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* Not as pronounced as some people on this list, but Wrestling/TheUndertaker was pretty spry for most of his career, compared to other similarly sized (or bigger) wrestlers in the WWE. Before retiring in 2021, he slowed down a bit with age, but could still do some impressive stunts (such as during the epic ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XXV'' match against Wrestling/ShawnMichaels). In his earlier days he was known to walk ''on the ring ropes!''

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* Not as pronounced as some people on this list, but Wrestling/TheUndertaker was pretty spry for most of his career, compared to other similarly sized (or bigger) wrestlers in the WWE. Before retiring in 2021, 2020, he slowed down a bit with age, but could still do some impressive stunts (such as during the epic ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} ''Wrestling/WrestleMania XXV'' match against Wrestling/ShawnMichaels). In his earlier days he was known to walk ''on the ring ropes!''
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* His former stablemate [[Wrestling/LukeHarper (Luke) Harper]] as well, standing about 6'7" and weighing around 275. He can execute a hurricanrana and a suicide dive as easily as he can execute a chokeslam and a powerbomb.
* Not as pronounced as some people on this list, but Wrestling/TheUndertaker is pretty spry, compared to other similarly sized (or bigger) wrestlers in the WWE. He's slowed down a bit with age, but can still do some impressive stunts (such as during the epic ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XXV'' match against Wrestling/ShawnMichaels). In his earlier days he was known to walk ''on the ring ropes!''

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* His former late stablemate [[Wrestling/LukeHarper (Luke) Harper]] (aka Mr. Brodie Lee in AEW) as well, standing about 6'7" and weighing around 275. He can could execute a hurricanrana and a suicide dive as easily as he can could execute a chokeslam and a powerbomb.
* Not as pronounced as some people on this list, but Wrestling/TheUndertaker is was pretty spry, spry for most of his career, compared to other similarly sized (or bigger) wrestlers in the WWE. He's Before retiring in 2021, he slowed down a bit with age, but can could still do some impressive stunts (such as during the epic ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XXV'' match against Wrestling/ShawnMichaels). In his earlier days he was known to walk ''on the ring ropes!''



*** He's still more than capable of pulling off both moves, though his schedule is limited due to age and damage taken from his 20+ year career.

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*** He's At his retirement, he was still more than capable of pulling off both moves, though his schedule is had been limited due to age and damage taken from his 20+ year career.



* Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin was a techinal juggernaut in his younger days, wrestling a more agile and technical style. A botched piledriver by Wrestling/OwenHart put an end to this, but Austin still managed to remain a swift and merciless force of destruction.

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* Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin was a techinal technical juggernaut in his younger days, wrestling a more agile and technical style. A botched piledriver by Wrestling/OwenHart put an end to this, but Austin still managed to remain a swift and merciless force of destruction.



* Lance Hoyt, who is 6'9'' yet typically uses a lot of cruiserweight-style moves like the moonsault.
* Wrestling/RomanReigns stands 6'4" and weighs 265 lbs, and was rightfully pushed as the 'powerhouse' of the Wrestling/TheShield. You ''would'' expect above average athleticism from a former Division I College football player, but ''not'' to effortlessly clear the top rope on a suicide dive like he does.
* [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]] is plainly put, incredibly strong for a man not as particularly large and ripped as some of the other heavyweights in the [=WWE=]; effortlessly hoisting ''The Big Show over the top rope'' and performing other feats of strength such as hitting the [[HumanHammerThrow Giant Swing]] on [[TheGiant The Great Khali]], nonchalantly catching Wrestling/BigELangston in the midst of an attempted cross body without so much as a stumble backwards and deadlifting other heavyweights. He also once did a cartwheel ''on the ring ropes'' and is perfectly capable of clearing the ropes on a dive.

