Professional wrestling aerial techniques
Aerial techniques are used in professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler. These moves are mainly done by smaller quicker wrestlers who are unable to do most of the power moves.
There is a wide variety of aerial techniques in pro wrestling. Many moves are known by several different names. Professional wrestlers frequently give their "finishers" (signature moves that usually result in a win) new names. Occasionally these names become popular and are used regardless of the wrestler performing the technique.
As a result of injuries being caused by these high risk moves, many promotions ban the use of some maneuvers, or at least tell wrestlers to "tone down" their use. During 2005, World Wrestling Entertainment banned the use of the 450 splash and shooting star press moves.
Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible.
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Arm twist ropewalk chop
The wrestler grabs hold of one of the opponent's wrists, and twists that arm. The wrestler then climbs up the corner turnbuckles and walks on the top rope, before jumping down and clubbing the opponent on their chest or back of their neck. Widely known in America as Old School a name used by The Undertaker for the move.
Other users have been known to add something to the move, Jinsei Shinzaki uses a praying variation, where he bows his head and holds his free hand in front of his head while walking on the top rope, in a praying fashion while Sonjay Dutt uses a variation in which he makes a sprinkler motion before dropping down onto his opponent.
Arm twist ropewalk legdrop
Similar to a ropewalk chop except instead of leaping down and chopping the opponent the attacking wrestler holds the arm out, jumps off the rope and pushes the opponent to the mat by performing a leg drop on to the opponents arm.
Axe handle
A top-rope axe handle is accomplished by jumping from the top turnbuckle to the mat or floor and striking your opponent with two fists held together in the fashion of holding an axe. This is usually done on a standing or rising opponent, not a prone one. Also known as a Double Axe Handle or Double Axe Handle Smash
A signature move of Randy Savage, who also often performed it from the ring apron to an opponent standing on the floor.
Crossbody
This move is used by many, usually light, wrestlers and is often known as a flying crossbody (but usually just referred to as crossbody or cross body block) which is the elevated version of the crossbody maneuver in which a wrestler jumps from an elevated position (usually the top turnbuckle) onto an opponent, landing horizontally across the opponent's torso, forcing them to the mat and usually resulting in a pinfall attempt.
The term reverse crossbody refers to a variation where the wrestler, who is on an elevated position and facing away from the opponent, performs a twisting backflip and lands on a stading opponent horizontally across the opponent's torso as in the regular variation.
Though these can be accomplished from the top turnbuckle to an opponent inside the ring, other versions exist where the wrestler goes over the top rope to the outside. In lucha libre, this is called a Pescado aka Plancha.
Diamond Dust
Named by Masato Tanaka this move is a Forward somersault three-quarter facelock bulldog/jawbreaker performed by an attacking wrestler from an aerial platform.
This move involves the attacking wrestler standing on a platform (i.e. the second rope, or sitting on the top turnbuckle) and facing the back of a standing opponent while applying an inverted facelock. From this position the attacking wrestler leaps forward, somersaulting, to roll the inverted facelock into a three-quarter one (where the opponent's head is on the wrestler's shoulder with their arm pinning this opponent's head in place), as they fall the wrestler drops to a seated position and driving the opponent's jaw into their shoulder for a jawbreaker, or, the wrestler falls back-first forcing the opponent's face into the mat/shoulder for the bulldog.
Diving bulldog
This is a Bulldog (head-lock takedown) performed by an attacker from an elevated position. a bulldog is a move in which the wrestler applies a head lock or face lock to his opponent and leaps forward, so that the attacker lands on his back or in a sitting position, driving the victim's face into the mat.
A standard diving bulldog sees an attacker jump down on an opponent from an elevated platform and apply any version of a headlock to take down the victim to the mat.
Springboard bulldog
This is a bulldoging headlock move performed after springboarding (bouncing) off the ring ropes. In some cases a headlock is first applied before the wrestler bounces off the ropes. The most popular version of this is used by Trish Stratus calling it the Stratusfaction.
All types of bulldog can be performed in this way including the three-quarter facelock bulldog (cutter) variation which sees the attacker run up to ropes while applying three-quarter facelock then dropping the victim to the mat face first.
Another version is the springboard bulldog is seen where a wrestler will springboard off the ring ropes before applying the headlock. While flying towards an opponent, a wrestler catches his opponent in a headlock and then drives the opponent into the ground as the wrestler falls to the mat.
