5 cool MMA submission moves that pro-wrestling should totally adopt

#3 Americana

Jon Jones applying the Americana

A typical move used by Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners, the Americana is one move that is capable of pulling the shoulder off the hinge (yes, it is that gory!). The submission is often known as a ‘keylock’ or in more descriptive cases, a ‘lateral keylock’ and is quite similar to the Kimura. The focal point of the Americana is the shoulder while it also attacks the elbow and the wrist of the opponent. The Americana is best executed when initiated from side-control of the opponent.

The extremely deadly isolation move hyperextends the arm past the rival’s head and can pop the shoulder, even annihilate the arm, if locked-in completely. In World Wrestling Entertainment, the Americana would have numerous takers. While we know that The Undertaker has borrowed the famous triangle choke from mixed martial arts, there are many superstars in the locker-room who have the acumen and the calibre to successfully sell this particular submission move in the WWE.

There isn’t a dearth of technical wrestlers in the pro-wrestling business, thanks to notable additions and the NXT developmental territory, which means more likelihood for this submission move to make its ingress into sports entertainment.