A stunner is a professional wrestling move, also a common term in professional wrestling referring to the ¾ facelock jawbreaker maneuver. The innovator of the move has been disputed, as both Mikey Whipwreck (who called it the Whippersnapper ) and Michael P.S. Hayes (who called it the 9-1-1 ) have both claimed to be behind the origin of the move. The move was named for Stone Cold Steve Austin's Stone Cold Stunner finisher , a finisher suggested to him by Hayes. It involves an attacking wrestler applying a three-quarter facelock (reaching back and grabbing the head of an opponent, thus pulling the opponent's jaw above the wrestler's shoulder) before falling to a seated position and forcing the opponent's jaw (but predominantly the opponent's neck) to drop down on the shoulder of the attacking wrestler. The free hand is sometimes used to hold the top of the head.
32-397: Also known as a piggyback stunner, in this elevated stunner variation, the opponent is first raised up in a piggy-back position. From here, the attacking wrestler applies a three-quarter facelock and drops down to a seated position while still holding the opponent's head to force them to fall into the stunner. Used by Ryback and Eddie Edwards . Athena 's version of the stunner is called
64-399: A parent carrying an underage child , either for travelling or for children's games . It can involve the carrier crawling on hands and knees with the child straddling over the back like riding a horse , or with the carrier standing upright with the child hugging or cradled behind the back, often with the child's arms leaning over the carrier's shoulders and legs wrapping around
96-496: A running cutter , the running stunner is where the attacking wrestler runs to an opponent who is distracted and grab the opponent in a three-quarter facelock and drop down into a stunner. Briefly used by Dustin Rhodes in 2007. This variation sees the attacking wrestler jump onto the ropes, followed by the wrestler springboarding off the ropes back into the opponent and hitting the stunner. The move has been used by John Cena . There
128-511: A Falling stunner, this move is used as a counter to the vertical suplex. The variant starts off with the attacking wrestler being lifted up in a vertical suplex. Once the wrestler is lifted off of their feet, the attacking wrestler shifts their body around and applies the three-quarter facelock before dropping down to complete the stunner. Popularized by Will Ospreay and Orange Cassidy as the Stun-Dog Millionaire. Often used as
160-680: A Six-Way Scramble match to gain the CW New England Championship. He lost his title on February 3, 2017 against Mike Verna. In 2016, Gordon debuted for Combat Zone Wrestling defeating Chuck Taylor , Steve Scott and Dan Barry . Gordon signed a contract with Ring of Honor a month after his first match on the promotion, where he lost to Matt Sydal on April 8, 2017, in Baltimore, Maryland . On December 15, 2017, at ROH's Final Battle Gordon teamed with Dragon Lee and Titan against The Young Bucks and Hangman Page for
192-454: A big satellite launch. However, this is usually at the cost of not being able to fly to their desired orbit and having to remain on a similar orbit to that of the big satellite. The metal caterpillar treads of a tank wear out quickly when travelling long distances on ordinary roads. Also, tracked vehicles seriously damage the tarmac layer of ordinary roads (unless the caterpillar treads are specially fitted with rubber pads to avoid this). It
224-474: A counter to the tilt-a-whirl backbreaker , this variant sees the attacking wrestler in the Tilt-a-whirl position , but instead of being lifted and slammed onto a knee or into the mat, the attacker reaches back and applies a three-quarter facelock before falling to a seated position, with the opponent's jaw impacting with the shoulder of the wrestler. British independent wrestler Lana Austin uses this move as
256-420: A finisher, calling it Kiss of Death . Other variation sees the attacker tilt-a-whirl their opponent and then dropping them in the stunner. This elevated stunner first sees the attacking wrestler apply a front facelock, hook the opponent's near arm over their shoulder and lift them as for a standard vertical suplex. However, in mid-move, the attacking wrestler forces the opponent to turn 180 degrees and then apply
288-723: A train of flat wagons of another gauge. This was achieved by the Commonwealth Railways on the Marree railway line in South Australia between Telford Cut and Port Augusta in the mid-1950s. Japan Railways planned a similar " Train on Train " scheme, but at much higher speeds, to operate from 2016. Small ships of all kinds can be piggybacked on larger ships. Examples include lifeboats , landing craft , and minesweepers on motherships , as well as midget submarines on larger submarines , such as those used for
320-542: Is also a corkscrew variation that is used as a finisher by Flip Gordon , calling it the Star-Spangled Stunner. Lio Rush uses the bottom rope version for a shorter WWE superstar like him. The Stone Cold stunner, as popularized and stated by Steve Austin , always involves a boot to the gut before the three-quarter facelock is applied. Kevin Owens has also used this variation as a finisher. Also known as
