Bulldog A bulldog , originally known as bulldogging or a bulldogging headlock or the headlock jawbreaker is any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent ' s head and jumps forward , so that the wrestler lands , often in a sitting position , and drives the opponent ' s face into the mat . This move plus some other variations are sometimes referred to as a facebuster . Cobra clutch bulldog . The wrestler applies a cobra clutch and then leaps forward , falling into a sitting position and driving the face of the opponent into the ground . Full nelson bulldog . A full nelson facebuster - like , which sees the wrestler holding the opponent in a full nelson . The wrestler then falls forward to his back or into a sitting position , driving the opponent face - first . Half nelson bulldog . The wrestler hooks a half nelson hold on his opponent with one arm and his opponents waist with the other . He then leaps forward into a sitting position , driving the face of the opponent into the ground . This move is also incorrectly referred to as a faceplant , which is a different move altogether . Inverted bulldog . The attacking wrestler stands side - to - side and slightly behind the opponent , facing in the opposite direction , from there he / she leaps in the air and drops to a seated position driving the opponent neck and back first to the mat . In another variation , the attacker runs to the opponent and executes the move . This is usually referred to a lariat takedown . One - handed bulldog . The one - handed bulldog is in fact more of a facebuster than an actual bulldog and generally sees a wrestler run up from behind their opponent , grab the opponent ' s head with one hand and leap forward . Reverse bulldog . Standing next to or diagonally behind an opponent , the attacking wrestler leaps up , grabs the opponent ' s head and pulls backwards , resulting in both individuals landing supine . WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler uses this move , which he calls the Zig Zag . Slingshot bulldog . Similar to a hangman , where the wrestler catches the opponent in a side headlock , running towards any set of ropes . The wrestler then jumps over them and bulldogs the opponent , driving the chin / face of the opponent into the top rope . The wrestler would eventually either land standing or seated on the apron or the outside of the ring . The same maneuver can be used to a cornered opponent ( who ' s facing away from the ring / towards the outside ) to drive his face into the top turnbuckle . Spinning bulldog . The wrestler places the opponent in a modified fireman ' s carry , in which the opponent is held diagonally across the wrestlers back with their legs across one shoulder and head under the opposite shoulder ( usually held in place with a facelock ) . The wrestler then spins simultaneously , throwing the opponent ' s legs off the wrestler ' s shoulders and dropping to the ground , driving the opponent ' s head into the mat in a bulldog position . Three - quarter facelock bulldog . " Main article : Cutter " Two - handed bulldog . The wrestler places both his hands behind the opponent ' s head , and then falls into a seated position , slamming the opponent ' s face into the canvas . Another variation sees the wrestler placing one hand behind the opponent ' s head , and another behind the back and then falling backwards into a bulldog . Wheelbarrow bulldog . This bulldog sees the opponent clutching the wrestler in a wheelbarrow bodyscissors . The wrestler then falls downwards while still scissoring his legs around the opponent ' s waist and pushes himself by hitting his palms against the canvas . As he gets rebounded back to the opponent , he releases his legs and quickly places his hand behind the opponent ' s head , and goes for a bulldog - the bulldog is usually one - handed rather than a headlock bulldog .