The Boston crab is a professional wrestling hold that typically starts with one wrestler lying in a supine position on the mat, with the other wrestler...

opponent's legs underneath their own armpits as if performing a reverse Boston crab, then reaches down and underneath the opponent's chin with both hands...

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to submit to the "Brazos Valley Backbreaker" (Hansen's version of the Boston crab). In 1986, Martel returned to the WWF, with his tag team partner Tom...

Soft-shell crab is a culinary term for crabs that have recently molted their old exoskeleton and are still soft. Soft-shells are removed from the water...

accessed January 7, 2006. Riccaldi, Alain. Catch Wrestling: Boston Crab & Half-Boston Crab. www.fightordie.it. URL last accessed February 5, 2006. (In...

hold. Similar to several holds such as the cloverleaf leg-lace, the Boston crab and the standing reverse figure-four leglock, the move was invented by...

steel steps, delivered the Prettiest Moonsault Ever and locked in the Boston Crab, but Hail refused to tap out. As Hail was attempting to reach the ropes...

Wrenkowski placing Miranda Gordy in an elevated single leg Boston crab during a match in November 2023...

locks Can opener (Fisherman's crank) Twister (wrestler's guillotine) Boston crab Spine lock (not to be confused with foot sweeps which are standing techniques)...

stabilization of one or more joints at their normal extreme range of motion Boston Crab: A type of spinal lock originating from catch wrestling and mostly employed...

Jinder Mahal). Brawler won the match for his team via submission with a Boston crab on Mahal. At the July 15, 2013 Raw taping from Brooklyn, in a match taped...

breathtaking aerial assaults". Her finishing moves have included a modified Boston crab (dubbed the Spring Roll), a fujiwara armbar, and a rear naked choke....

figure four leglock, Chris Jericho's Walls of Jericho (a variation of the Boston crab), Bret Hart's sharpshooter, and Roman Reigns' guillotine choke. Martial...

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American Bash in a submission match, but lost while being held in a boston crab, as Chase threw in the towel on her behalf. In response, on the following...

Gunther performed a top rope splash onto Miz's back and then performed a Boston crab with knee for the submission win. Next, Santos Escobar faced Dragon Lee...

stages, Spears delivered a backbreaker to Gacy. Spears then locked in a Boston Crab, but Gacy escaped and delivered a top-rope crossbody for a two-count...

27, 1987 they won the title when Jim Neidhart submitted to Martel's Boston crab. While feuding with the Harts, they resumed their feud with the Islanders...

and Fujita tossed Yano over the ropes, allowing Fujita to lock in a Boston Crab submission, forcing Ozawa to tap out. On August 13, 2023, at the Ryōgoku...

arguing with the referee and continued to beat Hogan and then put him in a Boston Crab submission. Hogan grabbed the ropes to break the hold but Slaughter thought...

Cornette's tennis racket; he then forced Roberts to submit with a single leg Boston crab. After the match, Roberts and Johnson attempted to put Roberts' python...

Diamond Dust and a second Leg Drop for a nearfall. Lynch applied the Boston Crab on Stratus who reached the ring ropes to void the submission. Stratus...

inside cradle on Storm for a two-count. Deeb locked in a single-leg Boston Crab on Storm, but Storm escaped and delivered the Storm Zero for a two-count...

Singh applying a Boston crab to his opponent...

two-count. Eddie then delivered a Tiger Driver to Seven and locked in a Boston Crab, but Bailey broke up the pin; Bailey then delivered a moonsault to Myers...

Barry Windham attempts to apply a Boston crab to Muraco during a match in 1980...

to make the score 3–1. Benoit forced Angle to submit to a Single Leg Boston Crab with his knee on Angle's neck to make the score 3–2. Benoit forced Angle...

again, but Danielson kicked out. Danielson then locked in a single-leg Boston Crab, but MJF reached the ropes, and rolled to the outside. Unbeknownst to...

1987, Strike Force won the titles when Neidhart was trapped in Martel's Boston crab. The first match of the first Survivor Series was the first Survivor...