although some girls do add a sexy twist of their own to it to improve on that aspect.

The attacker hooks both her arms under both the victim’s arms standing back-to-back to her. In a classic test of strength manner, she then leans forward and kneels down, effectively hoisting the victim onto her back. She then raises her bottom and pulls her head in, rolling the victim through onto her shoulders. The victim will thus end up in a folding pin, with her arms hooked. The move itself is not all that difficult to execute, but keeping the opponent’s shoulders down for the 3 count afterwards is.

Some girls add a twist to the hold in order to increase its efficiency and its visual impact. After they roll the victim through, they get on their feet, holding their bottom up high with their legs spread apart. This will add leverage to the attacker making the hold more difficult to escape. It also provides a great crotch-shot opportunity for female wrestling photographers.

Possible escape: the backslide pin is not exactly difficult to escape. If it’s not put on in a peculiarly tight manner, the victim can just fall to the side to break the hold.

Rating: not one of the most efficient women’s wrestling pinning maneuvers, and as such, it is seldom used as a finisher. It is great for an in-match pin attempt though.