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Weighing close to 600 pounds, WWE Hall of Famer Yokozuna is the heaviest WWE Champion ever.2 M7 P8 Y( \! Y7 i5 T6 e
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" H! w2 U4 x; g" k2 c6 nOften advertised as weighing more than 800 pounds, Happy Humphrey was most likely the heaviest competitor ever.
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Haystacks Calhoun, who wrestled Happy Humphrey on occasion, was said to weigh more than 600 pounds.
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) t+ S/ |' X- m: |# HThe 474-pound Jerry Blackwell was one of the first big men to leave his feet regularly.
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At 540 pounds, Andre the Giant was one of the few Superstars to break the 500-pound mark.( U# c1 r- g1 q/ x" Y
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- u, @4 F% i) vKing Kong Bundy’s 458 pounds led Gorilla Monsoon to call him a “walking condominium.”
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Obscure star Man Mountain Mike teamed with Haystacks Calhoun in a duo that weighed more than 1,200 pounds.
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The jolly Uncle Elmer was a big man at 450 hearty pounds.
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* M5 O/ o) x- y+ R! I- R9 HBig Show is the heaviest Superstar on the current roster at 441 pounds.
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1 C- @7 V6 Y- v/ S3 b; [Rikishi weighed 425 pounds, but he was surprisingly agile.
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Vader used his 450 pounds of girth to destroy Sting, Cactus Jack and many other rivals.
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4 q2 d9 Z1 v6 x" j; c! n, V' QEven though he weighed 401 pounds, Bam Bam Bigelow could still moonsault.
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' ]: Y& s' L; EOne of the biggest Superstars of his day, WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon weighed more than 400 pounds.
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! H* r8 t8 R1 P- P1 C$ X% vFormer King of the Ring Mabel weighed nearly 500 pounds.
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The World’s Strongest Man weighs in at 412 very dangerous pounds.
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2 ?8 j$ V4 G: k+ z# M; bThe 450-pound Akeem crushed many opponents with his 747 Splash.
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Bastion Booger weighed a little more than 400 pounds thanks to his steady diet of pizza.
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