A leg drop or legdrop refers to an attack used in professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler will jump and land his leg across a fallen opponent's chest, throat, face or head or in some cases, the groin/lower-abdominal area.
Variations
Discus leg drop
The wrestler spins 180° while they jump and land their leg across an opponent's chest, throat, face, or head.
Diving leg drop
Also called guillotine leg drop, this move sees a wrestler jumping from a raised platform landing the bottom side of one leg across the opponent's throat or chest.
Double leg drop
This variation of the leg drop sees the wrestler drop both legs onto the opponent, usually onto the midsection, instead of just one leg. It was used by Kofi Kingston, who calls it the Boom Drop.
Extreme leg drop
This leg drop variation sees the attacking wrestler hold the opponent's legs and then do a double leg drop onto the opponent's groin/lower-abdominal area. If performed to hit the lower-abdomen, the user slightly bends their legs, to force their heels into the lower abdomen. If it is to hit the groin area, the attacking wrestler bends out and keeps their legs straight, to force the heels or lower legs into the groin. It became popularized by Jeff Hardy.
Guillotine leg drop
This move is similar to the leg drop although it is done with the opponent's body hanging over something, sometimes with the opponent's head hung over one of the ring ropes or the ring apron, the wrestler will then walk across the apron and execute a leg drop onto the opponent's sternum, causing both of them to fall and land on the outside of the ring. This also refers to the attacker's leg hitting the opponent's throat in a standard leg drop. Jumping leg drop This variation sees a wrestler execute a jump before performing a standing or a running leg drop to an opponents head, chest or midsection
Moonsault leg drop
This variation sees the wrestler performing a [|moonsault] but instead of landing on the opponent in a [|splash] position, the wrestler continues the rotation to drive a leg across the downed opponent.
Running leg drop
A variation to the original, the attacking wrestler bounces off from one side of the ring, runs and performs the leg drop across his/her opponent's chest. The running leg drop is famously Hulk Hogan's finishing move, which was usually preceded by a big boot. Some say Hogan invented the leg drop. Sliding leg drop This variation sees the attacker perform a running or baseball slide towards an opponent lying on the mat, before using his/her momentum to perform a leg drop on an opponent's head, midsection or back.
The wrestler jumps forward from an elevated position following a [|full 360° or beyond] rotation, driving a leg across the fallen opponent.
Slingshot leg drop
The attacker, while on the outside, pulls back on the ropes and, assisted by the rebound of the ropes, propels themselves into the ring and onto their victim. Variations include using the ropes for a slingshot somersault leg drop and a slingshot springboard diving leg drop. Another variant is when the attacker slingshots onto the opponents neck. WWE Wrestler Victoria used this move in many of her matches.
Somersault leg drop
An attacking wrestler would perform a jumping forward somersault to drop their leg across the throat or chest of an opponent. There is also another variation where the leg that will be dropped on the opponent is swung forward while in a standing position next to his opponent then swiftly swung back and the momentum from the pendulum motion carries the attacker through a somersault and the leg is dropped on whichever body part is targeted. Alicia Fox uses this move as a signature.
Split-legged leg drop
This is very similar to the actual leg drop, but there are two variations to this move. The first is that the attacking wrestler jumps splits his legs in the air, then hits one of his/her legs on the opponent's chest/neck area. Another variation is that a standing wrestler hooks one of his leg up to his head, then falls on a split position on the opponent's chest/neck area; sometimes the attacking wrestler pins the opponent with a split. This move is usually performed by women, such as Christy Hemme, Naomi & Cameron.
Springboard leg drop
An attacking wrestler jumps off the ring ropes from either inside the ring or from the apron, spreads their legs in the air, and lands one of their legs across their opponent's face, chest, or neck.
