Who's NOT Competing at The World's Strongest Man 2024 and Why?
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
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0:00 Intro
0:58 Brian Shaw
1:17 Mark Felix
1:34 Hafthor Bjornsson
2:39 Mateusz Kieliskowski
3:09 Martins Licis
3:55 Oleksii Novikov
4:31 Maxime Boudreault
5:40 Rongo Keene
6:15 Lucas Hatton
7:40 Summary
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Mateuz is a injury magnet 🤕🧲. Poor guy. Wishing for a fast recovery.
He should try another sport!🤷🤷🙈😬😬👁💀💀💀
Unfortunately he is just far too shredded and aesthetic and sexy, he doesn't have that protective 40% body fat to protect those joints. Must be why he can move so quick in the farmer's.
@@Windshear_beerHooper isn't fat and can't lose.
Same deal with Licis and Kearney. All really good strongmen but plagued with injuries over their careers. It's a brutal sport.
Steroids build muscles faster than tendons. mateusz has terrible tendon strength.
Shaw's show is going to either force WSM to change or eat its lunch altogether. especially if he can keep the purse high and get it televised widely.
I seriously hope it overshadows WSM asap to force the change.
in our little strongman world yes, but wsm is a tv show, sold to tv for christmas and the tv guys and the people watching that don't know about the shaw classic.
@@cimjohansson4878 - Every year people are watching less and less TV....and I wonder how many people actually watch WSM on TV. I used to watch the marathons back when Pudzianowski was competing on TV.
@@cimjohansson4878 TV is dying.
It may be the biggest show but its absolutely losing some feathers. Not doing the event live and broadcasting it months latter on cable TV is a 1980 mentality, everyone interested in strongmen know the results when it gets to TV.
It's the 3rd biggest show, with very low prize money comparatively.
Killing the sport and every single fan is asking for it to change but for some reason they won’t 🤯
It sucks a bit not having like 5 top 10 guys in Thor, Novikov, Mateusz, Licis and Boudreault. But still some big names in there
Every year is a changing of the guard of guys retiring and breaking onto the scene, but it feels strange not having Shaw and Felix back.
Feel so sad for Mateusz. Injury after injury after injury... Must be tough mentally.
Making a competition with everyone that's NOT competing will probably be a bigger draw than wsm lol
No
@@bdegrdsyes
assuming they were all healthy and prepped then as a hardcore fan it would be close! but Tom vs Hooper is the biggest draw for me.
@@xaviermitchell578Tom won't beat Hooper
@brian6speed tom has beaten Hooper before so I wouldn't say never. It'll still be a good show
Can people please just wake up and realize that WSM is no longer what it used to be? Up to now it doesn't look like they're doing anything to change that, and this year they literally didn't announce athletes or events until 2 weeks before the comp. WSM is a dying brand, while other comps like ASC are holding strong, and new comps like The Shaw Classic (SMOE) and Rogue Invitational have already surpassed it. The old guard (sorry to include you here, Loz) are just holding onto hope that it will regain it's prestige, when really it's only the title of "World's Strongest Man" that trick people into thinking it's still the best. Sure, it sounds cool. You know what sounds cooler? Strongest Man on Earth! These new shows also pay better and give an exponentially better fan experience, especially for those of us that like to stream these shows. I love strongman with every bone in my body, yet I do not have any problems saying the other comps are leaving it in the dust.
Exactly. Youll hear the argument "Oh WSM gets the most reach" Well yeah, 6 months after it happens because its put on TV and folks leave it on in the background. Literally any comp with any no name athletes would get the same reach if plastered on cable.
You said the quiet part out loud! Agreed.
The main thing keeping it alive is the name and legacy.
@@bigmac51290 Absolutely! 💯
I just commented on the last video, after watching who the 30 men selected were. I asked if you’d do a video profiling the guys not there… and here it is! 😂 well done Liz and Loz 👊🏻
So glad you two are covering the lead in to WSM without you this year's WSM would be a dead zone. ❤The lack of contingency planning by WSM is crazy but unfortunately not shocking. I really hope the show is a hell of a lot better than the current state of affairs.
