Did Anyone Else Notice A De-Emphasis On Exaggerated Weights?

[BigPoppaPunk]

He might not get back up to 295 by fight night, but he could easily weigh in at 265 during the afternoon on Saturday and be up to 280 by Sunday night. A huge amount of weight cutting is dehydrating yourself, and that you can put back on in a day pretty easily. Add to that a few big ol' meals and fighting at 15-20 pounds higher than your weigh in is not unreasonable.

Lesnar might be able to get to 275-280 from weigh in to fight night. As I have some experience weighing myself after working out or eating a meal, and you can easily gain 5 lbs with each meal and workout session. So, while him getting to 280 may be plausible, I still highly doubt he'd gain 30 lbs in a day or be over 300 as you were saying. While I do agree he could easily gain the weight back in a couple of months, there's no way 30 lbs or more can be added in a day. Not even steroids could accomplish something as unrealistic as that.

Asd for Ziggler weighing 203, I think Ziggler is a lot shorter than we tend to think of him as, and that contributes to him being smaller.

Ziggler is alot shorter than WWE would have us believe. I'd say he's 5'9" or 5'10" at most, and that is the reason he looks so big for his weight.

For Barrett, he's got 2-3 inches on Trips easily, so I'd buy him being around the same weight. What might be more of a hurdle for me is comparing him to Sheamus. He's only 1-2 inches taller than Sheamus, and with Sheamus substantial bulk I'd think he outweighed Barrett by more than 7 pounds...

There's no way Barrett is around the same weight as HHH. Even though he's a few inches taller, HHH still looks to have Barrett by 10-15 lbs easily. So, I'd say Barrett is more like 230-235 if they are accurately listing his weight. HHH looks to be 250 easily and is fairly close to being as big as Sheamus is. As for Sheamus, he's clearly not 6'6" as he listed as, since he's a few inches shorter than Barrett and about the same height as HHH. I could believe though he's legit 265, as he's is massive for a guy his height.

 

[Miz_Mark]

I'm not saying Lesnar could be fighting at 290, what I'm saying is he could easily walk around at 290, even 300 or more, and when he has a fight, he trains down to to 280ish, then cuts down to 265 for the weigh in, and is back around 280 for the fight.

Trips is a massive dude is who is legit around 6'2, Barrett is a decent sized guy legit around 6'5. I wouldn't put it as impossible for them to be approximately the same size, although it also wouldn't surprise me if Barrett was actually 10-20 pounds lighter. As for Sheamus, I think legit he's about 6'3, and is a hoss if ever I've seen one. I absolutely believe him as 265-270. I think WWE is pretty accurate about his weight.

 

[BigPoppaPunk]

Lesnar no doubt looks to be alot bigger than he's weighed in at. That alone makes me wonder if UFC does an underexaggerated weight for Lesnar so he can remain in his weight class. With someone as big as Lesnar, he'd have to do alot of dehydration and cardio in order to loss such a substantial amount in a short period. I'm not saying him gaining large amounts of weight AREN'T possible, but it's alot harder to lose in a short time.

Barrett is clearly one of the few legit 6'5" guys they have had on their roster. Being a few inches taller does spread muscle mass out more, but not to that extent. I wouldn't be suprized either if Barrett was 10=20 lbs lighter than he's billed as. That wouldn't be the first or last guy that had overexaggerated stats. HHH isn't 6'4", but is still a fairly big guy at 6'2" and 250 lbs. Sheamus is definately a monster at 6'3" and 265 lbs. He looks to be as massive as Lesnar, with less tatoos and alot whiter. Size doesn't seem to be that much of an issue in WWE anymore, so it's pointless to exaggerate anyone's size.

 

[Miz_Mark]

I agree, no point in exaggerating the size of wrestlers in this day and age. Be truthful, it'll seem less ridiculous, and we'll all be happier.

As for Lesnar's weight cut, as I understand it, Anderson Silva walks around at about 215, and he fights at 185, so Lesnar would not be the only guy making a 30 pound cut to make his weight class.

Personally, I think UFC should have a superheavyweight division. That's where he belongs. It's a little ridiculous that a guy around 230 who can't quite make the cut to 205 has to be in the same weight class as a giant like Lesnar.

 

[BigPoppaPunk]

Yeah, it's not like the 80's when mostly kids were watching wrestling. The need to have inflated, overexaggerated comic book characters is pointless. The size issue isn't a relevant issue anymore, so why go through with a charade?

