Whats the difference between a Clothesline & a Lariat?

[Aki]

Thanks!

[View The Phenom]

For the running moves (in-game), clothesline has the wrestler continue to run with his arm out if it misses while the lariat has the wrestler stop in place.

[rushydarabbit]

There is post on this topic that has a lot of answers to this question.

[Burnt_RAM_]

lariats are generally big moves, like an exlamation point. clotheslines are regular attacks.

[2YLITE]

Ask Stan Hansen ;)

[Carlzilla]

There is no real differnce aside from name. There's a lot of "lariats are this while clotheslines are that..." sort of stuff out there, but in practice it's mostly a naming thing...and the naming differences are mostly regional.

[Geneticfreak69]

lariats - seems like a taxan thing for me. May be that's why many taxen wrestlers call clothline 'lariats' although JBL called it 'clothsline from hell'

[officemonk]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/564230/discussions/0/1692659135898876962/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI90JNhcT6w

[Aki]

Okay the reason I asked this question is because I want to know what to give my Dr. Death edit. The Clothesline or the Lariat?

Thanks.

[High on Warp-dust]

IRL works like this:
Do you swing your entire arm to hit ? It's a lariat
Do your arm stays still to hit ? It's a Clothesline

[NekroG.TTV]

Originally posted by ::Outlaw:::

IRL works like this:
Do you swing your entire arm to hit ? It's a lariat
Do your arm stays still to hit ? It's a Clothesline

This, I always understood Lariats to be that you followed through all the way.

[Zealot]

In real wrestling terms, a clothesline acts like a clothesline in real life for clothes. It's an extended arm with little to no movement to take down a wrestler while running. A lariat is similar, but uses more force and intensity and commonly involves an arm wrapping motion around the opponent's head and neck area.

[Zealot]

As for your edit question, clearly give your Dr. Death edit a LARIAT. Steve Williams was well known for his stiff strikes and destroying his opponents' necks with backdrops. A lariat is hardly farfetched when compared to that.