EDDIE v THOR: The TRUTH | Episode 2
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- NEW & EXCLUSIVE | Documentary Mini-series.
Episode 2 looks at what happened BEHIND-THE-SCENES at the 2017 World’s Strongest Man in Botswana. The first 3 events on day 1 of the final - TYRE FLIP, SQUAT & the infamous VIKING PRESS are analysed in depth.
Featuring;
Eddie “The Beast” Hall
Hafthor Julius Bjornsson
Brian Shaw
Bill Kazmaier
Magnus ver Magnusson
Directed by Andrew B Quinn
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Part 2 of 3 part series from independent film-maker @andrewb.quinn looks into what really happened between Thor and I in 2017.
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It’s absolutely incredible how nice of a guy Brian is! Seemed gutted about the squat but understood he made a mistake forgetting about the clock, such a humble guy and great friend to Eddie too
Now that's what a good sportsman should be like.
Thor is possibly one of the worst sports I've ever seen. It's a shame because without his bad attitude he would be one of the greatest. But as it stands, I think history will just remember him as a sore looser.
I don't think he had much more in him, maybe a rep and a half.
@@chrishullrocks he's a top 10 Strongman of all time regardless of how he acts. He was literally unstoppable from 2018-2020 as long as he was healthy. You don't get that often in this modern era of Strongman. You're just projecting.
Brian is an absolute fucking Angel. Good sportsmanship, so glad he's the true champion over Thor. Way more titles, way more deserving.
You obviously missed his antics after the stones?? As soon as he knew he lost he threw himself on the ground and started crying!
I really like seeing these kind of like, behind the scenes bits. The conversations with the officials in particular, very interesting
How haven’t you seen the conversation yet?!
@@edenfowkes7706 Only recently started getting into the strongman stuff
So it all about the TV show (that sucks. Months after it's live) not about naming the wsm.
Repent to Jesus Christ
“no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.”
Isaiah 54:17 NIV
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maybe not too close next time
The only "evidence" here is the fact that after his reps Thor didn't say anything. He knew he did a lot, he though it was enough to win whole competition. The moment he realised someone got better he started questioning it. And as people saying Eddie did as many he had to. With the form he had he could get way more if it was necessary for winning.
I think it was more Thors team who made it a massive issue
So thor didnt give it his all us what your saying, that's just another reason why Eddie deserved to win more then thor
Yep. Thor was happy with his efforts until he lost.
Honestly, I think he needs to stop with all these yes men and ball fondlers he surrounds himself with. It distracts him from reality.
You are absolutely on point there...
Yeah.but I agree with Magnús Ver Magnússon it's also look like thor did have some bad coaching
Brian after the squat "the rules are the rules and I knew that." That shows his integrity in the sport. What Thor and his team did when viking press was over was IMO despicable. AFTER Thor did his pressing in the event, he was fine with what he did. It was only after Eddie beat him in the event by 1 rep that his team and himself complained and were campaigning to get the disallowed reps back. Even if Thor got those what, 2 reps I think it was, or maybe 1, Eddie likely still was going to beat him in the event because Eddie himself in that event had more in him he just didn't need to do any more reps because he wins the event with what he did.
@dogs aren't dangerous yeah true he got two warnings for double dipping only on the third they didnt count
@@rubenrabacal269 kept going down before the signal too, he fucked it
Plus, Eddie was ahead by 2.5 points anyway, he didnt complain until he realised he lost
😊😊7
I’m not convinced Eddie could have done another press rep. He was seriously struggling to lockout on his last one with 8 seconds left.
The more I rewatch Eddie’s Viking Press, the more I’m convinced he had AT LEAST another couple of reps in him if he needed them, the 15th looked easy, rock solid shoulders and would’ve won WSM 2017 no matter how you see it! 💪
Yup. He was the strongest man in this contest
@@seanwhitehall4652 Eddie considered these events to be so good that it were as if the "stars had aligned". It was rigged by Colin Bryce.
Exactly
He absolutely stopped at 15 because it was all he needed and there was no need to exhaust himself.
@@gabbeskillz6262 LMAO for what purpose? Why wouldn't they rig it for the big HBO television star?
