The small package is a “reversal” move, often used as a surprise finisher in women’s wrestling. The small package is obviously spectacular enough to be used as a finisher. The victim of the hold ends up in a compromising bottoms up position, folded up and with both her legs locked tight by the attacker. On one hand it is extremely humiliating, on the other, it’s quite uncomfortable to be put in a small package. The fact that it’s used as a “surprise” finisher means that the wrestlerette who has been dominated for most of the match uses it to pin the dominant girl and to secure the win.

In order to slip a small package on, the attacker needs to be very swift. She catches the victim’s neck under her left arm, then reaches down with her right hand grabbing the victim’s leg at the knee-bend. She then falls backward and down, using her weight to bring the victim down to the mat. While falling down she hooks her right leg around the victim’s free leg. Once she rolls her opponent up, she’ll have a nice and tight bottoms-up pin which is extremely difficult to escape.

Possible escape: very skilled lady wrestlers can use the momentum involved in the flip to reverse the small package. For most girls however, escaping a small package pin is quite impossible especially that the victim has the surprise factor working against her too.

Rating: Certainly spectacular enough to be used as a finisher, the small package pin is a weapon often used by the underdog to steal a win from the mouth of defeat. It is a highly efficient pinning move.