Eddie I think I speak for everyone when I say thank you for doing these videos! It’s absolutely insane and ridiculous that the WSM is not streamed and easily accessible for the public to watch. So thank you and keep it coming!
@@DonVennO I think they're going to have to change it - possibly still broadcast in December for the tradition but have it live streamed too. Now there's way too many channels showing clips and covering the event, the website has a live table. If they want to grow the sport it can't be months behind. I'm going to try and get the US shows, they're on next month I believe.
I agree 100 percent. The worlds strongest man competition should be available to watch live on tv or the internet would be even better. There are so many people that would watch.
Heart broken for Brian. But AMAZING run for Hooper. Arnold and WSM in the same year, huge achievement. He is going to be one to watch for a long time to come.
I know he feels like having failed, but you're right. Look at other sports which are about strenght, speed, stamina...where is a 42 yrs old man in the top 10 of the world?
@@torstent8979 yeah, I had a hopes he would win but realistically, I was going to be very happy if he made the finals. That’s why I came to watch it in person. It’s the nature of any sport. You get older everyone underneath you gets faster and stronger. I know Brian felt like he could win with his training, and he believed it, but his body is just two steps behind all those other athletes. He still has one more competition with the shaw classic and then I hope he gets into armwrestling. He could be dominant there.
@@hemmydall I saw Brian, and for a quick second I told him he should get into armwrestling. He looked at me and laughed and said “I have been thinking about it”. So who knows
*Mitch has had the most insane rookie year ever.* Disregarding WSM 2022, his first ever international competition (reached the final, ended up in 8th place - and was only brought in as a replacement after Rauno had to pull out, mind you), Mitch has placed on the podium at _every single competition_ he's entered (9 in total), including 3rd at Shaw Classic, 3rd at Rogue Invitational, 1st at Arnold Strongman Classic, and now 1st at World's Strongest Man. He's literally achieved more in a single year, his _first_ year at that, than most top strongmen have their entire careers. This guy is truly special. Also, I want to add that people have talked a lot about consistency being his forte, but that he doesn't necessarily have any bankers (at the Arnold's, for instance, he didn't win a single event despite winning the overall competition). But I gotta say, after watching this unfold, he seems to be one of the very best, not only in one or two events, but in quite a few. In the groups: - he won the log ladder - he won the deadlift for reps - he won the loading race - he won the Conan's wheel - he came 2nd in the kettlebell toss (didn't need more to secure the group win - only Mateusz had done all 7 kettlebells, and he was already out of the race) In the final: - he won the deadlift for reps - he won the shield carry - he won the vehicle pull - he won the max dumbbell (tied with Evan) - he came 2nd in the Atlas stones (one of three athletes to complete all 5 stones; only 3 seconds slower than Tom, and almost 10 seconds faster than Trey, who I think most would've said is probably the second best stone lifter in the world) Add to that, that he absolutely smokes everyone in the yoke carry and has mastered the hook grip and the pain that let's him dominate stuff like the Dinnie stone carry (grip, pain, and his generally formidable endurance, of course), I'd say he's more than just 'consistent'. He can go toe to toe with the best of the best in at least a handful of events. The fact that he's able to dominate everything from moving events to endurance events to explosive events to static events - and has literally no weaknesses - makes him very, very unique.
Well done Moose lad !! 🇨🇦🇨🇦 also a huge shout out to Big Loz for being an epic coach, plus he and Eddie have made WSM this year with their fantastic coverage 💪💪🇬🇧
As a Canadian, it’s great seeing my country get its first WSM title but I absolutely wouldn’t have minded waiting an extra year if it meant seeing Brian get his fifth! Congrats to all the athletes and I’m glad I got to support Brian in his last couple years of strongman. Only started watching the sport because of him and he’ll always be my favourite!!
fellow Canuck here, and I'm the same way. Super happy to see the WSM title come to Canada. That being said, I was also really rooting for Brian Shaw to cap off a great strongman career with a fifth title.
After 15 years Brian Still was 6th Place in the finals, for 15 years he has been top 10 in the strongest men in the world. There has been people who beat him every year but consistently he is the strongest man
Dont feel that being in the hospital just before helped him. a lot of the stuff he should have won he was really weak on this year sadly massive infections will do that! just glad he kept his leg and got out of the hospital in time to show up!
@@MrClaypogue People keep saying its the infection, while the infection will not help it wasnt exactly a huge injury, people are over playing his injury. Brian is old... that was his problem. It sucks but hes old everyone knows it and brian knows it hense why he is retiring. His performance has been going down hill for the last 3 or 4 years now. It truely sucks but brian will always live to be an absolute legend.
I feel like Brian is to wsm what Devon Larratt is to Arm Wrestling. Not the definitive GOAT, but always one of the top guys throughout his whole career. Both are the reason why I and many others got into or even heard about their respective sports, and will go down and one of the people’s all time favorites no matter what.
