The Crossface is a submission hold which has been used for many years by several wrestlers. It is primarily known as the finishing move of Chris Benoit, who used the move under the name Crippler Crossface and since then, a modified version called the LeBell Lock has been used by Daniel Bryan. After Chris Benoit's controversial death, the maneuver was removed by THQ from the video games Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 and Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 but has since been reinstated under the name Crossface. The Crossface is also the first submission hold that ended a Wrestlemania main event when Chris Benoit made Triple H submit to it at Wrestlemania XX in 2004. Since Benoit's death, several other wrestlers have used the move including John Cena, Triple H, Shawn Michaels and CM Punk.
Wrestlers used by[]
- Cesaro
- Chris Benoit
- Christian Vaughn
- Daniel Bryan
- Deano Liniski
- Epiphany
- El Espartano 1
- Espen Olsen
- Extreme Girl
- Franky The Mobster
- Heather Owens
- Io Shirai
- Jado
- Jeff Fury
- Jim Fallon
- JT Lightning
- Kaz Hayashi
- Kevin James Sánchez
- Lizmark Jr.
- Michael Elgin
- Mike Petersen
- Pete Gas
- Pierre Abernathy
- Pirata Morgan
- Sasha Banks
- Seiya Morohashi
- Sid
- Steve Off
- SUSHI
- TAKA Michinoku
- Tyler Cross
- YAMATO
- Yuji Nagata