Double-team maneuvers in professional wrestling are when two wrestlers work together to attack an opponent, these moves are mainly used by tag teams in tag matches.
Many of these maneuvers are combination of two throws, or submission holds.
There is a wide variety of double-team moves in pro wrestling. Most moves are known by the names that professional wrestlers give their "finishing move" (signature moves that usually result in a win) names. Occasionally these names become popular and are used regardless of the wrestler performing the technique.
Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible.
Aided powerbomb
Any double-team move in which one wrestler help another to perform a Powerbomb, either by aiding the wrestler to get the victim up on to thier shoulders or by pulling down on the victim as they get dropped down, to force them into the mat harder.
The Acolytes (Faarooq & Bradshaw) were known for doing this double team manuever.
Backbreaker hold, top-rope legdrop combination
One wrestler would hit a backbreaker and hold the opponent over his knee as another wrestler jumped down to hit the opponent with a top-rope leg drop to his exposed head, flipping the opponent over down to the mat. Used as the finsher of the WWE's version of the F.B.I.'s Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli and called it as the Kiss of Death.
Bearhug hold, top rope legdrop combination
One wrestler would apply a bearhug and hold the opponent out as another wrestler jumped down to hit the opponent with a top-rope leg drop to his exposed head, forcing the opponent hard back down to the mat.
The most recent use of this move has been utilized by the team of America's Most Wanted , Chris Harris and James Storm, who refer to the move as the Death Sentence. Also known as the Veg-o-Matic popularized by the Fabulous Freebirds.
Con-chair-to
This is a double steel folding chair shot to the head of an opponent, one from the front and one from behind.
Made popular by the team of Edge & Christian, who slamed the chairs on the mat to "tune up the band" before hitting the opponent.
Doomsday device
This is a move in which a top rope clothesline is hit on a wrestler while he is being set up for an electric chair drop. Created and named by the Road Warriors this move is also known as the Dudley device/Dudleyville device as named by the Dudley Boyz
Another variation of a Device sees a wrestler hit a top rope clothesline on a wrestler while he is being set up for an powerbomb.
Double chokeslam
When two wrestlers both hit a chokeslam on a single opponent at the sametime.
This move is also referred to as a Double Spinebuster Slam as the action of lifting an opponent up and throwing them down are much the same, though the spinebuster slam is more common on a charging opponent.
Double clothesline
When two wrestlers both hit a clothesline on a single opponent by joining hands. A variation has both attackers charging from opposite sides of a single opponent with a clothesline.
Double DDT
When two wrestlers both hit a DDT on a single opponent.
Double dropkicks
When two wrestlers both hit a dropkick on a single opponent. This is the finisher of the Rock and Roll Express.
Double leg drop
This is a tag team manuver which involves two wrestlers hitting a leg drop on one person.
The team of Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio used a version of the double leg drop which they called the 420 (the name comes from the number of feet 4 and thier combined shoe size 20). this version involves one wrestler standing upright and one hanging off the shoulders of the other. The hanging wrestler extends his legs in a horizontal position, similar to a normal leg drop. The upright wrestler then jumps, extends his legs in a horizontal position, where all four legs will land on an opponent's chest, throat or face at the same time.
Double submission
This is when two wrestlers will put the opponent in a submission move at the same time, most commonly this is done when one wrestler palces an opponent in a Boston Crab while the other will put the opponent in a Crossface. Variations do exist, such as Sharpshooter and Camel Clutch, Texas Cloverleaf and Crossface, Sharpshooter and Crossface, Texas Cloverleaf and Camel Clutch, Reverse Figure Four and Camel Clutch, Reverse Figure Four and Crossface etc.
Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit often performed this maneuver when they where tag teaming, when Jericho puts the victim in The Walls of Jericho (Boston Crab) and Benoit adds The Crippler Crossface (Crossface)
Double vertical suplex
When two wrestlers both hit a vertical suplex on a single opponent.
