against a standing opponent, landing on their chest and shoulders while remaining upright. The wrestler employs the momentum to bring their opponent down to the mat into a seated senton. Chop A chop is a strike to the opponent's neck, shoulders or chest with the edge of a hand. Backhand chop Also known as knife edge chop or back-hand slice, is the act of a wrestler slice-chopping the chest of the opponent using an upwards backhand swing. Many wrestlers use this attack, and the crowd commonly responds with a "Woooo!" noise in honor of Ric Flair, who popularized the move. Cross chop A double variation of the aforementioned chop, the wrestler lunges forward or jumps forward in a pressing fashion while crossing arms forming an "X", hitting both sides of the opponent's neck. Spinning knife edge chop This variation sets the wrestler spinning 180 or full 360° striking the opponent's chest with a backhand chop. Kesagiri chop A downward diagonal attack to the side of the opponent's neck or shoulder. The words kesa and giri in Japanese mean "monk's sash" and "cut" respectively, and it is based on a legitimate defensive cut in traditional Japanese swordsmanship. Mongolian chop The act of chopping both the opponent's shoulders or sides of the neck in a downward swinging motion at the same time. Overhead chop The wrestler draws a hand back and hits the opponent vertically, usually hitting the top of the head. This move is primarily used by very tall, large wrestlers such as The Great Khali and Andre the Giant. This move is also known as the Tomahawk Chop, due to it being performed similar to how one throws a Tomahawk. This move was used as a finisher by Wahoo McDaniel, Chief Jay Strongbow, and Tatanka. Throat thrust Also known as throat strike or sword stab. Similar to a conventional wrestling uppercut, the wrestler strikes the opponent's throat upwards with the tips of all five stiffed fingers of a supine hand. Abdullah the Butcher and Sgt. Slaughter were professional wrestlers known for its use as signature move. Thumb to the throat A simple maneuver derived from the thumb chokehold having a wrestler drawing back a hand and striking the windpipe with only the thumb, sometimes while holding the opponent by the nape. Performed by wrestlers like Ernie Ladd and Umaga. Bad Luck Fale uses a variation, what is preceded by a