The Widow’s Peak is a high impact finisher invented by - and correct me if I’m wrong – Victoria, back in her WWE days. The Widow’s Peak was in fact her signature move, one to which pretty much all the other WWE divas fell victim at one point or another. The Widow’s Peak is a high impact and high risk move for both ladies involved, so it’s definitely not something anyone should attempt to execute without top level professional guidance. The move also requires active cooperation from the victim in order to be pulled off properly.

The attacker starts the move the same way she’d start a powerbomb or a piledriver. She gets the victim’s head down between her legs and hugs her around the torso, lifting her up and flipping her over in the same time. Once the victim flips onto the attacker’s back, she hooks both her lower legs around the attacker’s thighs (this is where victim cooperation is more than obvious). The attacker then proceeds to grab the victim’s chin with both her hands in a camel clutch-like manner. When the hold is locked in, the attacker drops to her bum, bringing the victim down with her.

Possible escape: given the fact that the widow’s peak requires active cooperation from the victim, I’m not sure we can talk about any possible escape scenarios from this hold. If you want to escape just don’t cooperate, it’s as simple as that.

Efficiency: the widow’s peak is an extremely efficient female wrestling move. The victim is usually rendered completely helpless by it, a sure mark for the pin. On my part, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a girl kick out of a pin which came after a widow’s peak.

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