page_title: Professional wrestling holds
section_title: Bear hug
hierarchical_section_title: Professional wrestling holds / Stretches / Body locks / Bear hug
caption_attribution_description: Chris Masters locks Shawn Michaels in a bearhug during a WWE house show held at the MEN Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom on November 17, 2005.
context_page_description: Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by performers to immobilize their opponents or lead to a submission. Some wrestlers use these holds as their finishing maneuvers, often nicknaming them to reflect their character or persona. Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible.
context_section_description: A wrestler stands in front of an opponent and locks his hands around the opponent, squeezing him. Often he will shake his body from side to side, in order to generate more pain around the ribs and spine. Frequently used by powerhouse style wrestlers, this rather simple to apply hold was used by heels and faces alike. An inverted variation is also possible, which was commonly used by Big John Studd. In both versions one or both of the opponents arms can be pinned to his sides.
caption: Chris Masters applying a bear hug on Shawn Michaels
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