Tom always bitch and complain about the events and format after they are finished in his videos. Why the hell would he do that, when so many strongmen fans speaks so highly of him lol
WSM is becoming a qualifier type comp lately to me. Rogue, Shaw and Arnold’s are the premiere Heavy shows now. Even Maggies comp in Iceland is more interesting cause of its uniqueness.
I really appreciate the people who are putting out strongman content online, thank you. The Arnolds is fairly brutal imo cleaned out some good athletes, just my opinion. Im thinkin if WSM would stream the content that would be a good thing might increase popularity of the sport. Shaw charged 20 bucks last year for live stream said it would go to the athletes, np there. I mean wsm could at least do that. Magnussons show is real good. The announcer killed it last year did a great job. Looking forward to it this year. Again thanks for the constant updates and great content.
If it wasn't for Loz and Liz, I wouldn't have known that the WSM competition was happening soon. I admire you guys for trying to get some hype around it. I'm looking forward to the Shaw Classic. After all, we can watch that when it happens.
Based purely on Novikovs results and not effort, we have only seen him win 1 wsm title, no Arnold Classic win or Rogue invitational. That is the definition of a one hit wonder, if we only judge according to the facts.
I wish the stone off was proportional to the difference between 2nd and 3rd, going first is an advantage but if 2nd was 10 points ahead of 3rd it's not enough
I’m convinced IMG don’t even know WSM is part of their portfolio. Like the details are scribbled on a post-it note that someone threw in bin in 2010. It’s got to be literally the bottom of their list of events they own/manage.
whats funny is they have a website specifically for watching sports live, tennis, football etc and they jsut wont put strongman there for some reason lol
The legendary spreadsheet waiting show on this channel, and clips by people in the audience. I don't know of any way to watch it in Norway, even after the fact. I saw WSM 2023 when it got uploaded to the WSM youtube channel, almost a year later.
Maybe after worlds, I'd love to see you guys do a top 50 current athletes ranked to give your current perspectives- almost an end of year style video as the new year begins
No Thor, Mateusz, NVKV, Martins...that sucks dudes. But matt Ragg just pulled 425kg x3, so there will be some great battles for 3rd between Evan and Matt I reckon
To me it almost feels like risk reward isn’t high enough for the athletes. I miss old school WSM with the destinations but it seems like all the athletes don’t feel it’s worth it and are all saving the risk for shows that pay them for their time. I’m sure they are hurt no doubt…but this many athletes dropping what used to be the standard of strength competition is more than just injuries lol
@@tylergodfrey5064 I honestly believe strongman/fitness in general isn't that big in the USA. Considering around 60% of the population is obese and have literally never seen a gym 💯 VERY few Americans even remotely care about fitness.
@@everythingstrength1485yes, the USA is a country full of obese people but they are obese sports fans. Thankfully for USAers there isn't a fitness test to be a fan.
Stone off is stupid. Just fatigue the 2nd place Athlete in the group to make it easier for the group winners. When it's a comp like Worlds strongest man you would think they would eliminate these things that don't provide a fair playing field. All Athletes should be doing the same thing, not punish the athletes that don't win their group.
Whats your thoughts on WSM Surely you see that they need to televise this event rather than waiting months to put it on the tv whilst everyone knows who wins, its kinda cringe I do love it but they need to get with the times and do what the fans want, it makes no sense. Love the content Loz!!!!!!!
@@BigLozOfficial I've recently been able to get a few friends interested in strongman after the arnolds and europes strongest man, and all I could say when they asked to watch WSM is "I have bad news"
I believe they’ve just signed a new contract with tv broadcasters so don’t hold your breath on there being a live stream anytime soon. I may have totally dreamt that new contract thing. Which would depress me about the quality of my dreams.
