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37-504: The show featured a mixture of NJPW and WCW wrestlers facing each other. The show drew 50,000 spectators for a gate of the equivalent of $ 3,700,000 at the exchange rate at the time. The show featured 12 matches, including two dark matches , matches held before the PPV broadcast began. Six of the twelve bouts featured wrestlers from WCW. On the show Lex Luger successfully defended his WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Masahiro Chono , while

74-655: A 2,291 lb (1,039.2 kg) total. He repeated the success in 1983 by first winning the United States Powerlifting Federation (USPF) National Powerlifting Championships in July and later the IPF World Championship in November for a second time. He won this IPF World Championship despite two major injuries. He had a severe pectoral injury, from which he never recovered completely, and shortly before

111-454: A considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence of fans so as not to reveal the worked nature of the business. Into the 21st century, widespread discussion on the Internet has popularized these terms. Many of the terms refer to

148-410: A decade. His winning lifts were: a 925.9 lb (420.0 kg) squat, the 661.4 lb (300.0 kg) bench press and an 837.7 lb (380.0 kg) deadlift. The bench press and deadlift were done raw (unequipped), while the squat was performed with wraps and a marathon squat suit. This powerlifting performance is regarded as one of the best of all time. In November 1981, Kazmaier became one of

185-435: A height of 5.34 metres (17 ft 6 in). The event took place on water with boats floating around and Kazmaier's concern about his orientation on water was borne out. Although he threw the weight way higher than the bar, he failed to get the trajectory right, failing at 4.60 metres (15 ft 1 in). Jón Páll won the event with a clearance of 5.05 metres (16 ft 7 in) and with four contestants coming in-between

222-501: Is an American former world champion powerlifter , world champion strongman and professional wrestler . During his illustrious career, he set over 40 powerlifting and strongman world records, and won two International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Championships and three World's Strongest Man titles. In the 1980s, Kazmaier became famous for his claim to be "the strongest man who ever lived" by equaling and surpassing spectacular and versatile feats of strength of famous strongmen of

259-521: Is the message he conveys to inspire young people to lead healthier and more productive lives. Bill Kazmaier's nickname is "Kaz". He is the youngest child of William Bartholomew and Florence Louise Steinhoff Kazmaier. He had one brother, two sisters, and a half brother. His father owned soda water bottling plants in Burlington and Kenosha, Wisconsin . In 1974 Kazmaier read a Bible verse in Psalm 40 while at

296-408: The 1982 World's Strongest Man competition Kazmaier won the first three events. A notable performance in this WSM was his 1,055 lb (478.5 kg) joint-world record silver dollar deadlift alongwith Ernie Hackett. Despite being the reigning 3x time champion, the organizers controversially decided not to invite Kazmaier to compete in the following four WSM competitions, with Kazmaier self-claiming

333-547: The 1990s, Kazmaier was hired as a co-commentator for the American ESPN broadcast of the annual World's Strongest Man competition along with Todd Harris and 2006 World's Strongest Man winner Phil Pfister . He also comments in the British broadcast. Kazmaier considers his most important contributions to public life to be his work as a motivational speaker for 3D Sports Tech, addressing school and YMCA groups. "I can and I will"

370-592: The 20th century. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest strength athletes of all-time, and was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Kazmaier is of German ancestry . A star athlete in high school, he played football for two years at the University of Wisconsin–Madison before dropping out in 1974 to concentrate on lifting weights at the Madison YMCA . There he learned

407-529: The Enforcers pinned Ohara following a spinebuster . The fifth bout was a tag team match pitting Dusty Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes against Kim Duk and Masa Saito . The match ended when Dustin Rhodes pinned Duk following a bulldog . The sixth bout was a singles match between Scott Norton and Tony Halme that was won by Halme. This was a dark match that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast. The seventh bout

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444-520: The IPF Championships, had torn his hip flexors in the squat. The world record bench press in early 1979 was 612 lb (277.6 kg), held by Sweden's Lars Hedlund . Kazmaier moved the world record stepwise up from 617.3 lb (280.0 kg) in July, 1979 to 622.8 lb (282.5 kg) in November 1979 to 633.8 lb (287.5 kg) in May, 1980 and finally to 661.4 lb (300.0 kg) at

481-635: The Japanese main event saw Riki Choshu defeated Tatsumi Fujinami . The match unified the Greatest 18 Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship . Japanese heavy metal band Show-Ya performed live music between matches and performed theme music for a match where The Great Muta and Sting wrestled The Steiner Brothers . The WCW main event of the show was a tag team match between The Steiner Brothers ( Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner ) and

