Brainbuster A Brainbuster , also known as an Avalanche Suplex , is a wrestling throw in which a wrestler puts his / her opponent in a front facelock , hooks his / her pants , and lifts him / her up as if he / she was executing a vertical suplex . The wrestler then falls onto his / her back so that the opponent lands on his / her head while remaining vertical . The Western " Brainbuster " is known as the Vertical Brainbuster in Japan , where " Brainbuster " refers to a vertical suplex . It is disputed whether a Brainbuster is a suplex variant or a high lifting spike DDT . Variants . Belly to Back Brainbuster . See " High angle belly to back suplex " Cradle brainbuster . Also known as a Cradle DDT or a Belly to belly brainbuster . The wrestler stands facing a standing opponent and then wraps both arms around the opponent ' s torso , lifting them off the ground . The wrestler then shifts their grip so they are holding the opponent by their legs , gripping the opponent behind the knee . The wrestler then removes one arm from the opponent ’ s leg and quickly applies a front facelock with that arm . The wrestler then falls backwards , driving the opponent ’ s head into the ground . Cradle Arm Trap Brainbuster . This is perfect version of cradle DDT . This move , which was used by Gail Kim who called it the Royal God . The opponent in cradle positions with Arm Trap or also called it chickenwing . Then , the wrestler falls backwards , driving the opponent ' s head into the ground without hand ' s cover . Double underhook brainbuster . This move , which was innovated by The Great Sasuke who called it the Michinoku Driver ( not to be confused with a move that shares a similar name ) , sees a wrestler first face an opponent and apply a double underhook before then lifting the opponent upside down and falling backwards down to the mat onto his back , driving the opponent head first down to the mat . Fisherman brainbuster . A Fisherman brainbuster , sometimes shortened to Fisherman buster and also known as a Leg hook brainbuster is a variation of the brainbuster in which the wrestler will hook the opponent ’ s near leg with their free arm to aid in lifting them off the ground . With the opponent elevated , the wrestler will then throw themselves backwards , landing on their back and driving the head of the opponent into the ground . Cross - legged fisherman brainbuster . A Fisherman brainbuster variation in which a wrestler puts his / her opponent in a front facelock and uses his / her free arm to go under the opponent ' s near leg and hook the far one . After lifting him / her off the ground , the wrestler then jumps up and falls down on his / her back , slamming his / her opponent down to the mat headfirst . Wrist - clutch fisherman brainbuster . This variation sees a wrestler apply a front facelock with the near arm of the opponent draped over their shoulder while the opponent ' s far arm is pulled through their legs so it is behind the knee of their near leg . Grabbing hold of the opponent ' s wrist , the wrestler uses this position to create a loop while hooking the near leg . They then lift the opponent up into the air before falling to their back , slamming the opponent to the ground on the back of their head / neck . Cross - legged wrist - clutch fisherman brainbuster . This is a fusion of the Cross - legged fisherman brainbuster and the Wrist - clutch fisherman brainbuster . The wrestler applies a front facelock with the near arm draped over their shoulder while the wrestler hooks the furtherest leg and grabs the opponents free arm . Then the wrestler will lift him up into the air before falling to their back , driving the on their head / neck . Inverted brainbuster . The wrestler begins behind and facing a standing opponent . The wrestler then pulls the head of the opponent back and applies an inverted facelock to the opponent with one arm . The wrestler then places his / her other arm under the lower back of the opponent , then uses that arm to elevate the opponent until they are vertical . The wrestler then jumps up and falls down on his / her back , driving the head of the opponent to the mat . Tyler Black innovated a version where he corkscrews his opponent as he does it and its called the Paroxysm . Jumping brainbuster . Also known as a Brainbuster DDT or a Spike brainbuster . Instead of just falling down onto his / her own back , the attacking wrestler jumps up and uses his momentum to drive the opponent down onto the top of their head . This move was popularized by Shinya Hashimoto . Scoop brainbuster . Known in Japan as the Northern Lights Bomb . This move sees the wrestler put the opponent in a front facelock , scoop one the opponents thighs with his free hand , lift him upside down , and then drop to his side or back , driving the opponent to the mat on his neck and shoulders , or on the top of his head . Innovated by Akira Hokuto . This move was also used by Al Snow and dubbed it as the Snow Plow . Manami Toyota uses a variation , where she puts her opponent into a cut - throat position ( she would hold the far arm of the opponent across the opponent ' s own throat , and maintain it by holding the opponent ' s wrist ) and performs the brainbuster . She calls this variation Japanese Ocean Queen Bee Bomb . Twisting brainbuster . Also known as a Revolution brainbuster in Japan , this brainbuster is performed when the wrestler delivering the maneuver twists his body while holding the opponent in the upwards position , usually dropping their opponent during the rotation . For some reason , many wrestlers do not seem to take this move as a head drop , opting to take it as a suplex bump . Three wrestlers who employ this move are Yoshinobu Kanemaru of Pro Wrestling NOAH , Masaaki Mochizuki of Dragon Gate and Yugi Nagata of New Japan Pro Wrestling , each calling it the Touch Out , the Twister Drop and the Thunder Death Driver respectively .