List of pro wrestler's bench presses

[ganero76]

I've put together this list. Enjoy:
'Superstar' Billy Graham - 585
 BRAWK! Lesnar - 475
 Eddie Guerrero - 275
 Taz - 450
 'British Bulldog' Davey Boy Smith - 550
 Doug Furnas - 600
 Scott 'Flash' Norton - 650
 'H2O' Ron Waterman - 500+
 Bruno Sammartino - 565
 The Ultimate Warrior - 500
 Road Warrior Animal - 550
 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka - 525 (in his bodybuilding days, before he became a wrestler)
 Sting - 365
 Chyna - 310 (she once claimed she could bench 375, but looking at other female lifters, I find that HIGHLY unlikely)
 Kurt Angle - 420
 'relliK' Johnny Stamboli - 495
 Bill Kazmaier - 660
 Tony 'Ludwig Borga' Halme - 600
 'Total Package' Lex Luger - 530
 Bulldog Brower - 500
 Bryan 'Crush' Adams - 585
 'The Big Show' Paul Wight - 500 (when challenged in the weights room - he did it without too much apparent effort and didn't bother going any higher)
 Dino Bravo - 570
 Chris Benoit - 450
 Shane Douglas - 420
 The Barbarian - 550 for 3 reps (no pause)
 Iron Sheik - 345
 Tank Abbott - 600
 Bret 'The Hitman' Hart - 415
 'Big Bully' Nick Busick - 605
 Nikolai Volkoff - 600+
 Ole Anderson - 405
 Dynamite Kid - 450
 Ted Arcidi - 700
 Reggie Lisowski - 500
 'Polish Power' Ivan Putski - 600
 'Ravishing' Rick Rude - 405 for 3 reps (no pause)
 Skandor Akbar - 500
 The Rock - 425
 Batista - 525
 Ahmed Johnson - 520
 Chris Candido - 400+
 The Warlord - 575 for 6 reps (no pause)
 Road Warrior Hawk - 515
 'Lethal Weapon' Steve Blackman - 550 (in his weightlifting days, before wrestling)
 Bill Goldberg - 495 for 5 reps (but has claimed in interviews that he only does 400)
 Triple H - over 400 (no figure stated beyond that)
 Scott Steiner - 525 (he claimed he could do over 600 in the dying days of WCW BUT Steiner was heavily into kayfabe back then and had stated in previous interviews that he avoided the benchpress where possible, owing to injuries)
 Austin Idol - 505
 Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart - 550 (with ease and just fooling around)
 Mark Henry - 620
 Magnum TA - 350 (for 10-12 reps)
 Hulk Hogan - 550
 Kevin Sullivan - 350
 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair - 500 (in his days as a 280lb powerlifter before his plane crash)
 Mike Graham - 440
 Tony Atlas - 600
 'Cowboy' Bill Watts - 500
 Steve Keirn - 425
 The Crusher - 500
 Bill 'Ax' Eadie - 450 (estimated)
 Jos LeDuc - 600
 Kane - 405 (for sets - no max recorded)

[BB]

Ken Patera did one power meet and was in the low 500's on bench, but I don't recall the exact number. He certainly would've crushed #600 + if he set his mind to flat benching, based on his much later performances.

[NelsonMuntz]

When I was a kid I once saw old wrestler/manager Frenchy Martin bench 405 for like 8 reps in a gym in montreal

funniest part was he was tall but did not look the part of the typical strong bencher

[hench]

how many on that list are dead?

[GraniteCityDon]

Warlord was renowned for his ridiculous benching back stage, Kane is supposedly shockingly strong considering his reach / ROM. I, for an unknown reason, find it very hard to believe Batista could do 525, but you never know.

Fred Ottman, AKA Tugboat was a big bencher. Theres a clip of him doing easy short reps with 315, 405 then a single for 600 (possible slight assistance from spotters). 550 hes nailing all day long unassisted.

Also seen a clip in Cena's gym of Big E Langston getting 575.

I'm liking this thread, we need a good discussion on here........

