Was Animal from the Road Warriors saved?

[hazbin]

I'll bet you weren't too far behind him in weights lifted.

on a straight ratio, no.  but 100 pound increase to a 500 bench is magnitudes more difficult than going from a 200 bench to 300; even though the percentage increase is much smaller.

[Rambone]

worked out near Ted, but never with him.  didn't find him to be very sociable.

it was Steve Disalvo.   and this was at a time when both Bill Kazmeier ( who was friends with Steve way before they got strong at the university of wisconsin) and Ted Arcidi were living in Calgary too.

he benched 6 plates for 5 reps strict in a t-shirt with multiple witnesses, including BJ Annis who owned the gym and was a stickler for honesty in lifts.

probably wasn't two other humans on the planet that could do that at the time.

Looked like a powerhouse

[hazbin]

Looked like a powerhouse

haha, i show people that exact pic and people always think he must be 5'5 (no offence coach)

6'2 320 there.

[Humble Narcissist]

haha, i show people that exact pic and people always think he must be 5'5 (no offence coach)

6'2 320 there.

Did you consider a professional wrestling career yourself?

[hazbin]

Did you consider a professional wrestling career yourself?

no, i'm way too frail, lol.

back was already compromised seriously by the time i was 20.

i knew many  wrestlers, living in Stu Hart's town. my old roomate was a wrestler, fought warlord.

always liked it, but wasn't built to take the bumps.

[Rambone]

no, i'm way too frail, lol.

back was already compromised seriously by the time i was 20.

i knew many  wrestlers, living in Stu Hart's town. my old roomate was a wrestler, fought warlord.

always liked it, but wasn't built to take the bumps.

Was Warlord a strong guy? He always looked massive and juiced to the gills

[Dreadlifter]

he benched 6 plates for 5 reps strict in a t-shirt with multiple witnesses, including BJ Annis who owned the gym and was a stickler for honesty in lifts.

One of those statements you have to read a second, if not a third time, just to make sure you read it correctly.
That's a strong MFer.

[hazbin]

Was Warlord a strong guy? He always looked massive and juiced to the gills

yup.

my roomate at the time was 5'11 255.  he could incline 5 plates for a single and deadlift 8 plates aside with no wraps.   he was wrestling locally when wwf came to town .  they hired him as a jobber (loser) against mr. Perfect.   they heard a rumor he was going to shoot and try to pin Perfect to make a name for himself.

so they put him in with Warlord to teach him a lesson.  he looked like a child next to Warlord and got ragdolled really bad.

he never wrestled again.

[hazbin]

One of those statements you have to read a second, if not a third time, just to make sure you read it correctly.
That's a strong MFer.

i am a stickler for no exaggeration and am damn near eidetic when it comes to numbers.

[Matt]

no, i'm way too frail, lol.

back was already compromised seriously by the time i was 20.

i knew many  wrestlers, living in Stu Hart's town. my old roomate was a wrestler, fought warlord.

always liked it, but wasn't built to take the bumps.

By frail to you mean frail compared to pro wrestlers?  Or do you mean frail by a normal person's standards?  Looking at your contest pictures, I would have never guessed you were "compromised seriously" by age 20.

I do think wrestlers are genetic freaks for being able to sustain the damage they do and keep going.  Mick Foley for example.  I recall him saying himself that he was able to withstand more pain than most people.  He took some serious falls.  I recall one from the top of a cage into the ring, which doesn't have very much give, then another onto a table...and that may have been the same match.  He was walking around like an 80-year-old before turning 40...but I think had I taken the bumps and falls he did, I may have been paralyzed completely.  I think most of these guys are complete genetic freaks.

I was going to ask you if you had ever thought of becoming a pro wrestler too - "Mr. Vein". 

[Rambone]

yup.

my roomate at the time was 5'11 255.  he could incline 5 plates for a single and deadlift 8 plates aside with no wraps.   he was wrestling locally when wwf came to town .  they hired him as a jobber (loser) against mr. Perfect.   they heard a rumor he was going to shoot and try to pin Perfect to make a name for himself.

so they put him in with Warlord to teach him a lesson.  he looked like a child next to Warlord and got ragdolled really bad.

he never wrestled again.

Hahaha that’s a great story. Thanks for sharing. Mr. Perfect was the man, and the Warlord still looks pretty good for his age.