Strikes
Throws
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Violence Is Disturbing: This is pretty much Brock's entire gimmick since returning to WWE in 2012, by means of stiff strikes and throws, and a tendency to draw blood with his bare hands, all while (in kayfabe) enjoying every second of it and never relenting.
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Strikes and throws are both used to effect with neither being automatically better or worse, as some characters show a proficient falling technique, and most of them are preternaturally tough to hits.
Source: Film / The Raid -
An important distinction between The Giant and just being large is that The Giant will have sheer immovability and too often a noticeable lack in the talent department, having a very small repertoire of basic strikes and throws or not possessing Wrestling Psychology.
Source: The Giant
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