5 WWE Submission Moves That Were Used To Make UFC Fighters Tap Out

#3 Abdominal Stretch/ Twister

The ‘Korean Zombie’ submits Leonard Garcia via Twister

The Abdominal stretch, known as the Twister submission, to all the UFC fans out there is a variation of a spinal crank. Spinal Locks are divided into spinal cranks and neck cranks. The twister falls under the spinal crank category, applying pressure on the thoracic and/or lumbar regions of the spinal cord.

Hyperextension and hyper rotation are the objectives of this painful manoeuvre that can be fatal if not released. In the WWE, the abdominal stretch has been used as a submission move by giants like the Big Show as well as top female Superstars such as Charlotte Flair.

In the UFC, ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung submitted Leonard Garcia in their 2011 rematch inside the Octagon, via the Twister. A notable difference between the WWE and UFC versions of this submission is the place of its application, with the WWE version taking place standing whilst the UFC version taking place on the ground.

The next time you laugh off the Abdominal Twister as a Kayfabe hold, beware! The hold is legitimately effective and potentially lethal.