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Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Jan 9, 2007 2:20:08 GMT -5
For my money, I'd have to say Bill Goldberg.
Just watching clips on Youtube, I've seen him Gorilla Press a roided up Scott Steiner six times before slamming him, with nary a grimace of effort on his face. He could lift up a younger but still massive Giant for a Jackhammer, pander to the crowd, run in a circle holding him with one arm and drop him perfectly.
Say what you will about Goldberg's wrestling ability or gimmick, but that dude was POWERFUL.
I'd have to say Cena is probably the strongest guy going right now. Again, say what you will about him, but he can lift a hell of a lot of weight.
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Post by carter 15 on Jan 9, 2007 2:20:40 GMT -5
errrrr.... Mark Henry?
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Jan 9, 2007 2:23:14 GMT -5
From what I gathered, Bruno Sammartino, though I never saw him personally. I did see old photos of him, and he looked bloody ripped. He's also a special exception, since his was entirely natural.
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Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Jan 9, 2007 2:23:48 GMT -5
I've yet to see Mark Henry perform a really impressive feat of strength. He generally seems to wrestle much smaller guys.
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Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Jan 9, 2007 2:24:21 GMT -5
From what I gathered, Bruno Sammartino, though I never saw him personally. I did see old photos of him, and he looked bloody ripped. He's also a special exception, since his was entirely natural. Masters is ripped, too. He's strong, but it's mostly for show. Goldberg didn't have huge muscles, he was just in really great shape.
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Post by carter 15 on Jan 9, 2007 2:24:58 GMT -5
He was legit the strongest man in the world.
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Post by THE Dinobot on Jan 9, 2007 2:25:32 GMT -5
Bill Goldberg, Mark Henry, John Cena, Hawk and Animal, Jack Evans, and Ernie Ladd seem like good choices.
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Post by duxgutz on Jan 9, 2007 2:26:09 GMT -5
Either Mark Henry, Ken Patera or (If you can call him a wrestler?) Ted Arcidi... They were all competetive weight/power lifters!
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Post by carter 15 on Jan 9, 2007 2:27:10 GMT -5
Bill Goldberg, Mark Henry, John Cena, Hawk and Animal, Jack Evans, and Ernie Ladd seem like good choices. That Jack Evans guy is huuuuuuge. Oh and Goldberg did have "huge" muscles, he just wasn't as defined as some genetically jacked (or roid freaks). He had 20lbs on Masters at his biggest,
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Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Jan 9, 2007 2:27:35 GMT -5
He was legit the strongest man in the world. At the competition he was in, given the guys he was up against. Plus, I thought I read somewhere that he actually came in eighth place or something.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Jan 9, 2007 2:27:40 GMT -5
I would think Lashley would be one of the stronger guys in the WWE currently. Certainly Mark Henry has won some strongman competitions and has competed in the Olympics so he would definitely be a contender.
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Post by carter 15 on Jan 9, 2007 2:29:01 GMT -5
He was legit the strongest man in the world. At the competition he was in, given the guys he was up against. Plus, I thought I read somewhere that he actually came in eighth place or something. The competition he was in....was The Worlds Strongest Man. And he won.
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Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Jan 9, 2007 2:30:19 GMT -5
At the competition he was in, given the guys he was up against. Plus, I thought I read somewhere that he actually came in eighth place or something. The competition he was in....was The Worlds Strongest Man. And he won. Well, what I meant is, not every man in the world was in that competition. It's just a title. Again, I'm not saying he isn't powerful, but I've just seen more examples of strength from other guys.
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Post by thegame415 on Jan 9, 2007 2:31:06 GMT -5
Let me get this outta the way...... Is it Lex Luger?? I DONT KNOW!!!!
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Post by Se7en: Horse That Wrote Poems on Jan 9, 2007 2:32:42 GMT -5
Bill Kazmeier also wrestled after World's Strongest Man competitions. But he was bad at both.
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Post by samachine on Jan 9, 2007 2:33:03 GMT -5
The competition he was in....was The Worlds Strongest Man. And he won. Well, what I meant is, not every man in the world was in that competition. It's just a title. Again, I'm not saying he isn't powerful, but I've just seen more examples of strength from other guys. Mark Henry lifted a car.. And he ripped the door off a cage, granted it took him a while, but him being able to do it period requires plenty of strength. Plus the argument 'not everyone was in the competition' isn't valid. That's like having Russia win the Ice Skating olympics, but saying they don't have the best ice skaters because one person wasn't involved. You're not naturally good enough at strength or skating for example that you could beat someone who's trained for it, if you're going out to be a powerlifter and youre exceptionally strong, you do the world's strongest man competitions.
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Post by carter 15 on Jan 9, 2007 2:34:27 GMT -5
The competition he was in....was The Worlds Strongest Man. And he won. Well, what I meant is, not every man in the world was in that competition. It's just a title. Again, I'm not saying he isn't powerful, but I've just seen more examples of strength from other guys. Yeah i see your point, there's no doubt that wrestlers like Goldberg, Vader, Big Show, Steiner etc.. aren't powerful, but i highly doubt they could ever squat 1000lbs. It takes a lot of specific training to do things like that, training that these guys have never done. Although if Show (in his prime) actually gave it a go i think he'd give all the Strongmen a run for their money.
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Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Jan 9, 2007 2:38:20 GMT -5
Wait, Henry squatted a thousand pounds? That's damn impressive.
Cena has a background as a powerlifter, and he did lift Big Vis up and over for the FU, which isn't as easy as it looks. That means he not only had to carry him on his shoulders, but push him upwards and guide his big ass over properly.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 9, 2007 2:43:08 GMT -5
He was legit the strongest man in the world. At the competition he was in, given the guys he was up against. Plus, I thought I read somewhere that he actually came in eighth place or something. I believe he came in eighth at the 1996 Olympics. Not the World's Strongest Man competition.
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Jan 9, 2007 2:45:44 GMT -5
Does the name Andre The Giant ring a bell?
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