I really hope they can make this live, it's a disgrace how its run, these men deserve so much more respect than this , thanks Eddie for keeping us all informed ,
Cheers for these episodes Eddie. You've made strongman more accessible to the masses and even though you couldn't give too much away through your channel, you drove the traffic right to the event. Well done to Hooper on the win and a massive well done to all the other athletes that gave it their all. Special mention to Shaw too, such an inspiration and a long time contender in the sport. Will miss him on the stage but look forward to what he does in the future
Brian you’re my hero. Eddie, I love that you guys are so close. You are a good friend and I love watching both of your content. Top notch competitors and I look up to you both!
Glory to Hooper, well done! Thanks for casting Eddie, the world waits for results on WSM and I’m glad they realize single casters are how most of us get the news.
Crazy, I played football in highschool with Hooper. Always was a force to be reckoned with. I remember one game, our QB got injured, he got so riled up he knocked some kids helmet off the next play. Insane to see that energy still holds true.
Unbelievable how quickly Hooper has gone from breaking into strongman to winning WSM. So consistent, no weaknesses and a scary opponent to face in the years to come.
Hooper simply wanted it more. I think we all saw Tom taking the shield carry for granted and how badly Hooper worked to beat him. Not the last time we'll see Hooper at the top I'm guessing. Big props to Singleton and Mitchell for solid performances too. Looking forward to 2024.
I am SO stoked for Brian. Considering he has had a fucking rollercoaster of a year and almost lost his bloody leg, coming where he did and making the finals is INSANE.
Been a fan of Brian since his very first WSM I remember watching it with my cousin at my grandparents house when we were all little kids and how much we all liked Brian and being amazed at the keg toss then going out in the back yard and trying to recreate it with milk jugs full of water and a volleyball net. Brought a tear to my eye knowing this will be his last. Big fan and supporter, Love you Brian thank you for the years of hardwork and dedication. You'll always be one of my heroes.
Always been fascinated by this event. One my best memories as a young journalist was interviewing the late great Jon Pall Sigmarsson - what an absolute gentleman he was. Sadly taken way too soon.
Eddie - you've been my go-to coverage of WSM 2023, thanks for your superb videos given the lack of live streaming. Measured, experienced (you've been there mate) - best 💪 👍
Giving your all does certainly matter but it's not all that matters. Finishing 7th might be a bit of a letdown for a 4 time winner but just making it into the finals is still quite an accomplishment.
@@HashBrownDoyler it's not the only thing that matters. maybe if you are hopeless, sure, but for many people who are there for their first time, getting a high rank is a good achievement and shows progress
@@TheCelticsAREboss I think it’s safe for me to make the assumption that you want a participation medal for any competition you compete in. Go play gymnastics.
Eddie is doing what Kaz did years ago. Way to go buddy! Go Brian! Edit: Brian had a staph infection on his leg at the beginning of the year and STILL made it to WSM! The heart of that man is incredible! DETERMINATION!!! LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN! NOTHING STOPPED HIM!
Crazy how tight the bus pull was. It looks like the difference in a 100 meter dash....1st place 9.6 seconds, 7th place 9.9 seconds. Great job with the coverage Eddie. Hope you enjoyed Myrtle Beach!
So fucking bummed Brian couldn’t get number 5, but congrats to Hooper! Well done to the rest of the athletes for giving it their all as well. Thanks for the coverage Eddie, I appreciate you!
Thanks for all the coverage but I really just wish the thumbnail wouldnt spoil it!! Its the only way I get my WSM info. VERY happy we finally have a fellow Canadian winning 46 years later!!
They've been holding these competitions for decades, searching for the world's strongest man. I'm glad that after all these years they finally found him, and we can lay it to rest
Between this channel and Loz and Liz, I feel like I've seen the contest enough to not be sad about forgetting to watch it whenever the hell it comes on TV.
Hell ya!!!! I never thought I would see someone from Canada bringing home the title of Worlds Strongest Man!!!! For years as a kid watching WSM on TV, I saw guys like Hugo Girard and Dominic Filiou competing and thinking it would be amazing to see them bring home the top spot at WSM. It is absolutely incredible that Hooper is bringing that title home to Canada!!!!
Hopefully this will light a fire under Tom and we could be seeing the beginnings of a rivalry for the ages. Tom and Mitch are definitely a step ahead everyone else when it comes to WUS. Hooper winning the Arnold just shows he has been in the zone for longer than Tom I think.
Mitch is a new kind of strongman: educated, introspective but also has such natural ability. At this point I'm surprised whenever he doesn't win an event or competition.
Even with the weird stuff that happened Mitch showed he deserved to win. You can dismiss aspects of the competition but Mitch earned the title. Doing that 5th stone, beating Trey at stones, sealed it.
Amazing thing about Hooper is that he doesn't look gigantic, and he is and looks incredibly mobile! Better still, the events this year suited a giant, and he still prevailed!