Diving elbow drop
A diving elbow drop is executed by diving onto a prone opponent with one's elbow cocked, driving the elbow into the opponent's shoulder or chest.
Shane McMahon, calling it The Leap of Faith, would place his opponent on an announcer's table, climb to the top rope, and then leap off and drive his elbow into the opponent's chest, breaking the table in the process. He would also perform the move from various other extremely high raised positions.
Axe handle elbow drop
The attacker sits on the top rope with a foot on each second rope, facing a supine victim. The attacker then leaps towards the victim, clasping their forearms together, and lands on their knees, driving both elbows into the shoulder or chest of the victim.
Diving back elbow drop
A less common variation on a diving elbow drop; the attacker stand on the top rope facing away from the victim then leaps backwards, extending and cocking one elbow. This allows for greater range but less precision.
Shooting star elbow drop
The attacker leaps towards a prone opponent from an elevated position, executes a backflip in mid-air, and lands with their elbow cocked, driving the elbow into the victim.
Diving fist drop
A fist drop is a move in which a wrestler jumps down from a raised platform on an opponent driving his fist into anywhere on the opponent's body.
Diving headbutt
A diving headbutt is a jumping or sometimes free fall headbutt delivered from the top rope to anywhere on the opponent's body. The move was innovated accidentally by Harley Race, when he fell from the top turnbuckle onto his opponent. He adapted it as a signature move, and it was then adapted and further popularized by The Dynamite Kid.
Race has stated that he regrets inventing the move because he feels that it has had a part in giving various wrestlers who utilize the move spine problems, most notably The Dynamite Kid.
Some versions include a "swan dive" style, where the performer spreads his arms out while falling. The "swan dive" is the most popular version today and is used by Chris Benoit as one of his finishing maneuvers.
El Santo and El Hijo del Santo use a swan dive variation where they hit the opponent in the abdomen, called Topé de Cristo in Spanish.
Jun Izumida uses a variation where he turns 45° to his side in mid-air, tucking his arm beneath him. He calls it Meteorite.
Diving hurricanrana
Also known as Diving huracanrana. This move is executed by jumping forward with legs apart, straddling a standing opponent's shoulders, while using the momentum to snap off a hurricanrana (Frankensteiner).
Dragonrana
In this variant of the diving hurricanrana, the attacker first performs a front flip from the top rope before executing a true hurricanrana in to a pin. The technique is named by and after the wrestler Dragon Kid, pupil of Ultimo Dragon, who invented the maneuver.
Springboard hurricanrana
Also known as Springboard huracanrana. The variant sees a wrestler, on the ring apron, first use the top ring rope to springboard (bounce) towards an opponent in the ring, straddling the standing opponent's head so the wrestler is seated on the opponent's shoulders, while using the momentum to snap off a (pinning) hurricanrana.
Diving knee drop
A move in which a wrestler will jump from a raised platform (the top rope, the apron, etc) and land his knee on a prone opponent.
Calf branding
This diving knee drop bulldog sees the opponent is standing near one of the ring corners, facing towards the center of the ring, while the wrestler is standing on the second rope where he/she would grabs hold of the opponent and place one knee against the base of the opponent's neck. At this point the attacker pushes away from the corner, driving the opponent down to the mat face first, while landing on the opponent's upper body, and driving his knee to the neck of the opponent. Popularized by Hiroyoshi Tenzan.
Diving leg drop
Also called a Guillotine Legdrop, This diving attack sees a wrestler jump forward from a raised platform (i.e. top rope, the ring apron, etc) landing the bottom side of his/her leg across an opponent (usually on the throat or face).
Kenny of the Spirit Squad uses a high elevation version of this move, which he jumps off the turnbuckle keeping his leg tucked behind him. Then, finally at the last second he throws his legs out and connects with the legdrop.
Moonsault leg drop
This variation sees the wrestler perform a top rope moonsault but instead of landing on the opponent in a splash position the wrestler would continue the rotation to drive his leg across an opponent who is laying on the ground.
Diving leg drop bulldog
This is a diving version of the leg drop bulldog, it involves the attacker coming off one of the ropes and droping his leg across the back of the head of an opponent who is leaning forward.
