Are the heights of WWE wrestlers exaggerated?

Answer 1

Check www.obesessedwithwrestling.com, or www.kehoe73.freeserve.co.uk/, you can see all their real heights, and weight, etc.

I am sorry to say that you really cannot find out their real height and weight unless you actually know them. I can share this with you ...

This will give you an idea to how to "lie" about their size.

Ivan Koloff was listed as being 5'11" - 6' tall and weighing as much as 300 pounds. Ivan actually was 5'7 1/2 " and weighed in at (top weight) 280 pounds. Ivan slimmed down to 215 pounds in his latter years.

Bruno Sammartino was billed at 5'11" and 265 pounds. Bruno told me his actual height is 5'8" and he was around 250 pounds.

Hulk Hogan was listed at 6'8" and 325 pounds in his earlier days. He is actually 6'3 1/2" and his weight is below 250 pounds.

Andre the Giant was only 6'9 1/2" and he never weighed over 375 pounds.

The key to all of this is the promoters actually add 3 inches and 25 -30 pounds on a wrestler to help sell him. That is the average now. You can decide yourself. hulk hogan today in 2012 after numerous back and hip surgeries is 6'3 and weighs about 260 in his prime he was 6'6 and a legit 300+ pounds. Hogan was 6'6 billed 6'8 so when the undertaker came inwho was actually 6'8 they billed him at 6'10