The spinning roundhouse kick is actually a martial arts move which made its way into women's professional wrestling through girls with a martial arts background. The Spinning roundhouse kick is an impressive looking move indeed, and it is not a stretch to fathom that it can indeed knock a wrestler right out. Malia Hosaka was the one who used the move a lot in the LPWA, scoring numerous wins through it, over competitors like Rusty "the Fox" Thomas and Magnificent Mimi.

The spinning roundhouse kick starts out with the attacker sending the would-be victim into the ring ropes. As she bounces back, instead of clotheslining her or shoulder tackling her off her feet, the attacker spins around and lifts her leg up high at the end of the motion, roundhouse-kicking the victim in the neck/face/upper chest. The move is a relatively high risk one, as the attacker will find it difficult to control the momentum of her kick, which can cause pretty serious damage to the victim, like cracking her teeth or breaking her nose. The best place to land a spinning roundhouse kick is the upper chest, above the breasts but the momentum still needs to be watched. Too little of it and the move ends up looking fake, too much and the victim may truly be knocked out the hard way.

Possible escape: the victim can always duck under the spinning roundhouse kick, the same way she would under a clothesline.

Rating: the spinning roundhouse kick is a true monster of a move. A well executed one will leave the victim flat on her back, a sure mark for the pin, or for whatever other devious hold the attacker may want to slip on her.