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Post by FrankGotch on Dec 7, 2009 16:42:59 GMT -5
Of all the strange things in the wrestling world one of the strangest had to be the Iron Sheik's abs. Back in the 80's Iron Sheik had some of the craziest abs that you've ever seen. In spite of the fact that Iron Sheik was anything but thin he still managed to sport some very well defined abs that seemed to sit right on top of a huge beer belly.  |
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Post by Young Game on Dec 7, 2009 16:55:14 GMT -5
Wow. Humbled the hell out of those abs, didn't he?
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Dec 7, 2009 17:19:57 GMT -5
Everybody from the AWA class he was in (Flair etc) credits him as the best athlete and pure technician from there, just his personal problems let him down.
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Post by FrankGotch on Dec 7, 2009 17:43:40 GMT -5
Everybody from the AWA class he was in (Flair etc) credits him as the best athlete and pure technician from there, just his personal problems let him down. Oh, I don't doubt the mans ability for one second. I'm a huge Sheik fan, and I love most of his ring work Col. Mustafa excluded. I doubt many people realize that he is as old as he is. The guy was already 40 when he won the belt from Backlund. Some photos of a much younger Sheik.   Hansom Devil  This wasn't meant to disparage the man in the least. Simply to point out my fascination with his ability to have a beer belly with a simultaneous six pack. |
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Dec 7, 2009 17:54:55 GMT -5
It is an impressive feat. One which holds out hope for be-bellied men everywhere ;D
He was a helluva good worker, very ahead of his time.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Dec 7, 2009 18:03:22 GMT -5
Everybody from the AWA class he was in (Flair etc) credits him as the best athlete and pure technician from there, just his personal problems let him down. I just cannot help to think that if not for his daughter's murder, he would be in better mental shape today. I know he had his problems before but, it just seems like after that he went down hill fast. |
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Dec 7, 2009 18:29:39 GMT -5
Everybody from the AWA class he was in (Flair etc) credits him as the best athlete and pure technician from there, just his personal problems let him down. I just cannot help to think that if not for his daughter's murder, he would be in better mental shape today. I know he had his problems before but, it just seems like after that he went down hill fast. Totally. I love his appearances on WWE TV now, as it seems to be the only time he's shown being 'normal' and just having fun. |
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Dec 7, 2009 18:32:25 GMT -5
I can't believe that's the same guy. Amazing.
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Post by johnnyk9 on Dec 7, 2009 18:35:47 GMT -5
Shiek was in tremendous shape up until the mid 80s then he went downhill
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2009 18:42:10 GMT -5
His stomach defies gravity!
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Post by T Vang is a HO-DADDY~! on Dec 7, 2009 18:45:15 GMT -5
In regards to the first picture. His stomach is actually enormously distended. This is a side effect of Shieky's "medicine" ie. steroids. That is the only way abs grow on top of a gut. (which isn't really a gut, it's actually a super-enlarged stomach)
Most recent examples of distendedness would have been on Test when he was in ECW and Santino right after he debuted and was huge.
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Post by romafan87 on Dec 7, 2009 18:52:16 GMT -5
In regards to the first picture. His stomach is actually enormously distended. This is a side effect of Shieky's "medicine" ie. steroids. That is the only way abs grow on top of a gut. (which isn't really a gut, it's actually a super-enlarged stomach) Most recent examples of distendedness would have been on Test when he was in ECW and Santino right after he debuted and was huge. Hercules was also an example of this phenomenon in the early 90s. Although, I must say, it is possible without steroid use. I have moderately defined abs despite having a minor spare tire. |
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Post by hajimenoippo on Dec 7, 2009 20:28:14 GMT -5
Stomachs also become distended due to beer.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2009 20:37:05 GMT -5
I always thought that Kevin Sullivan looked freaky during his manic workout years:  Sheiky's gotta be doing something right if he's still around, though. |
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Post by T Vang is a HO-DADDY~! on Dec 7, 2009 20:53:29 GMT -5
Stomachs also become distended due to beer. Yeah, but they don't usually have six packs on top of them. That Sullivan picture looks so weird to me, I always imagine him as a little troll guy. And Shiek is just one of those guys who doesn't ever kick it. Kind of like Jake Roberts and Keith Richards in that sense. Guys that have done everything known to man to their bodies but just don't pass away before it's their time. |
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Post by FrankGotch on Dec 7, 2009 20:54:45 GMT -5
Yeah I remember the first time I saw this pic and couldn't believe that it was Sullivan.  Or the Honky Tonk Man for that matter. |
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Post by Throwback on Dec 7, 2009 21:11:35 GMT -5
You know. Out of all the interviews he's done. I'm still waiting for somebody to ask why he was eliminated from the 68 olympic games.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2009 23:06:58 GMT -5
Yeah I remember the first time I saw this pic and couldn't believe that it was Sullivan. Or the Honky Tonk Man for that matter. Honky could be Steve Corino's older brother in that pic. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 7, 2009 23:18:16 GMT -5
Yeah I remember the first time I saw this pic and couldn't believe that it was Sullivan. Or the Honky Tonk Man for that matter. Was this when Jimmy Hart was a Bee Gee? ;D Kidding aside, they look so different, while Hart looks pretty much like he always has, just younger. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2009 23:27:14 GMT -5
Even then, Hart was a Hulk-a-maniac. Nice shoes there Jimmy.
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