352-506: Is the rail transport of semi-trailers , without road tractors , sometimes referred to as "trailer on flatcar (TOFC)". In the United States, TOFC traffic grew from 1% of freight in 1957 to 5% in 1964 and 15% in 1986. A railway wagon of one track gauge can be carried on a flat wagon ( transporter wagon or rollbock ) of another gauge. In addition, an entire train of coupled wagons of one gauge can be carried on continuous rails on
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#1732786710170384-666: Is therefore necessary to provide tank transporters , which have rubber tires, to the battlefield. Flip Gordon Travis Gordon Lopes Jr. (born December 12, 1991) is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling under the name Flip Gordon and signed to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . Gordon trained under Brian Fury and the New England Pro Wrestling Academy. He made his singles debut against Biff Busick on May 6, 2015. He appeared for Chaotic Wrestling, where he won his first title during A Night Of Grand Slams on September 9, 2016, in
416-524: The 1942 Japanese submarine attack on Sydney . The 1930s British Short Mayo Composite , in which a smaller, four-engine floatplane aircraft named Mercury was carried aloft on the back of a larger four-engine flying boat named Maia, enabled the Mercury to achieve a greater range than would have been possible had it taken off under its own power. The American Space Shuttle was carried on top of specially-modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft when
448-569: The Diamond Dust in which the attacking wrestler first holds an opponent in an inverted facelock before then jumping forwards to somersault over the opponent, landing in a seated position with the opponent's head driven into the wrestler's shoulder. Charlotte Flair uses this move, dubbing it the Natural Selection . In this variation, the wrestler first applies a front facelock, before pivoting 180 degrees to bring themselves into
480-460: The O-Face . It is when the wrestler launches themselves off the top rope and does a corkscrew rotation. After completing the corkscrew, whilst still in mid-air the attacking wrestler applies a three-quarter facelock to the opponent whilst falling down to a seated position to complete the stunner. With an opponent placed on an elevated surface, a wrestler applies a three-quarter facelock and then draws
512-670: The ROH World 6-Man Tag Titles , but they were unsuccessful. On July 20, 2018, at ROH's Honor for All event, Nick Aldis defeated Gordon by submission to retain the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . After the match, Cody Rhodes helped Gordon to his feet and teased booking him for the All In event before Bully Ray assaulted Gordon with a low blow. On September 1, 2018, Gordon won the All In Over
544-427: The flanks . Piggybacking may also feature in the context of play or sport, and evidence of this dates back to Ancient Greece where games involving piggyback riding were combined with the requirement of catching or throwing a ball. In the modern era, wife carrying competitions, where the female participants ride on the back of their male partners running the race, are popular in some countries. In rail transport,
576-400: The wheelbarrow position , but instead of being lifted and slammed into the mat, the attacker reaches back and applies a three-quarter facelock before falling to a seated position, with the opponent's jaw impacting with the shoulder of the wrestler. Piggy-back (transportation) Piggyback transportation refers to the transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on
608-649: The Budget Battle Royal for the chance to challenge Jay Lethal for the ROH World Championship the same night, which he did unsuccessfully. In the Sea At Honor Tournament, Gordon defeated Jay Briscoe in the finals to win the tournament giving him a future ROH World Championship shot. At 2019's ROH Honor Reigns Supreme , Gordon was in a match against Tracy Williams ; early in the match Gordon injured his knee bringing
640-532: The Ring of Honor's and New Japan Pro-Wrestling's cross-promotional event, Honor Rising , where he would win a three-way match against Hiromu Takahashi & Kushida on Night One. He would lose a tag team match on Night Two, teaming with Ryusuke Taguchi against Los Ingobernables de Japon (Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi). In May 2018, Gordon was announced as one of the 16 participants in New Japan's annual Best of
672-611: The Super Juniors tournament. He finished the tournament with three wins and four losses, failing to advance to the finals. After competing at the jointly promoted G1 Supercard , Gordon was announced as returning to the Best of the Super Juniors tournament. He would ultimately be unable to compete in the tournament due to visa issues. Lopes previously served six years as a member of the Army National Guard , working as