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* Lance Hoyt, who is 6'9'' 6'9" yet typically uses a lot of cruiserweight-style moves like the moonsault.
* Wrestling/RomanReigns stands 6'4" and weighs 265 lbs, and was rightfully pushed as the 'powerhouse' of the Wrestling/TheShield. You ''would'' expect above average athleticism from a former Division I College college football player, but ''not'' to effortlessly clear the top rope on a suicide dive like he does.
* [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]] is plainly put, incredibly strong for a man not as particularly large and ripped as some of the other heavyweights in the [=WWE=]; WWE; effortlessly hoisting ''The Big Show over the top rope'' and performing other feats of strength such as hitting the [[HumanHammerThrow Giant Swing]] on [[TheGiant The Great Khali]], nonchalantly catching Wrestling/BigELangston in the midst of an attempted cross body without so much as a stumble backwards and deadlifting other heavyweights. He also once did a cartwheel ''on the ring ropes'' and is perfectly capable of clearing the ropes on a dive.



* Wrestling/AleisterBlack is regularly known to utilize martial arts strikes and high flying moves like moonsaults and sentons into his arsenal on a regular basis, being able to switch between both styles with relative ease.

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* Wrestling/AleisterBlack [[Wrestling/AleisterBlack Aleister/Malakai Black]] is regularly known to utilize martial arts strikes and high flying moves like moonsaults and sentons into his arsenal on a regular basis, being able to switch between both styles with relative ease.
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* Wrestling/BobbyLashley. They called him [[FanNickname "Black Lesnar"]] for a reason; not only is he a physical match for Brock, but he could also match Brock's speed and agility.

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* Wrestling/BobbyLashley. They called him [[FanNickname "Black Lesnar"]] for a reason; not Not only is he a physical match for Brock, but he could also match Brock's speed and agility.

