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.

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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!

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...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.