THE WRESTLING FURNACE PICTURE GALLERY
Classic British Professional Wrestling
PERMISSIBLE HOLDS in British Professional Wrestling
Wrestling Holds Permitted under the rules of Admiral Lord Mount-Evans.
The following text and pictures are taken from a book entitled Wrestling - The Admiral Lord Mount-Evans Style. This
book was published by Wrestling News and Views Ltd., Halifax, and printed by Fawcett Greenwood & Co. Ltd., Halifax.
The date of publication is not stated.
(Many thanks to Russell for the loan of his copy of this book.)
The Rules of the Admiral Lord Mount-Evans Style of Wrestling, with demonstrated holds and explanatory text.
Also the rules of contest, illegal holds, championship weights and other information for those wishing to
understand this style.
The Admiral Lord Mount-Evans Rules have been adopted by the British Wrestling Promoters' Association for all
Championship contests. This Association controls at least 95 per cent of all wrestling in Great Britain, and it is
intended to establish national champions at all weights in this style.
In 1946 the state of wrestling in Britain was given careful study by a committee including Admiral Lord Mount-Evans,
K.C.B., D.S.O., LL.D.; Commander Campbell of B.B.C fame; Norman Morrell, Olympic Games Wrestler; Maurice Webb, M.P;
sitting in committee at the Houses of Parliament, and the rules of professional wrestling were drawn up to be known
hereafter as "The Admiral Lord Mount-Evans Style."
THE BASIC HOLDS
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1. Ground quarter nelson
2. Standing quarter nelson
3. Ground half nelson
4. Further half nelson
5. Standing threequarter nelson
6. Ground threequarter nelson
7. Standing full nelson
8. Ground full nelson
9. 'Bolton threequarter' nelson
10. Quarter nelson
11. Standing half nelson
12. Half nelson successfully countered
13. Side head chancery
14. Front head chancery
15. Side head chancery countered by a crotch hold
16. Head halch as a counter to the arm up the back
17. Ground head chancery
18. Head chancery from the rear
19. Double front head chancery
20. Rear head chancery from the ground
21. Waist hold (countered by face claw)
22. Waist hold (countered by ankle grab)
23. Waist hold (lifting opponent off his feet)
24. Waist hold from the rear
25. Reverse waist hold followed by overhead snatch (by Sandy Orford of Wales)
26. Waist hold leading to fall (by Ernest Baldwin)
27. Counter to reverse waist hold (Dave Armstrong counters Mike Byrnes)
28. Backhammer (arm up the back)
29. Backhammer with bar
30. Backhammer with wrist hold and elbow press
31. Backhammer from ground wrestling
32. Single arm lever (start of move)
33. Single arm lever (finish of move)
34. Jim Hussey moving in for an arm lever
35. Deglane armlocks Martinsen
36. Ken Davies applies pressure with an arm lever
37. Lord Blears relieving pressure from a back hammer
38. Arm lever helped by using sole of foot
39. Ground arm lever
40. Double arm lever
(from poor quality original photo)
41. Spinning arm lock by Jim Hussey
42. Double arm lever, with foot on back
43. Swinging crotch hold
44. Headspin out of a crotch hold
45. Back-heel from a leg hold
46. Alf Rawlings takes a double leg hold
47. Figure four leg hold
48. Another figure four leg hold
49. Ankle hold over leg bar
50. Step over leg lock
More holds to be added later ...