I can see Gaints doing a deal with them following on from their growth in recent years and hopefully running the comp . At least then it would be available to see on official strongman unedited. The uk coverage is terrible with so many performances cut out not to mention being 7 months after the comp . I find myself watching fan footage on RUclips, at least then I get to see every performance on every stage
Always love the content, remember the World Strength Games April 19th and 20th, had dinner with Magnus and Travis last night, the athletes are pumped, thank you for everything you do Loz and Liz
Tom/Mitch 1/2. Leaning towards Tom because of events, but Mitch always has some surprises for us and either Mat Ragg or Evan on the podium. With all of the absences, I think we’re gonna see a drop off from 1/2 and an even bigger drop off after 3/4
Events that shouldn't really be in a final, no free standing room like there has been in prior years, athletes all getting injured so its really a 2 horse race, and the obvious fact it isn't televised all make it hard to get excited for.
One of the few high points of WSM is the flashy events we rarely see in other competitions like the Train Push a few years back that use the environment and have a local flair. These events seem like an outdoor Giants Live.
Strongman is just growing so much, and a lot of comps are gaining popularity every year. Plus you see all the wild implements at events like Rouge and Shaw classic, WSM will change eventually, it beat the tug of war events they had 20 plus years ago
WSM is purely survival because of its history. It is not everyone’s least favorite comp, everything about it is done poorly. It’s a cool title to have but rogue, Arnold’s, and Shaw classic winners are the best strongmen
Loz/Liz: Lucas Hatton has apparently turned down the invitation. He did reply to somebody on Instagram comments saying he's at the Rainier classic. I think he had already confirmed for that and elsewhere somebody said he had confirmed this but I haven't seen any more detail than that yet.
I think a lot of people just don't care about WSM any more. Prize pool is comparatively low, too much focus on "what looks good on TV", things always go wrong, and some of the dumbest events for a competition (look good on TV though!). Stone carry and Conan's wheel are just bad events, the results are way too inconsistent as the top guy in one competition will get 5th place in the next competition. Stone off is just not fair, its a good idea but terrible implementation. How about this if I'm up 10 points on 3rd place then make them do 10 extra reps, rather than 1 rep being worth 10 points. Oh and their carry events are dumb, everyone finishes in 25 seconds. They need to separate the competitors and not have 1 second be the difference between 1st and 6th place.
They should have a sixth event in the qualifiers and the 1st and 2nd go through, with no stone off. Or at least, mix it up each year and have 2nd and 3rd do something different.
I see shane flowers doing really well here. He's great at stones so good chance of making the final, and the final events also really suit him. I could see him getting into the top 6 if things go really well for him. Apparently he didn't deload at all for europes just used it as a test run
Thanks. Think it might be a good year for Evan Singleton. And perhaps Luke Stoltman's fitness and deadlift improvements might see him place higher. There might not be a better year to go for that third podium spot!
As hard as I try to be pumped for Worlds, every time there is mention of the Stone Off it's like a full on kick to the Johnson. I hate it. Virtually everyone I see commenting hates it. I just don't understand why WSM is hellbent on keeping it, especially with keeping Novikov out of the Final in 2019 which would have put him head to head with Martins and made a much better final. Kept Big Tel out of the Final in 2020, and totally fucked Brian in 2023. That being said I love the Keg for Height. Classic event from the Capes era and Magnus Ver era. Conan's wheel I have always been a big fan of watching Magnus Samuelsson grimace through that event, or when Svend Karlsen pretty much secured his win in 2001. Would love to see the Car Flip back, and some loading races through water. Those are always fun. I've been amazed at how much shit talk about WSM I've been seeing in the comments. Clearly they need to address their image and cater to the fans. The Arnold is the heaviest, no doubt, always has been. But the sport has changed. People don't care that David Webster wanted the WSM winner to be a balance of strength and athleticism like Donald Dinnie. (Not speaking for myself, considering I love the athletic events). They don't care that Douglas Edmunds came from a Highland Games background and ran the early World Muscle Power Classic shows with a lot of that in mind. They need to balance unique events and more weight. They started moving in that direction after Z's win in 2009 but they haven't kept up recently with all this new competition. It's not just the WMPC or Fortissimus or IFSA. We've got the Shaw Classic that has a lot of great events. Rogue that has definitely put together a great reputation for itself and a virtual monopoly on equipment, we had WUS for a while and I think we're going to see more high caliber shows pop up in the near future with the growth in popularity of the sport. Worlds needs to listen to feedback, get a livestream and maybe then produce a more polished production later and maybe even not hold off until the end of the year to broadcast it. Get back to going to more exotic locations and not two years in Bradenton, Florida, Sacramento, and Myrtle Beach ffs. Victoria Falls, Tangier, Mauritius, Sun City, Kuala Lampur etc. That shit was amazing, and considering the Rogue Invitation is in Scotland, Worlds might want to step up their game because that is already more interesting than Columbus, Ohio or Austin, Texas. Also love to see the MVM Classic is looking to grow it's athlete base. It's a brutal show with really cool events in an awesome location ran by a legend.