Somersault corkscrew leg drop
The wrestler is standing on an elevated position. He then jumps forward, flipping and rotating 360° simultaneously, and lands his leg on the chest of the opponent laying beneath him. Often turned into a senton due to the difficulty in aiming. The move is most popularly used by A.J. Styles, who calls it the Spiral Tap.
Somersault legdrop
The wrestler performs a forward somersault off of a raised platform while descending to drop their leg across the throat or chest of an opponent.
Shooting star legdrop
This move sees an attacking wrestler jump forward from an elevated position, executing a backflip in mid-air and keeps revolving backwards so that they perform a legdrop so that they land the bottom side of their leg across the opponent's throat or face.
Corkscrew shooting star legdrop
The wrestler performs a shooting star legdrop, but during the backflip executes a 180° body rotation. The only difference between this move and the shooting star legdrop is the wrestler lands in the opposing direction.
Springboard legdrop
A move in which a wrestler who is standing on the ring apron springboards (bounces) off the top ring rope in towards a fallen opponent in the ring, landing the bottom side of their leg across the opponent's throat, or face. This move sees the attacking wrestler land their leg across the back of the neck instead of the throat if the opponent is situated face-down.
There is also a variation known as the Triple Jump Legdrop where, from a running start, the wrestler jumps to a chair, the top rope and then performs a springboard leg drop to an opponent on the outside of the ring. This move is used by Sabu.
Diving shoulder block
The wrestler dives of an elevated position, tucks his arms, and strikes the opponent with one of his shoulders to the upper body.
Diving spear
This is a diving shoulder block takedown. A move in which a wrestler will jump from a raised platform i.e. top-rope, and drive their shoulder into the opponent's torso, forcing them down to the mat.
Diving stomp
When a wrestler jumps down from a raised platform on an opponent dropping his foot onto any part of an opponent's body.
Diving double foot stomp
When a wrestler jumps down from a raised platform on an opponent driving both his feet into anywhere on the opponent's body.
Mushroom stomp
Whilst situated on the middle rope of a turnbuckle, a wrestler will jump over a charging attacker, pressing his feet off their back to push them into the turnbuckle with more force, before landing on their own two feet.
Moonsault double foot stomp
This variation sees the wrestler perform a moonsault but instead of landing on the opponent in a splash position the wrestler would continue the rotation so that he/she would be able to drive both feet into an opponent who is laying on the ground.
Flying clothesline
A move in which a wrestler will jump from an elevated position and perform a clothesline to a standing opponent. Kane uses the flying clothesline regularly, but adds a somersault to his landing in the case of an opponent ducking.
A version of this move, called a Flying Lariat which is similar but involves the wrestler wrapping his arm around the opponents head.
Flying back elbow
A move in which the wrestler will jump from an elevated position (usually the top turnbuckle) and strike a standing opponent with the back of his or her elbow.
Flying neckbreaker
A neckbreaker in which the attacking wrestler jumps from a raised platform (usually the middle/second rope at the turnbuckle) and grabs an opponent's neck while in midair, thereby taking them down with a neckbreaker.
The most common variation of this is the Flipping Neckbreaker or Blockbuster which is a neckbreaker where the attacking wrestler performs a somersault, and while flipping, catches the opponents head ending in a falling neckbreaker. This was made famous by Marcus "Buff" Bagwell, who called it the Buff Blockbuster.
A variation of this used by Shannon Moore who catches the head of an opponent who is bent over and facing one side to perform an aerial version of a front flip neckbreaker, he calls this the Moorgasm.
Another variation is used by CM Punk as a reversal to a corner irish whip or corner flapjack. When running to the corner or being thrown onto the corner Punk leaps or lands onto the second turnbuckle performs a corkscrew somersault and catches the opponent in a blockbuster.
Flying spinning heel kick
A move in which the wrestler will jump from an elevated position (usually the top turnbuckle) and strike a standing opponent with spinning heel kick in mid-air.
Flying thrust kick
Executed when an attacker jumps from a raised platform (usually the top turnbuckle), and hits a standing victim with a thrust kick in mid-air. "Gentleman" Chris Adams invented this maneuver in the late-1980s, calling it a "flying superkick".
Sunset flip
This is a pinning move where a wrestler and his opponent face each other, with the attacker on higher ground (such as the top turnbuckle). The attacker dives over the victim, catches him in a waistlock from behind, and rolls into a sitting position as he hits the mat. As the attacker rolls over, he pulls the victim over backwards so that he lands on his back.