Brian absolutely taking his loss on the squat event like a champ because of the RULES, meanwhile Thor and his crew are crying to the ref because he broke the rules 4 times and still got away with 3…
I think the main problem at the time for him was his entourage of yes men. There was absolutely no need for him to have such a big team with him.
knowing a simple time limit is different to double dipping on reps.
@@sexgodrolo I mean yeah, when the entire tent is taken up by a team when the athletes need the place to rest, you might want to not bring so many people
Absolutely correct! Those who see otherwise are wrong...
👍 Brian’s attitude vs Thor’s says alot about his maturity and sportsmanship
always annoyed me that people never mention in the arguments on who won the viking press that thor was given 3 bad reps. on top of eddie finishing with ten seconds to spare with at least 1 or 2 more in the tank. eddie got 15 thor got 10
Well said
Lmfao ur right but i love how ur like thor 10😂😂😂😂
Lol. 14-3=10 to you.
@@JPqbss i didnt count the one they gave to him. edit nvm im an idiot😂 i counted the 4th as one they gave him
@@IvietFly no worries mate I get it
Brian sees eddie putting up 15 reps greatly threatening his own position on the leaderboard and yet all you see on his face is his concern for his friend on the ground
Brian is the definition of gentle giant
Uncle Loz forcing decisions to be made. Pure pro. Also, "So 6 flips yeah?".
In his video he says he was getting tired and pushed Colin to just make up his mind
Best moment of part 1,2,3 😂
Thor's little tantrum when it was Mateusz's turn at the Viking Press warmup was some massive foreshadowing.
Yeah i was like wtf
@@trapeztrapezowy4751 classless like alwaus
I was thinking the same thing lmao.
Thor acted like a full diva during this whole event
20:45
Basically, Thor did 15 repetitions; 3 out of 4 was going to be disallowed but it was allowed. Whilst only 1 was taken off. So, technically he got around 11; if all the reps he did bad was disqualified. Even Nick Best was telling him to do it properly.
Doesn't matter if he had 15, Eddie knew the goal to beat and had reps in the tank to push past it and win.
Nick wasn't telling him to do it properly, he was cheering him on.
Yeah the ease of the lockout of eddie's last rep makes it clear that he had more in the tank. I mean I like Thor but eddie was just better at this event.
Actually Colin Bryce told him that Thor should have had 9 but he gave him 14 because he could sense there was some confusion.
I think Eddie also had advantage of smaller height in this event.
Because the lever is better for Eddie than Thor.
But this is a technicality most often the advantage is the other way around.
All in all seems very fair game for Eddie.
@@zteaxon7787 Yep, we all just watch the same 3 part series so we all heard Colin say what you just parroted. 👍🏽
It is extremely obvious in rewatching the events Eddie was the STRONGEST there that year! Plain and simple!
The man earned the title!
Rules are rules for a reason to make a fair competition. Thor was warned multiple times.
And Thor shit all over it, look at the nerves in Thor in their mini brawl this afternoon, thank god all those yes men were there, or Thor would have been no more
@@NSD-fp9qj No one should get special treatment or it would not be fair for everyone else.
@@NSD-fp9qj That comment didn't age well 😂
Brian was a monster on the tyre flip
I think another good part that was left out is the day before after the rules were explained on the Viking press and Thor was 1 on 1 with the ref. The ref immediately pointed out his technique was bad and he was double dipping and that he would absolutely get called for it. So not only was the rule explained, he physically saw and felt it the day before.
Great short film also on eddies page about this.
Yeah saw that.
FACTS Sir Frank !!!
He wasn't strong enough not to double dip and beat Eddie in the Viking Press its as simple as that. Thor has made excuses as to why he was robbed, but alternately he's the athlete, and he's inherently responsible for his performance. It's s super low to claim cheating and badger the refs for his own selfish gain like he did too. He only did it after Eddie bested him. Thor knows what he did. Thor knows his cheating claims held no barring.
@@emacliftsalot don't think it's not because he isn't strong enough his height is a disadvantage
Clearly Hafthor was in the wrong here, you can see he was really happy with 14 and then when Eddie did 15 he all of a sudden got annoyed and started complaining
They are competitive, also at the time he had health issues such as his face. No wonder he didn’t do so well. And this was the last straw for him
@@viktor2694 He's said himself that his Bell's Palsy doesn't affect his training or efficiency in competitions. It can't be used as an excuse.
