Bret Hart

Since retiring, there's only been one time I actually dreamed about wrestling. In my dream, I was wrestling against Kurt Angle. I had him clamped in a headlock. I was breathing hard, and I remember telling myself, 'This is only a dream. It's not real.' But the longer I held Kurt in a headlock, I started to believe it was real.

Canadian Wrestler

Braun Strowman

Behind the scenes, I'm friends with everyone at work, but without a doubt, my best friend is Bray Wyatt. The man pretty much brought me into the industry when they tagged me up with The Wyatt Family; it was my seventh match I'd ever had. I didn't know the difference between a headlock and a beetle throw.

American Wrestler

Richard Belzer

In 1985, I was the host of a talk show, 'Hot Properties on Lifetime.' Hulk Hogan was on the show. He put me in a headlock and rendered me unconscious and let me fall to the ground. I split my head open and got nine stitches - and this was on live TV.

American Comedian

W. Bruce Cameron

When I was in seventh grade, I was a scrawny boy with no muscles, so I went out for wrestling. My intention was to develop secret wrestling skills so that if I were jumped by a bully, I'd shout, 'Ha!' and he'd be on the ground in a headlock.

American Author

Millie Bobby Brown

I have three other siblings, so it's all very equal - even when I get a little cocky, which I usually do. My brother keeps me in a headlock. He says that I'm not a celebrity in this house. I think I'm really chilled out and grounded.

English Actress

Ben Askren

If I'm coaching at my academy, and we were drilling the front headlock, we don't just say, 'OK, now go five-minute goes,' because how many tries are they gonna get at going at the front headlock position?

American Athlete

If I want a kid to be good at a front headlock - which, if you're gonna wrestle at a high level, you need a good front headlock - I'm gonna put him in there 50 times in that practice.

Sami Zayn

The game has changed since the '80s, where you could punch and kick and headlock and do one suplex, and that's a 25 minute match.

Canadian Athlete

Gayle Rankin

I could legitimately put someone in a headlock, for sure.

Scottish Actress

Used mainly to describe a wrestling or martial arts move, where physical strength is key.

Physical Combat

'Headlock' can be used metaphorically in a playful or informal context among friends.

Informal Expression

May imply a power imbalance, with one person dominating or controlling another.

Power Dynamics

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