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===Overhead chop===
The wrestler draws a hand back and hits the opponent vertically,
===Throat thrust===
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====Swinging back elbow====
The wrestler faces toward the opponent,
===Bionic elbow===
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==Facewash==
[[File:Shinjiro Otani stomping on Tajiri.jpg|left|thumb|[[Shinjiro Otani]] performing a facewash on [[Yoshihiro Tajiri]] during a [[Hustle (professional wrestling)|Hustle]] show.]]
A maneuver aiming to hurt and/or humiliate an opponent, usually having them sitting or leaning the back of the head against the bottom corner turnbuckle, while the attacking wrestler repeatedly rubs their boot's sole across their face. Once the maneuver is finished, the attacking wrestler can execute either a running [[#Sole kick|kick]], [[#High knee|knee]], [[#Drops|drop]] or many other strikes that first sees them running toward or rebounding off the opposing ropes and charging at the fallen opponent.<ref name="moves" /> The moves most famous user is [[Shinjiro Otani]] who, throughout the entirety of his career, has used the move to theatrical affect. This is notably used by [[Matt Cardona]] who calls the move the ''Reboot'' (formerly known as the ''Broski Boot'' during his WWE tenure as Zack Ryder).
===Boot lace eye-rake===
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=== Stink Face ===
This move sees a wrestler sitting while rubbing/smothering their (often exposed) buttocks in the face of an opponent lying in the corner of the ring,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sexiest Women List 2007: #43: Torrie Wilson|url=http://www.fhmonline.com/girls_100_sexiest_2007.asp?cnl_id=1&stn_id=136&p=30|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103123832/http://www.fhmonline.com/girls_100_sexiest_2007.asp?cnl_id=1&stn_id=136&p=30|archive-date=2007-11-03|access-date=2007-11-08|publisher=FHM Online}}</ref> humiliating the opponent.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tumbex.com/thestinkface.tumblr/post/129336503836/ |title=Post [129336503836] - thestinkface.tumblr.com - Tumbex |access-date=2021-12-06 |archive-date=2021-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206063239/https://www.tumbex.com/thestinkface.tumblr/post/129336503836/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> This move is not meant to cause
==Forearm==
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====Flying forearm smash====
While running toward an opponent (usually after bouncing off the ropes), an attacking wrestler would leap up into the air, before connecting the forearm smash.
Some attackers would perform a [[Professional_wrestling_aerial_techniques#Springboard|springboard]] propelling themselves airborne to hit the standing opponent with the forearm. This version was popularized by [[A.J. Styles]] called ''Phenomenal Forearm'' as a finisher while [[Will Ospreay]] uses it as ''Pip Pip Cheerio'' as a signature.
====Running Forearm smash====
A wrestler charges rising an arm, driving the forearm to the opponent's head or shoulder in a swinging motion, usually falling as the strike connects face first to the canvas. Often used as a finisher by strong, muscular wrestlers as its innovator [[Larry Henning]],
====Sliding forearm smash====
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===Pistol whipping===
A lesser used version that sees the wrestler standing over a crawling opponent on all fours, delivering the forearm inward and sideways onto the opponent's temple repeatedly in a swinging motion. This move is named after [[Pistol-whipping|the way some police officers used to submit a suspect]] to [[Police brutality|torture]] or in cases involving [[forced confession]]. [[Kurt Angle]] used to perform this maneuver as a means to set an opponent up for a submission hold.<ref name=moves/>
==Headbutt==
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====Reverse battering ram====
The attacking wrestler performs an [[Professional wrestling throws#Irish whip|Irish whip]] to the opponent and runs to bounce against the ropes front or side first at the other side of the ring, then jumps and turns mid-air to deliver a headbutt against the opponent's head. A popular move in [[Lucha libre]], often associated with [[Rayo de Jalisco Jr.]] There is another variation where after bouncing, the attacker jumps arching the back, plunging the top of the head into the opponent's chest. A
===Crawling headbutts===
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An attack where a wrestler strikes an opponent using the [[Knee (strike)|knee]]. Using knees as offensive weapons is popular throughout [[Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom|British wrestling]].
=== ''Bomaye'' ===
An attack where the wrestler stands behind or in front of the opponent and smashes their knee into the opponent's back or head. It is also referred to as the ''Running Knee Smash.'' It was used by [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] as the ''Bomaye'' and ''Kinshasa''. [[Kota Ibushi]] uses the ''Bomaye'' as a tribute to Nakamura.
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===Spinning knee===
Also known as a discus knee or rolling knee, the wrestler advances toward a sitting or bent over opponent, performs a 360° spin and uses the momentum to deliver a jumping knee strike to the opponent's head. AEW wrestler [[
==Kick==
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====Dragon whip====
This attack is performed after an opponent catches the leg of a wrestler who has attempted a kick of some sort (performing a maneuver known in wrestling as "Leg-feed"), then while the opponent throws the leg out away from themself, the wrestler continues spinning all the way out with their leg still extended to connect the kick. The move was popularized by [[Shelton Benjamin]] as both a signature and finishing move.
====Rolling wheel kick====
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====Legsweep====
The wrestler drops to one knee and extends the other leg to knock away the opponent's legs, then quickly pivots their body around.
=====Sweeping kick=====
In this variation of the legsweep the wrestler kicks one or both of the opponents legs to "sweep them off their feet", usually while either running towards the opponent or if the opponent is running towards them. [[Noam Dar]] uses this variant.