@@joshieboy15 Of course he can’t say that, but obviously it hurt him alot wether he admit it or not. I would be devastated too
@@viktor2694 ..indeed, because you too are a weak beta parsnip. Crying kn the Internet about half sore and his heath issues. Rules are just, he tried to cheat.. succeeded 3/4 but it was not good enough. Case dismissed. Victor vag mangina.
@@viktor2694 well then you shouldn't bring it up as he didn't mention it so why should you? That's just a poor excuse.
Eddie's form on the viking press was flawless. There was no question on that!
Yes but the machine favored Eddies height very clearly.
Fault of the organisors.
When Thor locks out he is forced to "lean back" because he is higher on the rotation.
It is not Eddies fault or Thor.
Thor should have analysed and explained the problem more clearly.
It is stupid to drive this petty bullshit all the way to Dubai to go beat each other legally.
@@zteaxon7787 i can agree with you on that....every event favors a different competitor!
thats what being shorter on that event does for you
@@zteaxon7787 True, but theres gonna be events where his height will be the advantage too. Just part of the sport.
@@zteaxon7787 and Thor had an advantage in the Stones. What's your point?
25:25 This right here is why Nick Best might be my favorite WSM competitor ever.
He is such an amazing guy. Legendary strength for his age, and a perfect example of good sportsmanship. He stops, and starts cheering for HIS COMPETITOR. His ENEMY, because he just wants to see everyone do their best. Nick Best is the best.
that wasnt cheering
Never really thought of it but seeing now and hearing Bryce say it, 2017 really was a strong final line up. Big Z, Shaw, Thor, Eddie, Kieliszkowski, Licis, Caron, Loz. Some big names there!
However, this year is also gonna be pretty good!
Best final since 2009 but idk if that can be matched
@@Brandon-qd2lb Tom Stoltman, Licis, Novikov, and Mateusz are all on track to be goats
@@dongatello6969 Mateusz unfortunately getting injured all the time he didn’t show up on Arnold’s as he got injured on the last training session before competition.
You forgot my boy Nick Best. But yea, epic lineup for sure.
@bronchoped1 Do squit suits prevent the squits? Never doubt a fart again, wear a squit suit. I'm guessing the squit suit keeps the bum cheeks squeezed tight so it's harder to follow through when plagued with volatile gas which could escalate to shart level at any given moment.
Eddie's static strength is one of the greatest of all time I dont think many people would deny that
Zydrunas savickas best
@@elka-bs8590 he's shite
@@elka-bs8590 you don't get it. Static strength is different than being a good Strongman. Zydrunas is a better Strongman, but definitely not statically stronger. Sure, Eddie and Z are on the same level on overhead, but Eddie beat Z's Axle press and has 55 kilos on Z's deadlift. Eddie can move a barbell with the all-time best, despite not winning 4 WSM like Z did.
@@a-a-rondavis9438 Eddies body wouldn't let him be in the condition needed to win 4 wsm... Eddie was at his max potential(for WSM) body wise with the frame he was given. Jesus man the guy could barely holds his arms to his side. I don't blame him what so ever for not sticking around. Atleast he got to legitimately hold that gold over his head and say he was the best and he did it right. Thor bitched and moaned until he got it. I have respect for Thor's physical prowess but his attitude is crap along with the yes men around him. I hope Eddie flattens him.
@@a-a-rondavis9438 zudrunas has way more staric he could of done way more than the world record hes done he didnit at rpe 7
What a well done documentary thus far. The generalized and balanced perspective is great , and the footage is just incredible. Big shout out to Eddie Hall for making this free on his channel. As a film buff, this is great documentary film making and I’m glad everyone has access to it
Wow, thank you! Giving balance is what the director was trying to achieve.
Bill Kazmaier is awesome, one of the only ones man enough and kind enough to congratulate Eddie on beating everyone without feeling like it was challenging his own manhood.
Enjoyed the first part, glad we don't have to wait long for part 2! Lovely editing work.