I went to the last Shaw classic, and it was amazing. He should look into buying the world, strongest man Event. I guarantee you people would rather have Shaw have it.
@@thomasrosendahl2783 I agree, however Tom & Mitch are both continuing to get better and stronger. Witnessing Toms Growth over the past 4-5 years is incredible.
Sad that more people had to pull out but with Worlds Strongest Man still being "the" show to get eyes on athletes, some lesser known athletes are going to get great opportunities from it
I have a question. Obviously it's sad that some of the best guys have pulled out. We could have had 5 winners in this contest plus Mateuz. Some might say that if Mitch or Tom win they haven't competed against the best guys and so they discount it. But does part of being the best strongman include ensuring you stay in good shape and injury free. I'm not saying all the others purposely got injured, but is there a part that fitness, recovery, technique and self care play into prevention of injury and so we could say Tom and Mitch are the best because they kept themselves in good shape. Or, are injuries 100% accidental and Tom and Mitch are just lucky?
So of the Top strongmen we're missing Licis, Novikov, Thor, and Kieliszkowski and Shaw is no longer competing. So its a Stoltman vs Hooper duke off then.
I think the WSM is actually doing a lot of harm to the sport with all it's secretivity. People are losing intetest and starting to put the comp down as a reaction. In this day and age there SHOULD be a live stream and even if it would cost something, thousands would buy it and the comp would get a lot of exposure. If the reason is the old contract with the british tv they should just negotiate a new one. I have the utmost respect for Colin amd everything they do but things have to change.
For the stone off they should make the athlete in third place do the amount of reps that equal the difference in points between second and third. So if second is ahead by 3 points, third place must do 3 reps before starting the back and forth. More of an advantage for second place that way IMO.
Honestly, really not caring much about WSM this year. They've been plummeting downhill for years, and it just... I don't know. I'm not that interested in waiting months and months and months to see a show I've known the results of.
After how HORRIBLE last year was for fans at WSM, and the organizational and update issues this year, it's shocking that people think this won't be another disaster of a competition. WSM is a joke.
Lotta complaints about the new/substitute athletes. Wasn't Mitch Hooper a sub at his first WSM? And as far as the complaints about events that are just for TV... That's because it's on TV! For the longest time it was the only strongman event on TV and it's for that reason that a LOT of competitors got into the sport. You can hate on WSM but without WSM there wouldn't be the Shaw Classic or the Rogue, or any of the other big events. Of course it should be structured and streamed like the newer events but because it IS on TV there are TV contracts to consider... sponsorships, broadcast rights, etc. It might not be the best pure strongman event out there but it's still the only event a lot of people have access to because of those TV contracts. For all its flaws and obvious areas for improvement it's still my favorite event because it's what got me into lifting way back before the internet was a thing. In other words, don't throw away your grandfather just because he's out of fashion.
I'd equate it more to taking your grandfather to the doctor because one of his legs has fallen off and he's blind. I can't think of a successful, major competition in any other sport that isn't streamed or broadcasted live. Like you, I adore the competition for the memories it's given me over the 16 years I've followed strongman, but the WSM TV show is no better than the recaps the Arnold Strongman Classic puts up mere weeks after the competition. Every year, something else falls off my grandfather and at some point, it'll be time to go to Switzerland. I hope that never happens, but it doesn't seem impossible to me.
