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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:ReyMisteriovsGreatKhali.jpg\|~~frame~~thumb\|350px\|[[Foregone Conclusion\|Who do you think will win?]]]] {{quote\|''Then, Tatsu allegedly stomped across the kitchen and proceeded to open up a can on Sheamus, with some reports even characterizing the beating as bad enough to elicit tears from the future WWE Champion.''~~<br />~~ Let this be a lesson to you folks: Size doesn't matter...unless you want to get pushed in the WWE.\|''[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1023762-wwe-20-pieces-of-trivia-that-are-just-weird-enough-to-be-true/page/14 20 pieces of WWE trivia that are just weird enough to be true.]''}} Line 15: == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == * Kasumi Gyoubu from ''[[Basilisk]]'' is by far the most muscular character in the series, and he's capable of [[Neck Snap\|breaking necks]] with his bare hands... and we're not talking about the basic neck twist, but [[Charles Atlas Superpower\|a one hand grab n' crush!]] * Souma Mizuno from ''[[Fire in His Fingertips]]'' is incredibly muscular due to his training as a [[Firemen Are Hot\|fireman]] and is capable of sprinting while lifting two grown adults and lifted a car out of a ditch all by himself. The strength and stamina he gets from his training along with his [[Bigger Is Better in Bed\|endowment]] makes him a [[Sex God]] to his girlfriend, Ryo Fujihashi. Throughout chapters 138 to 140, the two had sex all day and when she passed out, he had so much more energy left he started lifting weights. == [[Comic Books]] == * This trope is almost the entire plot for the [[Incredible Hulk ~~(Comic Book)~~\|Hulk]], as any character's superpower can be easily identified by which body part is the largest (The Leader, the Abomination, etc.) ** For a while, the Hulk himself would also get larger as he got angrier/stronger. * This is also prevalent in many Rogue's Galleries. Line 30 ⟶ 31: == Film == * ''[[The Pacifier]]'' - Lulu (10 year old girl) is so impressed by Shane's pecs, she hopes that when she grows up she'll have boobs like him. * ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)]]'' - Gaston can lift a bench with three girls on it with one single arm while flexing his bicep with the other. == [[Live Action TV]] == Line 40 ⟶ 42: == [[Professional Wrestling]] == * In Professional Wrestling, "large" wrestlers (275  lbs or more) are usually given [[Squash Match\|squash matches]] and power [[Finishing Move\|finishing moves.]] Smaller (200  lbs or less) are usually in matches that demonstrate acrobatic or high-flying moves. * In general, the only women that are allowed to compete against men were the female bodybuilders who were equal to them in size. [[Chyna]] is by far the most famous, but see also: Nicole Bass, Midnight, Asya. ** Recently, "The Glamazon" [[Beth Phoenix]] competed in the Royal Rumble. Line 47 ⟶ 49: * [[ECW]] averted this often, and even squeezed in a series of subversions with the "Little Spike Dudley: Giant Killer" gimmick, where the 150-pound-soaking-wet Spike would somehow, after having been beaten half-to-death by men 3 times his size, and with commentator [[Joey Styles]] begging for the ref to stop the match, find a way to prevail in the end. * Inverted by Hydra of [[CHIKARA]], who must weigh 150 pounds, but is treated by announcers and other wrestlers as a behemoth. * In [[Professional Wrestling]], this is taken to extremes, as few fans will accept a smaller ([[Rey Mysterio, Jr.]], [[AJ Styles]]) or average sized wrestler ([[Bret Hart]], [[Eddie Guerrero]], [[Shawn Michaels]], even [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] himself) as a main event contender without years of development. Whereas larger wrestlers ([[~~Wrestler/~~Kane (wrestling)\|Kane]], [[Brock Lesnar]], The Great Khali) may be advanced to the main event scene almost immediately after debuting. This is particularly noticable in [[World Wrestling Entertainment\|WWE]], where 1) the promotion has access to much larger wrestlers than smaller promotions, and 2) the CEO, [[Vince McMahon]], doesn't like smaller wrestlers and is reluctant to push them. Nowhere is this mentality more apparent than in the career of Paul "[[The Big Show]]" Wight, who had his pro wrestling debut (not just his first televised match, but his first match ''ever'') in the main event of a [[WCW]] Pay-Per-View for the world ~~championship -- and~~championship—and won! ** Other good examples are [[Sheamus]], Wade Barret, and [[Alberto Del Rio]] in decending order. Sheamus first appeared on TV as a (supposed) jobber before plowing through on his way to being a monster heel. * In the women's division [[Beth Phoenix]] and Natalya are often thought by casual fans to be the only women in WWE that can wrestle ([[Hidden Depths\|they're not]]) because they're noticeably more muscular than the rest of the Divas who nearly all look like supermodels (some are, some aren't). Tamina sometimes benefits from this as well, despite being one of the less experienced Divas. In a bit of possible [[Unfortunate Implications]] Aksana is in the same build as those three and doesn't get this because she's frequently dressed in more feminine clothing. [http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a211/phantomlordlop/women/Aksana_0016.jpg Observe].