[THEBOSS]

I've put together this list. Enjoy:
'Superstar' Billy Graham - 585
 BRAWK! Lesnar - 475
 Eddie Guerrero - 275
 Taz - 450
 'British Bulldog' Davey Boy Smith - 550
 Doug Furnas - 600
 Scott 'Flash' Norton - 650
 'H2O' Ron Waterman - 500+
 Bruno Sammartino - 565
 The Ultimate Warrior - 500
 Road Warrior Animal - 550
 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka - 525 (in his bodybuilding days, before he became a wrestler)
 Sting - 365
 Chyna - 310 (she once claimed she could bench 375, but looking at other female lifters, I find that HIGHLY unlikely)
 Kurt Angle - 420
 'relliK' Johnny Stamboli - 495
 Bill Kazmaier - 660
 Tony 'Ludwig Borga' Halme - 600
 'Total Package' Lex Luger - 530
 Bulldog Brower - 500
 Bryan 'Crush' Adams - 585
 'The Big Show' Paul Wight - 500 (when challenged in the weights room - he did it without too much apparent effort and didn't bother going any higher)
 Dino Bravo - 570
 Chris Benoit - 450
 Shane Douglas - 420
 The Barbarian - 550 for 3 reps (no pause)
 Iron Sheik - 345
 Tank Abbott - 600
 Bret 'The Hitman' Hart - 415
 'Big Bully' Nick Busick - 605
 Nikolai Volkoff - 600+
 Ole Anderson - 405
 Dynamite Kid - 450
 Ted Arcidi - 700
 Reggie Lisowski - 500
 'Polish Power' Ivan Putski - 600
 'Ravishing' Rick Rude - 405 for 3 reps (no pause)
 Skandor Akbar - 500
 The Rock - 425
 Batista - 525
 Ahmed Johnson - 520
 Chris Candido - 400+
 The Warlord - 575 for 6 reps (no pause)
 Road Warrior Hawk - 515
 'Lethal Weapon' Steve Blackman - 550 (in his weightlifting days, before wrestling)
 Bill Goldberg - 495 for 5 reps (but has claimed in interviews that he only does 400)
 Triple H - over 400 (no figure stated beyond that)
 Scott Steiner - 525 (he claimed he could do over 600 in the dying days of WCW BUT Steiner was heavily into kayfabe back then and had stated in previous interviews that he avoided the benchpress where possible, owing to injuries)
 Austin Idol - 505
 Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart - 550 (with ease and just fooling around)
 Mark Henry - 620
 Magnum TA - 350 (for 10-12 reps)
 Hulk Hogan - 550
 Kevin Sullivan - 350
 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair - 500 (in his days as a 280lb powerlifter before his plane crash)
 Mike Graham - 440
 Tony Atlas - 600
 'Cowboy' Bill Watts - 500
 Steve Keirn - 425
 The Crusher - 500
 Bill 'Ax' Eadie - 450 (estimated)
 Jos LeDuc - 600
 Kane - 405 (for sets - no max recorded)

 Every one of these is exaggerated .

[GraniteCityDon]

