Cobra Clutch is a throw introduced in Tekken Tag Tournament under Armor King under the name Choke Sleeper. King would later inherit this move in Tekken 5, with the second Armor King having the move since his debut in Dark Resurrection. In Tekken 5 onwards, the throw's break can be either 1 or 2 depending on what the user inputted. The Cobra Clutch is also used to initiate both the Mexican Magma Drive 1 for all its users, and the Mexican Magma Drive 2 for King exclusively.
From Tekken 6 to Tekken 7, if King performs this on a mid-air opponent, he will get a Running Jaguar Bomb instead. Since Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion, if this throw is used on a wall-bound opponent, he will perform a Shining Torpedo instead. In Tekken 8, both of these interactions were replaced with Spine Cracker.
Its follow-ups are:
- Sleeper (Mexican Magma Drive 1)
- Flinging Half Nelson (Mexican Magma Drive 1)
- Neck Drop (Mexican Magma Drive 1) (Exclusive to Armor King II)
- Cobra Twist (Mexican Magma Drive 2) (Exclusive to King)