Thank you guys for all the work you do 🤘💪 Love the channel
Pulling for big Tommy to get his 3rd this year but no harm in the trophy bedding down in 🍁 again!
Fair to say it’ll be between Mitchel hooper and Tom stoltman
If there are invites, there should be a list of ~50 athletes that are invited (30), 31-32 being reserve and 33-50 as reserve for the reserve. The list should be closed at least 3 months before the WSM and be published for those 50. If anyone drops because of the injury or turns down the invitation, this person should be removed from the list and everyone should go up with the placing. It would mean no late call ups, everyone would have a clear vision if they have chance of being one of the final invites or no. Visas can be sorted out way before it's too late. The only downside would be not inviting a rising stars that did great shortly before WSM, but the athlete selection and prep for the comp would be more fair across the lineup.
But hey, it's WSM, a freakshow, not a real comp. Good to see Thor not giving a damn about this subpar show.
There is a system for having reserves for the reserves, called “non-travelling” reserves. Essentially on hot standby until someone drops out to then get bumped up to being a reserve.
Cool, an entirely new made up system to replace the old made up system.
I feel like some of you guys just look for reasons to complain. You're very close to blaming WSM for the athletes being injured and not participating.
@@james_jeffers_strongmanA lot of people don't know that the legendary Magnus Ver Magnusson won his first WSM as a reserve.
Great show.
@@julianhernandez6457 "WAS" a great show.
It's a real shame Rongo didn't get an invite, he's more than strong enough to be there and deserves it more than some of the existing invites. We didn't need to shoehorn in 11 US athletes did we? (Or sure, 9, if we're really going to count Cambi and Andrade as representing Italy and Mexico instead). There are more than enough international athletes capable of competing at the level that it takes the piss they fill up as many slots as they do just because they're less hassle to invite.
I think the Americans got the late callups due to difficulties getting Visas for others in such a short time frame
@@justinramsey5458 As mentioned in the video though, Rongo sorted his visa issues (and I did see people talking about him being clear to enter the US several weeks ago already), yet WSM floundered around in silence for weeks and eventually relented to add Remick and Faires - never reaching out to Rongo? Short time frame isn't an excuse, they have literally the entire year to plan the roster and work on making sure they have a diverse pool of possible reserves, but they don't, because it's easier for them to just invite another american. I was glad to see they invited Roszkowski, they just could've done more. Jordan Osborne? Jokužys? Coco? Kohlruss? Kelvin de Ruiters? Any other competitive SCL guys, or national title holders?
When are you doing the videos with who you think is in the groups?
I love these vids hyping up WSM ! Thanks for your work guys 😁
Thank you for all you are doing for Strongman and Strongwomen!!!!
Great video
Cheers for the info guys. Shame so many out with injury again.
I feel like WSM is going to have to increase prize money significantly. With the shaw and rogue paying much better the title itself is losing steam.
Miss Brian competing
Mrs Brian to you.
@@johnsterizer🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think it’s Mr Brian, but I could have my pronouns mixed up
I just remember Brian sitting in that chair, staring at the ground... disappointed in himself after his last worlds.😓
It was just heart breaking 💯
No one to blame but himself @@everythingstrength1485
I'm curious which shows are the biggest based on viewership numbers and attendance. could be an interesting video
Worlds needs a revamp. Dump the stone off. Needs live streaming. Maybe invite the top 20 only and do 4 groups of 5. Top 2 make it.
WSM needs to get rid of Colin Bryce.
@@IHateCZcams-sr1wjIt's been said over and over again. There is a board that makes these decisions that Colin does not run. Removing Colin wouldn't change much, besides maybe being a factor for a Thor return.
@@holyhex6520 Exactly, get rid of Colin. A lot of the athletes only tolerate the idiot.
What about my guy loz
As always the best place to get strongman and strong woman news
One of the weakest fields ever in terms of strength in depth. Mitch and Tom are country miles ahead of the rest.
