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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Jan 9, 2007 7:53:20 GMT -5
Andre is certainly a good pick. Mr. Perfect told a story after Andre's death of a time he was driving Andre to a show and got a flat while on the road. He checked his trunk and didn't have a jack. Andre walks to the back of the car, lifts it off the ground and holds it there while Hennig changed the tire.
And of course, the story of an angry Andre overturning a car outside a bar after the owners had angered him.
Bruno is another good bet. In his book, Freddy Blassie said one of the things on which Bruno made his name was during a match with Haystack Calhoun, who went around 600 lbs, Bruno was fighting out of a headlock and wrapped one arm around one of Haystack's legs and lifted off the mat.
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Post by Fortunato on Jan 9, 2007 9:04:04 GMT -5
Pound for pound, I'd say Brock Lesnar. It was his balance, coordination, speed combined with his freakish strength that made it look so easy. He was scary strong.
However, I read somewhere that Ron Simmons was one of the most naturally strong guys in the company. He apparently wasn't much of a gym rat, he was just a strong dude.
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Post by The Peoples Elbow on Jan 9, 2007 9:09:16 GMT -5
You're all wrong, it was Andre. The guy was so powerful that in his prime he could've beaten any of them. Any.
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Post by iamthegamewjwf on Jan 9, 2007 9:46:41 GMT -5
I really dont see how anyone could be stronger than the Big Show, Andre at his prime, or maybe even Kahli
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Post by Gopher Mod on Jan 9, 2007 10:26:04 GMT -5
Bill Kazmeier also wrestled after World's Strongest Man competitions. But he was bad at both. That is not a fair statement. Kazmeier did suck at wrestling but he was the last American(I believe it was 15 years ago) to win the metrex worlds strongets man competetion. So if he won the Worlds strongest man title he must be good at that kind of competion. Actually, Bill Kazmaier won the MetRx World's Strongest Man competition back in 1980-1982, the last American to do so until Phil Pfister won it just last year. As for Mark Henry, he finished 10th in the Barcelona Olympics back in 1992 in weightlifting. He never competed in the World's Strongest Man.
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Post by The King of Memphis Tennessee on Jan 9, 2007 10:56:20 GMT -5
I read somewhere, according to lockerroom comments, that Ron Simmons is (or was, at the time) one of the strongest guys in WWE, despite not having the muscular look. Someone verify this for me?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 9, 2007 11:10:52 GMT -5
What about the British Bulldog?
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Post by Red 'n' Black Reggie on Jan 9, 2007 11:15:31 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. I believe he came in eighth at the 1996 Olympics. Not the World's Strongest Man competition. and he won the arnold classic, which is, although not officially "worlds strongest man" is good reason to claim that he is. it is just like saying that because cenas belt says "wwe champion" not "world heavyweight champion", that he isnt the world champ. its just another world strongman championships. but out of wrestlers, he would be the strongest. mind you, in terms of making feats of strength look easy, brock lesnar was just awesome.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Jan 9, 2007 11:23:28 GMT -5
Hard to say, I guess Goldberg or British Bulldog who gave Vader his vertical suplex holding him in the air for several seconds before letting him down and popped up as if nothing happened.
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Post by thiazzi on Jan 9, 2007 11:50:27 GMT -5
What about the British Bulldog?
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Post by Austin's Middle Finger on Jan 9, 2007 12:10:14 GMT -5
I'll have to say Goldberg. The undefeated streak wouldn't have worked at all unless he had that amazing strength.
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Post by The Boss on Jan 9, 2007 12:54:56 GMT -5
Hate to break it to you but the strongest pro wrestler of all time was Andre the Giant. The man's strength was freakish and all natural. Even without working out he could crush anyone.
These other guys may work out a lot (Hell we can't forget the man with the 24" Pythons can we?) but Andre's strength was all natural, the most reliable kind of strength there is. But if he had dedicated himself to working out... whew!
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Post by The Boss on Jan 9, 2007 12:56:49 GMT -5
Hulk Hogan bodyslammed the 1250lb Andre the Giant in front of 560,000 people, cracking the world in half and killing Andre twice... now THAT'S strength. I doubt HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN himself could have put it better.
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Post by thiazzi on Jan 9, 2007 13:32:56 GMT -5
Hulk Hogan bodyslammed the 1250lb Andre the Giant in front of 560,000 people, cracking the world in half and killing Andre twice... now THAT'S strength. I doubt HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN himself could have put it better. Then he told us about how HBK forcefully pinned Bret at Survivor Series.
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Post by Austin's Middle Finger on Jan 9, 2007 17:28:40 GMT -5
I doubt HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN himself could have put it better. Then he told us about how HBK forcefully pinned Bret at Survivor Series. You mean Wrestlemania 16, or 17, or whatever the hell it was.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2007 17:33:40 GMT -5
Hulk Hogan bodyslammed the 1250lb Andre the Giant in front of 560,000 people, cracking the world in half and killing Andre twice... now THAT'S strength. I thought he slammed the 50000lb Andre in front of 640,000 fans, shattering the solar system, causing Armageddon, and killing Andre so hard he couldn't even exist in the Neatherrealm! Or at least, that's exactly what the Hulkster told me yesterday.
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Post by kinkymagic on Jan 9, 2007 17:34:26 GMT -5
Anyone remeber Matt Morgan giving the Big Show the F5 shortly before he was released? I'm not saying he was the strongest, but it was pretty damn impressive, since up to then on;y Brock had lifted up the Big Show with such ease.
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Post by dirtydickraines on Jan 9, 2007 17:36:00 GMT -5
I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Kurt Angle yet.
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Post by Count Creepyhead on Jan 9, 2007 17:36:36 GMT -5
Andre or Big Show. The only guys who could easliy toss people around without their help.
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Post by Byakugan on Jan 9, 2007 17:38:32 GMT -5
Mark Henry durr
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