10+ most RADICAL transformations in Pro Wrestling
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- Today we cover 10 (and some more in the intro like Eddie Guerrero or Edge) of the biggest transformation in Pro Wrestling, no matter if it was a huge weight loss, gaining few extra pounds of muscle or changing the whole gimmick and looks. Little mistake, Randy Orton is currently at 275, not 287.
The 287 pounds are according to Randy himself from his ESPN interview at min 6:58 if anyone is interested. He might slimmed down since then a little.
Most Roidical transformations**
That would have been the alternate title
I’d say except Edge. He just looks leaner. The rest, obvious steroid use
“We don’t allow our athletes to use steroids anymore” - absolutely juiced to the gills Vince McMahon
Smart as long as they are in charge of testing
Think Edge was also involved on the 2007 list
The power of Steroids.
Benoit changed almost as much as Eddie. You can see that Eddie had a decent physique even in the early days. As for Scotty Steiner, he was a unit even from the very early pro wrestling days. He once said in an interview that outside of his most massive days in WCW around 1997-98, he was actually bigger and stronger generally in his tag team days but he also had more fat on him
100% correct, and both Eddie and Benoit being good friends, explains a lot. Both steiners already were huge in their early wcw days as you said. Think the strength he kept but the style he was wrestling wasnt really conserving his health in the long run.
Ya he wasn't using gear than he was natural the dianibol cuts you helps with definition than testosterone helps buildup the muscles plus keeps your testicles working
@@JonKorpi-o9w bro… dianabol is a notoriously WET compound & is almost exclusively used for bulking/getting bigger, you put 10 lbs of water the first week you start taking it… also testosterone to keep your testicles working? 😂😂😂 bro ANY steroid shuts down your endocrine system & testicles almost completely, when you take testosterone for a few weeks your body stops making it & your balls shrink & stop working.. WHY comment if you have no clue what you are talking about this is one of the stupidest comments i have ever seen lmaoooooo
@@JonKorpi-o9w You think that using dbol isn't using gear or makes you a natty or am I misunderstanding you because you are using gear and not natty even you use dbol only?
His biggest was 265 by his account . Thats pretty big at his height and low bodyweight . He said it was a strain on his back and knees though . I was nowhere near as lean during my heavy lifting days but 260 is heavy at six foot or under . I can attest its hard to get a comfortable nights sleep sometimes
Davey Boy Smith, Triple H, Shawn Michaels all had transformations too. Really enjoyed this one, thanks again.
Triple H actually a big one. Davey boy was always big but good insanely huge
Dynamite Kid is pretty extreme too. Compare the 1986 version of him to 1996 version of him.
AJ has been trenning hard
Testing his limits
The greatest transformation to me was Ted Dibiase, he was just a meek grappler back in 79, when he came back to the WWF in 87, he was blonde, bearded and brash with a commanding voice. He looked like a king
That is actually a good mention. Dibiase was an amazing wrestler, especially his matches in Japan and the old territory, but as you said, the gimmick really made him a true legend.
He also had so much money:)
8 years though...
The Juice effect
This is ROIdiculous
Rest In Peace In Heaven 🙏🏾 Eddie Guerrero
One of the all time greatest
Got what he deserved messing with peds and drugs
Or hell😂
Loved this one too! The gas does miracles. Thanks for uploading my friend.
Thanks for your feedback as always. It does indeed, but it’s only one piece of the puzzle. Seen so many guys over there years at work on lots of PEDs but still didn’t look that way
@@howstrongis oh exactly. You still need to workout like a madman to reap benefits.
Yeah, and having the right parents too. No matter how much I would eat, train and taking “supps”, I wouldn’t look like Lesnar (unfortunately)
Rick James: "Steroids is a helluva drug".
Rick James alter ego Rick Rude
Surely number one is Big Poppa Pump!!
There is no particular order but Scott is always number 1
@@howstrongis nice subscribed
Appreciate the support. Made a whole video about the Steiners in the past in case you are interested.
He was always jacked though. There is a strap gap from his chest. More so before Big Poppa Pump days.
Well, The Rock's grandfather genetics are more likely to be his grandmother's genetics as High Chief Adopted the Rock's mother Ata
Actually I never knew that. But that also makes sense, never mess with Samoan grandmothers, the real bosses of the families.
Steroids are a hell of a drug
This, trenning hard and testing your limits
Eddie was only 38 when he died, this was a result of using steroids
For sure contributed to it, among other drugs and painkillers
Thank you for your obvious insight.
There was also his car crash in 1999 on New Year's Day
Steroids are a hell of a drug!
Rick James (Rude) said so :)
Better entertainment through chemistry.
