10 Greatest Strongmen In Wrestling History

5. Ted Arcidi

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Known as "Mr. 705", Ted Ardici earned his nickname by benching the absolutely absurd weight of 705 pounds. Ted was the "World's Strongest Man" most heavily associated with WWE's 1980's boom period, and definitely not just somebody misremembering the Million Dollar Man's name.

Ted participated in the famous battle royal at WrestleMania II and faced foes like Tony Atlas and Hercules Hernandez. He was taken off television after Ken Patera returned to the WWE.

The wrestling world can handle more than one world's strongest man (clearly) but it waters the concept down pretty irretrievably to have two on the same roster.

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