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* Wrestling/SamoaJoe. Any time you have a near-300-pound Samoan who can not only keep up with the likes of Wrestling/AJStyles and Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels, but actually ''show them up'' in an X Division match, you can definitely call him a LightningBruiser.
* Sean O'Haire, similar to Samoa Joe. Who showed up the other depended on who was the [[{{Face}} technico]] that night.
* Ultimo Guererro. Maybe not so big by American standards, but compared to his fellow Luchadors, he's massive. His finishing move is a moonsault off the top rope while holding onto the opponent.
* The late Wrestling/MikeAwesome. 6ft 7in, nearly 300 pounds, and could fly around the ring like a Luchadore.
* Wrestling/{{Vader}}. For much of his career, he moved quicker and more gracefully than a guy of 460 has any business doing.
* Wrestling/RobVanDam, able to do stuff usually reserved for the smaller high flyers, like back somersaults from a standing still position, while weighing close to 250 pounds of muscle.
* Wrestling/BrayWyatt stands at 6'3 and weighing 285 lbs. Back when he was called Husky Harris, he styled himself "The Army Tank with a Ferrari Engine", and for good reason.
* His former stablemate [[Wrestling/LukeHarper (Luke) Harper]] as well, standing about 6'7" and weighing around 275. He can execute a hurricanrana and a suicide dive as easily as he can execute a chokeslam and a powerbomb.
* Not as pronounced as some people on this list, but Wrestling/TheUndertaker is pretty spry, compared to other similarly sized (or bigger) wrestlers in the WWE. He's slowed down a bit with age, but can still do some impressive stunts (such as during the epic ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} XXV'' match against Wrestling/ShawnMichaels). In his earlier days he was known to walk ''on the ring ropes!''
** Perhaps the most memorable of his ring stunts besides walking the ropes was when he pulled off [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpiqBLMMjZc a plancha suicida dive over the top rope]] and [[http://youtu.be/MtKuMT1Ro-o?t=12m42s onto nearly a dozen wrestlers during a 1997 In Your House match]] with Wrestling/ShawnMichaels.
*** He's still more than capable of pulling off both moves, though his schedule is limited due to age and damage taken from his 20+ year career.
* Also Wrestling/{{Kane}} before his BadassDecay occurred when he was unmasked.
** The main reason he slowed down a bit was that shortly after his unmasking, he performed a number of Tombstone Piledrivers to people on the steel stage and concrete floors backstage, injuring his knees in the process. He's still one of the faster big men in the business, having a very athletic arsenal.
* Wrestling/BrockLesnar is probably one of the best examples. After all, how many other near-300-pounders can pull off [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r32kaZifKHA a Shooting Star Press]]?
* Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} is agile enough to do a backflip (which he did against [[Wrestling/BillDeMott Hugh Morrus]]), was also a pro football player, so he had explosive speed and power. Could lift Wrestling/BigShow and Jackhammer him with one arm, and was able to tear a limo's glass with his bare hands, although it cut his flesh.
* Wrestling/BobbyLashley. They called him [[FanNickname "Black Lesnar"]] for a reason; not only is he a physical match for Brock, but he could also match Brock's speed and agility.
* [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH Takeshi]] [[Wrestling/RingOfHonor Morishima]], a chubby guy of around 300 pounds. [[DudeLooksLikeALady Would probably qualify as a bishonen if he weren't so hefty]]. And not just phenomenally agile for a guy his size, but in good enough health to carry 20-minute matches at his fast pace.
* Wrestling/HulkHogan, back when his hips were still made of bone and his knees were still in good shape (i.e. back before his second WWE run), was fairly light on his feet, capable of pulling off a hurricanrana in his younger days. Not bad for a guy listed anywhere between 6' 6" and 6'8" and 280 to 310 lbs.
* This was [[Wrestling/UltimateWarrior Warrior's]] whole shtick. He would run full-pelt to the ring, splatter his opponent in a matter of minutes and rush out again. He was only slightly shorter than Hogan, built like Superman, and [[NoSell no-sold]] to the point of appearing invincible. His main weakness was limited endurance, something that was effectively masked by booking him mostly in {{Squash Match}}es.
* Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} is strong enough to knock around Wrestling/MarkHenry, and his berserker fury can give even Wrestling/JohnCena trouble. He also uses an awesome slingshot shoulder block, and can do the "skin the cat" trick.
* Masato Yoshino from Wrestling/DragonGate is a FragileSpeedster minus the fragile. He's the second smallest guy on the roster, but he can press guys his own size over his head, and knock guys much bigger than himself flying across the ring with a dropkick.
* Wrestling/AJStyles, while not as big as the others, is not only lightning fast and agile, but can casually lift and tackle behemoths like Wrestling/SamoaJoe and Wrestling/{{Abyss}}, and can ''stand up and carry'' someone who is using a ''jujigatame'' (crucifix armbar) on him.
* Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin was a techinal juggernaut in his younger days, wrestling a more agile and technical style. A botched piledriver by Wrestling/OwenHart put an end to this, but Austin still managed to remain a swift and merciless force of destruction.
