The sidewalk slam is one of the high amplitude, spectacular women’s wrestling slams that are so impressive if properly executed, yet can end up looking quite ridiculous of botched. Execution is everything when it comes to the sidewalk slam.

The attacker picks up the victim by getting an arm under her legs and another one around her body, with her armpit towards the victim’s face. She then takes a step with the victim and lifts her up a bit before letting her come crashing down on her bottom onto the ring floor.

The Sidewalk slam is relatively easy to botch because it requires quite a lot of strength from the attacker. Many of the wresting girls lack the kind of strength that’s needed to properly execute the move, so the victim may end up slipping from their grip before the peak of the lifting motion. When executing the Sidewalk slam, make sure you get a really good grip on your opponent.

Possible escape: because the victim’s legs are free, and they’re dangled in exactly the right position at the peak of the motion, she can secure a neck-scissors on the attacker and she can flip her over, thus not only escaping the predicament but turning the tables on her opponent too.

Rating: the sidewalk slam is a high impact move aimed at driving the air out of the victim. Despite that, it is seldom if ever used as a finisher. It’s most often used as a wear-down hold, to soften up the opposition before the decisive move.

Courtesy of Sleeperkidsworld.com