Boston crab

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The Boston crab, also known as the cangrejo (Spanish for "crab") or gyaku ebi-gatame (Japanese: 逆エビ固め; English: Reverse shrimp hold), is a professional wrestling hold that typically starts with one wrestler lying in a supine position on the mat, with the other wrestler standing and facing them. It is a type of spinal lock where the wrestler hooks each of the opponent’s legs in one of their arms and then turns the opponent face-down, stepping over them in the process. The final position has the wrestler in a semi-sitting position and facing away from the opponent, with the opponent’s back and legs bent back toward their head. The move is typically attributed to Jim Londos for either its innovation or initial popularization. The original name for the maneuver was the Backbreaker, before that term became known for its current usage. In modern wrestling, the Boston crab is not treated as a lethal submission maneuver, even though it was considered a match-ending hold in the past. In submission...

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