I met Harley Race at WM 20 in NY. Absolute gentleman to children and fans. He picked my son up like he was nothing (despite being in a wheelchair), called him Champ, and allowed us to take pictures with him. RIP to a known tough guy who took time for a few fans!
An old Army buddy of mine told me about meeting Harley in the St.louis airport. He got real excited about meeting him and he told Harley he was his hero. Harley shook his hand, put his other hand on his shoulder and told him "You're the hero young man, you and anybody else who wears one of those uniforms." He was a great guy Harley was.
Mark Henry did a demo at my high school bent the 45lb Olympic bar. We had 2x100lb barrels and loaded the rest with 45lb weights. He bench it and bar bent.
BRUNO SAMMARTINO. in 1959 he bench pressed 565 pounds with a 2 second pause with no wraps. he weighed only 265 pounds. he bench pressed 330 pounds for 38 reps with no pause. he was clean, no peds or steroids.
Clean??? Pro wrestling and steroid-free doesn't exactly go hand in hand you know.... And those weights lifted for that many reps should get one thinking about being clean...
@@MrMferg240 It means jack shit what other roid-heads have said. Those weights are achieved with heavy roid using. Anyone with a half brain knows that. I bet you believe Brock Lesnar or The Rock for example is roid-free because some wrassler says so?
I’m also surprised that Bruno lifting Haystacks Calhoun wasn’t mentioned in the video. Sure, a slam typically means the other guy helps you, but Haystacks weighed over 600 lbs, and no one else could get him off his feet.
Danny was so heavily requested in past clips, and I wasn’t familiar with him before. But the more I learned about him, the more I became fascinated. If I can gather enough material I want to cover him in a separate clip.
II think it was Jake the snake telling a story of some dumb frat boys trying to pick a bar fight with Andre. They were throwing beer cans at him. Eventually, Andre got mad. Flipped the table and chased them out. they tried t drive away, but Andre picked up the back of there car. I think I would have soiled myself being chased by an angry Andre
Love Vader and classic Kane. They would have fit perfectkly inside there, thinking about a part 2. So many who i should have mentioned too.@@davidmoore4797
Ted should be there, Animal was a beast, but covered him on a separate video. Kane everyone mentioned is freakishly strong. Sid(who I like) never know that he was that strong.
Something else that warrants mentioning is the fact that Mark Henry broke a steel chain on a steel cage once. It was a spot where Mark was supposed to interfere in the match, but instead of a gimmicked chain like they would normally used, they used one that hadn’t been worn down at all. They edited the segment so you couldn’t see Mark struggling with the chain, but after a few minutes, he broke it off with his bare hands. Un-freaking real!
@@rfjohns4452Who told u about his push press off the rack no. ? I have never read anywhere about his best push press. Kindly tell where did u get this information from ?
During an interview, The Undertaker told a story of Mark Henry moving a car out of the way when it was blocking their vehicle. He apparently lifted one end and turned it sideways. He lifted and turned... a... friggin'... parked... car.
While making the list a realized quickly that 10 weren’t enough, might make a part two in the near future with all the great suggestions from the comments
This really should be two lists; a strongest list and a toughest list, since being high on one doesn't necessarily mean you are high on the other. Also, I think strengthwise the most underrated ever is Barry "Smash" Darsow. Barry routinely dead lifted well over 800 pounds and I've seen him effortlessly pick up and slam the Big Boss Man and the enormous One Man Gang (Akeem) a couple seconds apart without breaking a sweat. I saw an an interview with the Hart Foundation where they talk about planning a match with Demolition having Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart soar from the ring over the top rope down to the floor. Jim said that Barry was the only wrestler that would be able to catch him. It's a shame that once Vince signed The Legion of Doom (Road Warriors) he basically abandoned Demolition even though they had become far more than the Road Warriors rip-offs that he had intended. Just my opinion.
@@howstrongisYeah this could've easily been a Top 20... I would've included Dino Bravo, Iron Sheik, Scott Steiner, Barbarian, Warlord and Ron Simmons, to name a few. But good job nevertheless!
@@bink appreciate it. Already realized while making the list that there will be some controversy. Steiner I covered in the Steiner brothers video, the rest will follow soon.
I think this is a pretty good accurate list. With wrestling a list like this is always going to leave some guys off just because there are so many to pick from. Not to mention if you go too far back or use some of the more obscure guys then it won't be as interesting because people at least want to know who you are talking about at least a little bit.
Goldberg lifting the giant (big show) in the jack hammer and holding him in the air for about 2.5 seconds in my opinion is the greatest show of strength in a wrestling match. I would be very interested in knowing his best lifts back in his day. Also John Cena and Kane are 2 freakishly strong wrestlers that deserve to be on a list of legit strong men. Great video by the way. The road warriors hawk and animal and the warlord are also worthy of a mention for a future video.
I remember that. Goldberg deserves his spot too. I covered John Cena and the road warriors in a video before, if not they would have made the list for sure. Speaking of the jackhammer, I remember the British bulldog holding up Kevin Nash in the air with a suplex.
@howstrongis not him. I met his nephew and the man's sons. One is a Oklahoma high school heavyweight wrestling champion. Goodness gracious. I thought I gave a handshake. But these Hodges are no joke.
You might want two different categories, one for toughest and one for strength.. you can be very formidable in a fight...without being excessively strong....I did find this site informative , and thank you.
I believe the car that Andre flipped was a full-sized car too, I think the reports cited that it was something along the lines of a Grand Marquie, or something of similar size.
I heard it was tipped onto its side. It helps that he was tall; helps more that he was pissed and likely fairly/very tipsy Though there were still 4 adults in the car at the time, so until the two on the driver side shifted towards the passenger side, that’s quite a bit of ~extra~ weight… still it’s a car though; not bad
Tony Atlas was a bodybuilder, true, but he was also very strong. He used to commonly press large wrestlers over his head. One time he bench pressed I think it was 500 plus pounds on a bench set up inside a wrestling ring with Dusty Rhodes bouncing around the ring cheering him on. Imagine pressing 500 pounds on a bench that's rocking up and down like that. The Big Show also has to be in that group. You also have to remember Superstar Billy Graham who benched over 600 pounds and competed in the world's strongest man competition.
He was one hell of an athlete and performer. Think the bench press you mentioned (as well as Billy Grahams), I covered in a separate Video about the strongest Bench Pressers. Not sure if it was the same event.
@@howstrongis - Not the same event. Not sure if Tony ever really even crossed paths with Superstar. Atlas was in Georgia around '77 or '78 but ended the '70s in the WWF after Graham had left. Not sure if Tony was still in NY when Graham came back as the "kung fu guy". I don't know of them competing in weightlifting contests together. I think the bench story I shared about Tony occurred in Georgia or Mid-Atlantic while Graham's bench max was in a gym somewhere.
