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The heaviest Superstars ever: photos
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! I/ v: }9 k' @7 f& @& {2 tWeighing close to 600 pounds, WWE Hall of Famer Yokozuna is the heaviest WWE Champion ever.
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Often advertised as weighing more than 800 pounds, Happy Humphrey was most likely the heaviest competitor ever.
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# u6 z! \6 \8 [7 Q" Z5 C5 j/ IHaystacks Calhoun, who wrestled Happy Humphrey on occasion, was said to weigh more than 600 pounds.
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- f/ {: C. h, @7 d, b* ?. UThe 474-pound Jerry Blackwell was one of the first big men to leave his feet regularly.! a" G' T0 o/ u0 V! r4 u
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At 540 pounds, Andre the Giant was one of the few Superstars to break the 500-pound mark.: x( a( \& f2 M1 X: }/ W% v9 O
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King Kong Bundy’s 458 pounds led Gorilla Monsoon to call him a “walking condominium.”
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1 i# P1 Y, n; T, D' i; pObscure star Man Mountain Mike teamed with Haystacks Calhoun in a duo that weighed more than 1,200 pounds.' d! ?! a8 ]$ U" A- N
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The jolly Uncle Elmer was a big man at 450 hearty pounds.
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Big Show is the heaviest Superstar on the current roster at 441 pounds., O5 F& | e9 S8 a W. N* c
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2 u* @2 g$ O% ^. S* ORikishi weighed 425 pounds, but he was surprisingly agile.
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3 ]9 _7 c$ |& W L, O, g0 jVader used his 450 pounds of girth to destroy Sting, Cactus Jack and many other rivals.- q$ ?7 e# J' _. x7 j9 X4 l4 \9 f
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5 z( ]0 B) H0 QEven though he weighed 401 pounds, Bam Bam Bigelow could still moonsault.2 O* r- I n) W- T3 U% I4 Z
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! U1 s* `) R1 w5 w8 L0 DOne of the biggest Superstars of his day, WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon weighed more than 400 pounds.
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Former King of the Ring Mabel weighed nearly 500 pounds.3 B9 Y- h7 r! J9 f2 e
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The big man also competed under the personas of Big Daddy V and Viscera." G! c$ |" G$ J, q7 d" W5 C+ B
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+ H; }6 |- _. L+ W) jIt should come as no surprise that the massive Earthquake was a successful sumo wrestler before becoming a Superstar.# N" X8 o( C) s: Y
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The World’s Strongest Man weighs in at 412 very dangerous pounds.9 L$ V# |2 ]8 x; W/ f% Q9 r r
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9 W' @3 J! v# H k& \- g% ^+ `* wThe 450-pound Akeem crushed many opponents with his 747 Splash.% D' X& T+ j* v e% h
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Bastion Booger weighed a little more than 400 pounds thanks to his steady diet of pizza.8 o9 f- z2 |9 y5 S
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