Bill Kazmaier

[2.0] "I think it was WrestleCrap that had the "Worlds Strongest Man = World's Most Boring Wrestler" write up that included Ted Arcidi and THIS GUY. Its Ted Arcidi all over again but somehow worse because this time we don't have Matt Borne "teaching" him bumps. In fact, I even googled "synonyms for boring" and AI gave me the following results: "Synonyms for "boring" include dull, uninteresting, tedious, tiresome, monotonous, flat, humdrum, and unexciting. Other options include dreary, prosaic, wearisome, lackluster and Bill Kazmaier." 1.5"

"One of the absolute greatest strongmen to ever do it, but I had no clue he wrestled until just now, and that is very telling. Even more shocked to learn he worked a singles match with Shinya Hashimoto and tagged with Jushin Liger. I guess Bill walked so fellow strongman Mark Henry could run."

[2.0] "Another "Worlds Strongest Man" gimmick. Like Ted Arcidi in the WWF, he was pretty terrible. Couldn't really move like a pro wrestler and needed people to bounce off him."

[1.0] "Horrible, couldn't move or work worth a damn. Even though he was billed as the world's strongest man he had awkward power moves. He came across as a million-dollar body and a 2-cent brain. The Great Kahli had better movement and that is saying something"

[2.0] "This guy couldn't work a lick, especially in a shoot-style format. He tried his best, but he did not fit in the wrestling ring at all. Maybe better in a regular pro wrestling format like on WCW, but still far from being an adequate wrestler."

[3.0] "An absolute brute of a man, with the added bonus of highly advertised feats of superhuman strength reinforcing his image as an unstoppable force of nature. Unfortunately Bill Kazmaier was utterly and completely devoid of any shred of charisma: one may call him the polar opposite of The Rock in that area. You see his name on a card and don't even think "I'll skip his match": it's like he isn't even there. In the ring he was basically a one-dimensional character: he had one squash routine and that squash routine only. If bookers strayed from that formula or tried giving him more in-ring time his matches instantly became hideous to watch. He could have worked fine as a special attraction but unfortunately his utter lack of charisma made him an extremely poor draw, I am still being charitable here."

[3.0] "Kazmaier's strength, as demonstrated through his record-setting accomplishments in weightlifting and strongman competition, was indeed incredible. In the wrestling ring his style was a bit rudimentary and rough, as his squash matches tended to follow a similar formula and could fall apart when that formula was strayed from, or when he was presented with an opponent that he had to go more than a few minutes with. He worked best as a special-attraction wrestler in simple squash matches built around power moves to showcase his strength, and could occasionally work as the muscle of a tag team with a more skilled partner."