Interestingly enough Mark Henry said the only wrestler he feared was Ron Simmons. I guess Ron rarely went to the gym but when he did Ron would do things like bench press 500lbs with ease. Mark was impressed with Ron Simmon's raw strength.
@user-ud4sd5md5z He was a strong guy for sure. Legit powerlifter and dedicated, driven strongman. Both he and Dr D David Shultz had the worst hair though, lol. They went for the Ric Flair, Buddy Rose etc bleach look, but both had really big, curly looking "white-man-fro's". I obviously wouldn't have said that to them (if alive, or around them then.. Or even now for that matter). Almost.. dare I say it.. Ronald McDonald-like 😄
According to the Big Show, the strongest guys he ran into (based on who could lift him and easily hold him) are Mark Henry (no surprise), Kane (who is a massive workout fiend), and John Cena (who supposedly deadlifted 600 pounds). Henry added that The Great Kahli was the absolute toughest guy to get off his feet.
Hodge's most iconic feat of strength may have been crushing an apple with one hand but his most impressive feat was crashing his car into a body of water, breaking his neck in the process, punching out the side window of his car to escape and swimming to safety...all the while using one arm to hold his head up since his neck was broken.
Wasn’t aware of any of that. Thank you for sharing Bill. I just noticed Hodge was it’s so many people mentioned him in the comments, since then I have been in a rabbit hole finding more information. Think he also wrote a book, that’s on my reading list.
@@andythomas9564 You would have made it here easily, our biggest two wrestlers right now are both 2 meters. Whenever you are in the Tokyo area feel free to join us for a training session ;)
There's absolutely NO debate or question who the toughest was. When you have over 20 wrestlers agree and tell stories that are objectively compare with each other, it's set in stone. Haku is WELL KNOWN as the toughest wrestler in history. Anyone who doesn't know this is a poser and not a knowledgeable wrestling fan.
Honestly the image of Mark Henry easily lifting 400+lb vader overhead is insane. Also the Big show is definitely one of the strongest wrestlers of all time. also Braun Strauman's legit strongman past make him part of the list too.
Funny thing about the clip on Mark Henry bending the frying pan: It was supposed to be prop pan but Vince was thinking it would be fun prank to give him a real one, and so Mark bended a real frying pan. Genetic Freak.
I have one that isn't mentioned much but he certainly should be. Toughest. My pal, Bad News Allen. I owned a wrestling promotion here in Calgary, HWC, which the late Rick Bognar falsely tried to claim as his own, but anyone who knows, knows the truth. Allen was my pal, partner and co booker. Allen was legendary in the business for being a legit badass/shooter who you did not cross. Famously, when Andre called Allen a n***r on a WWF bus trip in Japan, Allen called him off the bus to fight and Andre froze then apologized extremely politely. Why? Cause Andre knew who Allen was and knew if he stepped off the bus he was a dead man. Allen was a bronze medalist in Judo in the 76 Olympics and still the only American heavyweight to every medal in Judo and 2X gold medalist in the Pan Am games. Plus he started as a streetfighter. He even worked as a bodyguard for Aretha Franklin, and I believe, Roberta Flack , if i recall Allen's stories correctly. If Allen sincerely wanted to fuck you up, you were done for. Plus Allen squatted 700l bs regularly, before he destroyed his knees, and he was cardio monster doing dozens of reps. This is pretty well known. But, Allen was easygoing and didn't need to flex. People knew it.
In terms of Power, I'd rate Mark Henry and Andre at the top. Andre with his Gigantism just had freakish power. Big Show as well has that kind of power. Big Show goes on to Say MArk Henry is the most powerful man he knows. Others on this list could include John Cena and Kane. As for Toughness. Barbarian, Haku and Race were the top 3, and that comes from ALL of their peers.
John "Earthquake" Tenta was also immensely strong. At one match he catches the Big Boss Man on the air as if he was a child. That would be like catching a fridge!
Putski will be in a separate list on Tuesday. Billy Graham I just got recently into it, want to dedicate a whole video to him, super interesting guy. Thanks for the feedback
The Great Kali was in a match with Carlito, Carlito had a signature move where he would spring off the bottom rope into a backward elbow his whole body in the air and Kali with 1 opem hand slapped that dude to the mat!
I would add Ted Arcidi,who like Bill Kazmier was a former worlds strongest man.Doug Furnas should be in the list for string men.For tough guys you have to put on Steve "Dr.Death" Williams,,Bam Bam Bigelow,Vader,Bruiser Brody,the Barbarian and Bad News Allen
All great choices. I added Furnas and Arcidi in another list of the strongest Bench Pressers. Dr Death and Broody got a seperate video dedicated to the. Bad News is especially a great mention since he was a legit Judoka.
@@howstrongisyeah maybe because he set 28 world records and did 2100 lb in the three powerlifting categories it was the first one to ever do it twice in competition
There have been so many legit tough/strong guys in wrestling over the decades, it’s hard to do a top 10 without feeling like a lot of people were left off. Ric Flair has gone on record to say Wahoo McDaniels was his toughest opponent of all time, which covers a lot of ground. Ted Arcidi wasn’t much of a wrestler, but he was billed as having the bench press record. Even RVD held a weightlifting record for quite a while. Plenty of tough women too.
I agree, I could have easily made a top 50, so the list is nowhere near complete. McDaniels and Ted Arcidi (I included him in the strongest bench list) are great additions
All awesome choices. I actually covered Cenas, Cesaro and Dr Deaths training routine in 3 separate videos. Ron probably soon. As for Kane I still couldn’t gather enough material
Exactly !!!! Look where he went to college and who his head coach was in football . Bobby Bowden the GOAT 🐐 of all college football head coaches . He said that Simmons was his favorite player of all time .
Obviously those who have competed in powerlifting/strongman competitions will be the strongest, what about Ted Arcidi, though? Or Road Warrior Animal, Barbarian,Warlord, etc. Guys who never competed but could bench over 600.. Plus, if youre talking about toughness, everyone puts Haku/Harley Race at the top, but there seem to be classes, the most common names you hear for street fighting were Ronnie Garvin, Steve Williams, Hawk, Booker T, and Rick Rude, there are some BAD amateur wrestlers, like the Steiners, or Brock, Angle, etc..plus martal artists, like Shamrock, Severn and Blackman.
There were too many to include, but I agree. Rude and the Road Warriors I covered in a separate clip. Ted was an active oversight from me, but got some idea for a future video.
@@howstrongis yes, he’s one that I believe was truly naturally strong. Mark Henry claimed to be all natural as well. I believe he was, he was just simply huge. Goldberg is one I also believe was natural.