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#1732786710170704-448: The air so that they are upside down. The wrestler then lets the opponent's body fall backwards over their shoulder as in an inverted suplex , and when the opponent's feet lands on the mat, the wrestler drops to a seated position to force the opponent's jaw to drop down on the shoulder of the attacking wrestler. Innovated by Super Delfin . Similar in execution to a jumping cutter , this version sees an attacking wrestler crouch in front of
736-408: The back of something else. It is a specialised form of intermodal transportation and combined transport . Piggyback is a corruption of pickaback , which is likely to be a folk etymology alteration of pick pack (1560s), which perhaps is from pick , a dialectal variant of the verb pitch . A person carrying someone else on their back is most commonly seen in the modern day in the form of
768-529: The match to a premature end. In June 2019, at Best in the World , Gordon was revealed as the fourth member of Villain Enterprises by leader Marty Scurll after Villain Enterprises retained their ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship against Lifeblood. Gordon, alongside Scurll and fellow members Brody King and PCO , would attack Lifeblood, turning Gordon heel for the first time in his ROH career. It
800-474: The opponent away, leaving only the opponent's feet over the elevated surface. The wrestler then falls to a seated position so that the opponent is forced to dive forward across the shoulder of the attacking wrestler. This is believed to have more impact due to the angle of which the opponent is dropped Also known as the Total Knock Out or TKO for short, this is an elevated stunner variation in which
832-418: The opponent is first raised over the shoulders of a wrestler in the fireman's carry position. From here, the attacking wrestler throws the legs of the opponent out backwards and drops down to the mat while taking hold of the opponent's head to force them to fall into the stunner. The name originally referred to the cutter variation. The name has since been used to refer to both types. A standing variation of
864-508: The opponent, then jump up and grab the opponent in a three-quarter facelock and drop down into a stunner. This version sees an attacking wrestler first place an opponent (who is in front of them) in an inverted facelock before rolling themselves under the opponent, turning both wrestlers over so that the opponent can be dropped into the stunner. Frankie Kazarian uses this move as a finisher, calling it "Ace of Spades". Grayson Waller also uses this as his finishing move. Similar in execution to
896-478: The practice of carrying trailers or semi-trailers in a train atop a flatcar is referred to as "piggybacking". Early drawings of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway c1830 show road coaches being piggybacked on railway flat wagons. The rail service provided for trucks which are carried on trains for part of their journey is referred to as a rolling road, or rolling highway . A related transportation method
928-426: The shuttle landed at places other than Kennedy Space Center. In space transportation systems, a smaller satellite that is carried as a secondary payload on a launch is said to be "piggybacked" on the main launch. It is often the case of small satellites and cubesats , since they can not usually afford accessing space on a dedicated launch and they choose instead to take profit of the remaining payload capacity in
960-474: The three-quarter facelock position and dropping down to a sitting position, forcing the opponent's jaw to drop down on the shoulder of the attacking wrestler. Jeff and Rebecca Hardy use the variant, also called the Twist of Fate , along with the better known cutter variation. This variation sees the wrestler apply an inverted facelock on an opponent before hooking their tights and lifting them straight up in
992-529: The three-quarter facelock, forcing the opponent to drop down with their jaw across the attacking wrestler's shoulder as they fall to a seated position to hit the stunner. Innovated and popularized by Masato Tanaka as the Shotgun Stunner. R-Truth uses this move too; he calls it the Truth or Consequences. Often used as a counter to the wheelbarrow facebuster , this variant sees the attacking wrestler in
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1024-683: Was announced in May 2020, that Gordon has signed a brand new multi-year deal with Ring of Honor. On September 16, 2017, Gordon made his debut with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , teaming with Volador Jr. and Carístico to defeat Kojima , Mephisto , and Último Guerrero at the CMLL 84th Anniversary Show . He also wrestled several events during the week such as Puebla shows and Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday Arena México shows. Gordon would come back for CMLL's Gran Prix Internacional – Torneo Cibernético where his team would win. In February 2018, Gordon wrestled for
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