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« Reply #75 on: June 10, 2011, 04:54:40 AM » |
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Sid was somewhere in the 6'8" range correct? Seemed huge on camera, at least a head taller than everyone around him. Another guy as big as a house.
Sid was a legit 6'11" tall. He has to duck under doorways. Its unreal. |
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« Reply #76 on: June 10, 2011, 09:33:08 AM » |
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Sid was a legit 6'11" tall. He has to duck under doorways. Its unreal.
Sid is shorter than Nash, who stands 6'10", id say hes 6'8" on the button. Have you seen Gunnar Eudy?! Same size as his old man at 16 / 17 years of age (minus the hulking muscles) and is now developing into a half decent indy wrestler since he filled out his frame.  |
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« Reply #77 on: June 10, 2011, 11:49:44 AM » |
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Nash is 7'1"
He played basketball for a number of years before getting into wrestling.
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« Reply #78 on: June 10, 2011, 01:35:28 PM » |
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Nash is 7'1"
He played basketball for a number of years before getting into wrestling.
Ive seen Nash and hes definitely closer to 7 feet. 6'11" minimum, I couldnt get over how tall he was. |
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« Reply #79 on: June 11, 2011, 01:33:01 AM » |
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By his own admission, skip to 6.15 |
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« Reply #80 on: June 11, 2011, 05:55:45 AM » |
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Heights, weights, and measurements are oftentimes (ridiculously) misrepresented/exaggerated in wrestling.
I remember when Foley took a bump off the WCW ring ramp back in his Cactus Jack days.
The announcers said he fell something like 10 feet.
He said it was funny because in the next shot, viewers saw the referees & paramedics standing at ground level in front of the ramp - and they were almost as tall as the ramp was high.
Mick made a comment to the effect, "I guess WCW employed 9-ft. tall referees."
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« Reply #81 on: June 11, 2011, 09:53:28 AM » |
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like the old WWF days of the 15 foot steel cage & the 12 foot ladder   |
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« Reply #82 on: June 11, 2011, 04:43:09 PM » |
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like the old WWF days of the 15 foot steel cage & the 12 foot ladder LOL!! Maybe if you measure from the ground... |
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« Reply #83 on: June 11, 2011, 04:57:36 PM » |
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I call BULLSHIT.
I can see it, totally. One time back in the very early '90s Warlord stopped in at my then-gym (all WWF/E wrestlers used this Powerhouse Gym when they came through Toronto) and did a quick couple sets of squats with 315 for HIGH reps and then went over to the bench and, after a couple quick warm-ups, did six paused reps with 455. Let me tell you, this was one of the easiest sets I have ever seen done with poundage such as this. No spot and each repetition was FAST. Dude was traveling and likely burnt ... plus a strange gym, etc. He also did some inclines with 365 like it was the friggin' bar. Warlord was MASSIVE. Also extremely polite and helpful (even spotted me on some flat dumbell presses). |
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« Reply #84 on: June 12, 2011, 04:31:32 AM » |
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I can see it, totally. One time back in the very early '90s Warlord stopped in at my then-gym (all WWF/E wrestlers used this Powerhouse Gym when they came through Toronto) and did a quick couple sets of squats with 315 for HIGH reps and then went over to the bench and, after a couple quick warm-ups, did six paused reps with 455. Let me tell you, this was one of the easiest sets I have ever seen done with poundage such as this. No spot and each repetition was FAST. Dude was traveling and likely burnt ... plus a strange gym, etc.
He also did some inclines with 365 like it was the friggin' bar.
Warlord was MASSIVE. Also extremely polite and helpful (even spotted me on some flat dumbell presses).
Light weight for a massive dude like that, humongous and would make anybody look puny. |
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« Reply #85 on: June 13, 2011, 12:45:53 PM » |
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Light weight for a massive dude like that, humongous and would make anybody look puny.
Well, as a competitive powerlifter (and a pretty good one, if I do say so), I wouldn't say 455 is ever "light" weight ... for anyone. Even a 600-pound raw presser (and there aren't many) would likely not consider that kind of resistance light. However, I know what you're talking about, sure. Warlord was beyond massive and the way he moved 455 was like watching Scott Mendelson move 365. He did this weird thing where on each repetition ... going down, he'd raise his head off the bench, and then place it back down on the concentric. Like I say, despite looking intimidating as ALL hell, the man was super friendly and didn't give off any hint of arrogance. |
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« Reply #86 on: June 13, 2011, 01:27:42 PM » |
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Well, as a competitive powerlifter (and a pretty good one, if I do say so), I wouldn't say 455 is ever "light" weight ... for anyone. Even a 600-pound raw presser (and there aren't many) would likely not consider that kind of resistance light. However, I know what you're talking about, sure. Warlord was beyond massive and the way he moved 455 was like watching Scott Mendelson move 365.
He did this weird thing where on each repetition ... going down, he'd raise his head off the bench, and then place it back down on the concentric.
Like I say, despite looking intimidating as ALL hell, the man was super friendly and didn't give off any hint of arrogance.
Of course. I just meant that only a giant of a man like him could make that kind of weight look light, even thought its obviously not. Hes just that damn huge. |
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« Reply #87 on: June 14, 2011, 02:40:35 PM » |
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Of course. I just meant that only a giant of a man like him could make that kind of weight look light, even thought its obviously not. Hes just that damn huge.
Gotcha. Sorry for my confusion.  |
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« Reply #88 on: June 14, 2011, 02:54:54 PM » |
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I find it both ironic and amusing that our board has the most polite & civilized posters.  |
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« Reply #89 on: June 15, 2011, 05:52:56 AM » |
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