Frankensteiner
This is a headscissors takedown executed on an opponent sitting on the top rope. With the attacking wrestler's legs scissored around the opponent's head while they face each other, the wrestler performs a backflip to swing through the opponent's open legs, dragging the opponent into a forced somersault that distances the wrestler from the opponent, who lands on their back.
The name Frankensteiner comes from Scott Steiner, who popularized the move. Steiner also used a variation where the opponent wasn't seated on the top rope, which is also called frankensteiner. The move is also commonly called a top rope Huracanrana or Hurricanrana, although technically that move is slightly different.
Elix Skipper uses a variation of this in which he walks on the top rope before he gives an opponent, who is seated on the top rope, a huracanrana. Technically called a ropewalk rana, Skipper calls it New School in reference to the arm twist ropewalk chop, Old School, performed by The Undertaker.
A handstand variation can also be used. With the opponent seated on the top turnbuckle facing the ring, the wrestler performs a handstand on the bottom turnbuckle, wrapping their shins or feet around the neck of the opponent. They then bends their legs forward towards the ring, pulling the opponent over and flipping them down to the mat onto their back.
Reverse frankensteiner
Also known as an Inverted Frankensteiner. This is a headscissors takedown executed on an opponent sitting on the top rope. However, unlike a standard frankensteiner, the opponent is facing away from the ring on the top turnbuckle thus the opponent backflips over and land on their chest rather than their back. This move can also be performed to the outside of the ring if the opponent is facing the inside of the ring or sitting on one edge of the corner turnbuckle facing the audience with both legs on the outside of the ring on the same side.
This is a very dangerous variation which as, like an inverted death valley driver, the opponent can not roll naturally with the momentum of the move to cushion the fall leading to a possibility they will land on their head or neck and in addition to that it's also a danger to the attacking wrestler as the wrestler needs to be almost vertical to lift up the opponent off the turnbuckle, as the opponent can not somersault themselves off the turnbuckle, and if the move is botched would mean the opponent would land directly on the vertical wrestler driving them head and neck first into the mat.
Iconoclasm
This top rope flipping slam sees a wrestler stand under an opponent, who is situated on the top turnbuckle, turn his/her back to this opponent while taking hold of the opponent's arms from below, often holding under at the opponent's arm pits. The wrestler would then throw the opponent forward while falling to a seated position, flipping the opponent over in midair, and slamming them down to the mat back first.
Cross-arm iconoclasm
This iconoclasm variation sees an attacking wrestler place an opponent on the top turnbuckle and, while facing away from the opponent, crossing the opponent's arms over each other then, while still holding onto the arms, flipping the opponent forward over and down to the mat.
Moonsault
A move in which a wrestler executes a backflip and lands on an opponent, normally in a splash formation. A basic moonsault is generally attempted from the top rope, though myriad variations exist.
Moonsault slam
Any move where the wrestler stands on an elevated position, grabs hold of the opponent, and performs a moonsault while still holding on to the opponent, driving them down to the mat.
The most popularly used version is known as a solo Spanish fly which is a moonsault side slam named after the double team variation. There is a variation of this version which is not performed off an elevated position, called a standing moonsault side slam.
A falling slam version is used by Último Guerrero, where the wrestler holds his opponent across his chest and then performs the moonsault.
Matt Sydal uses a belly to belly version named Cyclorama where he faces his opponent on the top rope, wraps his arms around the opponent's torso and then performs the moonsault, slamming the opponent down to the mat back first.
Missile dropkick
A dropkick from an elevated surface such as a turnbuckle, a table or a ladder to a standing opponent.
Plancha
An accepted term in American wrestling for a slingshot crossbody where the wrestler goes from the inside of the ring over the top rope to the outside. In lucha libre, this is called a Pescado when the top ring rope is used for a slingshot, though the term plancha has been popularly accepted in American wrestling for the same maneuver. In Mexico any move which uses the chest or abdomen is referred to as plancha.
Senton
A senton is similar to a splash, except that instead of impacting stomach first, the attacker lands back first across the opponent.
630 senton
The attacker performs a senton, spinning 630 degrees before landing, i.e. one full rotation (360 degrees) following by a somersault senton (270 degrees).
