As somebody who had been caught in a Spladle herself, I can positively tell you it is one of the nastiest, most complex and most efficent Ladies’ wrestling holds out there.

On one hand, it is extremely humiliating to end up in a hold like that, it is like the ultimate expression of superiority on the part of the attacker, on the other hand, it is a hold which – though not particularly painful – creates extreme discomfort which will most often result in submission.  The nature of the hold allows the attacker to exert full control over the victim with little effort, thus making her escape impossible and her situation desperate.

The attacker maneuvers the defender into a position in which she hooks one of her legs with her arms and the other one with her legs. Folding the victim up, the attacker will be able to pull the victims legs over and apart and even to tighten the matchbook on her.

When really sunk in, the Spladle literally squeezes the air out of the victim’s lungs forcing her to take short and fast breaths in an effort to compensate. The degree of discomfort can easily lead to a submission, and because the hold is virtually inescapable, it most probably will too. The victim’s flexibility can bail her out in the beginning, but since it is at the latitude of the attacker how much she wants to tighten the hold, even that will only serve to delay the inevitable.

Possible escapes: none

Rating: extremely efficient