Very cool! That move is extremely painful! I know! I've been in it! LOL It's also been called "The Texas Corkscrew" I think BlackJack Mulligan used to use it. Thank you so much for posting!
Yes, BlackJack would hold the jobber's head with one hand then dig his knuckle on the other hand into the jobber's temple. Here's another victim (Larry O'Dea) of The Great Tojo's Rack. (The announcer spoke more clearly this time.)
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Found a vintage Australian wrestling show on YouTube with The Great Tojo using his signature Japanese Rack (or Wreck?). (I couldn't quite understand the announcer.) Apparently, it's a type of sleeper hold. In this picture, Tojo's victim is the great Greek wrestler, Spiros Arion.
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chicagocroix (16)
3/30/2025 4:51 PMVery cool! That move is extremely painful! I know! I've been in it! LOL It's also been called "The Texas Corkscrew" I think BlackJack Mulligan used to use it. Thank you so much for posting!
Megawatt (8)
3/30/2025 9:18 PM(In reply to this)
Yes, BlackJack would hold the jobber's head with one hand then dig his knuckle on the other hand into the jobber's temple. Here's another victim (Larry O'Dea) of The Great Tojo's Rack. (The announcer spoke more clearly this time.) Please log in to view gallery photos.
Middlegaguy (3)
3/31/2025 2:24 AM(In reply to this)
Here's another probably mid to late 1970's Austin Idol bout using the Rack hold. It was later referred to as the Corkscrew hold.
Middlegaguy (3)
3/31/2025 12:02 AM(In reply to this)
Austin Idol used it as the Screw in this bout at 5:21.
Megawatt (8)
3/31/2025 12:13 AM(In reply to this)
Never heard this maneuver called the "rack" before. Thanks for confirming!
Megawatt (8)
3/29/2025 8:41 PMFound a vintage Australian wrestling show on YouTube with The Great Tojo using his signature Japanese Rack (or Wreck?). (I couldn't quite understand the announcer.) Apparently, it's a type of sleeper hold. In this picture, Tojo's victim is the great Greek wrestler, Spiros Arion. Please log in to view gallery photos.