The Chokeslam is one of women’s wrestling’s true power moves. It is not a frequently used move, probably on account of the fact that few of the women involved in wrestling possess the physical attributes to pull it off well. The chokeslam requires loads of upper-body strength on the part of the attacker, especially in the arms and shoulders.

The move itself is a rather simple one. It stars out with the attacker grabbing hold of the victim’s throat with one hand then with the other. The attacker then quite literally lifts the victim up by the throat. This lift is a rather tricky one. The attacker can’t exactly lift the victim by the throat only, it would be way too dangerous. The victim cooperates by grabbing onto the lower arms of her attacker and supporting most of her weight with her arms. Once the top of the lift is reached, the attacker can opt to hold on a bit a take a few steps displaying the victim like a trophy, or she can throw her to the ring-floor onto her back immediately, effectively knocking all the wind out of her. After the “slam” part of the chokeslam, the victim is usually a sure mark for the pin.

Possible escape: don’t let the attacker set up the hold. Once you’re lifted up, you WILL be slammed down whether you want it or not, if for no other reason then for the fact that the attacker will run out of steam and won’t be able to hold you up any longer.

Rating: in female wrestling, the chokeslam is pretty much always used as finisher, and given its spectacular nature, it does indeed make an awesome bout-ending maneuver. With that in mind, the rating on this one will have to be “extremely efficient”.