I was surprised how well he lifted the bigger weights, but then with him still be very young and smaller, he was able to recover quickly and demolish most of the events.
Having a drink for Brian. Oh man, it's tough, but time always wins. That said, he's no less legendary, and we'll have to wait a long time to see anyone have a WSM career like that, if anyone ever will. Thank you for the videos, Eddie! Keeping us entertained here in Europe.
Congratulations to Mitch! And by the way, he lifted that 155 kg dumbbell to his shoulder during practice. You can see it on one of his recent videos. What a phenomenal athlete, and a great guy as well.
Hooper was absolutely amazing! I honestly didn't even know who he was before this years WSM. Now i'm a big fan! I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do in the future. Eddie, your coverage of WSM this year has been absolutely fantastic. You're such a good presenter and i really hope you keep doing this kind of thing in not just future WSM events but other big strongman events.
Big love to Hooper for humbling putting over his competitors. This is why I love watching these competitions. Everybody wants to win, of course, but most also seem to genuinely have such huge respect for their fellow strongmen.
I just watched Brian's video from day 1 and it absolutely broke me .I really don't want 2 watch this but I love u Eddie and I'm ready 2 see day 2 results wsm 2023 winners 💪🏽👍🏼. Congrats 2 the winners 👏🏼👏🏼 singleton was so close 2 a Potium he'll be back. What's great about this sport And brian retiring is it's not the end of watching strongman we have something to look forward to next Year i'm starting to get favorites Keep doing what you're doing eddie we all love you brother big love your fans 💪🏽. P.s. u get to keep your facial hair thank God for that 😅.
Thanks for the videos during the comp. beats waiting until christmas and even then i dont get to see it haha. So proud of mitchel hooper he did us canadians proud!
Evan Singleton put on a bit of a surprise performance as well. One half point below 3rd. Not bad for a first time to finals for someone a lot of people dismissed as all mouth. Seems he's at least somewhat dialed in his mental game and started to show why people talk about his potential.
Something that came across my mind watching this was the video Brian Shaw had with Evan Singleton and the other US guys, and how in that video Brian honestly looked like the strongest guy, easily. I guess age is the real factor there. It’s one thing when you have the time to rest and have the home team advantage, but being out in the sun and heat, with all these quasi-random events stacked so heavily, youth obviously makes all the difference. A guy the size of Shaw is always going to be one of the strongest people on the planet, but young guys can recover very quickly, and adapt very easily, whereas us old guys at 35+ can’t.
What an emphatic win from hooper. I bet not many people expected him to win letalone by such a margin. Awesome coverage eddie, really enjoyed it. Hope you're back next year.
I predicted this top 3 in this order. In 4th I had Trey, then Brian. But Singleton surprised me. Can't wait for more battles between Tom, Novikov, and Hoop. I like the comment about 4 points not being luck. He deserved it hands down despite a few things that happened.
Nice conclusion. I'm happy for Mitchell, he seems like a genuinely great guy. And as one of the smallest guys in the competition it is crazy to see how easily he won it. Still love Brian!
That's probably why he won. Not super big, but very explosive, strong, and quick. Where strongman is much more about speed with not as much weight(but still a lot of weight), Hooper was made for this.
I'm a stoltman fan being a scot but how can you not like hoop... hes a great man... motor like anyone you can think of... pure humble sauce... just a very worthy champion. Happy for him and his coach Loz.
Dude thanks so much for doing these. Crazy, here in New York, I can't watch this live or stream it. Insane. Appreciate all the hard work, hope your 2 djirts made it thru ok 😅
I'm a grandma, and I have to say, I really enjoy seeing how REAL MEN move, groove and shake. Impressive, indeed!! God knew what he was doing. Will power and might, baby!! I'ts not Science its True Grit and determination!! Stay men!! Congratulations Hooper!!!
thank you for this Eddie, Literally wanted to watch this on the telly but couldn't find it anywhere! I used to love watching it when I was younger on ITV! If Rogue have really picked this up! Get it on the telly and get it out there. This stuff is inspiring and insane
congrats hooper you are going to be a monster for these guys for a while. BRIAN you will always be THEE WORLDS STRONGEST MAN the people youve influenced the motivation you give everyone every day. you are a true strong man in every sense
I love the updates and the commentary, truly beats having to wait a few months so I can watch it on TV. Also thanks for the interview, made the day for both me and my wife. Great work and great guy!
Just shows you dont have to be taller or bigger bellied man to win. I was personally rooting for the brothers congrats to Hooper and all finalists. Looking forard to seeing what Hooper does next💪🏼
Amazing!!! I was rooting for Brian first and Hooper second, and as Brian fell behind I was 100% on hooper, but i watched a video on his channel yesterday and he didnt sound very confident about the remaining 3 events, so I thought he wasnt gonna make it!! He won pretty much every event!! it´s unbelievable!!
