This has to be the greatest wrestling move ever

[TJTJ]

This has to be the greatest wrestling move ever (Video) : theCHIVE

 

[IronAddict]

This has to be the greatest wrestling move ever (Video) : theCHIVE

That was pretty crafty.

 

[TJTJ]

slick, right?

 

[IronAddict]

Yeah, it was. The guy never, ever expected it.

 

[squigader]

Damn! Creative.

 

[MDR]

Flashy? Yes. Effective? Not really. He didn't score any points for that manuever. It's all about winning the match, and you need to score points or a pin to win.

 

[teddykgb29]

saw that on espn top plays, very cool and creative.

 

[efp11]

That was nice!

 

[bigpapabuff]

very cool

 

[knightzz]

Haha saw it on ESPN!

 

[K.Dallas]

Ike anderson loved it

 

[Curt James]

lol Very cool, but what was the result of the match? I wish they had the whole thing on video.

 

[MDR]

I believe he won the match overall, bit not because of the flashy move. I guess anything that brings a little publicity to olympic wrestling is a good thing.

 

[Curt James]

I believe he won the match overall, bit not because of the flashy move. I guess anything that brings a little publicity to olympic wrestling is a good thing.

Just posted that parkour video I found while searching YouTube. Found the wrestler:

YouTube Video

Uploaded by DeadlyMaddawg31 on Jul 31, 2011
This is American junior wrestler Ellis Coleman performing an insane, flipping Greco-Roman wrestling move called "the flying squirrel" at the junior world championships. It's hard to decide which part is best: how fluidly Coleman leaps, grabs, lands and performs a two-pronged takedown or that his lack of expression afterward suggests that doing all of those things was as routine as crossing the street. The flying squirrel is cool. Acting like doing the flying squirrel isn't cool makes it even cooler.
It's hard to imagine this will become a go-to move in Coleman's wrestling arsenal though. The flying squirrel seems to rely on the element of surprise. If an opponent is expecting the maneuver, it wouldn't end well.
Coleman would go on to win the bronze medal in the event.

YouTube Video

Uploaded by USAWrestling2008 on Jul 28, 2011
Ellis Coleman of the USA after winning the 66 kg bronze medal in Greco-Roman at 2011 Junior World Championships in Bucharest, Romania

 

[Curt James]

I wish they had the whole thing on video.

YouTube Video

Flying Squirrel @ 3:00. He did not win the period. 5-3 for Iran.

Uploaded by USAWrestling2008 on Jul 27, 2011
Ellis Coleman (USA) dec. Mehdi Chooli Zeidvand (Iran), 3-5, 4-0, 1-0 in quarterfinals at Junior World Championships in Greco-Roman in Bucharest, Romania

 

[KelJu]

Fuck me, that was incredible! That was some super street fighter two type bullshit right there.