Didn't"
@@playerforty4621 🤦♂️
@@playerforty4621 great contribution 👍
Its all facts from earlier on in the channel - Thor tried to cheat !!!
Same
NGL- I wish they would make a documentary like this for every WSM. I would love to watch them all
Netflix does that for Formula 1 lol, it would be awesome if they did it for all the WSM training, behind the scenes and event stuff. Crazy feats of strength like what these guys do (different stuff than just…gym exercises) is so fun to watch. For anyone! I think it would definitely appeal to the masses since strongman isnt something you see often unless you go looking for it.
Would be brilliant to show in-between events so they can make it live- on TV or an live-stream
Check out Lawrences channel 'BigLoz'.
@@rjaxxxas I could not agree more, Loz and Liz are amazing
This footage is great. The biggest failure of WSM is the lack of accessibility for the fans. Live coverage and not waiting 6 months for it to air plus all this behind the scenes would create so much more hype.
Eddies form on the Viking press is soo clean.
This should be a documentary on Netflix.....so good god damn it!!!
It was going to be, but Eddie bought the rights so he could put it all on his channel for free.
@@avalonaura4076 really?? That would be sick.
The best footage of this is when they show Eddie and Thor's Viking press side-by-side. Shame it's not in this documentary as it's undeniable who was the better athlete in this event (The Beast).
Man, I always had high respect for Colin Bryce. Being the iconic space cowboy everyone knows and loves but seeing him ripping into the competitors like that takes balls and keeping a professional mindset. Absolutely love the guy 💪🏽
You mean the guy who single handedly GAVE this wsm to eddie hall out of favouritism? High respect?
@@TheBurningcage27 this competition had the most stacked lineup all time in the final. Eddie wasn't "given" anything. He won perhaps the most rigorous WSM of that whole decade.
@@TheBurningcage27 explain how that is? Otherwise its only empty words. He went out of his way to help the other contestants get their say and ask questions to make the event as fair as possible. Also remember that he wasnt alone doing the calls
Sounded like he threw a temper tantrum because of questions stemming from his own ambiguity
@@joelpalsson1391 events were changed last moment. Literally days to go until comp day and entire events were scrapped and swapped with guess what, static events. And not only, but ones eddie had been specifically training on months leading into the wsm. The events WERENT on the card but he was training as if they were and then MAGICALLY those events went onto the lineup. The heights of events were lowered FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN WSM HISTORY. Rules like the double dip rule which was allowed in prior wsm were brought in, among more. These were the issues hafthor raised, along with brian shaw. The management specifically went out of their way to give eddie special treatment by tailoring things to suit his strengths in static events and his physiology. To win by such a narrow margin and with so many changes and discrepancies one must ask how much of those changes went to give hall the winning edge, and if so was that by purpose?
Gotta love Bill Kazmaier. It doesn't matter what the man is saying, he has a certain way of speaking that always brings a smile to my face.
“So 6 flips yeah?” Love it 😂
Without even thinking I just said 'what a dick' 😂😂 best moment of the ep
That and seeing Thor behave like a child when Kieliszkowski was waiting to warm up.
@@tomweston you never get impatient before???? I dont see how the whole thing about the warmup thing is such a big deal?
Thor's yes-men repeating "good boy!" to him like he's a toddler is hilarious.
Brians slow reps on the squat are always the most impressive of the event, to get that many at that speed
Man this lineup was so stacked! And watching everything that happens behind the scenes is so interesting. We are all focused on the rivalry that we don’t really mention how good Bryce is as a ref. He made the right call every single time and calls it how it is.
Also the fact he's willing to be so stern to these blokes who could just snap him in half, not saying any of them would, but they could.
Man, I love Brian Shaw so much. I hope he miraculously wins a 5th WSM title, but time is unbeaten and the young bucks are so good. Eddie & HB are blessed to have stolen gold out from under Brian a couple of times. Big Z & Brian are the best ever IMHO. God bless all these men as they hopefully live healthier as they age.
I believe big B has one left in the tank
Man, he pulled 2nd last year. He is in this to win, I think he can pull it.
Don't forget pudzianowski with 5 titles and kazmaier who got "banned" from several contests for being too strong.
Shaw throwing a fucking tantrum about Arnold during the pandemic completely soured me on his ass.