Hooper was the only person besides Brian I really wanted to win. Sad for Brian that he didnt get his last win, but super glad for Hooper! Both athletes have outstanding efforts
Eddie I think I speak for everyone when I say thank you for doing these videos! It’s absolutely insane and ridiculous that the WSM is not streamed and easily accessible for the public to watch. So thank you and keep it coming!
Exactly this! The fact that WSM 2023 finals will not be broadcast in the UK until December is ridiculous!
they live in the stone age (pun intended) , Thanks Eddie :)
@@DonVennO I think they're going to have to change it - possibly still broadcast in December for the tradition but have it live streamed too. Now there's way too many channels showing clips and covering the event, the website has a live table. If they want to grow the sport it can't be months behind.
I'm going to try and get the US shows, they're on next month I believe.
@@CagedPaps Yes, May 28th, CBS Sports evidently.
I agree 100 percent. The worlds strongest man competition should be available to watch live on tv or the internet would be even better. There are so many people that would watch.
Heart broken for Brian.
But AMAZING run for Hooper. Arnold and WSM in the same year, huge achievement. He is going to be one to watch for a long time to come.
He's the future of strongman, the Hooper era.
@@aaronbarlow4376 Hooper and thom is like shaw and big Z
Hooper said he is not interested to doing strongman for a long time.. so 🤷🏻♂️
@@TomasKorbacek1 Not true, he said it's hard to quit strongman so he's going to keep going and see where it leads.
@@aaronbarlow4376 yeah but still, he won't stay for a long time, it's my guess
It was a honor to be there and witness Brian’s first and last WSM. 42 years of age, and still top 10 in the world.🐐
I know he feels like having failed, but you're right. Look at other sports which are about strenght, speed, stamina...where is a 42 yrs old man in the top 10 of the world?
@@torstent8979 Only sport I can think of is arm wrestling, and rarely heavyweight boxing.
@@torstent8979 yeah, I had a hopes he would win but realistically, I was going to be very happy if he made the finals. That’s why I came to watch it in person. It’s the nature of any sport. You get older everyone underneath you gets faster and stronger. I know Brian felt like he could win with his training, and he believed it, but his body is just two steps behind all those other athletes. He still has one more competition with the shaw classic and then I hope he gets into armwrestling. He could be dominant there.
@@hemmydall I saw Brian, and for a quick second I told him he should get into armwrestling. He looked at me and laughed and said “I have been thinking about it”. So who knows
@@torstent8979 Brian could probably make the finals for the next five years straight.
Brain Shaw will always be the world’s strongest man in our hearts
The world's strongest heart
He's way to big to fit into my tiny heart
4 time WSM
@@sfacets It's ok, we can share
Fair play requires you to honor the winner, anything less is sort of disrespctful to the achievement and effort by the champion.
*Mitch has had the most insane rookie year ever.*
Disregarding WSM 2022, his first ever international competition (reached the final, ended up in 8th place - and was only brought in as a replacement after Rauno had to pull out, mind you), Mitch has placed on the podium at _every single competition_ he's entered (9 in total), including 3rd at Shaw Classic, 3rd at Rogue Invitational, 1st at Arnold Strongman Classic, and now 1st at World's Strongest Man. He's literally achieved more in a single year, his _first_ year at that, than most top strongmen have their entire careers. This guy is truly special.
Also, I want to add that people have talked a lot about consistency being his forte, but that he doesn't necessarily have any bankers (at the Arnold's, for instance, he didn't win a single event despite winning the overall competition). But I gotta say, after watching this unfold, he seems to be one of the very best, not only in one or two events, but in quite a few.
In the groups:
- he won the log ladder
- he won the deadlift for reps
- he won the loading race
- he won the Conan's wheel
- he came 2nd in the kettlebell toss (didn't need more to secure the group win - only Mateusz had done all 7 kettlebells, and he was already out of the race)
In the final:
- he won the deadlift for reps
- he won the shield carry
- he won the vehicle pull
- he won the max dumbbell (tied with Evan)
- he came 2nd in the Atlas stones (one of three athletes to complete all 5 stones; only 3 seconds slower than Tom, and almost 10 seconds faster than Trey, who I think most would've said is probably the second best stone lifter in the world)
Add to that, that he absolutely smokes everyone in the yoke carry and has mastered the hook grip and the pain that let's him dominate stuff like the Dinnie stone carry (grip, pain, and his generally formidable endurance, of course), I'd say he's more than just 'consistent'. He can go toe to toe with the best of the best in at least a handful of events.
The fact that he's able to dominate everything from moving events to endurance events to explosive events to static events - and has literally no weaknesses - makes him very, very unique.
It’s absolutely ridiculous
aboslutely unbelievable, i was starting to think tom would be the future. But im blown away by mitch this year. Insane!
Can't imagine where it goes from here.
