The DDT is a high-impact female wrestling move, perfectly suited to be used as a finisher. The move seems to have been invented by accident, by professional wrestler Jake “The Snake” Roberts, during the golden age of wrestling: the 80s. The DDT – like many of the ladies wrestling holds discussed on this site – is a high impact move which is also rather risky, because it involves the attacker putting her opponent in a front facelock and then suddenly falling backward, forcing the victim to fall forward, onto her head basically. There are a high number of different DDT variants, some of which we’ll try to cover on this site. DDT variants can be classified into three main categories: the front facelock variants, the reverse facelock variants and the vertical suplex DDT.
There’s quite a bit of controversy surrounding the name of this women’s wrestling hold. According to some experts, DDT stands for Drop Dead Twice, others say it’s the acronym for Demonic Death Trap and Death Drop Technique. The most straightforward explanation is though that that abbreviation comes from the famous pesticide which can be just as harmful to humans as the effects of a well-executed DDT.

DDT variants:
Double Underhook DDT
Flip DDT
Implant DDT
Fisherman DDT
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Possible escape: once the female wrestler who is in control of the action, applies the front or reverse facelock with the intention of executing a DDT, things are pretty much decided. The victim can only hope she can free her head from the facelock before the boom is lowered on her.

Rating: the DDT looks more than intense enough to be used as a finisher. Some lady wrestlers DDT their opponents with so much force, they flip over onto their backs, becoming a sure mark for the pin. Other ladies choose to DDT their opponents onto a championship belt for added effect (this move has multiple connotations, both physical and mental – the victim being destroyed by the very object she’s fighting for). The bottom line is: a properly executed DDT – regardless of which variant it is - always leaves its victim out cold, ready to be put onto her back for the 1-2-3. Many a famous female wrestler used the DDT as her finisher and even today, one can see the move applied in various federations all over the women’s wrestling world.