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Guillotined




When the Abdominal Stretch is applied down on the floor, it's called a "Guillotine."  This is one of the most complex and popular holds in amateur wrestling, and one of the most punishing.

I'm not sure why they named this hold after the device used to behead people during the French Revolution. Maybe because of the strain you can apply to the victim's head and neck as Chris Geary is demonstrating.
Instead of stretching out his neck, the attacker can also pull on his free leg to split the victim and put his crotch on display.  This victim is stretched to the limit.

This stud is testing whether he can touch the victim's foot to his own ear without splitting his shorts.  The poor victim never knew he could bend that far!


They decided to feature the Guillotine on the cover of this handbook that teaches Marines how to wrestle.  This insures that the eager students will want to pick up the book and check out more great photos inside.

It's the "Shirts" against the "Skins" in this wrestling class.  All the students are carefully watching the action as a shirtless guy is Guillotined and forced to submit in front of all his buddies.

This cocky guy can't help but smile when he sees the pretzel shape that his helpless opponent is being bent into.  He must think it's funny to inflict this level of suffering on other dudes.  

This guy was screaming in agony so the attacker covered his mouth to shut him up.  Now he can practice his painful Guillotine variation without getting a headache or waking the neighbors.

From BG East, Kid Vicious vs. Jimmy Clarke, Motel Madness 3


Kieran Dunne's body, packed into a shiny gold speedo, is a work of art.  And works of art are supposed to be put on display, so his opponent stretches him out in a very nice Guillotine.

From BG East, Big John and Daz vs. Kieran Dunne and Joshua Goodman, Tag Team Torture 6


If this screaming punk thinks this hold hurts now, just wait until Kid Leopard joins his hands together and really starts applying the stretching pressure!

Although he's in pro gear, this kid wants to show off his amateur wrestling skills, so he rolls his opponent into the dreaded Guillotine hold.
As long as his belly is stretched out and unprotected, you might as well pound on it.  This dude beats his opponent like a drum.

Some wrestlers like to apply a hold like this and hold their trapped victims for a long time, just trash talking and slowly increasing the pressure like a cat toying with a helpless mouse.


Their legs are so tangled up, I'm having trouble sorting out who's leg is whose.  I believe the victim, TNT Horrigan, is wearing the black boots and struggling to break free.

From BG East, TNT Horrigan vs. Mark Rosano, Bratpack 12

When applying the Guillotine, the attacker wraps his victim's arm around his own neck, while also hooking his arm behind the victim's neck.  It's almost like two pals who are so close, they wrap their arms around each other.

Horrigan kicks his legs around and struggles with all his strength, but his is still forced to hold his arm around the handsome opponent's neck and accept the opponent's arm around his neck.
These guys are wrestling amateur style in singlets and shoes, but they soon removed the straps and pulled down their singlets for more body contact.

Another pair of amateur wrestlers have slipped down their singlets for greater body contact, as the muscle-man tortures his victim in the Guillotine.