Think the events would have be his best and a couple of mistakes by others for Brian to get that 5 win. It could happen. I would be pleased for him. I am a Stoltman fan and would love to see Tom & Luke on the podium at WSM
Never seen Brycey lose his rag like that before, fair play though, way too much fannying around, just get it done. Trust Eddie to lighten the mood, what a sense of humour. Great video Eddie, loving this series of videos
we only saw a small portion of what happened. Many of the strongmen were trying to bully Colin into changing the event. Givin how much passion and emotion everyone there has, I think he handled it well..
@@willh1655 Exactly mate, youve gotta make a stand att some point. Otherwise if you give in and change one thing theyll keep asking for more and more alterations to be made. Where does it stop. The rules are the rules and they were all made fully aware of them.
Could you explain what the issue was please? Was it merely that certain individuals felt 6 flips wasn't enough and therefore wanted to increase it to 8?
I'm surprised the strongmen had any say in it so close to the event!
This is really a treat to watch. Great to see so many perspectives and behind the scenes footage
I remember watching this years ago when Eddie first uploaded it. Still surprised how immature Thor was acting afterwards. From the video you can clearly see Thor receiving multiple warnings to hold the press till a down command is given (and honestly some of those reps shouldn’t have counted because of that) and you can clearly see the double dipping on his last rep. Even though it was 5 years ago, it’s disappointing Thor never manned up and apologized to Eddie for his behavior, and to every one else for his unsportsmanship. Hope Eddie brings it to Thor on March 19!
He had his reasons not to apologize.
And that is all you got? Thor was a bad sportsman once, 5 Years ago?
What is with Eddie not trustign islandic People?lol
What is with Eddie threatening a fitness youtuber, that called out his photoshopped shoulder on a photo?
What is with Eddie trying to sabotage Thors attempt to break the 501Kg Deadlift WR with everything in eddies power... (World Record! not World-strongest-man-event-exclusive-record)? lol
What is with all the annoying trash talk over the last Year?
What is with eddie coming into Thors gym last Night, like a drunk idiot, desperately trying to intimidate Thor.
Thor is not the person he was 5 years ago and sadly Eddy isn't the proud man, he was.
only a sour, little screaming karen left. ...and thor, the only Deadlift WR holder.
;D
@@pesocaliente5279 You asking “that’s all you got” shows that you are just a casual follower of the sport and are ignorant to the aftermath of the situation. I suggest you do some digging yourself and find out the aftermath of WSM 2017 before you think Thor is totally inexcusable for his action.
@@pesocaliente5279 do you even realize how pathetic thor has been in the last 5 years constantly bad mouthing eddie and insisting he was cheated out of this. Winning WSM is a huge deal to these guys and he completely ruined that for eddie that did nothing but do what he went there to do. Thor was a huge baby about the entire thing and all his yes men in his ear is what made it even worse. Thor has talked just as much trash as eddie has. Dont sit there and think that dude is innocent in this. He is not.
@@kylefitzherbert9381 fr he is tossing Thor of they’re both beast at the end of the day both may have done shitty things but who hasn’t?
He did apologize to Eddie. But when Eddie asked him to make it right with the public Haftor refused.
Eddie got robbed of a proper victory - and that is why he wants to punch his face in
The nail in Thor's coffin for me is him calling a referee's review on Brian's last deadlift rep WSM 2018
What was the result of the review? I genuinely don’t know.
@@lordvader6252 Brian's rep was allowed. It wasnt even close tbh. Only time i ve seen Brian on the edge of getting angry. Only time I've seen someone ask for a review aswell. Seemed like Thor was going to use everything he could to win in 2018. At that moment you could feel that he wanted the title and retire.
I remember seeing thor not lockout and getting the benefit of the doubt from the judge quite a bit despite warnings
@Udin Faros Colin Bryce says it himself and Julius doesn't dispute it. It's also in the video previously released the Editor. No links needed when you watch it all.
@Udin Faros just watch from 21:15
Eddie hall will always be my favorite. Such drive and determination in his eyes when he is lifting. I have huge amounts of respect for this guy.
Shaw was the rawest of the three on the squat. He was tired but didn't over exert himself. Brian could have done more than 15 squats, he was simply attempting to one up Eddie for the lead.
