leg drop

American  

noun

Theater.

1. a narrow scenery flat or drop, often used in a pair to form an inverted U .

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Example Sentences

His catchphrases — “Eat your vitamins and say your prayers, brother!” — his finishing move, the big leg drop, and his larger-than-life persona and physique played a central, if not indispensable, role in this story.

From Salon

Hogan launched off the ropes, leaped into a leg drop on the Sheik and then pinned him.

From New York Times

Despite bragging about the size of his arms — “24-inch pythons, brother!” — his finishing move was the “atomic leg drop,” which required him to bounce off the ropes, jump up and fall flat on his rear end more than 300 times per year during the course of a career spanning three decades.

From Los Angeles Times

Nicholson let one leg drop over the side of the deck chair, leaned forward, and stepped on his cigarette end.

From Literature

At the 1989 spectacle, you may recall, Hogan employed a devastating leg drop to defeat Randy Savage for the “world” championship, while Rude battled the Ultimate Warrior for the somehow-different “intercontinental” championship.

From Washington Post