If it wasn’t for the title and nostalgia it holds, WSM would have went away a long time ago. Every year it becomes less and less important to the fans. They are way too far behind the times. Fans want RUclips streams nowadays like Rouge, and Arnolds.
Liz and Loz, I would love to see you both mention your "top 3" most likely to make their first finals this year! I know a lot of it will depend on groups, but top three generally speaking.
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Thank you for being a central hub of strongman news. It makes following the sport so much easier.
I can't wait to look at a spreadsheet, like always..
same
The Shaw is going to be the big battle of the year - hopefully :)
More and more, because of all of the injuries, wsm 2024 is becoming the Mitchell hooper vs Tom stoltman competition.
Unless they get injured.
If neither of them showed up, it might end up being a more interesting and competitive competition
No it’s just Mitch’s competition!!! Tom has zero chance
@@hamedgorbani111 Nope, Mitch is getting injured from trying too hard
Tom always bitch and complain about the events and format after they are finished in his videos. Why the hell would he do that, when so many strongmen fans speaks so highly of him lol
THIS is why wsm need to announce reserves with good time to prep
The Magnus is one of my favorite events of the year.
Way more excited for Shaw classic tbh
Of course, it is a competition we can ACTUALLY witness without having to travel.
If only you could follow both comps 😮💨
WSM is becoming a qualifier type comp lately to me. Rogue, Shaw and Arnold’s are the premiere Heavy shows now. Even Maggies comp in Iceland is more interesting cause of its uniqueness.
Very well put@@scottsuydam3349
The live stream hasn’t been great though in my opinion. It doesn’t compare to giants live.
I agree, car flip needs to make a comeback in strongman comps. I like the events that are visually entertaining as well as physically impressive.
Can't wait to see Cambi keep growing. He's such a solid athlete.
Yes, at 5'11" he's going to have to keep growing.
I really appreciate the people who are putting out strongman content online, thank you. The Arnolds is fairly brutal imo cleaned out some good athletes, just my opinion. Im thinkin if WSM would stream the content that would be a good thing might increase popularity of the sport. Shaw charged 20 bucks last year for live stream said it would go to the athletes, np there. I mean wsm could at least do that. Magnussons show is real good. The announcer killed it last year did a great job. Looking forward to it this year. Again thanks for the constant updates and great content.
If it wasn't for Loz and Liz, I wouldn't have known that the WSM competition was happening soon. I admire you guys for trying to get some hype around it.
I'm looking forward to the Shaw Classic. After all, we can watch that when it happens.
The intro made it sound like Oleksii is so good it takes two people to replace him.
Such a shame Novikov has had to pull out. He looked like he was back in form at Europe's.
Novikov would have won europe's if he got the last stone up. He'll be back..
@@daddyj1483he wouldnt have with the time he took for the four stones
Based purely on Novikovs results and not effort, we have only seen him win 1 wsm title, no Arnold Classic win or Rogue invitational. That is the definition of a one hit wonder, if we only judge according to the facts.
He has won the rogue in 2022
@@thomasrosendahl2783 11 International wins. That's not a one hit wonder.
Spreadsheet this year is going to be fire
I wish the stone off was proportional to the difference between 2nd and 3rd, going first is an advantage but if 2nd was 10 points ahead of 3rd it's not enough
So excited and happy for Nick. Your eye make up is exceptional. Can you do a tutorial?
I’m convinced IMG don’t even know WSM is part of their portfolio.
Like the details are scribbled on a post-it note that someone threw in bin in 2010.
It’s got to be literally the bottom of their list of events they own/manage.
@@kingofscots IMG was bought by Endeavor 10 years ago
whats funny is they have a website specifically for watching sports live, tennis, football etc and they jsut wont put strongman there for some reason lol
How is everyone keeping up with Worlds these days? Finding it difficult to watch in Canada
spreadsheets and various clips posted by people on RUclips. Not great.
The legendary spreadsheet waiting show on this channel, and clips by people in the audience. I don't know of any way to watch it in Norway, even after the fact. I saw WSM 2023 when it got uploaded to the WSM youtube channel, almost a year later.