Dudley Death Drop
Widely known as a 3-D is a combination of a Flapjack and 3/4 Facelock Bulldog.Created and named by the Dudley Boyz this maneuver sees an opponent get pushed upwards in a flapjack throw by D-Von Dudley then as the victim falls to the mat Bubba Ray Dudley would apply a 3/4 facelock bulldog forcing the victims head into the mat.
Dudley Death Drop 2
Also known as a 3-D a combination of backdrop and a neckbreaker. Named by the Dudley Boyz this maneuver sees an opponent get pushed upwards in a Backdrop throw by D-Von Dudley then as the victim falls to the mat Bubba Ray Dudley would apply a headlock neckbreaker forcing the victims head into the mat.
Elevated DDT
Also known as a Flapjack DDT a combination of Flapjack and a DDT. This maneuver sees an opponent get pushed upwards in air during a flapjack attemped then just as the victim falls to the mat the attackers partner will put victim in a front facelock and as all three fall down to the mat the DDT will ensure the the victim is forced to dive forward onto his own head.
Hart attack
The Hart Attack was the traditional finishing move of The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart). Neidhart would lift up the opponent in a bearhug in the center of the ring, while Hart leaned against the ringside ropes, facing the opponent's back. Hart would then run past the two and bounce off the ropes on the opposite side of the ring. On his return, Hart would make a running leap and clothesline the opponent as Neidhart let go of him, resulting in both Hart and the opponent falling onto their backs. (Of course, Hart was never hurt by this fall, while the combination of the clothesline and the fall always did in the opponent.) Neidhart would usually tag Hart in just before they performed this maneuver, allowing Hart to make the pin. It is currently being used by Robert Conway and Sylvain Grenier, La Resistance.
Leapfrog stun gun
Also called the Broken Arrow and The World's Greatest Double Team. This move can be best described as an assisted leaping backbreaker splash used by the "The World’s Greatest Tag Team "/Team Angle (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) The victim rests with his upper body on the ropes and his feet on Haas' shoulders. Shelton Benjamin gets a running start bounces off the ropes, runs toward Haas, leaps over Haas and onto the victim's back, groin first, though Benjamin never sells a groin injury.
Poetry in motion
This move is proformed when one wrestler throws his opponent into one of the corner turnbuckles, while another wrestler follows him, and jumps down to a kneeling position infront of the victim. At this point the other wrestler will run, put his feet on the back of his partner to elevate himself off the ground and jump at the victim to hit an attack i.e. calfkick, heel kick, splash etc.
Most famously used by the members of Team Xtreme (Matt, Jeff, and Lita)
Prone low blow
This is a double team move in which one wrestler will set up an opponent so this his partner can perform a low blow.
Diving headbutt low blow
While one wrestler slams an opponent and spreads thier legs apart the other wrestler would climb the turnbuckle and perform a diving headbutt into the opponent's groin.
Bubba Ray and D-Von also use this double-team move and would say "Whazzzup?!" before performing it, an allusion to the Budweiser beer commercials that were popular at the time they started performing the move.
Russian leg sweep, clothesline combination
Named the Ball and Gag by the Basham Brothers. One wrestler would begin a russian leg sweep as another wrestler hit the opponent with a clothesline, forcing the opponent hard back down to the mat.
Spanish fly
This is a top rope double moonsault Uranage Slam used and named by The S.A.T./Los Maximos
Spike piledriver
Also known as an Aided Piledriver this will involve one wrestler using the piledriver on an opponent with another wrestler pushing down on the victim's feet for more impact. In a variation of the move, the second attacker jumps off the turnbuckle while pushing the victim's feet downward for even more damage.
Event Omega
While the opponent is lying on the mat, both wrestlers climb on the same turnbuckle and come down simultaniously with a Legdrop and a Big Splash.
This move is often used by the Hardy Boyz.
Villano breaker
A double team maneuver in which one wrestler picks up his opponent for a powerbomb, and his partner catches the opponent in a shoulder neckbreaker. Named after Villano IV , whose career was ended by a botched version of this move by Perry Saturn and Raven.
