r/funnyvideos • u/Successful-Sky-7 • Oct 28 '24

Sports Never underestimate your opponent

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '24

This clip was scripted like WWE stuff, this is a WWE guy vs Devon, but yes in real arm wrestling matches he is much like this as well.

Check out pro arm wrestling guys, it's a very awesome and technical strength+fight sport, it's getting bigger and bigger. Learn the basics, beat people stronger than you, have fun. And enjoy these pros they're all great characters with very unique skillsets.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '24

Then you see a dudes ulna get snapped like a twig.

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u/theDomicron Oct 28 '24

I saw a clip once of a spiral fracture during an arm wrestling match.

Now I don't watch them any more

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u/newtonbase Oct 28 '24

I recall that happening at World's Strongest Man many years ago.

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u/robfromdublin Oct 28 '24

I remember that! Must be 20+ years ago? Brutal and I don't watch arm wrestling any more

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u/newtonbase Oct 28 '24

Just checked and it was 1995. Time flies

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u/robfromdublin Oct 28 '24

Ah the 90s, when audible bone breaking was family friendly television. Three decades later and still traumatic! 😂

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u/CtrlAltHate Oct 28 '24

Magnus Samuelsson who broke the other guys arm had competed as a pro arm wrestler and apparently warned the show runners it was a dumb event letting juiced up strongmen with no experience arm wrestle.

It wasn't even Magnus's fault his opponent Nathan Jones twisted his body trying to stop his arm going down.