It's more fun to watch it here, even tho we aren't watching it!
Like the days of old time radio.
Best I can recommend is Loz and Liz. Also the Lalas brothers are God to watch
I don't
Idk if it's the lighting or what, but you're looking JACKED loz 💪💪
Maybe after worlds, I'd love to see you guys do a top 50 current athletes ranked to give your current perspectives- almost an end of year style video as the new year begins
No Thor, Mateusz, NVKV, Martins...that sucks dudes. But matt Ragg just pulled 425kg x3, so there will be some great battles for 3rd between Evan and Matt I reckon
To me it almost feels like risk reward isn’t high enough for the athletes. I miss old school WSM with the destinations but it seems like all the athletes don’t feel it’s worth it and are all saving the risk for shows that pay them for their time. I’m sure they are hurt no doubt…but this many athletes dropping what used to be the standard of strength competition is more than just injuries lol
The "Tools of the Strongman" award is more of a lifetime achievement award.
Lucas Hatton is competing in the Ranier Classic May 4th and 5th.
It feels as though WSM is becoming less and less coveted every year.
Yes, but in the eyes of the general public, it's still the only one on the radar. It's going to take a lot for that to change.
@@tylergodfrey5064 I honestly believe strongman/fitness in general isn't that big in the USA. Considering around 60% of the population is obese and have literally never seen a gym 💯 VERY few Americans even remotely care about fitness.
@@everythingstrength1485don't need to be fit and healthy to like sports.
@@everythingstrength1485yes, the USA is a country full of obese people but they are obese sports fans. Thankfully for USAers there isn't a fitness test to be a fan.
@@everythingstrength1485 theres a lot of fat f*ck strongman fans they identify with some of the fat f*ck competitors
Stone off is stupid. Just fatigue the 2nd place Athlete in the group to make it easier for the group winners. When it's a comp like Worlds strongest man you would think they would eliminate these things that don't provide a fair playing field. All Athletes should be doing the same thing, not punish the athletes that don't win their group.
The stone off is just one of the many things stupid about WSM.
I vote for Big Loz Official Strongman News to be on tv at 6pm every night!
It is exciting seeing ‘unknown’ competitors gaining some recognition.
Whats your thoughts on WSM
Surely you see that they need to televise this event rather than waiting months to put it on the tv whilst everyone knows who wins, its kinda cringe
I do love it but they need to get with the times and do what the fans want, it makes no sense.
Love the content Loz!!!!!!!
I've been saying this for years. Thank you 👍🏽💪🏽
@@BigLozOfficial I've recently been able to get a few friends interested in strongman after the arnolds and europes strongest man, and all I could say when they asked to watch WSM is "I have bad news"
I believe they’ve just signed a new contract with tv broadcasters so don’t hold your breath on there being a live stream anytime soon.
I may have totally dreamt that new contract thing. Which would depress me about the quality of my dreams.
I can see Gaints doing a deal with them following on from their growth in recent years and hopefully running the comp . At least then it would be available to see on official strongman unedited. The uk coverage is terrible with so many performances cut out not to mention being 7 months after the comp . I find myself watching fan footage on RUclips, at least then I get to see every performance on every stage
Always love the content, remember the World Strength Games April 19th and 20th, had dinner with Magnus and Travis last night, the athletes are pumped, thank you for everything you do Loz and Liz
I'm just afraid they might invite Angulo again
Tom/Mitch 1/2. Leaning towards Tom because of events, but Mitch always has some surprises for us and either Mat Ragg or Evan on the podium. With all of the absences, I think we’re gonna see a drop off from 1/2 and an even bigger drop off after 3/4
Wonder if this could be the last year of WSM.
I could see Strongest Man on Earth becoming the new coveted title
I think it already is to be honest
This year's WSM seems lame.
1st year without Brian has me not excited lol but on top of that, there’s little to no hype
YUP
Events that shouldn't really be in a final, no free standing room like there has been in prior years, athletes all getting injured so its really a 2 horse race, and the obvious fact it isn't televised all make it hard to get excited for.