Agree. Battle for 3rd could be interesting tho with trey, singleton and a few others
Mitch's to lose. Agree with above the battle for 3rd will be the most interesting in this WSM.
It's very exiting though! I'm interested to see how all the new guys can do
Thank you for great updates
What's JF Caron's status ?
The Shaw Classic will take over WSM in my opinion within the next 5 to 10 years
What about Graham Hicks? Did he get an invite?
And what's the update on J.F. Caron?
I think he's just competing in Masters comps.
He retired
@@Adamrawlifting123 No, he made a comeback after his knee healed.
Nice bideo
Really can't get excited about WSM because of the streaming. Being spoiled by Rouge with the free lives.
That's not being spoiled that's living in 2024
What brand of rouge do you use that leaves you feeling spoiled?
@@eladrio2311 - You got that right. When I think of WSM, I feel like it´s about 15 years ago automatically.
@@jasonito23 Same, I haven't even watched it since 2021. I don't have cable, so I can't really watch it. I just watch the spreadsheet unfortunately. They really need to get with the times.
I could understand if the don't want to give us a FREE live stream, but at least give us a PAID one
This years Arnolds was the strongest lineup ever. This years worlds is the weakest lineup for many many years
Mateusz breaks my heart with his luck :(
One that I will miss is Shivlyakov, I guess that he might be out due to the war?
The guy is old and even if he wasn't he wouldn't want him there.
And don't come to me with the "politics should stay out of sports" because it's bs. Ukrainians are struggling to train properly because every other day their city is bombed by Russians, but sure, let's not hurt the ego of some Russian athlete.
Loz has sort of addressed this sometime in the last few months and the main reason is that he just hasnt done too much lately, on top of injuries
@@memesupreme3961 Thanks. I was curious as he always puts an incredible show even if winning is unlikely.
He always made me think politics wasent his thing, i also believe he lives in the USA.
Will yall shut up about that war?
Any updates on Wide Pavlo?
He is currently injured
@@bawllsdeep updates I said 🤣 where’s he along in his recovery?
@@Lonewolf__666 Saw a story of his a few days ago, doing very light leg extensions
@@JBS7551 Sounds like a long road ahead then. Such a massive potential.
i was gutted not to see Novikov, but glad to know the injury isn't too severe
Good on Thor. Brian is the best promoter/organizer in strongman, and there's no close second. My $0.02, no refunds.
You are looking svelte Uncle Loz.
Do you get tested for steroids in WSM?
“He does not want to work with one of the organizers…..”
*coughcolin
Anyone know what's happened to Wide Pavlo?
Was in a car accident not fully recovered
I think WSM has just failed this year.
Late invites, terrible marketing.
Sure, there will always be late invites. But it seems like these late invites were to people who weren't expecting it.
WSM needs to get their competitor list together and sent out sooner as well as reserves list for that late call-up moments. At least with a reserve list, those reserves know they may or may not and can prepare.
Where did Loz's young Greenlander, Kim, go???
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Where is wide Pavlo?
I Think He Quit From Strongman Unfortunately He's a Beast 💔😭
Car wreck last year busted his leg and what not. Still rehabbing
He'll be back eventually I think 2025 will be his next season
@@Boarpig350 I Hope So 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦💙💙💙💛💛
World's strongest man really doesn't mean what it used to mean. It doesn't feel exciting or meaningful anymore.
They got a great setup of events for once this year.
Not true at all, it's the only competition that does actually matter, it's the sports super bowl
@bdegrds Nope, your wrong. A lot of other strongmen are denouncing it. Here in a few more years, if things don't change, you'll barely see any marquee names.
@IHateCZcams-sr1wj lol I'm wrong? I've been watching strongman before you were born, every athlete has said publicly its the biggest title, it's been that way for almost half a century that doesn't change for some nubie kids that just showed up. Your not in a position to tell me if I'm right or wrong kiddo
@@bdegrds You're a redditor, aren't you?
How about Pavlo N.??