Corkscrew 630 senton
The attacker, facing backwards to the ring from the top turnbuckle, performs a 630° Senton, turning 180° in mid-air.
Seated senton
This variant on the senton which sees the attacker use his/her tailbone and lower body in a seated position to force the opponent to the mat rather than using their whole back. This seated senton is performed by jumping forward off a raised platform or springboarding on to the shoulders of a standing opponent forcing them to the ground.
A variation of this move known as a Banzai Drop, sees a wrestler who is standing above a fallen opponent, go up onto the second turnbuckle (facing away from the ring) and jump down droping his/her buttocks on the opponent's body (usually the chest). This move is basically a butt drop from a raised platform and was originated by Yokozuna.
Molly-go-round
This variant on the seated senton is performed by flipping forward off a raised platform on to the shoulders of a standing opponent forcing them to the ground, generally named after former WWE diva Molly Holly. Its technical name is a flipping seated senton.
Senton bomb
This variant on the senton is performed by leaping from the top turnbuckle (or other raised surface), flipping forward 270°, and landing on the opponent back-first in the standard senton position. Jeff Hardy employs a variant of this as his finisher, dubbed the Swanton Bomb, in which he waits until the last second to execute the flip, so that he just barely completes the flip when impacting with his opponent. The initial leap resembles that of a swan dive, which is why the move is named so.
Corkscrew senton
This senton is performed by executing a backflip from the top turnbuckle, then spinning 180°, landing on a fallen opponent back-first. However, this move often ends with a legdrop instead of a senton, due to the difficulty of execution.
The corkscrew senton can also see the wrestler hit the move on a standing opponent. This is often referred to as a Halo, a name closely associated with Shannon Moore.
Imploding senton bomb
This is variant of a reverse shooting star press sees an attacker facing away from the ring while on the top turnbuckle jump backwards executing a senton bomb.
Shiranui
The Shiranui is a springboard backflip three-quarter facelock diving reverse DDT, which has also been known as Sliced Bread #2, Ninja, and Shinobi. Invented by Naomichi Marufuji, this move has a wrestler puts a Three-quarter facelock on the opponent and runs up a vertical surface, usually the corner turnbuckles, and jumps backwards, performing a backflip in the air, and landing face down to the mat, driving the opponent back-first down to the mat.
In a slight variation the wrestler lands instead to a seated position, driving the opponent's head between his legs. This variation is used by Jimmy Jacobs, who calls it the Contra Code.
Both variations can see a modified version where both wrestlers are already perched on the top rope, and the somersault DDT is the only part performed, which is known as the Super Shiranui. Another top-rope variation is used by Marufuji when the opponent is seated on the top turnbuckle with his back to the ring, and Marufuji climbs the turnbuckles applies the three-quarter facelock while standing on the top rope, and performs the backflip, landing on his knees and driving his opponent's head into the mat with much greater force.
There is also a standing variation of this move.
Shooting star piledriver
This move more closely resembles a shooting star ending in a facebuster rather than a piledriver, though it was referred to as a "Shooting Star Piledriver" by annoucers at the time of its most notable occurrence.
During a Ring of Honor event, wrestler Jody Fleisch tried to execute a springboard shooting star press on Low Ki but botched the landing in such away that, instead of the opponent catching Fleisch and falling to the ground, Fleisch's legs straddled the head of the opponent and grounded him with so much force it drove the opponents head into the mat below.
Other occurrences of this move taking place have seen wrestlers end in positions similar to that of the Flatliner or the DDT known as M-Dogg 20's The Death Star DDT.
Splash
This basic splash which is also known as a Press involves a wrestler jumping forward from a raised platform (usually the top turnbuckle) and landing stomach first across an opponent lying on the ground below.
The splash was popularized in America by Jimmy "The Superfly" Snuka, one of the first 'high-fliers' to wrestle in North America, who called the move The Superfly. It was one of the first and most popular highflying moves to be seen in mainstream wrestling. Even today, the move is often called a Superfly Splash in his honor.
WWE wrestler Val Venis uses the move, which he calls The Money Shot, which is a slight variation of a Splash. It is also used by Daivari, who calls it The Magic Carpet Ride, and holds a carpet underneath himself while performing the splash.