I've put together this list. Enjoy:
'Superstar' Billy Graham - 585
 BRAWK! Lesnar - 475
Eddie Guerrero - 275
 Taz - 450
 'British Bulldog' Davey Boy Smith - 550
Doug Furnas - 600
 Scott 'Flash' Norton - 650
 'H2O' Ron Waterman - 500+
 Bruno Sammartino - 565
 The Ultimate Warrior - 500
 Road Warrior Animal - 550
 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka - 525 (in his bodybuilding days, before he became a wrestler)
 Sting - 365
 Chyna - 310 (she once claimed she could bench 375, but looking at other female lifters, I find that HIGHLY unlikely)
 Kurt Angle - 420
 'relliK' Johnny Stamboli - 495
 Bill Kazmaier - 660
 Tony 'Ludwig Borga' Halme - 600
 'Total Package' Lex Luger - 530
Bulldog Brower - 500
Bryan 'Crush' Adams - 585
 'The Big Show' Paul Wight - 500 (when challenged in the weights room - he did it without too much apparent effort and didn't bother going any higher)
Dino Bravo - 570
 Chris Benoit - 450
 Shane Douglas - 420
 The Barbarian - 550 for 3 reps (no pause)
 Iron Sheik - 345
 Tank Abbott - 600
 Bret 'The Hitman' Hart - 415
 'Big Bully' Nick Busick - 605
 Nikolai Volkoff - 600+
 Ole Anderson - 405
 Dynamite Kid - 450
 Ted Arcidi - 700
Reggie Lisowski - 500
 'Polish Power' Ivan Putski - 600
'Ravishing' Rick Rude - 405 for 3 reps (no pause)
 Skandor Akbar - 500
 The Rock - 425
 Batista - 525
 Ahmed Johnson - 520
Chris Candido - 400+
 The Warlord - 575 for 6 reps (no pause)
 Road Warrior Hawk - 515
 'Lethal Weapon' Steve Blackman - 550 (in his weightlifting days, before wrestling)
 Bill Goldberg - 495 for 5 reps (but has claimed in interviews that he only does 400)
 Triple H - over 400 (no figure stated beyond that)
 Scott Steiner - 525 (he claimed he could do over 600 in the dying days of WCW BUT Steiner was heavily into kayfabe back then and had stated in previous interviews that he avoided the benchpress where possible, owing to injuries)
 Austin Idol - 505
 Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart - 550 (with ease and just fooling around)
 Mark Henry - 620
 Magnum TA - 350 (for 10-12 reps)
 Hulk Hogan - 550
 Kevin Sullivan - 350
 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair - 500 (in his days as a 280lb powerlifter before his plane crash)
 Mike Graham - 440
 Tony Atlas - 600
 'Cowboy' Bill Watts - 500
 Steve Keirn - 425
 The Crusher - 500
 Bill 'Ax' Eadie - 450 (estimated)
 Jos LeDuc - 600
 Kane - 405 (for sets - no max recorded)

Death list

[Mr Nobody]

Goodrum is not on the list athough he claimed pro wrestling once.

[BB]

Also seen a clip in Cena's gym of Big E Langston getting 575.

Ettore Ewen is Langston's real name, he competes every once and awhile in the USAPL in the #275 and SHW classes. Best total is #2039. Very good deadlifter at #799, Bench was low #500's and Squat was a bit over #700.

[calfzilla]

I heard Farooq never worked out but would just wander into the gym on occasion and lift insane weights.


Wish Scott Norton was wrestling in wwe. He as big and looked really strong. I thing he might be in Japan.

[Roger Bacon]

What about "Macho Man" Randy Savage?

[Grape Ape]

I remember watching a WWF talk show where Big Jon Studd allegedly benched 700.

[Dago_Joe]

A complete death list would be really sad to look at it considering how many of these dudes day way before normal people.  I was a big fan for most of my life and met a lot of wrestlers.  You don't get a real idea of how big they are until you stand next to them in person.  Absolute monsters.  Even the small guys are huge compared to normal people.  I met Scott Steiner a few times when WCW would come to my town and he would always train at World Gym.  He is a fucking freak in person and actually a pretty nice guy.  Still the biggest freak wrestler I ever saw was Bautista when he was juiced to the max.  Freak.

[WalterWhite]

705 For Ted.  Later did 718 in NH.

[Wolfox]

My childhood inspiration The Kaz  

[jude2]

 Every one of these is exaggerated .

I can tell u one that isn't. Davey Boy Smith(British Bulldog). I offered to spot him with 585 in Golds in Florida back in 1990. He told me no he had it. He lifted it off himself and benched that shit for 2 clean reps. He looked huge, but was red as a beet the whole time he was there.

[jjbones]

Didn't Kaz perform a 705 lb bench.

[BB]

Didn't Kaz perform a 705 lb bench.

Naw, #661 was his best, and the IPF record for a bit. Arcidi surpassed it by a few pounds a few years after.

[ESFitness]

I have a hard time believing brett hart's 405, not that 405 is great, but I've shook his hand a couple times and I just can't see him every doing it.

also can't see lex luger hitting 530.. even at his biggest.

I don't see their frames supporting it.