One of the few high points of WSM is the flashy events we rarely see in other competitions like the Train Push a few years back that use the environment and have a local flair.
These events seem like an outdoor Giants Live.
Strongman is just growing so much, and a lot of comps are gaining popularity every year. Plus you see all the wild implements at events like Rouge and Shaw classic, WSM will change eventually, it beat the tug of war events they had 20 plus years ago
SMOE looking like the top dog this year.
WSM is purely survival because of its history. It is not everyone’s least favorite comp, everything about it is done poorly. It’s a cool title to have but rogue, Arnold’s, and Shaw classic winners are the best strongmen
Great news about Nick Italy Strongestman . A real shame about Oleski .
Tom and Mitch. 1 & 2, no particular order. Can Mitch sneak in to Magnus event.
It takes 2 men to replace Oleksii? Sounds bout right.
Liz looks beyond phenomenal in this video! So glad that you two are keeping us updated.
Loz/Liz: Lucas Hatton has apparently turned down the invitation. He did reply to somebody on Instagram comments saying he's at the Rainier classic. I think he had already confirmed for that and elsewhere somebody said he had confirmed this but I haven't seen any more detail than that yet.
I think a lot of people just don't care about WSM any more. Prize pool is comparatively low, too much focus on "what looks good on TV", things always go wrong, and some of the dumbest events for a competition (look good on TV though!). Stone carry and Conan's wheel are just bad events, the results are way too inconsistent as the top guy in one competition will get 5th place in the next competition. Stone off is just not fair, its a good idea but terrible implementation. How about this if I'm up 10 points on 3rd place then make them do 10 extra reps, rather than 1 rep being worth 10 points. Oh and their carry events are dumb, everyone finishes in 25 seconds. They need to separate the competitors and not have 1 second be the difference between 1st and 6th place.
Liz & Loz keep doing the videos love the coverage, worlds strongest man 💪💪💪💪
Auntie Liz is looking hott! 🔥🔥🔥You to Loz. Keep up the good strongman work.
What are the thoughts that Remick was an easy invite due to having little travel issues short notice?
Hatton is American too so that theory doesn’t really holc
@@andrewleblanc7861 Hatton turned down his invite, commented on his Instagram apparently
@@andrewleblanc7861Hatton is competing in the Ranier Classic that weekend.
They should have a sixth event in the qualifiers and the 1st and 2nd go through, with no stone off. Or at least, mix it up each year and have 2nd and 3rd do something different.
Chuck Norris would take a late invitation 😊
I see shane flowers doing really well here. He's great at stones so good chance of making the final, and the final events also really suit him. I could see him getting into the top 6 if things go really well for him. Apparently he didn't deload at all for europes just used it as a test run
I’m assuming your WSM T shirt used to fit you tight enough that it wouldn’t matter if it was ironed.
Thanks. Think it might be a good year for Evan Singleton. And perhaps Luke Stoltman's fitness and deadlift improvements might see him place higher. There might not be a better year to go for that third podium spot!
Genuinely love Uncle Loz and Auntie Liz's content.
I view the strongest man on earth as the top show with how poor WSM continues to do getting the show out there
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What does WSM have against Lucas Hatton?
They don't want to put their Hatt on.
On a post of his last week, he commented that 3 weeks out he still hadn’t heard from them for an invite so unlikely due to lack of time for prep
He has committed to a different show that week, said he isn't going to WSM.
The Ranier Classic
As hard as I try to be pumped for Worlds, every time there is mention of the Stone Off it's like a full on kick to the Johnson. I hate it. Virtually everyone I see commenting hates it. I just don't understand why WSM is hellbent on keeping it, especially with keeping Novikov out of the Final in 2019 which would have put him head to head with Martins and made a much better final. Kept Big Tel out of the Final in 2020, and totally fucked Brian in 2023.
That being said I love the Keg for Height. Classic event from the Capes era and Magnus Ver era. Conan's wheel I have always been a big fan of watching Magnus Samuelsson grimace through that event, or when Svend Karlsen pretty much secured his win in 2001. Would love to see the Car Flip back, and some loading races through water. Those are always fun.