Tonga aka Haku is a fucking animal. His strength has him able to literally rip a man's jaw from his face. Yeah wrestling is entertainment granted, but I would rather take a punch to the face then be choke slammed by someone like Kane or Taker
Decent list, but it's comical to think anyone at all is ever going to be as strong as strong as Andre. Giant + gym time. Look at peak Brian Shaw (aruguably stronger than Mark Henry), then add half a foot + 100lbs. Braun Strowman, Kane, and Cena should be on this list as well.
Kane should’ve absolutely been on this list The vice-grip apple guy could’ve been bumped to make room for Kane. In his prime he was an absolute monster of a man
Glad to see Danny Hodge here. Apparently he made a rookie Bruiser Brody cry uncle in a match as Hodge stretched him, due to Brody's not wanting to sell for Hodge because he was much smaller. Even Lou Thesz said that Hodge was a different animal. A shame that footage of him is very rare.
Actually so many people mentioned those two, so I made a separate episode about Graham and a Bench Press episode with Ted. But I agree, both super legit guys
Cool vid but where's Goldberg? He threw 250lb+ men around like they were 150lbs and no wrestler to this day could do what he did. He also had impressive lifts in the gym like bench and incline.
10 strongest wrestlers IMO (in no particular order): Mark Henry Paul Anderson Ken Patera Doug Furnas Ted Arcidi Bill Kazmaier Scott Norton Big E Road Warrior Animal Nick Busick There's a few guys who would go on the list on benchpress alone (Warlord, Dino Bravo, Brian Adams, Superstar Billy Graham, Jim Neidhart, Barbarian) but benchpress isn't the sole measure of strength - I don't think Mark Henry ever benched over 600lbs but there's no doubt he's one of the top 2 or 3 strongest wrestlers ever. There's a few other guys who were very accomplished powerlifters but may not have been at their strongest by the time they turned their hand to wrestling - Fred 'Typhoon' Ottman claims some HUGE numbers when he lifted in college but there's no proof. Same with Barry Darsow, who recently claimed that in his youth, he was the strongest of all the Robbinsdale boys. Tom Magee's accomplishments speak for themselves. Then you've got guys like Brock Lesnar, the Steiners and Steve Williams who weren't the tippety top in the weights room but could throw pretty much anyone around in the ring. Functional strength combined with technique, knowledge of leverage etc. And just for fun, I'd say the top 5 strongest WOMEN wrestlers ever were: Becca Swansen (by MILES but like Paul Anderson and Kaz, she was a powerlifter first and a wrestler second) Reggie Bennett Chyna Jordynne Grace Nicole Bass
Hell yeah, awesome list. Scott Norton and Furnas was another one I considered. Paul Anderson I completely forgot, thanks for mentioning him. Let me check Ted Arcidi
Slightly off-subject, but.. Even though he might not compare to some on this list, Davey Boy Smith was pretty strong and retained some unbelievable agility (in the early 90's), despite adding substantial bulk to his frame. There's a match with Regal ("Steven", in WCW days) in 1993, where he's still doing nip-ups, cartwheels, front-flips and allsorts. Such moves impress me anyway, but when they're performed by a 250lb(?) monster.. just wow!
Think not just him, according to Bret pretty much 100% during his time. Same goes for any high competitive sports so it’s hard to draw the line. I should also mention just taking steroids might not necessarily make you a better athlete or makes you freakishly strong, but it helps for sure.
@@howstrongis yeah it's a shame though it would be interesting to see how strong they are without steroids mark henry tested drug free but there is lot of drug free other products that can boost strength and performance so it's hard to tell what goes on
Haku's feats may be anecdotal, but I feel like if everyone including close friends, family, and colleagues of his are saying the same thing, there's a good chance a lot of it's true. Plus them Samoan badass mfs are built different than most
a lot of the wrestlers were legitimately afraid of Meng, and if Andre was afraid of him, that should be fair enough warning to give him a whole lot of ‘Leave Alone’
Strength and ability to complete lifts has more to do with arm and leg length than absolute strength. Most people that have completed heavy lifts have short arms and legs in comparison to their body structure.
As someone who works in the field of strength and conditioning I have to agree. There is an enormous amount of things which can affect strength, from muscle insertion, muscle size, cns, connective tissue, muscle moment arms and so on.
Good point about Andre the Giant. It's difficult to compare him with others because he didn't constantly lift weights, so there's no numbers. Plenty of photos and stories. He threw wrestlers around and nobody could really hurt him. Haku is similar. Not known for heavy lifts in the gym, but when he was drinking he was dangerous and practically invulnerable.
Ken Paters said if he couldve trained Andrea the giant for a year or two he couldve been the strongest man ever but pound for pound Ken is as strong as anyone think Mark Henry couldnt break his records , Harley Race with 1 arm grabed Ricky Steamboat and picked him from standing in the ring reached over grabbed Ricky by his trunks and basically curled him up and put him in the ring so he curled with one arm 225 if not more wow
Nothing will ever compare to Scott Steiner "injuring his back" and being out for an extended period of time, only to return as The Genetic Freak/Big Poppa Pump, with not only way bigger arms, but an entirely new bicep on top of each one😂😂😂
I worked the early morning shift at Gold’s Gym in the 90s. The wrestlers would show up in a hotel shuttle together to work out. I watched Steiner behind-the-neck shoulder press with 365 lbs on a straight bar. He did sets of 15 reps and didn’t break a sweat. As a former competitive power lifter, I was impressed. The guy was a bada$$
@@joecool2125 love those anecdotes. Same here, my former mentor here in Tokyo used to train some of the wcw guys 25 years ago. I will try to get them for a interview
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I met Harley Race at WM 20 in NY. Absolute gentleman to children and fans. He picked my son up like he was nothing (despite being in a wheelchair), called him Champ, and allowed us to take pictures with him. RIP to a known tough guy who took time for a few fans!
That’s an awesome story, thanks for sharing. Harley seemed like an awesome person
An old Army buddy of mine told me about meeting Harley in the St.louis airport. He got real excited about meeting him and he told Harley he was his hero. Harley shook his hand, put his other hand on his shoulder and told him "You're the hero young man, you and anybody else who wears one of those uniforms." He was a great guy Harley was.
A good addition would be Dino Bravo. Insanely powerful.
Solid choice, someone in the comments mentioned it before. Might make a second list soon
Mark Henry did a demo at my high school bent the 45lb Olympic bar. We had 2x100lb barrels and loaded the rest with 45lb weights. He bench it and bar bent.
Jezus what a beast. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
BRUNO SAMMARTINO. in 1959 he bench pressed 565 pounds with a 2 second pause with no wraps. he weighed only 265 pounds. he bench pressed 330 pounds for 38 reps with no pause. he was clean, no peds or steroids.