[Dago_Joe]

Steiner absolutely could and did that bench poundage. I saw him with my own eyes do it and if i remember he did more than that.   He was pretty messed up with injuries when I saw him, but even still he was a fucking beast strength wise.  On a side note,  i fucking loved wrestling during the late 90's!!  It was actually entertaining.  Once McMahon bought everyone out, he killed wrestling.  No competition makes for a shit product. 

[hazbin]

here's what i have personally witnessed....

Davey Boy - pretty accurate. never saw him do a max single, but 5 for 10 was a common workout for him

Road Warrior Animal - i spotted him doing close grips with five plates and a ten per side.  a few reps and perfect form. so 550 seems low for a bench single.

Chris Benoit - trained with him many times before he made it big. he was only about 230 at the time, but could do reps with 4 plates. he never touched his chest tho, which always bugged me. two inches shy of a full rep.

Bret Hart - during a very short period that he was trained by Grant McReynolds, he could do a four plate incline. wasn't that strong through most of his career.  he has a membership at my gym currently.

Dynamite Kid -  could bench 5 plates, but shouldn't have for the size of him. i think he could tap into some kinda psycho- strength.

Hawk - wasn't near as strong as Animal, but 5 plates woulda been pretty easy for him.

Steve Blackmen - big and lean, but never saw him train very heavy. when i was 20 he spotted me on a 350lb. attempt. the rep took me about 35 seconds and his hands never came off his hips. i think the only reason i made it was i thought i would die before he woulda helped. when i racked it, he looked totally unimpressed, and said 'i'd say thats about your max'.  lol

Jim the Anvil Neidhart - one of the most truly powerful men i've ever met.  even at 50 he could walk into the gym half drunk, and pause bench 4 plates like nothing without a warmup.

Triple H - trained at my gym once.  3 plate bench for a shaky 7 reps.  surprised how weak he was. (coulda been a downtime for him, i'm sure he was stronger at other times).

[Mr.1derful]

here's what i have personally witnessed....

Davey Boy - pretty accurate. never saw him do a max single, but 5 for 10 was a common workout for him

Road Warrior Animal - i spotted him doing close grips with five plates and a ten per side.  a few reps and perfect form. so 550 seems low for a bench single.

Chris Benoit - trained with him many times before he made it big. he was only about 230 at the time, but could do reps with 4 plates. he never touched his chest tho, which always bugged me. two inches shy of a full rep.

Bret Hart - during a very short period that he was trained by Grant McReynolds, he could do a four plate incline. wasn't that strong through most of his career.  he has a membership at my gym currently.

Dynamite Kid -  could bench 5 plates, but shouldn't have for the size of him. i think he could tap into some kinda psycho- strength.

Hawk - wasn't near as strong as Animal, but 5 plates woulda been pretty easy for him.

Steve Blackmen - big and lean, but never saw him train very heavy. when i was 20 he spotted me on a 350lb. attempt. the rep took me about 35 seconds and his hands never came off his hips. i think the only reason i made it was i thought i would die before he woulda helped. when i racked it, he looked totally unimpressed, and said 'i'd say thats about your max'.  lol

Jim the Anvil Neidhart - one of the most truly powerful men i've ever met.  even at 50 he could walk into the gym half drunk, and pause bench 4 plates like nothing without a warmup.

Triple H - trained at my gym once.  3 plate bench for a shaky 7 reps.  surprised how weak he was. (coulda been a downtime for him, i'm sure he was stronger at other times).

I was going to comment that I'd heard Triple H wasn't very strong.  I'm also wondering about the claim of the Ultimate Warrior doing 500.  Granted he carried a lot of muscle early in his career, but he always struck me as more for show than strength.

[Royalty]

If at his biggest, Brock Lesnar could bench 475.... There is no way in hell that Hulk Hogan could bench 550.

[Powerlift66]

705 For Ted.  Later did 718 in NH.

Also did 725 at a Mr. O contest....

[GraniteCityDon]

If at his biggest, Brock Lesnar could bench 475.... There is no way in hell that Hulk Hogan could bench 550.

Brock's 475 was the number taken from the NFL combine. He'd had a motorcycle accident prior to this apparently, and even though his ROM must be insane  i have no doubt believing he could have benched more - quite a bit more - at his absolute strongest.

BTW Hogan's 550 is utter bullshit