* [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], who is strong enough to use power moves on people like Wrestling/BigShow yet typically uses a lot of high flying moves and can do a kip-up.
* Lance Hoyt, who is 6'9'' yet typically uses a lot of cruiserweight-style moves like the moonsault.
* Wrestling/RomanReigns stands 6'4" and weighs 265 lbs, and was rightfully pushed as the 'powerhouse' of the Wrestling/TheShield. You ''would'' expect above average athleticism from a former Division I College football player, but ''not'' to effortlessly clear the top rope on a suicide dive like he does.
* [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]] is plainly put, incredibly strong for a man not as particularly large and ripped as some of the other heavyweights in the [=WWE=]; effortlessly hoisting ''The Big Show over the top rope'' and performing other feats of strength such as hitting the [[HumanHammerThrow Giant Swing]] on [[TheGiant The Great Khali]], nonchalantly catching Wrestling/BigELangston in the midst of an attempted cross body without so much as a stumble backwards and deadlifting other heavyweights. He also once did a cartwheel ''on the ring ropes'' and is perfectly capable of clearing the ropes on a dive.
* Wrestling/BigELangston as well. 285 lbs and has a deadlift of ''800 lbs'', and very athletic and explosive for a man of his size, routinely diving through the ropes.
* Wrestling/KevinSteen[=/=]Owens. 6' even and probably about 275. The last guy you'd expect to come over the top rope or perform a moonsault, and yet he does them effortlessly.
* Apollo Crews: 6' 1", 240, quite strong, and athletic as someone 40 lbs lighter. Ably demonstrated by his finisher which is a military press followed by a standing moonsault.
* The women have Wrestling/CharlotteFlair, 5' 10", Charlotte regularly throws her opponents around with ease, putting them in a headscissors and basically suplexing them by rolling backwards. She also once moonsaulted, stuck the landing, and immediately flipped over to backsplash her opponent.
* Donovan Dijak (known in Wrestling/WWENXT as Dominik Dijakovic), 2015 Wrestling/{{R|ingOfHonor}}OH top prospect. Take your standard light heavyweight or super junior and scale him up until he's well into heavyweight territory at 265 lbs. He's just as likely to attempt a corkscrew plancha as he is a back breaker rack.
* Wrestling/KenAnderson: A 250 pound man capable of performing both a Swanton Bomb and a Rolling Fireman's Carry from the top rope.
* Jeff Cobb (a.k.a. Matanza Cueto from Wrestling/LuchaUnderground). Despite being under 6ft, he's a former olympic wrestler, weighs around 250 pounds and tends to steamroll his opponents with suplexes and powerslams. Also, one of his signature moves is a standing moonsault fallaway slam, followed by a STANDING shooting star press.
* Also from Lucha Underground, Cage. Six feet even, and extremely muscular; the man is every bit as strong as he looks and scarily fast for someone his size, effortlessly matching the luchador style of the lighter wrestlers and regularly going aerial.
* When he first debuted as a member of Wrestling/TheWyattFamily, Wrestling/BraunStrowman was initially another giant who stood around {{No Sell}}ing the moves of others. Ever since breaking away from them however, he's definitely become this trope, showing a surprising amount of athleticism for a man his size, being able to catch up with smaller opponents and execute kip-ups and dropkicks.
* Wrestling/{{Sanity}}'s Killian Dain (Big Damo on the Independent Scene) is a behemoth of a wrestler, being able to effortlessly carry more than one opponent and slam them around the ring. He also happens to be surprisingly agile, regularly employing sentons, dropkicks, tope suicidas and top rope moves in his arsenal and easily getting back up from all of them.
* Wrestling/JohnTenta, alias Earthquake, regularly bounced off the ropes during his WWE matches and jumped around the ring to make it shake in preparation for his [[FinishingMove Earthquake Splash]].
* Wrestling/AleisterBlack is regularly known to utilize martial arts strikes and high flying moves like moonsaults and sentons into his arsenal on a regular basis, being able to switch between both styles with relative ease.
* [[Wrestling/MarkAngelosetti "Mr. Touchdown" Mark Angelosetti]]. Granted, [[Wrestling/HaniaTheHowlingHuntress Saturyne]] isn't a giant or anything, but, being able to hold a fully-grown human being in the air one ''one hand'' has to count for something.
* Wrestling/PerrySaturn was strong enough to hit a Death Valley Driver on the 7'3, 400+ lbs. [[Wrestling/RonReis REESE]]!
* [[Wrestling/KiaStevens Amazing Kong/Awesome Kong/Kharma]]. 6'2, 272 lbs., and can come off the top rope.
* Wrestling/BamBamBigelow was 300-400 lbs., 6'6, could come off the top rope and did ''cartwheels''.
* [[Wrestling/SaraDelRey "The Queen of Wrestling" Sara Del Rey]]. 5'10, 160 lbs., and hit her [[FinishingMove Royal Butterfly]] on ''Awesome Kong''!
* Wrestling/AndreTheGiant was like this when he debuted back in the 1960s, since he weighed around 400 lbs. and could do ''dropkicks''. Acromegaly slowed him down, turning him into the MightyGlacier he was later in his career.
* Wrestling/OlegTheUsurper is 6'4, 250 lbs. and moves very well for a guy his size. One of his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1-j5h_itDg big moves]] is "More Speed," and he can also hit a Somersault Senton and a Superkick with ease.
* [[Wrestling/KeithLee "Limitless" Keith Lee]] lives up to his name. He's a 320 lbs. fat guy who can do huracanranas and fly around in a way that must violate several laws of physics.
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