Standing on an opponent’s hair is a relatively frequent move in women’s professional wrestling. It might have to do with the fact that most woman wrestlers have long hair, which their opponents can use against them in the ring. Standing on your opponent’s hair will not really further your cause in the match though. It’ll probably just make your opponent mad, but it’s still a good way to deliver some pain to one of her more sensitive areas.

The attacker gets the victim on her back on the mat (for instance, she can bodyslam or clothesline her to set her up), then walks over to her head, plants her feet right next to her opponent’s ears – which means she’ll step on her hair. The attacker then grabs hold of both her opponent’s hands/wrists, and pulls upward on her them, while keeping her feet on her hair.

The move will obviously result in the victim’s hair being pulled, as well as her arms being stretched.

Possible escape: if your opponent puts you in this malicious hold, try to reach up with your legs and flip her forward, so you get her feet off your hair. Remember, moving your head in any direction will result in pain.

Rating: Standing on your opponent’s hair is only likely to deliver some pain to her scalp and to get her mad, which is OK if that’s what you’re after. Don’t expect this female wrestling move to have any sort of longer term effect on the victim though.