@@ashleygoggs5679gonna be a good rivalry for years if Tom can do other shows as well with Oleski as well
I think we're going to see Tom and Mitch trading blows for many years.
Well done Moose lad !! 🇨🇦🇨🇦 also a huge shout out to Big Loz for being an epic coach, plus he and Eddie have made WSM this year with their fantastic coverage 💪💪🇬🇧
As a Canadian, it’s great seeing my country get its first WSM title but I absolutely wouldn’t have minded waiting an extra year if it meant seeing Brian get his fifth! Congrats to all the athletes and I’m glad I got to support Brian in his last couple years of strongman. Only started watching the sport because of him and he’ll always be my favourite!!
I’m so happy for all Canadians that love strong man compilations and Mitchell of course.
As a Canadian, I feel the same. I would have liked to have seen Brian win his 5th WSM title
I'm Canadian mainly I just love watching these things doing things that I could never do.
fellow Canuck here, and I'm the same way. Super happy to see the WSM title come to Canada. That being said, I was also really rooting for Brian Shaw to cap off a great strongman career with a fifth title.
Canadian here. Fuck everyone else, we got WSM and Mr. Olympia 😂💪
Incredible performances throughout the entire competition from hooper, fair play to him and fully deserved
Seriously, he came out of nowhere it feels like.
Watching his "documentary" on his channel was interesting too.
@Nights Timo if you watched him win the Arnold you would have already knew he had a damn good shot here
@@PossessTheRage exactly! People are saying this was unexpected, but the bloke just won the Arnold!
@@codyschnuriger6743 Exactly. Even if you watched the last WUS, you could see it was inevitable.
Yeah that man came in and absolutely TOOK HIS TITLE!
After 15 years Brian Still was 6th Place in the finals, for 15 years he has been top 10 in the strongest men in the world. There has been people who beat him every year but consistently he is the strongest man
And top 3 10 times as well, tied for most ever with Z
@@jaket2274 Definitely a crazy career of achievements
His career achievements are absolutely insane
Pfister won it drug free 2006 putting a stop to Pudezinakisis
@@wileecoyote5749 Pudzianovski* and Poundstone should’ve won it in 08 but sadly didn’t
Bummed for Brian was hoping he would pull it off. Thanks Eddie for having great coverage the entire event!!! Much love!!!!
Dont feel that being in the hospital just before helped him. a lot of the stuff he should have won he was really weak on this year sadly massive infections will do that! just glad he kept his leg and got out of the hospital in time to show up!
@@MrClaypoguethat was 3 months ago
@@MrClaypogue People keep saying its the infection, while the infection will not help it wasnt exactly a huge injury, people are over playing his injury. Brian is old... that was his problem. It sucks but hes old everyone knows it and brian knows it hense why he is retiring. His performance has been going down hill for the last 3 or 4 years now. It truely sucks but brian will always live to be an absolute legend.
He was never really in the running to win but a great showing for someone who’s done it for so long
I feel like Brian is to wsm what Devon Larratt is to Arm Wrestling. Not the definitive GOAT, but always one of the top guys throughout his whole career. Both are the reason why I and many others got into or even heard about their respective sports, and will go down and one of the people’s all time favorites no matter what.
I really hope they can make this live, it's a disgrace how its run, these men deserve so much more respect than this , thanks Eddie for keeping us all informed ,
100% agree
agreed fully
It wasn't televised?? Usually it is. I couldn't find it on TV and wondered why
they need hot chicks to be the reporters and broadcasters. then espn will pick it up
@@BenDover-vp9ik lmao, definitely 👍
Cheers for these episodes Eddie. You've made strongman more accessible to the masses and even though you couldn't give too much away through your channel, you drove the traffic right to the event. Well done to Hooper on the win and a massive well done to all the other athletes that gave it their all. Special mention to Shaw too, such an inspiration and a long time contender in the sport. Will miss him on the stage but look forward to what he does in the future
Brian you’re my hero. Eddie, I love that you guys are so close. You are a good friend and I love watching both of your content. Top notch competitors and I look up to you both!
Glory to Hooper, well done! Thanks for casting Eddie, the world waits for results on WSM and I’m glad they realize single casters are how most of us get the news.
Crazy, I played football in highschool with Hooper. Always was a force to be reckoned with. I remember one game, our QB got injured, he got so riled up he knocked some kids helmet off the next play. Insane to see that energy still holds true.
In Canada or Australia ?
Unbelievable how quickly Hooper has gone from breaking into strongman to winning WSM. So consistent, no weaknesses and a scary opponent to face in the years to come.
Massive congrats to the Moose and his coach Big Loz!
Good to see Eddie covering some strongman stuff again!
What do you mean again? It's not like he stopped.
@@S.F.D.R cheer the fuck up
@@PeanutttGoat calm down snowflake
Gutted for brian but he gave it his absolute all and continued to inspire me to be better than i was yesterday. What a showing for all !
