10 WWE Stars Who Are RIPPED AS HELL Right Now
The lean, the swole and the J-J-J-JACKED!
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Physique isn’t everything.
Dusty Rhodes was a rotund megastar, underscoring that no oxymoron exists there. MJF was probably more over before he got super-jacked; he was one of AEW’s original needle-movers, and is hardly tall. There are a million examples of wrestlers - Heidenreich, Mason Ryan and Nathan Jones, to name just three - who proved that size and definition does not equal talent.
In fact, sometimes cultivating a “great” physique can actually work against a pro wrestler. Randy Savage proved that bigger isn’t better; he was a bulging muscle monster in WCW in 1999, but could barely move, for which he was probably compensating. To use a more recent example, the brilliant Cameron Grimes got shredded in preparation for his main roster run, which on the surface appeared to be a sensible idea, but he lost his distinct charm as a comedic wrestler who was a bit over his head.
Similarly, were Dominik Mysterio to ever get cut and dry, he’d lose his appeal as a loathsome midcard heel stooge.
Still, to play a certain role in WWE, it helps if you possess the musculature that the promotion has always favoured or actively encouraged at the top of the card…
10. GUNTHER
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GUNTHER used to be…less defined than he is now.
It very much worked for him; GUNTHER was the super-indie André the Giant, a spectacle, drawing card, an invincible killer who stalked the European circuit and left a trail of bodies in his wake. His lack of a mainstream look was crucial in establishing a romantic sense of authenticity.
In fact, it worked so well that the first appearance of defined GUNTHER was practically surreal. One of the most distinct-looking wrestlers of his generation almost looked generic - or worse, like he’d compromised something about himself to fit in to WWE, which was a suboptimal look given the GUNTHER character’s disdain for sports entertainment.
Would the chops look and feel so painful without the weight behind them?
Since he’s an expert craftsman - an all-timer already, you could argue - yes, yes they would.
GUNTHER, who looks incredible, thought this through beautifully: he is an unspeakably arrogant and domineering heel who looks down his nose at the “clowns and entertainers” in WWE.
He almost has to look “perfect” for this character trait to work; otherwise, he’d lack that “He’s right, but he’s still an asshole” factor.