Yeah, especially considering no “supplements “ involved and the time period, it’s ridiculous
Clean???
Pro wrestling and steroid-free doesn't exactly go hand in hand you know....
And those weights lifted for that many reps should get one thinking about being clean...
yeah, he was clean. animal from the road warriors, tony atlas, and many others said BRUNO was clean. @@tonihaukijarvi
@@MrMferg240 It means jack shit what other roid-heads have said.
Those weights are achieved with heavy roid using.
Anyone with a half brain knows that.
I bet you believe Brock Lesnar or The Rock for example is roid-free because some wrassler says so?
I’m also surprised that Bruno lifting Haystacks Calhoun wasn’t mentioned in the video. Sure, a slam typically means the other guy helps you, but Haystacks weighed over 600 lbs, and no one else could get him off his feet.
Glad to see Haku and Race on the list. The only two people that Andre was genuinely afraid of.
It takes a lot to scare a Giant.
@@howstrongis yes it does. He once picked Arnold up and placed him on top of a cabinet (no small feat) over who was going to pay their dinner bill. 😂
Bad News Allen was the third
ok, you had me with including Danny Hodge on this list. strong/tough list - OUTSTANDING list!
Danny was so heavily requested in past clips, and I wasn’t familiar with him before. But the more I learned about him, the more I became fascinated. If I can gather enough material I want to cover him in a separate clip.
The mighty HAKU 🦬🦍
Andre picking up Arnold and placing him on top of a car to scold...is literally the "Listen here you! You little shit!!!" moment.
It Andre speaks even Arnold listens
@@howstrongiswhen Andre spoke, EVERYONE listened
@@JohnH20111 big daddy Andre
II think it was Jake the snake telling a story of some dumb frat boys trying to pick a bar fight with Andre. They were throwing beer cans at him. Eventually, Andre got mad. Flipped the table and chased them out. they tried t drive away, but Andre picked up the back of there car. I think I would have soiled myself being chased by an angry Andre
@@johnbyrom6568 think that was the story I was thinking about. Pro wrestling back then was wild
I miss old Bruno. Those were indeed the best days to be a fan
The true legend
@@howstrongisnever saw him just read about him and he was the good guy leader champ through and through
Mad respect to all the men on this list. 👏
100%
Prime Kane was a legit monster, Cesaro didnt look like much but was insanely strong, cena pound for pound gotta be on there
Many others wrestlers mentioning Kane, let me gather some more material. Both Cena and Cesaro are beasts, covered them in two previous videos
I was wondering why Kane (glen Jacobs) wasn't listed .
A long with Vader (Leon white)
Love Vader and classic Kane. They would have fit perfectkly inside there, thinking about a part 2. So many who i should have mentioned too.@@davidmoore4797
@@howstrongisJohn Tenta
@@Kojak024 Big fan of the Natural Disasters. Will cover him soon
Haku/Meng is tough when he said "Boo" to Chuck Norris Chuck had a heart attack
Underated comment :) I heard also that Haku hides under Chucks bed
When haku goes on hikes and encouters a bear, the bear plays dead
@@wereallthinkingit9389 Underrated comment
@@howstrongisHaku #1 Danny Hodge #2 then Harley Race #3 is in my top 3 of wrestling legit tough guys
@@chrisruth7057 legit list
Ted Arcidi, LOD Animal, Sid Vicious, Kane
Ted should be there, Animal was a beast, but covered him on a separate video. Kane everyone mentioned is freakishly strong. Sid(who I like) never know that he was that strong.
The names you mentioned especially Sid were only strong because they used steroids
I used to work out with Ted.. He was like a refrigerator with a head.. he used to do triceps passes with 500lbs for reps..
@@MrJimbaker920 Saying you don't understand steroids without saying you don't understand steroids...
The guys you mentioned use steroids
Something else that warrants mentioning is the fact that Mark Henry broke a steel chain on a steel cage once. It was a spot where Mark was supposed to interfere in the match, but instead of a gimmicked chain like they would normally used, they used one that hadn’t been worn down at all. They edited the segment so you couldn’t see Mark struggling with the chain, but after a few minutes, he broke it off with his bare hands. Un-freaking real!
I remember that.Took him couple of minutes. Should have included that somehow, thanks for mentioning
Mark Henry had a 570 push press off the squat rack.
@@rfjohns4452Who told u about his push press off the rack no. ? I have never read anywhere about his best push press. Kindly tell where did u get this information from ?
@@rfjohns4452Can u give me the source behind this no. ? Thanks.
During an interview, The Undertaker told a story of Mark Henry moving a car out of the way when it was blocking their vehicle. He apparently lifted one end and turned it sideways. He lifted and turned... a... friggin'... parked... car.
No one ever mentions Ivan Putski as one of the strongest. But look at the polish hammer. He was ripped.
He got a small mention in my Bruiser Brody video. Might cover him actually in a future video, but he will be there
Iron shiek's feat of strength with the persian club challenge
They got some at the New Japan Dojo, those things are brutal.@@bobcatwelder00
Thanks!
Thank you so much. Really appreciate it and definitely gave me right now some extra boost while cutting tonights video :)
I think Davey Boy Smith would deserve an honourable mention here
Actually just fine tuning a video about him and dynamite. Probably post it next week.
He got strong because he used steroids.Everyone on this list for string men didn't use drugs
Bulldogs took meds from a vet as well. Both Davey & Dynamite blew up just starting in WWF / WWE.
Mark Being number 1 is no surprise since he is one of the few people who can say I lifted the Inch Dumbbell
Mark got hands like frying pans
@@howstrongis Dude bends frying pans lol
@@codyeble0713 steel bends steel :)
The first person who ever clean and jerked the Inch Dumbbell one handed! Mark’s a freak of nature!
Pretty sure a dude like Devon Larat, the arm wresler, could lift it .
Go check his hands: they're of monstrous size, and power.
RON SIMMONS ? TONY ATLAS ? SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM ? TED ARCIDI ? BOB BACKLUND ? DAVEY BOY SMITH (THE BRITISH BULLDOG) ?
Everyone on your list deserves the recognition........... and likely a few others too.
While making the list a realized quickly that 10 weren’t enough, might make a part two in the near future with all the great suggestions from the comments
This really should be two lists; a strongest list and a toughest list, since being high on one doesn't necessarily mean you are high on the other. Also, I think strengthwise the most underrated ever is Barry "Smash" Darsow. Barry routinely dead lifted well over 800 pounds and I've seen him effortlessly pick up and slam the Big Boss Man and the enormous One Man Gang (Akeem) a couple seconds apart without breaking a sweat. I saw an an interview with the Hart Foundation where they talk about planning a match with Demolition having Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart soar from the ring over the top rope down to the floor. Jim said that Barry was the only wrestler that would be able to catch him. It's a shame that once Vince signed The Legion of Doom (Road Warriors) he basically abandoned Demolition even though they had become far more than the Road Warriors rip-offs that he had intended. Just my opinion.
