Who would you say is the most technical "bodybuilder" type?
 

It's obvious that Vince would rather sign a 6 ft 3 280+ lb guy whos chiseled and train him, rather than a smaller guy who can actually wrestle. With that being said, who would you say is/ was the most technically sound big builder type (Lex Luger, Scott Steiner, Rob Terry, Ezekiel Jackson, etc) wrestler in pro wrestling?

Brock Lesnar is the first name that comes to mind.

Brock Lesnar!

Scott Steiner was amazing in his day

Would you say that Mike Awesome would fall into the "bodybuilder" category? He was tall and jacked in his prime but I dont know if he'd be considered the same type as Mason Ryan

Even after those extra sessions in the gym :shifty:

YEah, Early 90s Steiner was good.

Its a weird topic. most big men lend their "style" to their size, and dont really work technical matches, even if possible. Hogan could work a decent match in the 80s, but rarely did.

Here is one...Scott Hall. Dude was a fucking monster and I think he is highly under-rated for in ring skill.

Only big guy worth his salt is Lesnar. From what I've seen of Steiner's early work he wasn't bad, but I wouldn't call him technically sound by any means. Lesnar however was the goods.

I agree with Steiner, Awesome and Brock....can't think of anyone else.

Scott Hall? I don't know if I count him as a bodybuilder type. How about Triple H?

John Cena without the limited ability.

Definitely Brock Lesnar.....

Yeah, the more I'm seeing some of the stretches people are finding, the more I realize Lesnar is it.

Its not very specific. Hall (more so in the Pre WWE days) was fucking massive, like a power lifter...So aybe that kind of size is different from say, Bobby Lashley.

Whole thread is fucked.

Back to my original point...No big guys really were...technical. If you are massive like Zeke you throw out HULK SMASH offense, not Chain Wrestling.

Mike Awesome has some near 5 star matches with Masato Tanaka that were on par with Kenta/Misawa

Savage had big muscles didnt he?

Lesnar and Triple H would be the obvious choices but i'd throw Swagger's name in there too even though i'd say he's more on the other end of the spectrum he's not as bulky.

Probably HHH or Hall. Both guys actually were body builders when they were younger.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8mltR3WL79.../ScottHall.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G458Xp5vKC...scott-hall.jpg

I don't know about Scott Hall not being the bodybuilder type

Here's the thing about this: Cena can actually wrestle. I know that the IWC bagging on John is the Cartoon Network Thing To Do, but at the very least, his matches with Punk prove he can step up his workrate.

Not saying he's a Lance Storm in the ring, but he just fell into the "insanely over/phone it in" category that a lot of guys that become huge stars fall into. HHH has undoubtably done it. Austin, for damn sure... and that's even before the injuries caught up with him. And even though we know better, Hogan could have been the most ring-savvy shooter in the world, but if ripping shirts off and a leg drop gets you the big bucks and reactions, why the hell would you do moonsaults nightly?

On topic: I'm inclined to agree with the Lesnar consensus.

Scotty Steiner really wasn't as technical as his brother back in the day (even though he rarely displayed it), and it seems as the years rolled on, Scott's muscles increased at about the same rate as his in-ring work decreased (more botches and more bruiser type moves).

Also, Scott Hall didn't look quite like he did in that pic with Pillman by the time he worked for Vince. If he did, he would have been multiple time world champion in the first 3 weeks. Hell, he'd've slamed Yokozuna and been on the <s>Lex</s>Scott Express.

Awesome was more like earlier 'Taker or Kane. "Agile for a big man" type guy.

In a few years the answer to this question will be: The Big O! Woo Woo Woo You know it!

http://i.imgur.com/VvQO4.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/VfSa4.jpg







...The End.

The only one who could do it well was Brock Lesnar. I dunno if HHH fits into this category he kinda does but I put him more in the group with Austin, Rock, Savage etc... guys who look like heavyweights but aren't bodybuilder freaks

There's a reason Lesnar got the biggest push ever. He had the look Vince craves AND he was really good in the ring.

Have you seen The Rock lately?

Yeah true Rock in 2011 would totally fit this category. I was thinking Rock in his prime.

First that comes to my mind is Lesnar.
He has that combination of power, speed, and technique that is extremely rare.

However, when I think of a bodybuilder type, I think of the massively muscled, extremely ripped Mr. Universe type.
Lesnar is huge, no doubt, but he isn't super-cut.

That being said...most wrestlers who fit into the Mr. Universe body type can barely walk through the ropes without tripping over their own feet.

So I'll say Lesnar.

Lesnar. Or Lashley.

Lesnar shouldn't count since he was a legit amateur wrestler. This should only apply for the jacked up roidmonkeys.

