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Zangief using his Spinning Piledriver on Charlie Nash.
Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds.
Description[]
A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two (occasionally more) competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position. There are a wide range of styles with varying rules with both traditional historic and modern styles. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into other martial arts as well as military hand-to-hand combat systems. Although there are many different styles that have evolved, it is believed that Pankration, a more primitive style of modern wrestling (to which Urien and Gill uses), is believed to be one of the first known examples of this kind of sport.
Gameplay[]
Most characters who use wresting will often have one or more Command Grabs, allowing them to deal high damage at close range. For the sake of game balance, most wrestlers have slow movement and attack speeds (this is not always the case, with R. Mika and El Fuerte being notable exceptions, in exchange for lower vitality).
Known practitioners[]
- Haggar
- Zangief
- E. Honda (Sumo)
- Hugo
- Hakan (Oil Wrestling)
- El Fuerte (Lucha Libre)
- Alex (With Kickboxing)
- Poison (Certain elements, with Acrobatics)
- R. Mika
- Birdie (Certain elements, with Bar room Brawling, Chains and Headbutts)
- Darun Mister (Indraut Wrestling)
- Abel (Sambo)
- Guile (Certain elements, with Martial Arts as part of his USAF training)
- Urien (Pankration, with Illuminati Techniques and Electricity manipulation)
- Gill (Pankration, with Illuminati Techniques, Pyrokinesis and Cryokinesis)
- Charlie Nash (Presumably certain elements, with USAF Special Forces training)
- Marisa (Pankration)
- Manon (Judo, with Ballet)
- Luke (Presumably certain elements, with his military styled Mixed Martial Arts style)
- Azam (Former, according to game lore)
Known groups[]
- Capcom Wrestling Association
- Blood Wrestling Association
- Iwashigahama Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
- Huge Wrestling Army
- WWCA