The big boot is quite probably one of the least sophisticated ladies' wrestling moves. Its very appeal is however in its raw nature. The attacker simply kicks the living c*** out of the victim, and when it comes to wrestling, a little bit of well-sold raw violence is never over the top.

The attacker sets up the big boot by sending her opponent into the ropes to bounce back, as if she were setting her up for a clothesline. As the victim bounces back, the attacker simply raises one of her legs, so that the victim runs face-first into her boot. The big boot can be delivered to the mid-section, to the upper chest or even to the face. Obviously, the big boot which is skillfully delivered to the face (and equally skillfully sold by the attacker) is the one to attain the best effect. A properly sold big boot looks formidable enough to be used as a finisher, although the hold is seldom if ever used to that end.

Possible escape: the victim can duck to avoid running into the big boot, or she can attempt to sidestep it.

Rating: a properly executed big boot deserves a maximum impact rating. It is a move which - under the proper circumstances – looks positively brutal. As such, it would probably be suited as a finisher too; however no one seems to use it for that. It is mostly used as a softening-up move, to keep the victim down for a few seconds until the attacker plots her next move.