The victory roll is one of the hottest pinning moves in ladies professional wrestling. As its name shows, the victory roll is well-suited to be used as a finisher. The appeal of the hold stems from the fact that it is in fact a complete reversal, which not only enables the victim to turn the tables on her opponent, it allows her to move from a distressed position into one of complete dominance, which eventually leads to victory.

The victory roll is used to reverse a hold like the electric chair, in which the would-be victim is lifted up, sitting on the shoulders of her attacker. From this position, there are usually few things the victim can do to prevent a high impact move performed on her. The victory roll is just about the only way to escape a move like the electric chair. The first task of the victim is to unbalance her opponent and to fall forward instead of falling backward. As she falls forward, the victim curls up in a ball, and this way she gets to stick her head between her opponent's legs before reaching the floor. Exploiting the momentum of the fall, she then flips her opponent over using her legs while at the same time grabbing her at the ankles. What results is a matchbook pin, which has the new victim bottom-up, completely at the mercy of her former victim. A victory roll usually ends the match.

Possible escape: due to its high amplitude and spectacular nature, the victory roll is seldom escaped by the victim. Just about the only way to escape it is to reverse it, but assuming that the victim is completely taken by surprise by the move, and that she is dazed by the sudden reversal, an escape is usually not part of the kayfabe.

Rating: the fact that the victory roll is pretty much only used as a finisher, means that as far as professional women's wrestling is concerned, it is an extremely efficient move. The sudden reversal coupled with the appealing position in which the two wrestlers end up, makes it an extremely spectacular move as well.