Did I miss what's happening with Hicks??
He didn't qualify, like hundreds of others.
He doesnt want to do comps this year beyond deadlifts
It makes me happy seeing Thor boycott WSM. For one thing, WSM isn't nearly as good a show as Arnold's, Shaw, and Rogue, and for another, it's just good to see people have principles and stick to them. Most people these days just go with the flow, even if the flow is going a bad direction.
I think WSM fell in quality after 2019 but I could be wrong though
It was sad but at the end of the day he was wrong to call Eddie Hall a cheat. The facts were against him and it made him look like a sulky child.
@lesmiserable506 Eddie Halls friend changed the events at the last moment to events that favor Eddie. That's cheating, if your friend changes events for you. Usually WSM is more dynamic events with less static events. Eddie is great at static events, but not so great at dynamic events.
Bryce changed it so for the first and only time, there was more static events than dynamic events. Last moment switch up too so people couldn't prepare...Eddie probably knew though because that's his boy.
That's cheating, sorry. That's also why Eddie only won one and never came back, why he kept losing Europe strongman to Hafthor because they went by the usual events. Eddie's lone win came when his friend changed events for him.
@@lesmiserable506That's also why he's boycotting WSM, because of Bryce.
Could have mentioned Iron Biby, Graham Hicks, Wide Pavlo, Adam Bishop, Luke Richardson, Shane Flowers. I know you don't want the video to be too long, and most of your viewers already know the answer.
Another video idea: your DREAM 30 athlete lineup, or in other words who would be on your invite list for 2025? No caveats or qualifiers, assume everyone is healthy this time next year and willing to compete. Just create your most stacked lineup possible. Would be a fun topic. Great content as always.
JF as well of course.
I understand being diplomatic and not airing dirty laundry or getting in the middle of Colin/Thor personal politics, but is it really much better to leave it so ambiguous that people are searching through the comments for answers? You can report on what happened with less bias and better facts than whatever is written below.
What about Jf Caron ?
Bryce fucked up by throwing Thor under the bus. Luckily, we have other competitions where we can watch him and all of the best battle it out.
I'll watch WSM when it comes out but it seems like the organisers are doing their best to hold a subpar competition this year.
what is hafthors beef/not competing+
He´s a big man baby ?
He still hasn't reconciled with Colin and Colin's boyfriend, Eddy Hall. I've always said WSM needs to fucking get rid of Colin, he's an idiot.
History of being difficult
Still salty he lost to Eddie
I'm going to share the story as I remember it. If I got anything wrong, someone please correct me:
Thor lost the WSM 2016 to Eddie Hall by one point, and many said and still say it was under shady circumstances.
Feeling cheated, Thor shared once or twice on his Instagram that he got cheated.
Things got heated between him and the WSM organizers, including Colin Bryce, who, under the banner of Giants Live, partnered up with Eddie Hall with the permission of WSM to produce and publicly post an entire documentary on two major CZcams channels.
The documentary was aimed to defame and tarnish Hafthor's image by using highly altered footage with the clear intent of forging a narrative.
Since then, Hafthor doesn't want anything to do with WSM and GL, and it is what led to the boxing fight between him and Eddie.
its colin rigth?
yeah its him. Bryce and Eddie are best buddies and business partners and that year's WSM looked shady as hell , Thor wasn't the only one to complain about it that day but people aren't as willing to be vocal about it as Thor was.
Sad for rongo. Hopefully see him back at a GL this year
I like the heats. I hate the stone off. The show itself is now miles behind Rogue and Arnold's.
Mark Felix be like 85 years old lifting engine blocks out of cars at the local garage.
Another absent competitor is Jean-Stephen Coraboeuf. I can only assume his decision to represent France after qualifying through the Australian strongman circuit means he now has to qualify through Europe now.
I always thought it was a strange decision by him considering he actually came from New Caledonia, a French overseas territory, not France itself and he's an Australian resident. If anything he should've represented New Caledonia. However, it was a decision he was perfectly entitled to make.
