Guest BobBacklundRules Posted June 15, 2005 Report Posted June 15, 2005 I'm not talking about jacked up body freaks, or Flippy McFlippinsteins here... Who is the most athletic wrestler in terms of combining flexibility, agility, and strength. Workrate has nothing to do with it. I'd have to say Rob Van Dam or Rock, and I'm sure Ron Simmons was a stud back in his day. Discuss.
Nighthawk Posted June 15, 2005 Report Posted June 15, 2005 Angle's not a bad choice. In his day. I nominate Yokozuna for least athletic wrestler.
RavishingRickRudo Posted June 15, 2005 Report Posted June 15, 2005 Sheldon Benjamin, Lance Storm, Brock Lesnar.
Dangerous A Posted June 15, 2005 Report Posted June 15, 2005 Since you are not counting workrate, count Sean O'Haire as one of the most athletic. (not that I liked him, but he had a ton of athleticism)
CanadianChick Posted June 15, 2005 Report Posted June 15, 2005 For the chick side of things, Molly probably. She's strong (weightlifting) and flexible (gymnastics).
Kahran Ramsus Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 Brock Lesnar. Physically, he could do pretty much anything and even the NFL scouts acknowledged this. He was just out of football so long that he didn't really know how to play at that level, which is why they wanted him to go to NFL Europe. He probably lacks the mental discipline of somebody like Kurt Angle, but in terms of raw ability Lesnar can do pretty much anything. I still find it amazing that someone powerful enough to F5 Big Show is agile enough to do a Shooting Star Press. Meng I consider him more of a great fighter than a great athlete. Kind of like Steven Regal or Dave Finlay.
iliketurtles Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 Lesnar. For his size? Easily. Angle's second.
Vampiro69 Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 The three of the top of my head 1. Brock Lesnar: freakish strength, speed and agility 2. Kurt Angle: Quick, strong, athletic 3. Shelton Benjiman: The guy is strong extremely quick, and agile
Guest *KNK* Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 Scott Steiner in his day should get some respect because he was basically a prototype of what Brock Lesnar would be 10 years later.
CanadianGuitarist Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 I'll second Lesnar, with RVD and Angle a close t-second.
USC Wuz Robbed! Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 Doing flips requires athleticism (and I'm not talking fatman moonsaults. I'm talking 420+ rotation flips). My vote's also for O'Haire.
Toshiaki Koala Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 Rotating 420+ times doesn't take athleticism, it takes being in space. As for the most athletic wrestler, it's got to be Billy Gunn. Would JR have lied to us all of these years?
Guest wildpegasus Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 athletic wrestler in terms of combining flexibility, agility, and strength I'm adding endurance into this equation. Some of the most athletic wrestlers I've seen are Chris Benoit, Brock Lesnar, Manami Toyota, the Dynamite Kid and Kenta Kobashi,
Shooting Star Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 Sean O'haire had an awesome seanton bomb
Phoenix Fury Legdrop Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 AJ Styles Jason Cross Samoa Joe (he might look pretty chubby, but to go through the New Japan Dojo training curriculum, let alone teach it, makes you one hell of an athlete) Rocky Romero
Mecha Mummy Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 I remember Shawn Daivari making a post about Chris Benoit and Rob Conway's warm-up regimen that they go through every day they wrestle; FIVE-HUNDRED Hindu Squats. Obviously the both of them have CRAZY endurance and leg strength. Daivari, meanwhile, managed to do about four-hundred though the last seventy-five were killing him. This led to him pissing out his own broken down muscle fibers that somehow got into his kidney the night where Raw aired from the UK (I think).
Dangerous A Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 As far as women workers, Manami Toyota is the first name that jumps out to me as far as straight up athleticism. Not very strong, but she excelled greatly in the rest of the categories and put it all together to have great matches.
Guest BrokenWings Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 Jack Evans, when it comes to flexibility. Everyone else who deserves mentioning have been.
Dangerous A Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 Jack Evans, when it comes to flexibility. Everyone else who deserves mentioning have been. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Most definitely. Totally forgot about Evans. I just got my first glimpse of his work a couple of weeks ago. I swore there were some bumps he took right on his head and neck where I thought he was going to end up paralyzed. While it's entertaining, Jack Evans is going to have a short career followed by living the rest of his life in extreme pain if he keeps at this pace.
Guest BrokenWings Posted June 16, 2005 Report Posted June 16, 2005 I fully expect him to be in a wheelchair, ala Dynamite, if he doesn't slow down. One of the most defining spots of his flexibility was the...boston crab, I guess, Low Ki slapped on him where he had him by the waist.
Kardo Posted June 17, 2005 Report Posted June 17, 2005 I remember Shawn Daivari making a post about Chris Benoit and Rob Conway's warm-up regimen that they go through every day they wrestle; FIVE-HUNDRED Hindu Squats. Obviously the both of them have CRAZY endurance and leg strength. Daivari, meanwhile, managed to do about four-hundred though the last seventy-five were killing him. This led to him pissing out his own broken down muscle fibers that somehow got into his kidney the night where Raw aired from the UK (I think). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My brother weighs 68kgs and does 600 every 3rd day... Daivari is just seriously unfit.
Dimensions Posted June 17, 2005 Report Posted June 17, 2005 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Holy shit, this guys a beast, I've seen him 700 already and he keeps going!!
CanadianChick Posted June 17, 2005 Report Posted June 17, 2005 I remember Shawn Daivari making a post about Chris Benoit and Rob Conway's warm-up regimen that they go through every day they wrestle; FIVE-HUNDRED Hindu Squats. Obviously the both of them have CRAZY endurance and leg strength. Daivari, meanwhile, managed to do about four-hundred though the last seventy-five were killing him. This led to him pissing out his own broken down muscle fibers that somehow got into his kidney the night where Raw aired from the UK (I think). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My brother weighs 68kgs and does 600 every 3rd day... Daivari is just seriously unfit. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You've got to be shitting me. Someone who can't do 500 squats isn't "seriously unfit". Think about the absurdity of that statement. If he can't run for 10 minutes, then he's "seriously unfit".
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