Yeah, an seperate list is actually a great idea. Thanks for the input. Might do another one for the toughest in the next few weeks.
@@howstrongisYeah this could've easily been a Top 20... I would've included Dino Bravo, Iron Sheik, Scott Steiner, Barbarian, Warlord and Ron Simmons, to name a few. But good job nevertheless!
@@bink appreciate it. Already realized while making the list that there will be some controversy. Steiner I covered in the Steiner brothers video, the rest will follow soon.
@@howstrongis Cool, thanks!
weres tony atlas and ron simmons , they both were 600 plus lbs bench pressers
It was hard to fit everyone inside. Both great mentions, think i need to do a second list, 10 were not enough
Add SuperStar Billy Graham 600 Bench prototype for decades ahead of the game ...Barbarian 650 bench equally as tough as Haku
@@CP-kb1du thinking about making a bench press specific list or second part. Trying to include them
so glad you included Danny Hodge
One of the true legends.
I think this is a pretty good accurate list. With wrestling a list like this is always going to leave some guys off just because there are so many to pick from. Not to mention if you go too far back or use some of the more obscure guys then it won't be as interesting because people at least want to know who you are talking about at least a little bit.
Appreciate it. While making the list, i realised what a impossible task it was. There might be a part two, left too many out.
Andre didn't put Arnold on a car. It was furniture in a restaurant.
Oh man...you are right....in my head it was a car for years. Thanks for the correction
Great list, super fun amd inspiring video.
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No mention of Superstar Billy Graham?
Should have at least mention him there, agree. But he is such an interesting guy, I want to cover him in his own episode soon
Goldberg lifting the giant (big show) in the jack hammer and holding him in the air for about 2.5 seconds in my opinion is the greatest show of strength in a wrestling match. I would be very interested in knowing his best lifts back in his day. Also John Cena and Kane are 2 freakishly strong wrestlers that deserve to be on a list of legit strong men. Great video by the way.
The road warriors hawk and animal and the warlord are also worthy of a mention for a future video.
I remember that. Goldberg deserves his spot too. I covered John Cena and the road warriors in a video before, if not they would have made the list for sure. Speaking of the jackhammer, I remember the British bulldog holding up Kevin Nash in the air with a suplex.
The Bulldog used to hold people up in the air for a suplex and walk around the ring with them
Will cover both British Bulldogs next week.@@ninjazombie8969
I'm relieved to know that I'm not the only one that remembers that iconic Goldberg/Show match💀💪
@@noyb12345 Everyone played in the NFL got some serious strength, and his match with Scott Steiner is still one of my favorites.
Mark Henry was also the first to ever lift the Thomas Inch barbell!
Think there is a small clip of the lift in the video. Grip and forearm strength must be like dynamite.
I can personally attest the strength of a Hodge handshake. Like shaking a Terminator's hand.
That is awesome, you had the chance to meet him?
@howstrongis not him. I met his nephew and the man's sons. One is a Oklahoma high school heavyweight wrestling champion. Goodness gracious. I thought I gave a handshake. But these Hodges are no joke.
@@TexasTeamRoper1 that is an awesome story, that’s the reason I love this comment section. Hope the hand is ok :)
@@howstrongis hand is good. ☺️
mark henry always tested negative for steroids which is just impressive
When you see him in his youth, or also his son you can tell that they are genetic outliers
You might want two different categories, one for toughest and one for strength.. you can be very formidable in a fight...without being excessively strong....I did find this site informative , and thank you.
Fully agree, had the same thought too late after finishing the clip. Might make some sub categories in the future. Thank you :)
Loved this. New sub!
Appreciate it. If you got any ideas for athletes I should cover in the future let me know.
What about Ivan Putski crushing oil drums with a bear hug
Ivan will be in the next list. The polish legend
I believe the car that Andre flipped was a full-sized car too, I think the reports cited that it was something along the lines of a Grand Marquie, or something of similar size.
That is awesome. Imagine the guys who have to report to the police, that a giant came out and flipped their car over
@@howstrongis I was mistaken, turns out it was a Volkswagon, and it happened in Quebec.
Thanks for the info. Flipping over any type of car is impressive. @@MidnightLost01
I heard it was tipped onto its side. It helps that he was tall; helps more that he was pissed and likely fairly/very tipsy
Though there were still 4 adults in the car at the time, so until the two on the driver side shifted towards the passenger side, that’s quite a bit of ~extra~ weight… still it’s a car though; not bad
A drunk dangerous giant@@TheMulToyVerse
Where's Dino Bravo? He benched 715lb back in 1988 Royal Rumble! 😁😁
Dino Bravo should be there, agree.
@@howstrongisSo should Rick Rude.😉
Rick is a league of his own. Top 1 oustache for sure. He got a whole seperate video only dedicated to him.@@douglaspaterson5269
That was a work like Studd a work
@@buckyou7365 I know, it was a joke. Hence the smilie faces at the end.
Tony Atlas was a bodybuilder, true, but he was also very strong. He used to commonly press large wrestlers over his head. One time he bench pressed I think it was 500 plus pounds on a bench set up inside a wrestling ring with Dusty Rhodes bouncing around the ring cheering him on. Imagine pressing 500 pounds on a bench that's rocking up and down like that. The Big Show also has to be in that group. You also have to remember Superstar Billy Graham who benched over 600 pounds and competed in the world's strongest man competition.
He was one hell of an athlete and performer. Think the bench press you mentioned (as well as Billy Grahams), I covered in a separate Video about the strongest Bench Pressers. Not sure if it was the same event.
@@howstrongis - Not the same event. Not sure if Tony ever really even crossed paths with Superstar. Atlas was in Georgia around '77 or '78 but ended the '70s in the WWF after Graham had left. Not sure if Tony was still in NY when Graham came back as the "kung fu guy". I don't know of them competing in weightlifting contests together. I think the bench story I shared about Tony occurred in Georgia or Mid-Atlantic while Graham's bench max was in a gym somewhere.
Interestingly enough Mark Henry said the only wrestler he feared was Ron Simmons. I guess Ron rarely went to the gym but when he did Ron would do things like bench press 500lbs with ease. Mark was impressed with Ron Simmon's raw strength.
Think also the Steiners said the wouldnt mess with Ron.
Ron was one of the legit tough guys that no one messed with backstage.
What's more dangerous/powerful..
Ken Patera, fueled by McDonalds.. or Ken Patera, enraged, after being denied Mcdonalds?