Thor won’t ever be keeping in Giants Live again after GL executive Colin Brice was exposed to have been rigging events for his sponsored athletes. We Bryce saw fit that events were rigged for Eddie Hall and Luke Stoltman that accentuated their strengths. Thor remonstrated this fact for years and was excoriated by Eddie Hall and GL until a conversation with a former WUS exec and Luke Stoltman surfaced that proves Thor was right all along about Colin Bryce’s corruption.
That`s true: Britisch GL Mafia ;-)
Trst
Lol no Colin was never exposed for rigging anything because he never rigged anything. Thats social media misinformation. Three quarters of Facebook accounts are fake according to the company, don't believe nonsense online kiddo
There has been no good evidence of rigging that i have seen. In wsm 2017 especially
@@bdegrds Wrong.
Iron bibby?
If anything it shows how far the sport has progressed for WSM to still have such a good lineup even with all these top guys not participating.
WSM is no longer serious competition since Colin Bryce set up 2021 and 2022 for Tom Stoltman. Strongest Man on Earth should be official "WSM".
What's going on with Luke Richardson, will he ever be back?
Wake me up when we get a live broadcast.
This might be a contentious opinion but I would like to see more top athletes prioritise the Arnold classic over WSM until they start treating athletes correctly, bring back the foreign stage and lastly live stream the event. It’s not only good for fans of the sport but also good for the athletes as they can personally monetise themselves through the exposure
And Iron Biby ?
Bro never does a full show these days let alone a few day event.
Some governing body like ATP does for tennis should take over strongman. This sports have so much potential to be one of top sports in the world.
Some kind of positive changes should happen to take it to the next level.
Mark Felix is a legend even though he never won. Doing that sport at his age is amazing.
With competitions getting heavier (not WSM so much), the "smaller" (lol) strongmen may perform as well as some bigger guys, but they seem like they are much more injury prone.
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That's all well and good, but when do we get the most important news ...
When are you setting up the 'watch parties' 😂
You missed me. I'm not competing because im at least a hundred lbs under the weight I'd need to be, getting kinda old, and not particularly strong.
whatever happened to the young hot headed Russian guy who was especially good at deadlift I think and had an altercation with Oleksii Novikov ?
Wide Pavlo (Ukrainian). He was in a serious car accident last year and hasn’t competed since. He’s looking big and strong again so hopefully he’ll be back to competitions soon!
@@BigLozOfficial ah Ukrainian thanks!
@BigLozOfficial here's hoping we see him soon, miss that guy. Built like a mutant savage!
All russians will be ukrainian soon by the looks of things.
I hope this is a competition! Hate to see a total domination by 🫎. Love 🫎 but want to see a fight for podium 🥇
Good for Thor I hate how swm treat some people vs others
If mateusz has injured his achilles why he has done a truck pull wr in the guiness records?
That was last year he set the truck pull record... he withdrew from Europe's strongest man and that was 3 weeks ago
That was done in Italy a few months ago but the video has only just been uploaded
@@Adamrawlifting123 December last year
Cool to see some kiwis on the strongman scene doing well, Matt ragg and Rongo Keene. A pity no invite for Rongo.
loz your lean and have a ton of experience...seems like a wsm contest would suit you well
is thor still having problems with colin bryce???
Nothing new, just the same old. Don't expect it to ever change
He said basically with everything that happened he felt he tried to tar Thor's legacy and he's never really forgiven him for it. Doesn't want to work with him again.
@@Gndlf_TheOrange’tar his legacy’ … pretty sure thor did that 😂
Thor a big, actually really big baby. He threw a tantrum and burned bridges. It would be nice for him to be there but I don’t really miss him that much
@@fitlikemin3598 Thor burned the bridges? 😄 Who put out the doc that was basically a hit piece? Both sides messed up
They need to invite 6 months ahead and tell others they are a backup so everyone knows if they are going
Loz is the man!!!!
Mark Felix = Hercules Hold...
