How long did you think I’d be Blogging before I upped some images of the Headscissor?
The term fanservice was derived in reference to Japanese Anime cartoons that offer material that is designed to amuse or excite the audience with sexually derived content. The term can be applied to any t.v. show or movie where, for no reason related to the plot, the characters are suddenly seen in the shower, or in their bathing suits, or romping around in a bed, or otherwise exposed to titillate the fans and boost the ratings. For example, in the early days of the old television show Dukes of Hazzard, handsome cousins Bo and Luke were frequently seen shirtless working on their farm or wrenching on the General Lee (their car), and this fanservice surely didn’t hurt their ratings.
I believe headscissors are fanservice for many wrestling fans. There are plenty of pro wrestling addicts who really love getting their head caught in someone’s scissors, or squeezing the fight out of a buddy with a nice tight leg-vice, or seeing someone else, anyone else, struggle and groan in a relentless crushing scissor. Maybe they had a meeting before the show and the promoter said: “Ratings are down, boys, and the arena is half empty, so I want to see plenty of fanservice tonight! I better see at least three bearhugs, a sleeper hold or two, and one or more headscissors applied in every match to get the fans all riled up. I’ll pay a $20 bonus for each fanservice I see in the ring!”