This is brilliant, very enjoyable and interesting watch. These guys pushing themselves to the very edge on every event
Even if all four of Thor's improper reps were counted, 15 was all he had in him. Eddie clearly had a 16th in him if he needed it. Thor's arguing was pointless. Shame his team didn't have the balls to tell him he was wrong.
Super weird Thor's team saying "good boy" all the time. I wonder how different Thor might be with better people around him.
@Kanpindon im not so sure about a few more. A few in my mind meaning three. Based on how easily Eddie did the 15th rep, and the time he had left, I'm certain he could jave done one more rep for certain. There was no sign of a struggle with his 15th rep, no wobble at all, no lagging, no facial expression to suggest the 15th was any more difficult for him than the 14 before it. A 17th rep would likely have been more difficult. Would have been clear signs if struggle.
Whereas Thor's last 4 reps, he was struggling to lockout. They cannot bend their legs again after getting their knees locked out, its primarily a shoulder lift, bending knees again let's them use leg strength to do the lift, which is cheating. There was clear struggle for Thor to keep his knees locked out. Struggle to keep his torso rigid, struggle and wobble in his arms and shoulders.
Technique goes bad when strength fails. Thor's strength was failing him for his last 4 reps. After his failed or rejected rep, he didn't have it in him to try for another, he was done, out of steam.
Eddies face goes bright red when he's pushing his limit. Like with the 500kg deadlift. He wasn't at that stage yet on his 15th rep, he stopped there because he'd won, he had no reason to do another, that would just be wasting energy. When Thor stopped, he stopped because he couldn't do another. He crumpled.
Eddie had a smile on his face, his breathing was stable, he was clearly feeling good after 15, there was no shaky legs, torso, arms or shoulders, he had more in him.
@Kanpindon It's just based on the way the weight moved and his stamina. Eddie looked in control and every rep moved explosively with no grinding, so he still had room to grind out a few more reps.
he needs some Maybe Men
5:38 I think Eddies fart and Brians reply is giving great insight to the whole story.
I love this it’s brilliant to see the behind the scenes of the competition they should do this every year.
Eddy is just simple a BEAST. His athletic ability and will to always win will be the key to his victory in this fight. He has even said that he is willing to go to the darkest of places to improve himself, not only physically but mentally. Love you Eddy. Wish you the best.
*Eddie
*Fanboy
@@BC08 Nothing wrong being a fan
Only person thor can be mad at is himself, but with all the yes men around him, he simply is surrounded with people who want and believe he won.
@@BC08 I don't understand why the only insult a Thor fan can think of is "fanboy". Yeah, we're fans of Eddie Hall. And surely that makes you a Thor "fanboy" too.
Funny that thor didn't care about the viking press until Eddie beat him because he thought he won then he questioned the rep that wasn't given he lost end of story
That line up makes Eddie's title that year all the more impressive. Thank god he did win it because he literally pushed his body beyond its limits.
This is stunning. Absolutely emotional. Thank you for uploading this.
Man Kaz just seems to know things. He's the only one who predicted Eddie at the beginning. Not only that but in everything I've seen him in he just seems to have the most understanding and insights
You've got this Eddie, your story is an emotional, inspirational one. Good luck in the boxing, win or lose you are a champion.
This is amazing. Hands down my favorite video on your channel. Can't wait for the next episodes.
The Moment i realised that Eddie is a different kind of animal was when he was doing the squats. So much weight at this temperature and he made it look easy. Incredible every time…
And without a squat suit.
The double dipping is subtle but.... Like an Olympic lift, they throw the weight up and catch it with locked out arms, then straighten the legs because they cant shoulder press the weight.
Thors legs are clearly not locked out while he has finished or almost finished the press, eddies legs are locked and the lift is 100% fully completed with his shoulders.
Of course they weren't, he's an absolute fucking cry baby. Always one asshole like him in all sports. Thought he was a good bloke, he's a disgrace for putting that black cloud over Eddies hard work.
Loving the content. Awesome to see some of the “behind the scenes”
Please release part 3 now!! Great content!