Beast!!
I’m saddened by Shaw not winning but time waits for no one.
Mark Felix waits for time 🤣
Such a shame they don't stream it on UA-cam
I flew out of my chair seeing Tom being second. GOOD ON YOU TOM! You're my favorite strongman actively competing. Also amazing job Mitchell! Congrats!
Hooper simply wanted it more. I think we all saw Tom taking the shield carry for granted and how badly Hooper worked to beat him. Not the last time we'll see Hooper at the top I'm guessing. Big props to Singleton and Mitchell for solid performances too. Looking forward to 2024.
He gots that real crab walk POWER XD
@@williammccallum4760 for real
I am SO stoked for Brian.
Considering he has had a fucking rollercoaster of a year and almost lost his bloody leg, coming where he did and making the finals is INSANE.
Been a fan of Brian since his very first WSM I remember watching it with my cousin at my grandparents house when we were all little kids and how much we all liked Brian and being amazed at the keg toss then going out in the back yard and trying to recreate it with milk jugs full of water and a volleyball net. Brought a tear to my eye knowing this will be his last. Big fan and supporter, Love you Brian thank you for the years of hardwork and dedication. You'll always be one of my heroes.
Thank you Eddie for giving us the coverage for the event. Much appreciated. Looks like you enjoyed it 💪🏼
Congrats Mitch! Holy crap, what an incredible athlete, just mind blown at just how quickly he caught up and passed the strongest men in the world.
Always been fascinated by this event. One my best memories as a young journalist was interviewing the late great Jon Pall Sigmarsson - what an absolute gentleman he was. Sadly taken way too soon.
If Brian Shaw had been .4 faster on the bus pull he would’ve went from second to last to 3rd place.
Eddie - you've been my go-to coverage of WSM 2023, thanks for your superb videos given the lack of live streaming. Measured, experienced (you've been there mate) - best 💪 👍
Brian may have not finished his WSM career with a title win but as long has he gave it his all, that's all what matters.
Winning is the only thing that matters, you should go play gymnastics.
I could give it my all too and i wouldn't even be able to move the implement. All that matters is winning
Giving your all does certainly matter but it's not all that matters. Finishing 7th might be a bit of a letdown for a 4 time winner but just making it into the finals is still quite an accomplishment.
@@HashBrownDoyler it's not the only thing that matters. maybe if you are hopeless, sure, but for many people who are there for their first time, getting a high rank is a good achievement and shows progress
@@TheCelticsAREboss I think it’s safe for me to make the assumption that you want a participation medal for any competition you compete in. Go play gymnastics.
Huge thanks for the overview Eddie. Thanks to you we know what is happening and with a good commentary.
Thanks for the all your coverage this year, nice interview with Mitch in the end.
Thanks for the support ❤, I got you something DM me on the above user for more information
Eddie is doing what Kaz did years ago. Way to go buddy! Go Brian!
Edit: Brian had a staph infection on his leg at the beginning of the year and STILL made it to WSM! The heart of that man is incredible! DETERMINATION!!! LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN! NOTHING STOPPED HIM!
Thanks for the support ❤, I got you something DM me on the above user for more information...
Amazing Brian even competed after that nasty staph infection.. cheers mate!
Awesome Videos these past few days. Great job Eddie!
Crazy how tight the bus pull was. It looks like the difference in a 100 meter dash....1st place 9.6 seconds, 7th place 9.9 seconds. Great job with the coverage Eddie. Hope you enjoyed Myrtle Beach!
History made! Big Mitch first Canadian EVER to win WSM! Also props to Big Loz his coach! 💪🇨🇦
So fucking bummed Brian couldn’t get number 5, but congrats to Hooper! Well done to the rest of the athletes for giving it their all as well.
Thanks for the coverage Eddie, I appreciate you!
Thanks Eddie glad you were there keeping us updated
Huge congrats to Mitchell Hooper🎉🎉🎉 What a year for him💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 amazing performance❤️
Thanks Eddie for all the updates and videos!!!! ☺️
Thanks for all the coverage but I really just wish the thumbnail wouldnt spoil it!! Its the only way I get my WSM info.
VERY happy we finally have a fellow Canadian winning 46 years later!!
Super to see Brian one last time. Mad respect and congrats out to Hooper! Excited to see what he does in the future.
They've been holding these competitions for decades, searching for the world's strongest man. I'm glad that after all these years they finally found him, and we can lay it to rest
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I am glad, YES,CANADA CAN AND DOES . CONGRATULATIONS GUYS, YOU ARE AWESOME .
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Between this channel and Loz and Liz, I feel like I've seen the contest enough to not be sad about forgetting to watch it whenever the hell it comes on TV.
Mitch is something else, he is incredible and deserves everything
After I saw Hooper swept his heats, I knew he'd be tough to beat. Props to him and props to all the athletes.
