Granby roll

noun

A reversal performed from an inferior position, usually when the top wrestler has a hold upon the lower wrestler's waist from the side or when moving to "take the back". The bottom wrestler rises slightly and cross-steps under his own body, using it to post as they kick high with the other leg and perform a shoulder roll to the inside shoulder, achieving either an escape or a reversal with possible back points on the other wrestler.

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Meanings

nounGranby roll (plural Granby rolls)

plural Granby rolls

  1. governmentA reversal performed from an inferior position, usually when the top wrestler has a hold upon the lower wrestler's waist from the side or when moving to "take the back". The bottom wrestler rises slightly and cross-steps under his own body, using it to post as they kick high with the other leg and perform a shoulder roll to the inside shoulder, achieving either an escape or a reversal with possible back points on the other wrestler.

Origin

Named for Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, where it was popularized by coach Billy Martin, Sr.

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Granby roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Granby%20roll

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Granby roll,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Granby%20roll.

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