Trick question, all 3 :)
ken and Saito Stacked dem cops up like Kindling Wood
@@CP-kb1du the story is still crazy to this day
@user-ud4sd5md5z He was a strong guy for sure.
Legit powerlifter and dedicated, driven strongman.
Both he and Dr D David Shultz had the worst hair though, lol.
They went for the Ric Flair, Buddy Rose etc bleach look, but both had really big, curly looking "white-man-fro's".
I obviously wouldn't have said that to them (if alive, or around them then.. Or even now for that matter).
Almost.. dare I say it.. Ronald McDonald-like 😄
Ken Patera could literally yank a parking meter out of the ground, pole and all
According to the Big Show, the strongest guys he ran into (based on who could lift him and easily hold him) are Mark Henry (no surprise), Kane (who is a massive workout fiend), and John Cena (who supposedly deadlifted 600 pounds). Henry added that The Great Kahli was the absolute toughest guy to get off his feet.
All great mentions there.I covered Cena in a separate video, that guy is a beast. As far as Kane goes, he will be up in a video next week actually.
For a second list, Nathan Jones would have to be included. He competed in the worlds strongest man competition in the mid 90s
Actually completely forgot about him, great mention
He actually won it.
But he barely qualified as a “wrestler.” He was awful.
Hodge's most iconic feat of strength may have been crushing an apple with one hand but his most impressive feat was crashing his car into a body of water, breaking his neck in the process, punching out the side window of his car to escape and swimming to safety...all the while using one arm to hold his head up since his neck was broken.
Wasn’t aware of any of that. Thank you for sharing Bill. I just noticed Hodge was it’s so many people mentioned him in the comments, since then I have been in a rabbit hole finding more information. Think he also wrote a book, that’s on my reading list.
1st time I’ve ever heard Andre’s height shorter then I am….I’ve been 6’9 since I was 15, no way Andre was 6’8 maybe as a kid 😂
6’9? That’s huge. You would definitely stand out here in Japan
@@howstrongis i probably should have flew over there and had a wrestling career when I was younger 😂 I’m 40 now
@@andythomas9564 You would have made it here easily, our biggest two wrestlers right now are both 2 meters. Whenever you are in the Tokyo area feel free to join us for a training session ;)
@@howstrongis Tokyo is the most advanced city in the world… awesome place to live 👍
There's absolutely NO debate or question who the toughest was. When you have over 20 wrestlers agree and tell stories that are objectively compare with each other, it's set in stone. Haku is WELL KNOWN as the toughest wrestler in history. Anyone who doesn't know this is a poser and not a knowledgeable wrestling fan.
Haku Place 1-10 on the toughest list
Honestly the image of Mark Henry easily lifting 400+lb vader overhead is insane. Also the Big show is definitely one of the strongest wrestlers of all time. also Braun Strauman's legit strongman past make him part of the list too.
Mark is a beast. Braun will be actually covered next week, found some pretty cool footage.
Funny thing about the clip on Mark Henry bending the frying pan: It was supposed to be prop pan but Vince was thinking it would be fun prank to give him a real one, and so Mark bended a real frying pan. Genetic Freak.
I didn’t know the story behind the scene, that is hilarious (and terrifying)
I have one that isn't mentioned much but he certainly should be. Toughest. My pal, Bad News Allen. I owned a wrestling promotion here in Calgary, HWC, which the late Rick Bognar falsely tried to claim as his own, but anyone who knows, knows the truth. Allen was my pal, partner and co booker. Allen was legendary in the business for being a legit badass/shooter who you did not cross. Famously, when Andre called Allen a n***r on a WWF bus trip in Japan, Allen called him off the bus to fight and Andre froze then apologized extremely politely. Why? Cause Andre knew who Allen was and knew if he stepped off the bus he was a dead man. Allen was a bronze medalist in Judo in the 76 Olympics and still the only American heavyweight to every medal in Judo and 2X gold medalist in the Pan Am games. Plus he started as a streetfighter. He even worked as a bodyguard for Aretha Franklin, and I believe, Roberta Flack , if i recall Allen's stories correctly. If Allen sincerely wanted to fuck you up, you were done for. Plus Allen squatted 700l bs regularly, before he destroyed his knees, and he was cardio monster doing dozens of reps. This is pretty well known. But, Allen was easygoing and didn't need to flex. People knew it.
Allan was the man. Just watched a little of his shoot fighting stuff in Japan the other day. Amazing stuff
In terms of Power, I'd rate Mark Henry and Andre at the top. Andre with his Gigantism just had freakish power. Big Show as well has that kind of power.
Big Show goes on to Say MArk Henry is the most powerful man he knows.
Others on this list could include John Cena and Kane.
As for Toughness. Barbarian, Haku and Race were the top 3, and that comes from ALL of their peers.
All awesome choices. Should have made rather a top 20
John "Earthquake" Tenta was also immensely strong. At one match he catches the Big Boss Man on the air as if he was a child. That would be like catching a fridge!
He was a machine, accomplished Sumo and outside the ring one of the nicest guys. Hope i can cover him in detail in a future episode.
Why anyone would mess with Andre got a death wish.
I never understood how people in bars pick the biggest guy in the room for a fight. Especially a giant like Andre
Great list! But I wouldn't forget either Superstar Billy Graham or the Polish Power, Ivan Putski!
Putski will be in a separate list on Tuesday. Billy Graham I just got recently into it, want to dedicate a whole video to him, super interesting guy. Thanks for the feedback
Nice thumbnail lmao, my favorite professional wrestler, Bill Kazmier
Yeah, never seen this event in Strongman before.
The Great Kali was in a match with Carlito, Carlito had a signature move where he would spring off the bottom rope into a backward elbow his whole body in the air and Kali with 1 opem hand slapped that dude to the mat!
I would add Ted Arcidi,who like Bill Kazmier was a former worlds strongest man.Doug Furnas should be in the list for string men.For tough guys you have to put on Steve "Dr.Death" Williams,,Bam Bam Bigelow,Vader,Bruiser Brody,the Barbarian and Bad News Allen
All great choices. I added Furnas and Arcidi in another list of the strongest Bench Pressers. Dr Death and Broody got a seperate video dedicated to the. Bad News is especially a great mention since he was a legit Judoka.
Seeing Doug Furnas made my old southern wrestling heart proud
Doug Furnas rocks, needed to include him somehow. Hope if i find more material, i can cover him in a seperate episode in the near future.
@@howstrongisyeah maybe because he set 28 world records and did 2100 lb in the three powerlifting categories it was the first one to ever do it twice in competition
There have been so many legit tough/strong guys in wrestling over the decades, it’s hard to do a top 10 without feeling like a lot of people were left off. Ric Flair has gone on record to say Wahoo McDaniels was his toughest opponent of all time, which covers a lot of ground. Ted Arcidi wasn’t much of a wrestler, but he was billed as having the bench press record. Even RVD held a weightlifting record for quite a while. Plenty of tough women too.