518-788: The NFL's Green Bay Packers in 1981. He also trained as a wrestler with Verne Gagne and Brad Rheingans , and entered professional wrestling in 1986, with a WWF match in Calgary, Alberta on November 10, 1986, defeating David Barbie. During the 1980s, he had wrestled for promotions such as Stampede Wrestling in Canada and Continental Championship Wrestling in America. He would also wrestle for Fighting Network RINGS in Japan in early 1991. His biggest national exposure came when he debuted for World Championship Wrestling in

555-541: The USPF West Georgia Open Powerlifting Championships, held in Columbus, Georgia on January 31, 1981. In this competition, Kazmaier officially became the first human to bench press 300 kg (661.4 lb) (raw) in an IPF-sanctioned meet and recorded his lifetime best three-lift-total of 2,425 lb (1,100.0 kg), a powerlifting world record that remained unsurpassed for more than

592-416: The bench press. Kazmaier competed in six World's Strongest Man contests. In 1979 World's Strongest Man , he came in third after leading throughout much of the competition and beating powerlifting icon Don Reinhoudt in the car lift by deadlifting a 2,555 lb (1,159 kg) car. In the following years, he dominated the competitions in 1980 , 1981 , and 1982 , winning all by significant margins. He

629-627: The contest. Strength historian David P. Webster called him "the greatest American strength athlete of all time", and a 2008 poll of experts rated him as top superheavyweight lifter of all time and "one of the strongest men who ever lived." He was featured in Flex magazine in May 2008, in which a top ten list of the strongest men in history was published where Kazmaier was voted "the third strongest man that ever lived", just behind Mark Henry and Žydrūnas Savickas . Inspired by Jim Thorpe , Kazmaier sought to transfer his talents to other sports, trying out for

666-412: The few lifters in history to hold world records in three of the four powerlifting events at the same time by setting a new deadlift world record at 886 lb (401.9 kg) in competition. From 1981 onwards Kazmaier's career was affected by multiple muscle tears and injuries, preventing him from setting the bar even higher. He sustained chest, shoulder and triceps injuries, ruling out further records in

703-634: The financial aspects of professional wrestling in addition to in-ring terms. Also road agent , producer and coach . Also juicing , gigging , getting color , and running the razor . Also booker and booking . Also going broadway . Also bury and buried . Also championship advantage . Also forbidden door . Also getting the heat . Also lackey or heavy Also babyface , blue-eye (England), or técnico (Mexico). Also playing Ricky Morton . Also hope spot . Also cross-promotion . Also persona . Also jobber to

740-469: The fundamentals of powerlifting. Kazmaier then struggled to earn a living as an oil rigger, a bouncer, and a lumberjack. At the 1978 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) National Championships in Los Angeles, California , Kazmaier squatted 782 lb (354.7 kg), bench pressed 534 lb (242.2 kg), and deadlifted 804 lb (364.7 kg) in the 275-pound weight class, which immediately placed him in

777-717: The match by pinfall following a lariat , becoming a double champion. This was a dark match that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast. The twelfth bout was a tag team match pitting The Great Muta and Sting against the Steiner Brothers . The match ended when Scott Steiner attempted to give Sting a tilt-a-whirl powerslam , only for Sting to reverse the move into a roll-up and pin Steiner. Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Dark match Mid 20th Century 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s Professional wrestling has accrued

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814-592: The match. This was a dark match that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast. The third bout was a six-man tag team match pitting Akira Nogami , Jushin Thunder Liger , and Masashi Aoyagi against Hiro Saito , Norio Honaga , and Super Strong Machine . The match ended when Nogami pinned Saito following a dragon suplex . The fourth bout was a tag team match pitting the Enforcers against Michiyoshi Ohara and Shiro Koshinaka . The match ended when Arn Anderson of

851-447: The performance. In the next event he went on to win the silver dollar deadlift with a 940 lb (426.4 kg) lift. After his opponent Dave Waddington failed to make the final lift, Kazmaier lifted the weight for two consecutive reps despite needing only one rep to secure the win. Of 11 events he had five wins, two second places, one third and a fourth. His wins included the log lift, deadlift, squat, loading race and engine race. In

888-464: The reason was because he was "too dominant". His absence cleared the way for Kazmaier's main rival, Geoff Capes , to win the title in 1983. Capes and upcoming Jón Páll Sigmarsson dominated the competition during the next several years. He returned to the World's Strongest Man Contest in 1988 , where he won three of eight events: the log press, deadlift and sack race; and took two second places including

925-436: The scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The opening bout was a singles match between Black Cat and Hiroyoshi Yamamoto that was won by Black Cat. This was a dark match that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast. The second bout was a tag team match pitting Kantaro Hoshino and Kengo Kimura against Kuniaki Kobayashi and Osamu Kido . Kobayashi and Kido won

