The Mexican Ceiling, also known simply as the Ceiling or Romero, is one of the most complex and in the same time spectacular women’s wrestling submission holds. Because of these attributes it is almost always used as a finisher.

The victim is face-down on the mat with the attacker stepping onto the back of her thighs. The attacker then tucks the victim’s feet onto the inside of her lower leg and leans forward to slap the victim’s sides. This is done in order to cause the victim to swing her arms backward, so that the attacker can grab hold of them. Once the arms are secured, the attacker sits back, pulling on the victim’s arms while pushing forth with her legs. She continues the motion rolling onto her back and lifting the victim up eventually completing the hold at the top of the motion.

The Mexican ceiling can then be combined with a dragon sleeper (by letting go of the arms and securing a sleeper on the neck, while still holding the legs up) to add to the distress of the victim.

Possible escape: none. Once trapped in this hold you’d better start screaming as with both your arms trapped and high up in the air, you won’t even be able to tap.

Rating: while the hold does indeed look spectacular and while there’s no question that the victim’s legs and back are subjected to tremendous pressure, the efficiency of the hold is still questionable from a technical perspective. It does require cooperation from the victim, and it takes a tremendous leg-strength on the part of the attacker to pull it off.

Courtesy of sleeperkidsworld.com