Had thor been given the 15th rep eddie would have quite simply done 16
Watching this makes me even more proud of Tom Stoltman. Great for Eddie. Epic for Tom. Strongest brothers that ever lived.
Thanks for posting this Eddie
The cadence when Kaz talks is the same whether interviewing someone or just talking, love it
Eddie will definitely win, we wish him that.
Just stop
@@Leon-il2en Eddie Hall wins. Stop, Thor. You will lose severely.
I have no idea who will win, but it’s gonna be lit
I hope
I love Eddie, but from a boxing standpoint Thor is better trained and has better technique + endurance. Eddie’s technique isn’t the best, hence the torn bicep, which will also make winning far harder. Thor should win, however anything can happen
It's such a shame Kaz was barred because he was just too good.he would have had 5 to 8 WSM titles. Such a nice guy and so truthful about all this.
Kaz is the best ever
Im pretty sure he was banned for his attitude over actual strength. Though I'm not disagreeing with you about the 5 titles
So enjoying these two episodes, can't wait for the next one
loving these documentary style vids
I remember watching this event when it happened. I was on the edge of my chair cheering in my living room. Every event was super intense. Seeing the stuff from the refs point of view just hurts my heart. I couldn't believe Thor would act like that. I really respect the men who compete in these. They're the best at what they do. The top of the top. To have such a strong competitor that's so well respected among everyone throw a tantrum like that and try and take away a win from someone who really gave his all and earned it... It's just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Eddie, my heart aches for you brother. Really. This whole debacle was just a sad situation that could have been avoided with a few less "yes men" and a little better coaching. Good luck in the fight. I won't be able to see it live as I just don't have the money. I do good if I get a meal every two days, but I'm sure i'll see it posted somewhere after it's over. Looking forward to it :D
2017 what a year for strongman! In that field Eddie finished on top after a rough start in the first event. Incredible achievement. Eddie pushed his body beyond its limits in order to take it to guys more genetically gifted - shows you how important the mind is. Eddie’s mindset was #1. It’s a shame Thor couldn’t let it go. There’s no argument about the double dipping.
This is a great watch! And you deserved that title a 100%!
Can't wait for episode 3 💪
Eddie was a freak of nature back then, unreal
Eddie is still training every day and good luck in the match against Thor and the countdown begins. You are a legend❤🔥🥇
He will lose
@@Mvp-AngelOfGod 😤🤬🙅🏼♂🔥
@@Mvp-AngelOfGod you might be on to something dude. I think Thor is going to be surprising
@@mike_beast995 hathor looks in really good shape, i think he will suprise all u eddie fans. Eddie looks strong too but i can see eddie is still to heavy which will be super bad for 6 rounds
@@Leon-il2en I am confident Eddie a lot and he will win the match and you will see👁👍🏻
This is brilliant. A great insight.
Eddie was at a disadvantage going into the squat, if he was later in the line up he could of pulled off more with the squat just like he did with the Viking press. He was the 2017 WSM by far, no doubts.
Everyone forgets about the squatting event. Shaw had so much more in the tank and just really gave the weight too much respect.
Actually the best videos on the channel so far! Love the history
Thx ..nice recap.
That 15 rep sqaut with 320 in that speed is insane. In most strength gyms if someone does like 15 reps with like 200kg is considered an absolute monster.
Exactly. Remember this is also after doing the heats, an event in the morning and in the searing heat in Botswana.
And no squat suit!
WSM peaked in 2017 . Best set of events which truly determined the strongest man that year
Fantastic watch 👌🏼 great editing.
Much appreciated!
This is awesome footage. Props to Kaz for predicting Eddie!
Eddie could have done more reps and thor could have had reps deducted in my opinion. Seeing what all of them go through and how insane it is on their bodies is unreal. You see the contrast of Brian admitting he is the one that messed up with the timing so that’s why he lost the amount, where thor just throws his toys out of the pram.
Eddie Hall and Brian Shaw are great friends even in challenges they are more than friends together🇺🇸💞🇬🇧👍🏻
Can't wait for episode 3!
6:35 When Eddie said “ So 6 flips” I fuckin died🤣
I know who I will be rooting for on the big fight day. You got this Eddie.
