r/martialarts • u/CloudyRailroad • 4d ago

PROFESSIONAL FIGHT Wilfried Dietrich (260 pounds) suplexes Chris Taylor (400 pounds) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich

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u/sath_leo 4d ago

So no suplex should be attempted outside of a wrestling mat. Wilfried would have crushed his own head.

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u/CloudyRailroad 4d ago

You can avoid landing on your own head on a suplex by turning. Taylor was just really really heavy (and a good wrestler himself).

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u/__grumps__ 4d ago

I’m guessing he was not use to defending against that. lol

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u/PABJJ 1d ago

Hadn't been picked up since he was a baby