I agree, I could have easily made a top 50, so the list is nowhere near complete. McDaniels and Ted Arcidi (I included him in the strongest bench list) are great additions
Harley had one of the sweetest belly to belly suplexes (also warns wrestlers not to use the flying headbutt)
Thats actually good advice some wrestlers should have followed.
Others said to be freakishly strong and dangerous - Dr. Death Steve Williams, Ron Simmons, Glen Jacobs (Kane), John Cena, Carlo Castignoli (Caesaro)
All awesome choices. I actually covered Cenas, Cesaro and Dr Deaths training routine in 3 separate videos. Ron probably soon. As for Kane I still couldn’t gather enough material
Braun strowman is another beast I would vote for.
I thought a specific strongman list soon, but I agree. A top 20 would have been better
Loved your content, just wanna know if u can tell me which tts software you used in this video?
Thanks. I used elevenlabs
Ron " DAMN " Simmons !!! Luger and Buff Bagwell had a conversation about how strong he was !!! Go ask Ahmed how he got his tail whooped
No one was messing backstage with Simmons, not even the Steiners.
Exactly !!!! Look where he went to college and who his head coach was in football . Bobby Bowden the GOAT 🐐 of all college football head coaches . He said that Simmons was his favorite player of all time .
What about Tony Atlas
Absolutly missing, but will get some spotlight soon.
It's been said there are two men Andre the Giant legit feared. Haku/Meng was mentioned in the video. The other was Harley Race.
Yeah, and that coming from Andre really means something
Obviously those who have competed in powerlifting/strongman competitions will be the strongest, what about Ted Arcidi, though? Or Road Warrior Animal, Barbarian,Warlord, etc. Guys who never competed but could bench over 600.. Plus, if youre talking about toughness, everyone puts Haku/Harley Race at the top, but there seem to be classes, the most common names you hear for street fighting were Ronnie Garvin, Steve Williams, Hawk, Booker T, and Rick Rude, there are some BAD amateur wrestlers, like the Steiners, or Brock, Angle, etc..plus martal artists, like Shamrock, Severn and Blackman.
There were too many to include, but I agree. Rude and the Road Warriors I covered in a separate clip. Ted was an active oversight from me, but got some idea for a future video.
Kane definitely should have been on this list. He’s one of the few guys that can pick up Big Show without help.
He got that natural strength. 10 on the list were not enough
@@howstrongis yes, he’s one that I believe was truly naturally strong. Mark Henry claimed to be all natural as well. I believe he was, he was just simply huge. Goldberg is one I also believe was natural.
@@gregrowe1168Goldberg was on drugs as revealed by himself in an interview.
Big show said kane was the strongest wrestler he ever worked with
Saw the same interview, might include Kane(and big show)for part two
Yeah then he said the same about cena so which story do we believe?
Tonga aka Haku is a fucking animal. His strength has him able to literally rip a man's jaw from his face. Yeah wrestling is entertainment granted, but I would rather take a punch to the face then be choke slammed by someone like Kane or Taker
Let me try to get one of his sons on the channel. Might have more stories to share.
@@howstrongis that would be fucking cool bro. Thank you. Is he also the rock's uncle?
@@John-gb6ui couple of his sons work for New Japan. Not sure how all the guys are related to each other. Let me see if I can get them on camera
@@howstrongis brilliant
The warlord.
Dude was a monster on the bench.
Indeed, maybe i will cover him in a seperate episode. From the interviews i watched with him super humble too.
The Road Warrior's Hawk Animal 👌👍💪😮
One of my favourite Teams. I made a whole video about them and their manager Paul Ellering, if you got a chance check it out.
Decent list, but it's comical to think anyone at all is ever going to be as strong as strong as Andre. Giant + gym time. Look at peak Brian Shaw (aruguably stronger than Mark Henry), then add half a foot + 100lbs. Braun Strowman, Kane, and Cena should be on this list as well.
True, with Andre it is always “What if”. If he would have decided to compete in something else, no doubt he would have succeeded.
Kane should’ve absolutely been on this list
The vice-grip apple guy could’ve been bumped to make room for Kane. In his prime he was an absolute monster of a man
Many people backstage mentioned Kane. Think his Bench was pretty solid.
Andre flipped a Car! Nuff said
Never mess with a Giant. I heared that he nearly threw someone out the window.
Glad to see Danny Hodge here. Apparently he made a rookie Bruiser Brody cry uncle in a match as Hodge stretched him, due to Brody's not wanting to sell for Hodge because he was much smaller. Even Lou Thesz said that Hodge was a different animal. A shame that footage of him is very rare.
Yeah, thought at one point of making a whole clip about him, but so many things got lost over time. Hodge was the man
Tony Atlas would have been a good
Just wrote something about him today. He get his spotlight soon.
Nobody ever mentions Jerry Blackwell. The guy was incredibly strong and tough as nails, not to mention moving in the ring like a guy half his size.
One correction. Haku ate the pepper spray
Think he inhaled their souls too :)
You forgot Ted Arcidi
Ivan putski and superstar billy Graham competed in the strong man competition
Actually so many people mentioned those two, so I made a separate episode about Graham and a Bench Press episode with Ted. But I agree, both super legit guys
Not a bad list, better than expected. I personally would have included Paul Anderson, arguably the strongest man to ever live.
Actually fully agree. I completely forgot about Anderson in the first list, thinking about a part 2. Too many others who also deserved to be mentioned
Cool vid but where's Goldberg? He threw 250lb+ men around like they were 150lbs and no wrestler to this day could do what he did. He also had impressive lifts in the gym like bench and incline.
Goldberg rocks. I specifically in the ring he showed some impressive strength
What about Bravo, and Barbarian.
Babarian will be in part two, but still managed to include him in the Menge part. Bravo is actually a good idea, let me try to gather some material
Toughest? Haku. Only man that even 6 police and a can of mace couldn't stop
Strongest? Mark Henry or Bill casmeir
100%
Haku and Harley Race are the only 2 Wrestlers that Andre the Giant Feared!
That tells you how scary those 2 were
10 strongest wrestlers IMO (in no particular order):
Mark Henry
Paul Anderson
Ken Patera
Doug Furnas
Ted Arcidi
Bill Kazmaier
Scott Norton
Big E
Road Warrior Animal
Nick Busick
There's a few guys who would go on the list on benchpress alone (Warlord, Dino Bravo, Brian Adams, Superstar Billy Graham, Jim Neidhart, Barbarian) but benchpress isn't the sole measure of strength - I don't think Mark Henry ever benched over 600lbs but there's no doubt he's one of the top 2 or 3 strongest wrestlers ever.