Surprised nobody has mentioned British Bulldog yet

Brakkus

Oh, Wow, Good Call. Bulldog circa 95 was definitely one of the best in the world, and had the look.

Davey Boy wAs a catch rassler so I'd say him.

Bulldog good call.

Rick rude

Bulldog for the win.

I wouldn't count Brock Lesnar as a "Bodybuilder type". He was big and all, but it he wasn't built like a bodybuilder. He was just a big SOB.

How has no one said Batista?

'Cause we hate him.

That doesn't matter.

He is the most classic example of a body builder type.

Even Batista himself admits he doesn't have a bodybuilder build.

Joe Villa: After trying out in the WCW power plant, you were told you would never make it as a professional wrestler, yet here you are as one of the best. How did you respond to this initial feedback?


Batista: Initially, I was crushed because I was closing on 30-years old and had spent my life bouncing and bodybuilding. Finally, I decided to give up bodybuilding. I didn't have the build for it; I was competing against guys that were the same weight as me but ten inches shorter. Basically I was crushed, I had two kids and I figured that this was my last chance to get into pro wrestling.


http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wwe_..._interview.htm

The question is who is the most technically sound body builder. Batista looks like a body builder but the nig was a brawler

That's not the question, guy.

I thought that was the question what is it then

I hate the both of you right now.

I don't care you seem like a faggot

That's a fair response.

I'm just kidding you don't. But what is the question then?

Is this the movie EXAM?

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ljfShGjzSbM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I'm surprised nobody said either or these guys. Both Mr. Wonderful and Rude had ridiculously shredded bodies back in the day

This is a very very good point.

someone in this thread claimed young scott steiner not to be technically sound. That is a ridiculous thing to say. He was the definition of technically sound when he was younger, as much like Brock, he was an accomplished amateur wrestler.

The answer to this question is Crash Holly.

He also had chicken legs, comically so. (Rude, Orndorff was gigantic in a deceptively proportional way)

hahahahahaha I remember that exact story.

It's kind of idiotic though, you get a truly jacked upper body by having massive legs. But that's the oldschool mentallity though.

Rick Rude was so good. :(

So was the Bulldog. :(

Saw a Brian Pillman pic in here too. :(

This is all making me very sad.

At least you still have Doink the Clown!

Luger and Steiner had great physiques but lacked charisma and I don't think they ever quite won over the fans as either faces or heels.

Bulldog had a great bodybuilder type physique.

As for the point about smaller guys who can wrestle being short changed for big guys with physiques, ultimately pro wrestling is about those who stand out from the crowd people want to see a clash between gladiatorial heavyweights, not puny runts. There were famous small guys who had awesome physiques like Rey, Eddie, Benoit, even Jericho. But if everyone in wwe was like Daniel Bryan people would switch off. The reason people love him right now is because he plays the role of the loveable loser or the small guy overcoming the odds and everyone loves an underdog like that. But if wwe was full of that type of star, the fans would get bored very quickly. So,e are fickle and will not appreciate good wrestling and just want to see a brawl or physical battle between leviathans.

Beth Phoenix, Lisa Marie Varon, ivory, Tamina Snuka they all have the best physiques. Would love to rub baby oil into their muscles and titties.

Bodybuilder-esque or actual bodybuilder? Triple H, Otunga, Chris Masters etc would be bodybuilders. If you are putting the emphasis on "bodybuilder" then I would actually go with Triple H. If you are just talking about a tallish to very tall guy with a big muscular physique then Brock Lesnar it is.

A bodybuilder is someone who works out a lot of, if not all, of the muscles in their body and some do it professionally. Then you have people who are into fitness and just work out and then there are power-lifters. Brock, The Rock, Goldberg and professional athletes are more so of the latter two. Mark Henry, some Olympians and people in Strong Man competitions are power-lifters.

fuck me you guys have the attention span of nats, or are so hopped up on mtn dew in your moms basements you can't read the fucking questions. this roller motherfucker asked who is the jacked up big dude who is the most technically sound and you guys are in here rattling off names of guys who had zero mat skills.
roller I apologize for these meatheads, but the answer is of course Lesnar and pre 1996 scott steiner as said by a chosen few before this went to shit

No problem, the thread has kinda taken it's own turn but it's ok. Basically, most people believe that the larger, more physically imposing a wrestler is, the less technical their offense has to be because they can "get over" with the fans because of their size while utilizing a basic offense. I guess what I'm asking isn't who "actually was a bodybuilder before wrestling" but who are some guys with that amazing physique that were still very technical in the ring.

Side note, another person I'm surprised nobody mentioned was Kerry Von Erich.
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/vqxqc-_XKBM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Buncha fucking faggots in this thread

Are we just saying things to be stupid now?

Bobby Lashley