====Mule kick====
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====Backflip kick====
Also known as the [[Péle]] kick after the association football player, the attacker performs a standing [[flip (acrobatic)|back flip]] while having their back to the opponent. The attacker then hits the opponent in the head with one or both legs, with the wrestler usually landing on hands and feet facing downward. Popularized by [[AJ Styles]] and also by [[Jinsei Shinzaki]] which he calls it ''Rinne''. There are many variations of this maneuver since it can be performed from a backroll, a corkscrew, a [[#Handspring|handspring]] or a [[handstand]].<ref name=moves/>
This variation, also known as tiger wall flip and popularized by [[Satoru Sayama]], sees an opponent propped up in the corner as an attacking wrestler charges toward them, running up the ropes (beside the opponent), or in some cases, up the opponent, and, as they reach the top, kicking off the opponent's chest to perform a backflip so the wrestler lands on their hands and feet.<ref name=moves/>
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A kickboxing-style kick with the shin (generally protected by a [[shin guard]]) striking an opponent's face, chest or thighs. This move is used in [[shoot wrestling#Shoot-style|shoot-style]] environments and by many Japanese wrestlers. In [[WWE]], [[Bryan Danielson|Daniel Bryan]] popularized the shoot kicks as the ''Yes! Kicks'' while the crowd would respond with a chant of "Yes!" every time a kick connected. [[The Miz]] would begin to use this move following his feud with Daniel Bryan, which would be dubbed the ''It Kicks''. [[Shayna Baszler]] also uses this move.
Sometimes also referred to as soccer kick. The wrestler strikes an opponent sitting on the mat with the foot extended downward vertically from the base of the spine to the back's midsection. Used by [[Katsuyori Shibata]] as the ''P.K.'' (penalty kick).
Based on the [[field goal (football)|field goal kick]] but named for the [[Punt (gridiron football)|punt]] kick used in [[American football]], sees the wrestler taking a run up to a kneeling opponent and strike them in the head with the point of the foot. It is similar to the [[soccer kick]] in MMA. [[WWE]] wrestler [[Randy Orton]] performed this move as his finisher maneuver to cause storyline concussions.
Properly speaking, a [[roundhouse kick]] in wrestling is a variation of a shoot kick with a slight difference. While in the latter (a [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#L|proper]] roundhouse kick in execution) the attack stops after connecting with the opponent, in a roundhouse kick the wrestler will keep spinning well past a sitting/kneeling opponent's head or a standing opponent's ribcage, giving a 180° or even a full 360° turn.<ref name=moves/> This is famously used by [[Trish Stratus]], which she calls the ''Chick Kick''.
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===Leg drag===
Also known as low-angle discus lariat or dragon screw sets the attacking wrestler waiting for a charging opponent, the wrestler then takes a sidestep, extends an arm and lowers the upper body all at once in a swinging motion, turning up to 180 degrees, hooking the back of the opponent's nearest knee to trip them down to the mat back first. It was one of
===Northern lariat===
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==Senton==
In the same sense of a [[#Body press|press]] or a [[#Splash|splash]], the wrestler jumps over an opponent, but in this case the attacker falls lower-back first or into a sitting position.<ref name=moves/> Some wrestlers may perform this move in a [[Cannonball_(diving)|cannonball style]].
In Spanish, the word senton (Properly spelled as
===Body guillotine===
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[[File:Pepper Parks double spear.jpg|thumb|right|[[Braxton Sutter|Pepper Parks]] simultaneously hits Tyson Dux and Scotty O'Shea with a spear.]]
This sets an attacking wrestler charging toward a standing opponent, bringing the body parallel to the ground and driving one shoulder into the opponent's midsection, pulling on their legs, as in a [[Professional wrestling throws#Double leg takedown|double leg takedown]], and forcing them back-first into the mat. This
move has been used by many famous wrestlers as a signature and finisher. [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] is the wrestler who is credited to have invented the spear and is most
====Striking spear====
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===Curb stomp===
[[File:Curb stomp.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Seth Rollins]] performing a Curb Stomp on [[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]]]]
===Double foot stomp===
When a wrestler jumps and stamps both feet on any part of an opponent. Also known as double stomp. This can be performed from an elevated position as a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving stomp|diving double foot stomp]] as done by [[Finn Bálor]], who uses this move as his finisher called the ''Coup de Grâce''. [[Cameron Grimes]] uses a running variation called the ''Cave-In'', formerly known as the ''Caveman Stomp''. [[Swerve Strickland]] also uses this move, which has been dubbed the ''Swerve Stomp''. Large, heavy wrestlers often perform this move by simply standing over a defenseless opponent next to the apron both feet and grabbing a hold on the top rope, squashing the fallen body.<ref name=moves/>
===Garvin stomp===
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The wrestler runs toward the ropes and performs a [[handstand]] right next to them, using their momentum to throw their legs against the ropes, springing backward onto their feet, and using the momentum still to leap backward, usually to deliver an attack. A back elbow strike variation is the most common. Another common variation of the handspring transition sees the attacking wrestler Irish-whip their opponent onto a turnbuckle from an adjacent corner. Once the opponent crashes with their back onto the turnbuckle, the wrestler immediately performs a handspring combo toward the opponent across the ring. The acrobatic combination usually consists of a cartwheel followed by one or two back-tucks, leaving the wrestler's back facing the opponent. When the wrestler is in close range of the opponent, they are free to use the momentum of the handspring combination to leap backward and strike with any convenient attack.
===High
Sometimes abbreviated to "Hi-impact", this term defines any attack performed by a charging wrestler with enough speed and momentum that once started it cannot be stopped. The opponents receiving such attacks can be against the ropes/turnbuckle, lying on the mat or even trying to perform an attack against the charging wrestler themselves.
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