Not sure if better entertainment goes for a ultimate warrior match
When we see before and after pictures most guys will say "If you eat right and train hard you can go from A to B" whereas people who actually workout will tell you that's actually what they were doing in abundance to get to picture A 🤣 I bet most guys were already gassing before. They just found a new juice cocktail that gives you much better results. Bagwell was on Conrad Thompsons podcast and he said when Scott Steiner got absolutely shredded for his Big Poppa Pump character all the boys were already on gear and kind of maxed out physique wise. They just wanted to know what cocktail of drugs he'd switched on to to level up again and his response was "I figured it out, you go figure it out!" 🤣
Yeah, fully agree. As someone who is working out, eating healthy and working as strength and conditioning coach mainly with pro wrestlers together, I can tell you that Bagwell is 100% right. Good genetics are another piece of the puzzle, and they still need to train. The rather surprising part for me was all the guys here in Japan who are on something, and don’t even look that way.
Rey msyteroid, and orton both were suspended for wellness
Both no surprises. So many on the suspension list I completely forgot.
And that's the McMahon effect. "I'll suspend you or even fire you for failing the test".
Inside the wrestlers minds: But boss look at you and Triple HHH!
We need the guy who never changes Lashley :)
Lashley and R Truth are vampires.
All that I’ve seen and heard of at some point more or less. Never had any idea that Tozawa and Nakano went through body transformations of their own. I wish I could lose weight like Gunther and Tozawa did. I’m big like they were.
Met Bull few years ago at a show here and couldn’t recognize her in the beginning.
As a trainer here in Tokyo I would always suggest finding a way to create a calorie deficit with small changes at first, something you can do over time. Again, sometimes easier said than done. Good luck on your journey
@@howstrongisYeah easier said than done indeed. I mean I’ve told this on platforms and people have told me this. Anyway, thank you.
I can always point you to good recourses and everything (I used to work as a trainer before I started to train pro wrestlers) but in the end you always need to do the walk yourself. In case you are ever in Tokyo, feel free to pass by our gym. All the best sir.
Biggest transformation? Werner Herzog into youtube wrestling commentator.
Funny enough, after your comment i discovered Werner Herzog comparing Wrestlemania to ancient Greek drama
randy does not weigh 287lbs lol
Think he even makes the hand sign when they announce him. Compared to the other guy in the roster he is huge, like 80s huge, so might be in the realm of possible.
Probably closer to 255 legit IMO. Batista said that his fighting weight as WWE champ was around 265 and even though Randy's a bit taller, he's nowhere near as thick even now
Hmm might be, but Batista was also shredded as it gets, which made him look even bigger.
@@nbaldwin45 i dont even think the rock weighs 287 and they are the same height but hes thick....fif u ever see he vid where he endorses biden and has boobs lmao
I came here for this comment. Randy might be 250. LoL a 290lb man is fucking huge
2:32 randy natural has a hooper physique him at his lightest in wwe was probably 215 6’4 but built at 240
Agree.Randy changed big times, especially comparing him to his early OVW days. Someone said in the comments that recently he even mentioned he got up to 300 pounds. While it seems a little far off, 270 to 280 might be possible.
I saw an interview with Ric Flair he said "Everyone was on steroids when I came into wrestling, but I never used them" Sure, Ric.
Remind me of a comment somneone had about Jeff Hardy: "Steroids mighty be the only drug Jeff never touched"
The biggest joke Jimmy Uso being announced as a 250+ pounder. There is no way he is anything over 210-220 at max.
Is he? Saw them live one time, the twins were taller than i expected, but 250 plus? No way. Think Cesaro was 240.
@@howstrongis Yes, he is announced as a 252 pounder, that's absurd as hell. There's no consistency. According to WWE, he is heavier than John Cena and a lot of other wrestlers 🤦🏻♂️
Just checked, you were right. Actually working together here with couple of pro wrestlers from New Japan and co and know few of the actual weights, might be an interesting topic for a future video.
@@howstrongis That will be quite an interesting video, mate👍
Even with Roids, Eddies body was terrible, no symmetry at all. Arms too big, chest too small etc
Good point, felt like all the extra mass went to his shoulders and arms
Gunther(Walter) slimmed down...LOUD chops to every challenger before losing weight. He seems to hit just as HARD as he did before shedding pounds.
Orton is not 287
Might have been 275. mea culpa
Shame Scott had some awesome moves that he became boring like every other big guy.
At least we got some of the best promos from Scott
@@howstrongisexactly. His promo skills skyrocketed where his move set was............ wherever.
Wwf was amazing, wcw was legend
Great times to be a fan
Tren is awesome. You guys should see my husbands one year transformation…… and his raging b o n e r s
Wow, I really wonder how such radical transformations are possible 😂😂😂
ROIDical measurements
Roids are a hell of a drug
Rick James (Rude) was right
Crazy as they get older especially getting into the mid 40s they get bigger and a lot more cut
The wonder of modern medecine and science
An updated should have AJ styles at the top of the list. And who tattoos their own initials on their body? Aj styles. Talk about lame!
