Meaning of senton | Babel Free

Definitions

A variation of a splash in which a wrestler jumps, sometimes from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, and lands back first on an opponent lying below.

Examples

“Being an idiot, I just now realized that the highspot of choice for the cool chubby worker is the Senton (or Cannonball as Ouilette refers to it).”

“I guess⟳ at Smackdown one of the Hardy Boys pulls off a Senton Splash off the Big Show's shoulders.”

“Technically, it's a somersault senton. The plain ol' senton is executed by leaping forward⟳, almost past the target⟳, and leaning back when you hit, which is why many call⟳ it a "senton back splash."”

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