Hell ya!!!! I never thought I would see someone from Canada bringing home the title of Worlds Strongest Man!!!! For years as a kid watching WSM on TV, I saw guys like Hugo Girard and Dominic Filiou competing and thinking it would be amazing to see them bring home the top spot at WSM. It is absolutely incredible that Hooper is bringing that title home to Canada!!!!
Was routing for hooper and Shaw
Absolutely loved Mitch's success. Incredible
Awesome coverage Eddie. Would love to see you come to nz and to meet you in person. One of the greats for sure
Hopefully this will light a fire under Tom and we could be seeing the beginnings of a rivalry for the ages. Tom and Mitch are definitely a step ahead everyone else when it comes to WUS. Hooper winning the Arnold just shows he has been in the zone for longer than Tom I think.
Throughout all of Eddies WSM '23 videos you can tell how much respect Eddie has for Mateusz whenever he mentions him.
Mitch is a new kind of strongman: educated, introspective but also has such natural ability. At this point I'm surprised whenever he doesn't win an event or competition.
This man just needs a proper beard. Educated or not, you need a proper beard. ^^
Proud Canadian here to give HUGE kudos to Hooper for an AMAZING WSM performance ! Well done young man, well done !
Even with the weird stuff that happened Mitch showed he deserved to win. You can dismiss aspects of the competition but Mitch earned the title. Doing that 5th stone, beating Trey at stones, sealed it.
Sucks it wasn't Brian Shaw, but congrats to Hooper on winning the 2023 WSM and keeping Tom Stoltman from 3-peating.
Mitch deserves it way more than Tom, that 3-peat wouldn’t have been earned
Amazing thing about Hooper is that he doesn't look gigantic, and he is and looks incredibly mobile! Better still, the events this year suited a giant, and he still prevailed!
I was surprised how well he lifted the bigger weights, but then with him still be very young and smaller, he was able to recover quickly and demolish most of the events.
He is bouncy and agile! What a legend. Go Canada!
Yeh he's definitely a lot stronger than you would assume just from appearance alone
Thank you for keeping us all up to date on how the competition went.
Having a drink for Brian. Oh man, it's tough, but time always wins. That said, he's no less legendary, and we'll have to wait a long time to see anyone have a WSM career like that, if anyone ever will.
Thank you for the videos, Eddie! Keeping us entertained here in Europe.
I really like watching and listening to Eddie.
He is so nice, intelligent and charismatic, all in the body of a massive beast.
Congratulations to Mitch! And by the way, he lifted that 155 kg dumbbell to his shoulder during practice. You can see it on one of his recent videos. What a phenomenal athlete, and a great guy as well.
Wow hooper is amazing It feels like he just showed up and won no years of trying just boom automatic 🐐
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BRIAN SHAW WILL FOREVER BE THE GREATEST OF ALL TIMES. he's a superhero to me and many more. thankyou Brian for touching hearts. 🙏❤️
Hooper was absolutely amazing! I honestly didn't even know who he was before this years WSM. Now i'm a big fan! I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do in the future.
Eddie, your coverage of WSM this year has been absolutely fantastic. You're such a good presenter and i really hope you keep doing this kind of thing in not just future WSM events but other big strongman events.
Big love to Hooper for humbling putting over his competitors. This is why I love watching these competitions. Everybody wants to win, of course, but most also seem to genuinely have such huge respect for their fellow strongmen.
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Way to bring my good feelings crashing down by immediately trying to scam me with your very obvious scam. 😂
Go away, please. 😂
Finally a Canadian winning wsm, on a national level I've been rooting for him since his fist wsm but damn he absolutely crushed this year
Thank you for your amazing coverage of this year's event. Was eagerly awaiting each upload!
I just watched Brian's video from day 1 and it absolutely broke me .I really don't want 2 watch this but I love u Eddie and I'm ready 2 see day 2 results wsm 2023 winners 💪🏽👍🏼. Congrats 2 the winners 👏🏼👏🏼 singleton was so close 2 a Potium he'll be back. What's great about this sport And brian retiring is it's not the end of watching strongman we have something to look forward to next Year i'm starting to get favorites Keep doing what you're doing eddie we all love you brother big love your fans 💪🏽. P.s. u get to keep your facial hair thank God for that 😅.
Thanks for the videos during the comp. beats waiting until christmas and even then i dont get to see it haha. So proud of mitchel hooper he did us canadians proud!
Mad respect to Hooper. Feel bad for JF Caron he should have been the first Canadian champ.
Evan Singleton put on a bit of a surprise performance as well.
One half point below 3rd.
Not bad for a first time to finals for someone a lot of people dismissed as all mouth. Seems he's at least somewhat dialed in his mental game and started to show why people talk about his potential.
Thank you for all your work the last few days Eddie.
