The Fireman’s carry is a move used in women’s wrestling to carry the victim over longer distances in the ring without her being able to do anything about it, and then setting her up for a top-rope maneuver or depositing her onto the ring floor via a powerslam (or another such high amplitude move).

The victim of this move is supposed to have taken some punishment beforehand, so that she’s reeling on her feet when her attacker picks her up in a fireman’s carry. There are two versions of this move. The first one, the front fireman’s carry (where the victim’s legs are in front of the attacker) is generally used to carry fallen victims around in order to display them or to set them up for a top-rope move. In this instance, the attacker leans forward, pushing her shoulder into her opponent’s groin forcing her to lean forward. In the same time she reaches around her legs and then straightens up, picking the victim up.

In the case of the reverse fireman’s carry (the victim’s legs are dangling at the attacker’s back) the pickup process requires more strength. The attacker picks up the victim just like in the case of a body-slam, or a piledriver, but instead of following through on those moves, at the peak of the motion she throws the victim onto her shoulder, quite literally like a sack of potatoes. This move can be turned into a devastating powerslam.

Possible escape: when your opponent attempts to pick you up in a front fireman’s carry, apply some solid forearms to her back to make her change her mind. If she does manage to pick you up, try to swing back and forth to unbalance her and to land on your feet. In the case of the reverse fireman’s carry, shift your weight backward so that you land on your feet behind your attacker.

Rating: to carry a victim across the ring, the fireman’s carry is the best possible move. To inflict damage or pain leading to a submission it is obviously not.

Courtesy of sleeperkidsworld.com