962-471: The second and third most prestigious contests World Muscle Power Classic and Le Defi Mark Ten International alongwith several other tournaments, such as the Scottish Power Challenge, Strongbow Strongman Challenge and Pure Strength. He ended his career as a competitive strongman in 1990. With three Worlds Strongest Man titles, Kazmaier is one of the most successful competitors in the history of

999-661: The stars . Also rudo (Mexico). Also live event . Also indie promotion . Also enhancement talent . Short-form of "legitimate". Also link up . Also simply Jannetty . Also microphone work . Also blown spot and mis-selling . Also house shooter . Also sandbag . Also kickoff show Also wrasslin' , southern style or, more specifically, Memphis style . Also return clause . Also audible finish . Also potato-sacking . Also write off television . Also young lion . Bill Kazmaier William Kazmaier (born December 30, 1953)

1036-835: The summer of 1991. He received several shots at Lex Luger 's WCW World Heavyweight Championship but failed to win the title. He also briefly teamed with Rick Steiner , only to lose to The Enforcers in a tournament final for the WCW World Tag Team Championship . At Halloween Havoc 1991 , in Chattanooga , he beat Oz by submission. At the 1991 Starrcade Battlebowl: The Lethal Lottery , Kazmaier and his partner Jushin "Thunder" Liger defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Mike Graham in Norfolk, Virginia . While in WCW, Kazmaier also wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling . In NJPW, his theme music

1073-712: The team of the top face of NJPW and WCW as The Great Muta teamed up with Sting. The show also featured WCW World Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger successfully defending the championship against NJPW representative Masahiro Chono . The WCW/NJPW Supershows were part of a small group of WCW-produced PPVs that were not included in the "on demand" features when the WWE Network was launched in 2014. The event featured twelve professional wrestling matches and two pre-show matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines . Wrestlers portrayed villains , heroes , or less distinguishable characters in

1110-452: The top rank in his first national powerlifting appearance. In 1979 at age 25, he set a world record with a bench press of 622 lb (282.1 kg) on the way to winning his first IPF World Powerlifting Championship in Dayton, Ohio . His winning lifts included an 865 lb (392.4 kg) squat , the 622 lb (282.1 kg) bench press and an 804 lb (364.7 kg) deadlift for

1147-422: The truck pull, but was disqualified for moving his hands in the sausage forward hold, so the time was stopped prematurely. With two events to go, he was leading the field by 1 point over Jón Páll, and was the favorite to win the following Weight over bar event, in which a 56 lb (25.4 kg) weight has to be thrown over a bar. He was the reigning world record holder of this event from 1987 Pure Strength with

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1184-416: The two, Kazmaier was trailing Jón Páll by four points, a deficit which cost him too much to catch up at the final event McGlashen Stones , eventually emerging runner-up to Jón Páll. In Kazmaiers' final WSM appearance at the 1989 World's Strongest Man , he severely injured his ankle in the first event and already had a ripped biceps. He came in fourth. In addition to WSM contests, Kazmaier also competed in

1221-558: Was " Poundcake " by Van Halen . Kazmaier opened a fitness club , Kaz Fitness Center, in Auburn, Alabama in the early 1980s. The gym closed in 2005. Kazmaier then opened, and continues to operate, S.W.A.T. gym in Opelika, Alabama . Both served as a place for him to train and as headquarters for DynaKaz Inc., Kazmaier's own exercise equipment import-export company, which markets fitness products worldwide. Upon retiring from active competition in

1258-494: Was a singles match between Antonio Inoki and Hiroshi Hase that was won by Inoki. This was a dark match that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast. The tenth bout saw WCW World Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger defend his title against Masahiro Chono . Luger won the bout by pinfall following a double axe handle . The eleventh bout was a title vs. title match pitting IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami against Greatest 18 Club Champion Riki Choshu . Choshu won

1295-426: Was a singles match between Bill Kazmaier and Shinya Hashimoto that was won by Hashimoto. This was a dark match that did not air on the pay-per-view broadcast. The eighth bout was a singles match between Big Van Vader and El Gigante . The match ended in a double disqualification after both men brawled to the arena floor. Following the match, Vader used his shoulder pad to fire steam at El Gigante. The ninth bout

1332-410: Was over 28 points behind. During Kazmaier's title defense at the 1981 World's Strongest Man he won the squat event with 969 lb (439.5 kg) (on a smith machine ) for a world record, just after tearing his pectoralis major muscle while bending cold rolled steel bars in the bar bend event before. Kazmaier made the iconic quote "These legs, are the strongest legs, right here!" following

1369-466: Was the first man to win the WSM title three times and to this day, remains one of only two men ever to win it three times in a row. In his 1980 World's Strongest Man title win, Kazmaier won five of ten events and tied for first in another. He won the log lift, engine race, steel bar bend, playboy bunny squat lift, silver dollar deadlift, and the final tug of war. The runner-up in the competition Lars Hedlund ,

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