I've been amazed at how much shit talk about WSM I've been seeing in the comments. Clearly they need to address their image and cater to the fans. The Arnold is the heaviest, no doubt, always has been. But the sport has changed. People don't care that David Webster wanted the WSM winner to be a balance of strength and athleticism like Donald Dinnie. (Not speaking for myself, considering I love the athletic events). They don't care that Douglas Edmunds came from a Highland Games background and ran the early World Muscle Power Classic shows with a lot of that in mind. They need to balance unique events and more weight. They started moving in that direction after Z's win in 2009 but they haven't kept up recently with all this new competition. It's not just the WMPC or Fortissimus or IFSA. We've got the Shaw Classic that has a lot of great events. Rogue that has definitely put together a great reputation for itself and a virtual monopoly on equipment, we had WUS for a while and I think we're going to see more high caliber shows pop up in the near future with the growth in popularity of the sport. Worlds needs to listen to feedback, get a livestream and maybe then produce a more polished production later and maybe even not hold off until the end of the year to broadcast it. Get back to going to more exotic locations and not two years in Bradenton, Florida, Sacramento, and Myrtle Beach ffs. Victoria Falls, Tangier, Mauritius, Sun City, Kuala Lampur etc. That shit was amazing, and considering the Rogue Invitation is in Scotland, Worlds might want to step up their game because that is already more interesting than Columbus, Ohio or Austin, Texas.
Also love to see the MVM Classic is looking to grow it's athlete base. It's a brutal show with really cool events in an awesome location ran by a legend.
Maxine should take one of the spots
Maxine needs to heal up and get his body right again with smaller shows like Uncle Loz has said in the past.
I hate the stone off. I'd prefer a 12 man final. Maybe chart out the event results for all the 3rd place athletes. Top 2 move to the final.
I went to the last Shaw classic, and it was amazing. He should look into buying the world, strongest man Event. I guarantee you people would rather have Shaw have it.
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Hope Oleksii can get healthy and stay healthy
That Australia's strongest man and woman comp really needs a livestream. I'm tryna see some cars get flipped
I'm rooting for Tom, but I believe the structure of the events favors Hooper.
Mitch is going to win no matter what based on his results so far. Tom got his 2 wsm titles after Shaw, Hafthor and Licis were at their peak.
@@thomasrosendahl2783
I agree, however Tom & Mitch are both continuing to get better and stronger.
Witnessing Toms Growth over the past 4-5 years is incredible.
Sad that more people had to pull out but with Worlds Strongest Man still being "the" show to get eyes on athletes, some lesser known athletes are going to get great opportunities from it
Really want to see Shane flowers on the keg toss, could definitely cause a headache for hooper
He's so unlucky
If it sucks you can go to the beach I'll probably be working on my tan
I have a question. Obviously it's sad that some of the best guys have pulled out. We could have had 5 winners in this contest plus Mateuz. Some might say that if Mitch or Tom win they haven't competed against the best guys and so they discount it. But does part of being the best strongman include ensuring you stay in good shape and injury free. I'm not saying all the others purposely got injured, but is there a part that fitness, recovery, technique and self care play into prevention of injury and so we could say Tom and Mitch are the best because they kept themselves in good shape.
Or, are injuries 100% accidental and Tom and Mitch are just lucky?
WSM is truly not the pinnacle of the strongman anymore
Absolutely gutted for Oleksii, sad that it happened so close to WSM
13:40 It's Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Thank you.
Magnus Ver Magnusson won his first title as a last minute replacement
Love the content. 👍👍
Lucas and his coach on their podcast a couple of months ago said they would decline a late worlds update. So that may whats going on
He's stated in a comment on Instagram that he is now committed to a different show that week, not doing WSM.
Re Webster stones, how can they have 3 lanes? Surely dont have identical stones?
All the stones are replicas
@@jaket2274 aye, but they will all be different, making it not a level playing field...