Actually had Aj on the list, but just realized I forgot him. As for the initials, think it’s also the initials from all his kids if I remember right
The Steiners were always huge and in great shape. Over the years Scott became more vascular
Especially Rick, never thought Scott will outgrow him
Show lex Luger and triple h
Triple H went trough many different stages, might be interesting. Lex would be a rather sad transformation with his injury
Hhh from his WWE debut in 1995 to his comeback to the WWE in 2002 (almost a year after he tore his quad in 2001)
I remember that time, huge changes in a short period. Great addition
They have to be on top secret stuff, i swear.
Pharma grade stuff
W.W.E. Wrestlers Before & After Getting on the Juice.
😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
That was my alternative title
Duh it's called steroids ppl
Austin Idol also lost about 80lbs from like 320lbs to 240lbs
That’s another great transformation. Didn’t know
as i age im considering taking TRT to feel better...
anyone had experience of this and any advice? thank you in advance
Sigue entrenando fuerte. Yo tengo 41 y tiene años que no uso ningún fármaco. Ayunos muy largos de 18 a 24 HRS y entrenamiento muy fuerte solo y nadamás!❤
Coming to youtube is not the place to get advice. A doctor is the only one you should talk to.
Super juice
That would have been the alternate title
Eddies arm size and definition is insane
Interestingly you can see it most of the time in traps
Yeah, think he was on something similar like Benoit
I like how the title was all about the most radical transformations in pro wrestling. So obviously, any wrestling fan worth their salt woulda automatically thought of Scott Steiner. So I like how as soon as the video starts, we see Scott Steiner's transformation.
If I had not mentioned Steiner, people would have run me out of town with pitchforks.
*Buff the stuff bagwell went from small to a tank* vader also left and came back stacked too back in the day!
I think Rey Mysterio max bench was 280 lbs
For his size that would be pretty decent. Never knew
Eddie Guerrero and Andre the Giant were so hilarious in the Princess Bride. You killed my father, prepare to die
Awesome movie, although Eddie was probably a little too young to be in the movie. Think you were thinking about Cary Elwes
Damian Priest was unrecognizable 😱
Think he lost one whole Damien Priest during his diet...
Yeah one of the most feared women wrestlers is right
She does those leg drops from the top of the cage
Met her couple of years ago in Tokyo at a smaller show, sweetest lady ever. Impressed that she can still walk without any problems after all those leg drops
Edge cannot seem to put on any muscle mass no matter how much or hard he trains. He got into shape, the muscle tone was improved, but it's like his frame simply doesn't support added muscle. His arms, delts, chest, they remain pretty skinny and small. Big Show, on the other hand, looks fat even when he has visible abs.
Yeah, Edge is one of the guys, for the better or worse didn’t change much.
Saw him only once at a live show in 2006, was actually surprised how tall he was. The biggest guys by far on the show were Chris Masters, Lashley and Umaga. And one guy who should have became the next Lesnar, but quite soon after, became a politician and is now accused of some crime I found out (Dan Rodimer)
@@howstrongis Just googled Rodimer. Not a good guy, most definitely. Bad hombre.
Scott Steiner was an invator before he got on the juice was much better wrestler before the gear
Fuly agree with you, although his Big Poppa Pump run was legendary in his own way. According to Scott, he said certain moves people would rather cheer and he wanted to fully lean into his heel persona. Other moves he permanently spiked his own head.
05:07 Rey, what do you mean you couldn't produce the prescription quick enough? the pills come in a prescription bottle.
Carlito was buff when he started and looked weak when he left and became a beast when he came back
He came back as basically two Carlitos....
Esteroids
Magic
Eddie's transformation ultimately costed him his life
Sad but true. Especially the 90s and 00s were full of those cases
Bulk looks great.
😂😂😂 Scott Steiners transformation was not a few months he was in WCW till the early 2000's
I meant the mid 90s Steiner to Big Poppa Pump rather
@@howstrongis go look at Scott Steiner and his brother Rick Steiner in WWF in the 90's Scott Steiners still fucking huge
True. Made in the past a video about both Steiners training routine. Think especially Rick looked pretty much like this since his teens, while Scott was a lot slimmer. Once he switches from amateur to pro wrestling , he definitely beefed up.
Adrian Adonis, Yokozuna and Fatu had big transitions...😃
Haven’t even considered them. Great additions
Many exceptions to the rule @howstrongis
1. Barry Windham
2. Beautiful Bobby Eaton
3. DDP
4. Billy Kidman
5. Great Muta
The wrestlers on my list are proof you don’t need a Schwarzenegger body in wrestling to be successful
Beautiful list, love especially the first to places, since they dont get enough recognition.
