sunset flip

noun

A wrestling move in which the attacking wrestler dives over an opponent who is facing him, usually bent over forwards, catching the opponent in a waistlock from behind and landing back-first behind him, then rolling forward into a sitting position, pulling the opponent over backwards and down to the mat so that he lands on his back in a sitout pin position.

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Meanings

nounsunset flip (plural sunset flips)

plural sunset flips

  1. A wrestling move in which the attacking wrestler dives over an opponent who is facing him, usually bent over forwards, catching the opponent in a waistlock from behind and landing back-first behind him, then rolling forward into a sitting position, pulling the opponent over backwards and down to the mat so that he lands on his back in a sitout pin position.

Origin

The position suggests riding off into the sunset.

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APA

sunset flip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunset%20flip

MLA

“sunset flip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunset%20flip. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunset flip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunset%20flip.

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