There's a few other guys who were very accomplished powerlifters but may not have been at their strongest by the time they turned their hand to wrestling - Fred 'Typhoon' Ottman claims some HUGE numbers when he lifted in college but there's no proof. Same with Barry Darsow, who recently claimed that in his youth, he was the strongest of all the Robbinsdale boys. Tom Magee's accomplishments speak for themselves.
Then you've got guys like Brock Lesnar, the Steiners and Steve Williams who weren't the tippety top in the weights room but could throw pretty much anyone around in the ring. Functional strength combined with technique, knowledge of leverage etc.
And just for fun, I'd say the top 5 strongest WOMEN wrestlers ever were:
Becca Swansen (by MILES but like Paul Anderson and Kaz, she was a powerlifter first and a wrestler second)
Reggie Bennett
Chyna
Jordynne Grace
Nicole Bass
Hell yeah, awesome list. Scott Norton and Furnas was another one I considered. Paul Anderson I completely forgot, thanks for mentioning him. Let me check Ted Arcidi
@@howstrongis First guy to bench 700lbs.
Slightly off-subject, but..
Even though he might not compare to some on this list, Davey Boy Smith was pretty strong and retained some unbelievable agility (in the early 90's), despite adding substantial bulk to his frame.
There's a match with Regal ("Steven", in WCW days) in 1993, where he's still doing nip-ups, cartwheels, front-flips and allsorts.
Such moves impress me anyway, but when they're performed by a 250lb(?) monster.. just wow!
@@Ghoulies good mention. He and his tag partner are next after I cover Steve Williams
@@howstrongis Dynamite? Class wrestler.
I look forward to that video and whatever else you have coming up!
Brock lesner has been tested positive for steroids so does that really count ?
Think not just him, according to Bret pretty much 100% during his time. Same goes for any high competitive sports so it’s hard to draw the line. I should also mention just taking steroids might not necessarily make you a better athlete or makes you freakishly strong, but it helps for sure.
@@howstrongis yeah it's a shame though it would be interesting to see how strong they are without steroids mark henry tested drug free but there is lot of drug free other products that can boost strength and performance so it's hard to tell what goes on
Strongest and Toughest should be two different lists. Hard to be strong when Haku rips your eyeball out.
Thought about the same thing. Might make some sub categories, like toughest, or best bencher in the future.
Ted Arcidi had the world press behind the neck record. That's hardcore. But not pound for pound I think Andre was the strongest all round.
I knew Ted from the Bench, didn’t know the behind neck record. That’s awesome
Haku's feats may be anecdotal, but I feel like if everyone including close friends, family, and colleagues of his are saying the same thing, there's a good chance a lot of it's true.
Plus them Samoan badass mfs are built different than most
Had his son for a training session in the gym. reality might be even more crazy than those stories with Haku
Shit everyone knows Haku and Barbarian were the two toughest men in wrestling
Scariest tag team ever
a lot of the wrestlers were legitimately afraid of Meng, and if Andre was afraid of him, that should be fair enough warning to give him a whole lot of ‘Leave Alone’
Don Frye says that he is scarred of Haku, and he is a legit MMA Legend
Didnt know even Frye said that. Adds to the legend
What he said was Haku was a scary human being Don fry is afraid of no man
Van Vader aka Leon white another tough man love to have the passion mask
Huge Vader fan, i want to make a special episode about him near future, got plenty of material.
Strength and ability to complete lifts has more to do with arm and leg length than absolute strength. Most people that have completed heavy lifts have short arms and legs in comparison to their body structure.
As someone who works in the field of strength and conditioning I have to agree. There is an enormous amount of things which can affect strength, from muscle insertion, muscle size, cns, connective tissue, muscle moment arms and so on.
Ron Simmons
100%. Will cover him soon
Andre probably didn't work out but he should have been higher
True, in retrospect should have separate the list with the toughest and another with the strongest
Good point about Andre the Giant. It's difficult to compare him with others because he didn't constantly lift weights, so there's no numbers. Plenty of photos and stories. He threw wrestlers around and nobody could really hurt him.
Haku is similar. Not known for heavy lifts in the gym, but when he was drinking he was dangerous and practically invulnerable.
Ken Paters said if he couldve trained Andrea the giant for a year or two he couldve been the strongest man ever but pound for pound Ken is as strong as anyone think Mark Henry couldnt break his records , Harley Race with 1 arm grabed Ricky Steamboat and picked him from standing in the ring reached over grabbed Ricky by his trunks and basically curled him up and put him in the ring so he curled with one arm 225 if not more wow
Ken might be on something right there. Didnt knew the Harley stroy, thanks for sharing.
Mark Henry also deserves credit for being as kind of a man as he is strong. A great person.
Agree, never once anyone had something bad to say about Henry
One dude with some super power was Tugboat. He get a little steam built up off those ropes and lay anybody in wrestling out.
Huge fan of both natural disasters. The older a got, the more i appreciated them.
Nothing will ever compare to Scott Steiner "injuring his back" and being out for an extended period of time, only to return as The Genetic Freak/Big Poppa Pump, with not only way bigger arms, but an entirely new bicep on top of each one😂😂😂
The famous wrestler off time, think Orton and Styles enjoyed recently the same ;)
I worked the early morning shift at Gold’s Gym in the 90s. The wrestlers would show up in a hotel shuttle together to work out. I watched Steiner behind-the-neck shoulder press with 365 lbs on a straight bar. He did sets of 15 reps and didn’t break a sweat. As a former competitive power lifter, I was impressed. The guy was a bada$$
@@joecool2125 love those anecdotes. Same here, my former mentor here in Tokyo used to train some of the wcw guys 25 years ago. I will try to get them for a interview
Even without the roids Steiner was a freak.
Scott Steiner became the poster boy for Anabolic Steroid use
Shane "The Iron Demon" Mercer deadlifted 640 lb with a bodyweight of 213 lb, as can be seen here on the tube.
Awesome, learned about him just recently. Will put him definitely on the next list
@@howstrongis He's crazy. He just throws other wrestlers out of the ring onto the fans and take a look at his crazy finisher Moonsault & Battery.
@@suoquainen Isn’t he the guy who does the Steiner fall away moonsault, just from the top rope with heavyweights? That guy is crazy strong.
@@howstrongis Exactly. Totally unique. Also as tag team "IronBeast" with KTB they did double team moves like no one else ever did.
Will check the Tag matches out, thank you for the input @@suoquainen
lesnar is a true freak of nature. A man that big with that level of athleticism...
Fully agree 100%. Just made a video about his training routine recently, he is a freak of nature.
Whatever happened to Ivan Putski and Superstar Billy Graham???
I was surprised that Putski is still alive and well
No one was as feared as Haku ever. Ever.