fxnj Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Jack Brisco has been outed by old timers as a heavy drinker and smoker who got away with it because he was so talented. He's hardly an archetype of a perfect athletic physique. If you want to see what the natural limit looks like you should go back to the early 20th century with George Hackenshmidt and other early bodybuilders/wrestlers who didn't even have access to steroids or other drugs used by bodybuilders today. Whether or not it's possible to come close to those physiques while wrestling hard matches every night and constantly traveling is a different matter, though. Natty limit for WWE wrestlers is probably CM Punk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeg Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 This entire thread reminds me of the Seinfeld "not that there is anything wrong with that" bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hawkeye12 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Always was impressed with Paul Orndorff. Even after his bicep injury, he stayed well proportioned. Ultimate Warrior also should be in the conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Personally, for me, the best wrestling physique was Nobuhiko Takada in his prime. Obviously great condition while still looking athletic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Redman Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 For me it's Cesaro. I also enjoyed Cena and Orton's bodies in that mid 00s period when they were at their leanest, before they got older and bulky. Also, Arn Anderson, the big bear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microstatistics Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Kiyoshi Tamura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I personally find the lean/muscular guys like Rude and Del Rio appear too skinny in that they appear almost breakable. I prefer guys to have a sort of thickness to them that allows them to absorb bumps. I think Orndorff is a good example of that build even if he can be a little too jacked for my liking. I prefer Piper at the time as being obviously muscular but not bursting from the seams. Vader also has a great big guy physique with some belly hang but not sloppy 'falling over the tights' fat. He looked like a NFL lineman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luchaundead Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 For a less purely aesthetic body I'd say Daisuke Sekimoto is build to be the ultimate wrestler he has the power and speed to do almost anything in the ring. He is also intimidating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Daisuke looks like someone pushed down on the top of his head until he became a foot shorter and twice as wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Daisuke looks like someone pushed down on the top of his head until he became a foot shorter and twice as wide. He looks like a tall oompa loompa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Late 70's to early 80's - Tony Atlas Mid 80's - Kerry Von Erich Late 80's to early 90's - Warrior or Luger Mid 90's - Luger Late 90's - Goldberg Early 00 - Eddie Guerrero After that I guess Cena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Odd that Eddie in the early 00s has been mentioned a couple times now. He didn't look healthy at all, way too much mass for his frame, bacne, veins popping out. And we all know how that turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I always liked Scott Norton. He wasn't always chiseled but he looked like a beast and that he could lift the hell outta some heavy things. Like no one is picking on that guy in the street. Dude's chest was huge. I remember thinking the same about Kenta Kobashi at one time too. But I've always been a huge dude myself, so I could never relate to someone like Rick Rude or Lex Luger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew wardlaw Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 GARY STRYDOM 1991-1992 WBF CHAMPION Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Kiyoshi Tamura Yep - same idea as Takada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherwagner Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Before Bix or Kris get in: Dale Veasey, Jeep Swenson and The Warlord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 GARY STRYDOM 1991-1992 WBF CHAMPION You beat me to it lol https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4va0yanY_z4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkdoc Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Before Bix or Kris get in: Dale Veasey, Jeep Swenson and The Warlord. an occasional poster here once mentioned to me that when he was trading tapes, he got a lottttttttt of scott putski requests from that crowd makes perfect sense, and it's weirdly impressive that he's pulled off that kind of appeal in 2 different ways: as a ridiculously lean 8-pack-abs guy in the WWF, then as a big ol' musclebear in WCW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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