Mateusz = stone lift... what a machine
Gutted about the possibility of never seeing Martins win again :(
Mitch will win wsm, the other athletes are just there to show up. And yes that includes Tom, who still have not been close to win the Arnold Classic
Was it Colin Bryce who called Thor for the double dip?
No, Thor is just being a big baby about it, embarrassing for him.
Is because Colyn rigged WSM 2017 and other shows in favor of certain atlethes like Hall and the Stoltmans´. Thor and other atlethes complained about it in 2017 but only Thor had the balls to keep his allegations. Thor moved on and when he was working with WUS in order to break the deadlift record Eddie Hall and Colyn threw him under the bus, to wich Thor respond saying he would never work for GL or WSM again, thne he broke the record, challengued REddie to a fight and in the build up to said fight Hall and Colyn made a documentary throwing absolute shade to Thor, sayhing he was a bad loser, that he comlained for double dips, wich he did and refuse to shake Halls hand after Eddie won.
Now, though there is footage of Thor complainging about the double dip with Colyn, he was also right to call him on, cause days prior he showed Colyn how he does the viking press and Colyn gave thumbs up. However, that was never the main point, the main point was that the vents where last minute changued in something much more in favor to Eddie, wich was Thor´s point and something dumb people still seem to not get to this day. Furthermore, Hall insisted that Thor never shaked his hand, despise official footage of WSM showing otherwise, in other words, Thor did congratulated him.
Furhtemore, Thor´s beef was never with Eddie, but Colyn, until Eddie threw shade at him before destroying his WR. Now, some days before Thor humbled Eddie Hall in the ring for good and changued his name to "Eddie the Crab Hall", Mark Boyd, a WUS promotor leaked an actual phone call with Luke stoltman where Luke admitted he and his brother where favored by Colyn at WSM, ..." jus like he did for Eddie", Luke said. This phone call shook WSM and the Stoltman´s to the bone and they allegued they here tapped without their autorization but regardless the call was legit, That day, the strenght World knew that Thor was right from day one. Well, that and countless evidence. Then he put Eddie down in the ring.
Brian’s competition is going to surpass WSM, if it hasn’t already.
Only the best will compete. People who retire is obvious, injuries is another....and fear of losing will keep competitors away. People with achilles, shoulder, lat, pec and sciatic injuries will hand pick events they think they are more likely to podium at, while the best and injury free will attend them all.
What about Eddie Hall? He's still young enough to compete, he is 36 years old.
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It's a 2 horse race between Mitch and Tom
Mitch won the Arnold Classic by 10.5 points this year. Tom needs a miracle to win wsm 2024, going by their training.
@@thomasrosendahl2783 i agree Mitch is on another level he reminds me of a prime Big Z in that he's winning every contest he enters but Tom is the only competition he really has
Shane Flowers...?
I grew up watching wsm but it seems like it's gone from the most elite show to a 2nd hand show over the years it's grown old and stale some of the politics involved have not helped and the viewing delay doesn't help either personally I'd rather watch the shaw classic or hell any of the other main events like rogue or Arnold just more fun to watch
Loz and Liz are way too diplomatic due to personal connection/friendship. Thor is in the right towards the "unnamed" organizer (Colin Bryce). There is some obvious corruption in strongman and especially with the Giants Live team. They also released a video that was an obvious edired smear-job against Thor.
Yeah i thought this as well.
It’s funny seeing liz trying to interject her points 😅. She will run strongman one day I’ve no doubt.
For those who want to know who Thor wont work with It's Colin Bryce.
Maxime only getting a late invite is nuts, should have been invited from the start of issuing invites!
Should have mentioned no Hicks, Nakonechny, Janashia & Biby in the list. 👍🏽
& Luke Richardson.
It’s unfortunate but Strongman is in the rebuilding phase. I am sure there are many guys ready and willing but some of the staple names not competing just doesn’t feel right. Sad but Worlds just doesn’t seem like it will be exciting.
Big Tom 💪🏻 for the win but will be very close with Mitch 💪🏻
It's great to see all the competitions competing for the athletes. it's a win win for fans as well.