In women’s professional wrestling, the ring ropes can be used in a variety of ways and for a variety of goals. They can be used for immobilizing opponents (tying them into the ring ropes) for torturing (pushing the victim’s face onto the top rope and then sliding it alongside), or for leverage to secure a pin. All great female wrestlers are adept at using the ring ropes to their advantage. Although it is theoretically illegal, the use of the ring ropes is part of the magic of female wrestling.

Many women’s wrestling moves make use of the ropes. Take the tree of woe for instance. Then there’s the clothesline which is usually executed when bouncing off the ropes. Some of the more skilled wrestlerettes are able to walk the top rope to execute maneuvers, and everyone mounts the ropes every now and then for a big splash. There are also few things more humiliating for a victim than to find herself tied into the ropes unable to move, completely at the mercy of her attacker. Placing a foot on the ropes to secure extra leverage when going for the pin is also relatively common, and it is quite efficient at what it’s aimed to achieve. The bottom line is: legal or illegal, as long as the ring ropes are there, savvy lady wrestlers will always use them as props for various wrestling maneuvers they execute.

Possible escape: when low on energy and tied into the ring ropes, there’s little you can do other than to beg for mercy or hope for the referee to release you.

Rating: Most of the time, wrestler girls resort to the use of the ring ropes as a way to increase the efficiency of the move/hold they’re performing. Using the ropes is a general efficiency enhancer.