I can understand where you're coming from on Lesnar, but in both cases, UFC probably either exaggerates in Silva's case and underexaggerates for Lesnar. You can tell Lesnar is alot bigger than he's listed, and it's a disadvantage to any potential opponent. Thus the reason I agree UFC should create a Superheavyweight division. Putting Lesnar against a guy 70 lbs or more lighter isn't what I'd consider as the same weight class. UFC should think about redefining the weight classes in their division more appropriately so such mismatches don't occur.

 

[Mike D]

It's a great move by WWE.. Now the critics pointing out how "enormous" wwe wrestlers are ect have to switch it up to basketball (lol) and football.. It is true that a man of equal height to Randy Orton in football will undoubtedly be bigger (randy is skinny).

One thing they are not changing yet is the 2 inch lifts most of the roster wears in their boots. It's funny seeing guys like zack ryder at 5'11" on a beach then he is 6'1" on tv. Mason Ryan billed at 6'6", lol.. he's 6'3" tops.

 

[PowerHouse]

First off Lesnar was much bigger in WWE than he is now. You look at him back then and the girth he had back then and then look at him now he is no where near what he was. Lesnar has to lose alot of weight to get down to 265. After he got sick he had to change his diet which meant he didnt get as heavy when not training for a fight. I know for a fact Lesnar's weight was never over blown or exaggerated the WWE does it to some and not to others for some reason. Hell when Borck wrestled in college he was 275 and he had to cut to make that.

 

[BillAlfonso]

Isn't Shaq legit 7'1? Because Show was shorter than him. And Nash is billed as 6'10 and he looks just as tall if not taller than Show. Although Show definetely has both of them on the weight front. Khali is NOT 7'4. That's wrong and they need to correct it. He looks legit 350 though.

Sometimes they lie in legit sports apparently, a friend of mine and I were talking and he said that there was a report that Kevin Garnett is actually 7' but prefers to go as 6'11" so that he isn't thought of as a "7 Footer."

I really don't mind the exaggerated weights because I really don't pay it attention unless it's the before mentioned situations like Crash Holly's, I just look at the guys on the screen and compare them to each other.

 

[Bla Bla0155]

The reason wrestlers were billed taller and heavier than in real life is because promotions wanted wrestlers to come across as superheroes. Now that we are in the supposed 'Reality Era' I feel there is no need to 'overbill' talent if you will. So the WWE is taking one step in the right direction by doing this and for that i say good on them

 

[BigPoppaPunk]

First off Lesnar was much bigger in WWE than he is now. You look at him back then and the girth he had back then and then look at him now he is no where near what he was. Lesnar has to lose alot of weight to get down to 265. After he got sick he had to change his diet which meant he didnt get as heavy when not training for a fight. I know for a fact Lesnar's weight was never over blown or exaggerated the WWE does it to some and not to others for some reason. Hell when Borck wrestled in college he was 275 and he had to cut to make that.

I do agree Lesnar has lost alot of weight due to his illness. So being 30 lbs lighter is definately not a stretch. As for his weight, he was one of the few legit guys of being 300 lbs while in WWE. Apparently, others must be insecure about their heights and weights. Either that or WWE is embarassed to admit smaller guys do wrestle and become successful in their company. Which is obsurd to me, since greatness comes in all shapes and sizes. You don't have to be a giant in order to win over the fans and make alot of money. In all sports, you have a good mix of small, average and giant ppl. It's just more realistic and the fans don't care as long as you have talent.

 

[Dusty Roids]

what I find more annoying is that for example Sheamus is listed as 6'6 while he is visibly shorter than Orton who is around 6'3/6'4. I am really hoping they stop this shit.

Also when Angle was in the E, he was listed as 6'2" (188cm). But somewhere on the internet I found some olympic stats where he is listed as 5'10" (178cm). that's a difference of 10 centimeters.

 

[BigPoppaPunk]

The days of having the wrestlers exaggerated like superheros are long gone, so it's frustrating to notice when WWE is feeding us lies. That is even more apparent when you see them live. I was honestly surprized how off the stats were seeing quite a few WWE and TNA shows live. Probably one of the worst standards in wrestling is lying about size. Especially when size doesn't matter anyone. Mysterio is one of the smallest wrestlers to be a world champion, so even WWE realizes having size isn't the be all and end all in wrestling like in the 80's.