A hold designed to make your opponent tap out. Armbars, leg locks, chokes, crossfaces. A great submission specialist can make a match feel like a legitimate fight. Bret Hart's Sharpshooter, Ric Flair's Figure Four, Asuka's armbar, John Cena's STF (which never actually looked tight but that's a different conversation). The drama of a submission is in the struggle — will they tap or reach the ropes?
"He's got the crossface locked in dead center of the ring. Nowhere to go. The ref is checking the arm."