Great coverage Eddie, particularly enjoyed your demonstration of 0.1 seconds 😂😂
Cheese hat
Eddie does the best behind the scenes at these events.💖💖💖
Something that came across my mind watching this was the video Brian Shaw had with Evan Singleton and the other US guys, and how in that video Brian honestly looked like the strongest guy, easily. I guess age is the real factor there. It’s one thing when you have the time to rest and have the home team advantage, but being out in the sun and heat, with all these quasi-random events stacked so heavily, youth obviously makes all the difference.
A guy the size of Shaw is always going to be one of the strongest people on the planet, but young guys can recover very quickly, and adapt very easily, whereas us old guys at 35+ can’t.
Awesome job Eddie!!! All your WSM 2023 videos were excellent. Thanks buddy.
What an emphatic win from hooper. I bet not many people expected him to win letalone by such a margin.
Awesome coverage eddie, really enjoyed it. Hope you're back next year.
1. Zydrunas Savickas
2. Brian Shaw
3. Hafthor Bjornson
4. Mitchell Hooper
The only men to win the Arnold’s and WSM in the same year. Awesome work!!
I predicted this top 3 in this order. In 4th I had Trey, then Brian. But Singleton surprised me. Can't wait for more battles between Tom, Novikov, and Hoop.
I like the comment about 4 points not being luck. He deserved it hands down despite a few things that happened.
Amazing coverage for what you can do with their 1950s coverage / rules. Hope you continue to do this. Thank you
10:45 Apparently, Eddy has such a powerful aura that normal people sneaking up on him just cease to exist. 😶
lol he really doesnt seem to happy when people interrupt him during these
That was low-key cringe af
Nice conclusion. I'm happy for Mitchell, he seems like a genuinely great guy. And as one of the smallest guys in the competition it is crazy to see how easily he won it. Still love Brian!
6’3 ~145kg is not small
That's probably why he won. Not super big, but very explosive, strong, and quick. Where strongman is much more about speed with not as much weight(but still a lot of weight), Hooper was made for this.
None of these Strongmen are small lol.
@@HashBrownDoyler obviously it’s in comparison to the other strongmen, not the average person. Does this really need to be explained?
@@billfrench1069 it’s not small to the other men competing too. Who is taller than Mitch in the finals? Brian, Evan, Tom.
Great job I watched all of your updates thanks
Last year Hooper showed his potential. This year he delivered. Can't wait to see the official footage.
Hoping Stoltman can comeback in 24.
stoltman will def get at least 4 more titles
I'm a stoltman fan being a scot but how can you not like hoop... hes a great man... motor like anyone you can think of... pure humble sauce... just a very worthy champion. Happy for him and his coach Loz.
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I'm really sad that Brian didn't get his 5th title...
Mitch hooper is honestly insane, after watching him destroy the Arnolds I had a feeling he was gonna destroy this as well, but man
That was crazy. Thanks Eddie for your coverage. And the flex at the end....looks like that body building is paying off.
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Good luck to four time wsm brain shaw and dont forget to be great *grunt*
Dude thanks so much for doing these.
Crazy, here in New York, I can't watch this live or stream it. Insane.
Appreciate all the hard work, hope your 2 djirts made it thru ok 😅
I'm a grandma, and I have to say, I really enjoy seeing how REAL MEN move, groove and shake. Impressive, indeed!! God knew what he was doing. Will power and might, baby!! I'ts not Science its True Grit and determination!! Stay men!! Congratulations Hooper!!!
You’re a really good speaker/host … thank you again for all the updates, and thank you for being you! 👏🌹🇨🇦🌻
I don’t know how Singleton got the down signal for the 140kg DB
thank you for this Eddie, Literally wanted to watch this on the telly but couldn't find it anywhere! I used to love watching it when I was younger on ITV! If Rogue have really picked this up! Get it on the telly and get it out there. This stuff is inspiring and insane
congrats hooper you are going to be a monster for these guys for a while. BRIAN you will always be THEE WORLDS STRONGEST MAN the people youve influenced the motivation you give everyone every day. you are a true strong man in every sense
I love the updates and the commentary, truly beats having to wait a few months so I can watch it on TV. Also thanks for the interview, made the day for both me and my wife. Great work and great guy!
Just shows you dont have to be taller or bigger bellied man to win. I was personally rooting for the brothers congrats to Hooper and all finalists. Looking forard to seeing what Hooper does next💪🏼
Thanks for the coverage, you're a good interviewer.
yeah, Mitchell Hooper reminds me of Bill Kazmaier
Amazing!!! I was rooting for Brian first and Hooper second, and as Brian fell behind I was 100% on hooper, but i watched a video on his channel yesterday and he didnt sound very confident about the remaining 3 events, so I thought he wasnt gonna make it!! He won pretty much every event!! it´s unbelievable!!
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Hooper was the only person besides Brian I really wanted to win. Sad for Brian that he didnt get his last win, but super glad for Hooper! Both athletes have outstanding efforts