9:25 damm look at flair's guns at this age..
Big boy flair was something else
dont think they had figured out steroids in the 60s
Think they have been around to a certain degree in the 60, but people had no idea about the side effects an dmany of them were legal.
5:26 the rock is only related to Peter through law not by blood technically
They all mike o trenned
That’s the first time I heard that one :)
all the old wrestlers were huge the new guys are not i guess they test for peds now except the rock of course
Still some pretty big guys around, but generally, you are right.
Who the fudge is Akira... Tajiri, Ultimo Dragon & Psychosis Hell freaking Rey Mysterio is cool but Tozawa does not Impress me
Those guys are the ogs, fully agree. Akira actually got trained by Ultimo Dragon since he was the founder of the company.
chemically enhansed
Put the years up.
As in from when to when the “transformation” happened?
@@howstrongis Yea, some of these guys have a steady progression, or many years inbetween. Scott Steiner's pecs were already creating a gap for his straps well before Big Poppa Pump. He was massive for a long time.
That’s actually a great idea. True, both steiners were huge as long as I can remember
@@howstrongisThe weird thing is that Rick Steiner was far more jacked in the 80s when he wrestled individually - check out the videos of Robert Richsteiner, he was massive. Maybe the singlet hid it but it seems he lost a lot of definition and some size later on.
do kenta kobashi
That is actually a great idea, let me see if i can find enough material.
@@howstrongisyou should also do natty or not on wwe wrestlers
I like the idea, problem is that here in Japan steroids might be even more common than in WWE with laws a little different.
Want freakish abbs try long distance running, I did that for 5 years with lifting weights on off days & my abbs, the middle 2 became small blocks , & I was only 173lbs ripped at 6"2, the 4-5 days a week running made other muscle development slow.
Long distance and ultra endurance running/events are a whole differnet beast. Respect for anyone who is doing it.
You don't just get genetics from the male parent. Facts.
Except when you are the daughter of Brock Lesnar
Eddie went from probably benching in the low 300s in the bench press to the mid 400s on the bench but I don't know what his max bench was but im just guessing🤔
I think Eddies bench was somewhere out there. Came across it when I did the strongest bencher video. Need to check again
@@howstrongis I'm guessing about 445 to maybe 455lbs
Do Mark Henry
Buff Bagwell
Lex Luger
Eddie Guerrero
Chris Benoit
Maven Huffman
I will cover Henry indirectly (again) in the next video, there is just so much about him to tell. Lex might be another one. Think Eddie and Benoit got covered in so many great documentarys already, and Maven is doing well with his channel
That’s why Eddie died. He abused roids
Yeah, among so many others in the 90s and 00s. Dark times
Roids Roids Roids.🙄
You forgot roids
thats why aew is much better than wwe, they dont force wrestler to take steroids for bulky body and focus more on technical skills, thats how good company works
True, but still many people over there too on some PEDs. Might be an interesting topic for the future
@@howstrongis yez please make it and also talk about risk factor of all of this, also you can make one more video on topic how wrestling ruin the health of wrestler by showing unnecessary stuff like chair shot, blood and all this, thank you
AJ Styles
Funny thing is he mentioned in a recent interview that he got his results from doing ice baths and cardio….of course ;)
All completely natural too
As natural as test can be ;)
I think Edge might actually be natural. Lol. It just looks like he cut more fat than anything.
I thought the same thing, until i remembered that he got caught before, think it was around 2007
I think that if Eddy had it to do all over again he wouldn’t have used pills and roids . Both can cause what killed him .
Especially Eddies case its such a damn tragedy, since he just came clean a year ago and made his peace.
العضلات بنائها غير طبيعي أبدا لدى ابدي جريرو و ريك ستاينر و تربل أتش بالذات هولاء الثلاثة بالتأكيد مستخدمين مواد ممنوعة تدخل في بناء العضلات بشكل أسرع
That’s what steroids do lol
If you don’t get a bad batch ;)
ROIDS
Hulks vitamins and prayers
Mexican supplements
you misspelled steroids😂😂😂
I did????? Damn. Should have spelled it ROIDZ
really?
Steroids are awesome 😂
Hell of a drug :)
Damien loss weight
A lot of these guys were already in decent shape. They probably went on a diet, and some hgh
Couldnt agree more
Dead Guerrero is overrated
Controversial take
9:04 bahaha
Young Micheal Jackson and Flair
Roids
Steroid baby
Amazing what roids will do for you and to you
Still nothing compared to pro bodybuilding or olympics
💉
Magic in a bottle
Kendall Wyndham should have made the list.
Just checked, wasnt aware of Blackjack Mulligans son. I agree, he would have fitted perfectly
Mostly steroids, dont be nieve.
As i mentioned in the intro. But to be fair, same goes for many others who dont look that part.
💉
That’s the magic wand for transformation