Gallery 155 -
Face Claw

 
 
  
This savage doesn't care that Bart Gunn is on the ropes.  He rakes his fingers across the helpless cowboy's eyes, while his partner watches from their corner.

 
 
Manager Freddie Blassie isn't even in the match! That doesn't stop him from yanking this dude back by the hair and digging into his face with a tight claw.  Come on ref, he can't do that!  He is blinding the poor guy!

 
 
Here's a nasty face claw combined with a choke hold. The flamboyant blond dude seems to enjoy the pain he is inflicting on this wrestler's face.

 
 
That's Dick the Bruiser with the big belly, standing over his victim and dragging the poor guy around the ring by the nose. 

  
I'm not sure who this beefy brawler is, with his fingers buried in the handsome face of Evan Karagias.  He must be trying to ugly gorgeous Evan up a little bit.

 
Why do wrestlers feel the need to cheat by tearing into their opponents like animals, or gouging their eyes?  Can't this big bruiser show he's a real man by fighting fair?  Isn't he concerned about injuring the other guy at all?
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This cheater braces his victim's head against his crotch, and rips into his face. He is trying to blind the poor guy so he won't be able to defend himself.
The beefy hunk is in agony when the bad guy finally releases his face from the ruthless claw.  Now he is helpless, his eyes stinging with tears.

 
 
Young Tommy Rich is trying to wrestle a clean scientific match.  This Asian beast is out for blood as he snatches Tommy's face like a hawk picking up a helpless rabbit.

 
  
The caption says Mike Sharpe is applying his "Mugger Hold."  It looks like a dirty face claw to me, so why give it a fancy name? 

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This bruiser traps his opponent in the corner and applies his own "Mugger Hold."  He's either trying to smother the poor guy, or rip his face off.

 
 
This stud was already busted wide open. His sadistic opponent digs in with his nails to open the wound wider and cause that blood to really pour out. That's totally sick! Give the poor guy a break!