450 splash
Invented by 2 Cold Scorpio, the 450 Splash involves flipping forward 450° from a raised platform, landing on the opponent in the splash position. Wrestlers like Juventud Guerrera and John Kronus popularized the move in the United States, while it was a trademark in Japan for Hayabusa, who called it the Firebird Splash. A standing version is also possible from the mat.
Corkscrew 450 splash
Also known as a Phoenix Splash as named by its inventer Japanese wrestler Hayabusa, this move is performed when a wrestler (facing backwards to the ring from the top turnbuckle) jumps, turns 180° and performs a 450° splash. A standing version is also possible from the mat.
Imploding 450 splash
This move sees the attacking wrestler gets on to the top turnbuckle facing away from the ring and then jump backwards and executes a 450° splash inwards facing the turnbuckle.
Corner slingshot splash
The attacker places the victim so they are lying supine and with their head and feet facing opposite corners of the ring. The attacker then approaches an adjacent turnbuckle, places their hands on the top rope and climbs to the first or second rope. The attacker then bounces on the ropes before throwing their legs and body outwards and releasing the ropes, thus flying outwards and downwards and connecting with the torso of the victim.
Frog splash
This move is performed by leaping from the top rope, stretching out to a horizontal position, and bringing one's feet and hands inward and outward before landing. The in-out motion is supposed to sandwich the opponent between the knees and hands to add power but is more or less a typical splash.
The original, and slighly different, version of the Frog splash, as innovated by Art Barr, sees the wrestler bring his hands between his legs and kick up with his feet before drawing both arms and legs back outwards.
Art Barr's tag team partner, Eddie Guerrero would go on to use the more common variation as a tribute to Barr after Barr's death in late 1994. After Guerrero's death in 2005, many close friends and family started using frog splashes during matches as a tribute.
Shooting star press
The attacker jumps forward from an elevated position, executing a backflip in mid-air, landing on the opponent in the splash position.
Transition move
Some moves are meant neither to pin an opponent, nor weaken them or force them to submit, but are intended to set up the victim for another attack.
Grounding
The attacker jumps onto an opponent from an elevated platform as the opponent is standing up, so that the opponent falls to his knees with his head between the legs of the attacker. This move is generally used to set up for a powerbomb.
Springboard
Springboarding involves a wrestler using any of the ring ropes to bounce off of, most high-flying techniques can be performed after a spring board, i.e. Springboard leg-drop, Springboard dropkick. Sometimes wrestlers will bounce off of one set of ring ropes then off another to perform a move, this is referred to as a double springboard, the most notable double springboard move is a version of a Springboard moonsault in which a wrestler bounces off the middle-rope to elevate himself/herself to the top-rope from where he/she bounces off to perform the moonsault.
Slingshot
A slingshot involves a wrestler, who is standing on the ring apron, pulling on the top rope and using its momentum to hurl themselves over the ropes and into the ring. Many high-flying techniques can be performed after a slingshot.
Shooting star
This move sees an attacker jump forward from an elevated position followed by executing a backflip in mid-air. Many techniques can be performed after a shooting star, most well known is the shooting star press but there are other variations like the shooting star legdrop and shooting star elbow drop.
Modifiers
Ropewalk
The term ropewalk is used to refer to any move which first sees the attacking wrestler walks along the top rope before performing a move. Most notably the arm twist ropewalk chop.
Standing
The term standing is used to refer to any move which is being performed at the same level as the victim, usually on the ring mat. This is rather than most aerial moves which are performed from a raised platform like the top turnbuckle.
Super
The term Super is placed before any move which is being performed off the top- or second rope. For example, if a samoan drop was performed from the top turnbuckle it would be called a "Super Samoan Drop". Many move variations performed off the top rope use the term "Avalanche" instead of "super", especially in Japan.
Suplexes performed from the top or second rope are referred to as superplexes.
Suicide
The term Suicide is placed before any move that goes from the ring, the ring apron, or the turnbuckles to the outside of the ring. The most obvious is a suicide dive or tope suicida, which is simply a jump through or over ring ropes to the outside.
When a front flip is performed after leaping through the ropes or by jumping over the top rope and performing a front flip the move is known as a suicide senton or Tope con Hilo. In Mexico, however, the move is referred to as a Tope con Giro, which translates mostly as "dive with a twist". Giro was commonly mistranslated as Hilo and the name has remained as Hilo outside of Mexico.