Much respect to all these guys. I wonder if Obie is ever going to attain the same level as them. Eddie has massive heart and undeniable strength. Nick has shown that he has more heart than anyone, and that's saying something because they all have it. And to me, Brian is the heart and soul of modern Strongman
I agree. Brian is so humble and is definitely the heart of all strongmen.
Everything about Eddie is professional including these quality made documentaries. Absolutely awesome. 💪🏼🥇❤️🇦🇺
Have we got part 3 coming? Great channel!
Can't wait for the last part , love seeing this more calm version of Eddie.
I've been watching Eddie for a long time now and at times ( and sometimes still do ) I hope Thor outboxes him.
But rewatching this footage I understand him more and more I watch it.
Thor was ( sadly ) a sore loser , he was sick and tired of coming in 2nd , 3rd.. so at the cost of his integrity he tried to talk his way to some extra pts.
Keep 'em coming.
I agree , but u must understand hathor was young that time, now his an father and grew up alot in the past 5 years, Very humble. Also even if Eddie won 2017 (barely) doesn't matter because hathor destroyed 2018 and few tears later absolutely abliterrated the 500kg deadlift into 501kg while eddie was constantly braging about it hathor didn't care much and focused more on his new born son.. that shows u who the real man is.. even if u know u the best and prove it to the world u will never truly be the best until u can humble yourself for breaking world records.
@@Leon-il2en where did you learn to spell 🤔
@Leon Lmfao what a s!mp 🤣
@@Leon-il2en unofficial deadlift in his garage, a pretend 1kg higher. Eddie did his in competition standards with officials to weight the plates etc. Thor is a fraud until he beats it in comp
@@Leon-il2en if he really humbled himself he would have apologized or found a way to make amends with eddy. He's still going on and saying he won it. He has zero dignity left and I believe it's just eaten at him, and tbh I think if he really does see his mistake, he's going to give eddy the fight to make uo for it. I hope it's a good fight and I expect Eddie to win for sure, but if it comes down to it, I could see him giving the win anyways.
2017 was absolutely Eddie's year, no matter how you look at it, he is in the right. he deserved to win, he performed the best way he's ever done, he dominated multiple challenges, and the viking press was just a cherry on top. It's sad that this whole situation happened and arguments around it too, I hope they will come back to normal after the fight, or at least find strength not to be enemies anymore. Eddie clearly feels betrayed by his old friend Thor, that's the main fuel for him in this fight, once it's over, there are no more reasons for bad blood. I hope Thor also finds strength to admit his mistake. they both are incredible athletes, surely the strongest specimens in the world.
Saw you on the Kentucky Ballistics video.. I'm now a huge fan!
Amazing video
You can really feel when they are talking about the result and Thor say's "this hurts too much". Bloke even needed a translater for some of it.
Sure it looks like Eddie could have got 2 more but it's pretty crushing for any athlete to "no jump, no throw, false start or no lift"
I watched this on tv when it was on, thor definitely double dipped and dropped the bar too early but was given those lifts, I'm 100% sure you could have easily lifted 18 or 20 but you only needed the 15.
Thor had other events to do after that, never seen you as nothing other than amazingbin strong man, massive respect Eddie....one of the UK's best to do it 💪🇬🇧💪
2017 was a hell of a WSM and this only reiterates that further. What an epic series this is.
This is brilliant footage . 👏
Let’s go Eddie. Everybody counted you out that’s why makes this sweeter. And Thor can say he won but he didn’t get it on you and that’s what’s killing him inside. Your the GOAT 🐐 👍👍👍👍🙏🙏
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Eddie please win for all of us.....we're rooting for you bud.
Fantastic documentary! 😁
Roll on Episode 3 cant wait
*Eddie is only posting this to get people back on his side after he lost many fans by being an arrogant prick this past year.* Honestly, I lost so much respect for how Eddie was just critiquing Thor’s boxing while never showing his own and never getting in the ring. Eddie has all of the advantages going into this fight. Thor spent most of his time losing weight to even be able to throw punches and move.
Another fantastic video. Grown ass man like Thor and he and his yes men are having a temper tantrum. You won fair and square. This is what’s wrong with sports today, someone doesn’t win and they throw a fit. Thank you Eddie for being a true sportsman’s.