Is this a lie?

[mysticalhamster]

I was talking with my friend about wrestling and steroids, all of that crap and he claims that during a time in the 80's in the WWF Vince would not allow anyone who could not bench a set amount of weight to be even considered for a WWF Heavyweight title run.

Is this bogus? I mean, it's kinda sad that I can this to be true, seeing how Vince is said to like 'big men'. Bob ( my friend ) claims that the requirement was at least a 500lbs bench, then one had to 'hold it' for at least 10 seconds. If the guy passed this, Vince would then make him squat at least 650lbs.

Has anyone ever heard anything like this? Bob claims it's real ( since he is older than me and he was a HUGE fan in the 80's, he does know a lot about that time, but gave up in the early 90's )

thx!

[Smark]

Sounds like something made up by someone who was a mark or wannabe smark in the 80's. It's the equivalent to people nowadays saying things like "Macho Man did Steph" or "Orton pooped in a diva's bag."

[Massive G]

sounds pretty ridiculous to me. In other words, maybe.

[Jock Ass]

So then where was Dino Bravo's title run?



BUSTED!

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Of all the things people have just pulled out of their asses, that's gotta be in the top 3.

[The Curmudgeon]

That Bob's full of s**t, man.

[dsriggs]

"The winner of the match and your NEW WWF Champion... KEN PATERA!!!!"

[azz0r]

Hmm who knows.

[acressl]

Who knows? Vince likes 'em big but hates backlash from steroid scandals. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

[tibbo]

curmudgeon said:

That Bob's full of s**t, man.

....I expected the rocky mountains to be a little rockier than this....

[Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone]

I doubt that's true, but it actually sounds like it would make sense from a kayfabe standpoint. As if in order to qualify for Heavyweight contender status, you have to prove you're a heavyweight or something. I don't know.

[Mister Yummy]

There's no way Backlund could bench 500. I'm sure he could squat 650(that man has some legs on him!), but there's no way he could bench 500. And he was champ for nearly 4 years in the 80's!

I don't think DiBiase could've done either.

Now Sheik, Hogan, Andre, and Savage could've definately done both. Well, Andre may have had to been shown good form (squatting is hard to get right at first!), as he didn't lift weights much, but he was certainly strong enough for it.

[nealo]

probaly an urban myth

[Vizier]

tibbo said:

curmudgeon said:

That Bob's full of s**t, man.

....I expected the rocky mountains to be a little rockier than this....

You drove 1/6th of the way across the country in the wrong direction, Lloyd!

[Deleted]

yeah i dont think that's true... probably heard it from somewhere or is making it up

[Deleted]

There were actually two Ultimate Warriors, and Abyss is the original Kane!

[Bob Schlapowitz]

curmudgeon said:

That Bob's full of s**t, man.

I am not!!!!! How dare you besmirch my good name!

[mysticalhamster]

Hi guys, since I try to give the effort to clear up these 'rumors' and 'insider' stuff if they turn out to be wrong, here I am.

Bob lied, and he lied well. I was on the fence when he told me because he is like a walking information booth on the 80's American wrestling scene, but he 'sold' it so well with no indication that he was lying. While it does sound absurd, it also sounds like a possible real thing as well.

When I confronted him on it he actually started to claim that it was wrong, because he did 'research' and that the figures were off. It was 1,200lbs bench, 1,950 squat, and a 2,200 'dead lift'.

He still kept his face normal, but then I said bull and he started to laugh saying it was so easy to fool 'the net generation'.

What the hell does that mean?

[SAJ Forth]

zjp said:

tibbo said:

....I expected the rocky mountains to be a little rockier than this....

You drove 1/6th of the way across the country in the wrong direction, Lloyd!

Well Excuse Me !!!!!!!

[Mozenrath]

curmudgeon said:

That Bob's full of s**t, man.

Excellent use of a Dumb and bumber quote!