The bodyslam is one of the most basic and often used female wrestling moves in professional wrestling. It is a move which is meant to weaken the opponent, knock the air out of her, and set her up for a possible finisher. It is in the same time a power-move, and its high-impact nature makes it extremely spectacular, too.

While even a single body slam can take a heavy toll on the victim, a whole salvo of them will take the fight out of even the best prepared wrestlerette.  If the impact of hitting the mat or ring-floor doesn’t get to you, the motion itself will make you dizzy and soon nausea will settle in.

Both the attacker and the defender are on their feet facing each other. The attacker reaches down between her opponent’s legs and grabs her by the crotch. With her other arm, she reaches over her opponent’s shoulder (the one on the same side as the attacker’s free arm) and lifts her up by the crotch. As she hoists her up, she gradually turns her so that at the top of the motion, the victim ends up face down bottom up, with her weight resting on the attacker’s arm which is around her shoulder.

The attacker then slams her to the mat releasing both grips. There are quite a few variations to bodyslams, and only the imagination (and physical strength) of the attackers sets a limit as to how she decides to complete the slam. Some girls push downward on their opponent’s crotch when executing the slamming motion to add momentum to their body before the impact with the floor.

Once in the bottoms up position in the hold, the victim is pretty much at the mercy of her opponent.

Possible escape: once the victim’s feet leave the floor, she will find it extremely hard to do anything contrary to her aggressor’s will. Before that happens though, she can hook a leg around her attacker’s leg to block the lift. Once lifted, she may be able to roll her opponent over using her weight as leverage in case her attacker is weak and struggling to get her all the way up.

Efficiency: by itself, a single bodyslam is spectacular but only a moderately efficient move. When it comes in salvos though, it becomes a very efficient way to wear down an opponent. Be careful, unleashing a salvo of bodyslams on your opponent will take up a lot of energy on your part too.