Over The Top Rope

Directed and written by libnan ayoub and damian kringas over the top rope charts the amazing events that saw world championship wrestling establish itself as a weekend ritual in loungerooms across the country and became a media juggernaut that mesmerised the nation during the 1960s and 70s.

Over the top rope.

Well in practice it. If a wrestler throws their opponent over the top rope to the outside they re disqualified. It was a huge week in albertan independent wrestling with major developments taking place throughout both the prairie wrestling alliance and real canadian wrestling. Take yourself back to the time and action of world championship wrestling 1964 1978.

This one seems about as archaic as climbing the ropes but it is probably a bit more well known mostly because wcw held on to the rule until the mid to late nineties. Standing over the top turnbuckle or top rope the attacking wrestler jumps off and twists slightly so as soaring midair faces away from the opponent connecting the side of their lead leg s calf heel cord area to the opponent s face or chest.