senton

plural sentons

1. governmentA variation of a splash in which a wrestler jumps, sometimes from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, and lands back first on an opponent lying below.

   I guess at Smackdown one of the Hardy Boys pulls off a Senton Splash off the Big Show's shoulders.

   1999 December 1, Brett Tennant, “Hardy's Senton off big show”, in alt.pro=wrestling.wwf (Usenet)

   2 more examples

   Being an idiot, I just now realized that the highspot of choice for the cool chubby worker is the Senton (or Cannonball as Ouilette refers to it).

   1996 November 17, Dean&Angie, “Togo, Astro, A, B: wrestlings best fat guys”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet)

   Technically, it's a somersault senton. The plain ol' senton is executed by leaping forward, almost past the target, and leaning back when you hit, which is why many call it a "senton back splash."

   2000 May 10, Phil, “Senton Bomb or Swanton Bomb?”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet)

   Synonyms: senton bomb