Barring injury, I feel like Mitch has worlds in the bag already lol
Such Bad luck and gutted for Shane flowers now being out for WSM too
I’m assuming the addition of Faires and Spencer is the fact that they’re American and it’ll be more feasible for them to attend on such short notice
WSM posts the trophy pic of brian and doesnt send him the trophy. The clownery continues.
😭gutted for Oleksii and Shane
So of the Top strongmen we're missing Licis, Novikov, Thor, and Kieliszkowski and Shaw is no longer competing.
So its a Stoltman vs Hooper duke off then.
I think the WSM is actually doing a lot of harm to the sport with all it's secretivity. People are losing intetest and starting to put the comp down as a reaction. In this day and age there SHOULD be a live stream and even if it would cost something, thousands would buy it and the comp would get a lot of exposure. If the reason is the old contract with the british tv they should just negotiate a new one.
I have the utmost respect for Colin amd everything they do but things have to change.
Put Mitch an tom same group. A stone off would be epic
Let's get Tristain Hoath in!!
With Novikov out, we’re guaranteed a new podium finisher, my money is on singleton
They will invite everybody except Hatton
He is going to a different show that week according to a comment he made on Instagram, not attending WSM.
For the stone off they should make the athlete in third place do the amount of reps that equal the difference in points between second and third. So if second is ahead by 3 points, third place must do 3 reps before starting the back and forth. More of an advantage for second place that way IMO.
And that one year when they had power stairs as the last event
Stones before Deadlifts? Ouch!
Stones full stop!
Honestly, really not caring much about WSM this year. They've been plummeting downhill for years, and it just... I don't know. I'm not that interested in waiting months and months and months to see a show I've known the results of.
You have the best wife Loz. If I ever corrected my ex-wife she’d give me hell for the rest of my life. Even when we’re not married anymore.
You're probably right, but we don't know what happened after the camera stopped. 😂
Shouldn't the Car Walk be renamed the Loz Walk?
After how HORRIBLE last year was for fans at WSM, and the organizational and update issues this year, it's shocking that people think this won't be another disaster of a competition. WSM is a joke.
Arnold’s and Shaw shows are superior to WSM…in all ways.
Lotta complaints about the new/substitute athletes. Wasn't Mitch Hooper a sub at his first WSM? And as far as the complaints about events that are just for TV... That's because it's on TV! For the longest time it was the only strongman event on TV and it's for that reason that a LOT of competitors got into the sport. You can hate on WSM but without WSM there wouldn't be the Shaw Classic or the Rogue, or any of the other big events. Of course it should be structured and streamed like the newer events but because it IS on TV there are TV contracts to consider... sponsorships, broadcast rights, etc. It might not be the best pure strongman event out there but it's still the only event a lot of people have access to because of those TV contracts. For all its flaws and obvious areas for improvement it's still my favorite event because it's what got me into lifting way back before the internet was a thing. In other words, don't throw away your grandfather just because he's out of fashion.
I'd equate it more to taking your grandfather to the doctor because one of his legs has fallen off and he's blind.
I can't think of a successful, major competition in any other sport that isn't streamed or broadcasted live.
Like you, I adore the competition for the memories it's given me over the 16 years I've followed strongman, but the WSM TV show is no better than the recaps the Arnold Strongman Classic puts up mere weeks after the competition.
Every year, something else falls off my grandfather and at some point, it'll be time to go to Switzerland. I hope that never happens, but it doesn't seem impossible to me.
Mitch sweeping this lol
What about Lucas ? Does wsm think he doesn't exist 😢
If it wasn’t for the title and nostalgia it holds, WSM would have went away a long time ago. Every year it becomes less and less important to the fans. They are way too far behind the times. Fans want RUclips streams nowadays like Rouge, and Arnolds.
Northern Ireland, Ireland is a different country
Anyone else who doesn't care about wsm anymore i have not seen it in 10 years on TV
The head are good events for Luke Stoltman .
Liz and Loz, I would love to see you both mention your "top 3" most likely to make their first finals this year! I know a lot of it will depend on groups, but top three generally speaking.