What is Professional wrestling holds?
[[File:NighthawkAppliesTexasCloverleaf.jpg|thumb|A cloverleaf hold being performed by the Nighthawk]] [[File:Natalya abdominal stretch on Layla (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|An abdominal stretch hold being perfomed by [[Natalya (wrestler)|Natalya]] on [[Layla El|Layla]].]] In [[professional wrestling]], a '''hold''' is any kind of [[Movement|move]] used by a performer to stop their opponent from being able to move. The hold may lead to a [[Submission wrestling|submission]] from the opponent. Some examples of holds are the cloverleaf (a kind of leglock),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/moves/cloverleaf.html|title=Dean Malenko's Finishing Move|date=2009-08-24|access-date=2013-07-21|archive-date=2011-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606232357/http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/moves/cloverleaf.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> the keylock (a kind of armlock), and the guillotine choke (a kind of necklock or choke). ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat|Professional wrestling holds}} *[http://www.wrestlingsbest.com/gifs/wrespictani02.html Animated gallery of holds] [[Category:Professional wrestling moves]] {{sport-stub}}