Greatest Throw Ever

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13 жыл бұрын

Wilfried Dietrich vs Chris Taylor @ the 1972 Greco-Roman Olympics
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The hug
"The most famous and talked about part of this story is when Dietrich supposedly came up to give Taylor a hug to check if he could lock his hands around him to see if the throw was conceivable. "

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@ryanw2032 3 жыл бұрын

After both of their neck surgeries, they had a rematch in the Paralympics

@narcodium 3 жыл бұрын

Think the guy in blue was fine... Maybe down the road he may had some but he didn’t hurt his neck there. I know you’re trying to be funny but I think you don’t know what you’re looking at

@ryanw2032 3 жыл бұрын

@@narcodium It's just a joke.

@ChristopherRyans 3 жыл бұрын

You are a master of words

@terrorkind 3 жыл бұрын

ayyylmao

@dabadc 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@hugodischarge 3 жыл бұрын

The detectives ruled this a murder suicide

@dogdobber 3 жыл бұрын

hahahahah

@TheCsePower 3 жыл бұрын

Kamikaze

@mert6723 3 жыл бұрын

homisuicide

@ApricotData474 3 жыл бұрын

Dead by covid-19

@bozzskaggs112 3 жыл бұрын

Justin's gonna gitchoo.

@genericsmithson2870 3 жыл бұрын

-over 5 years ago -under 1 minute -randomly recommended to everyone This is a legendary video

@zhin4362 3 жыл бұрын

You forgot one: - potato video quality

@scottwebster8756 3 жыл бұрын

I watched this on TV when I was a kid. No one could believe that anyone would dare attempt that throw against Chris Taylor ! He weighed about 400 lbs.

@jeffersonorellana4080 3 жыл бұрын

Well so did the other guys balls

@mattw6993 3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffersonorellana4080 This reply deserves all the likes on the internets.

@mmeatheaddd 3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffersonorellana4080 yeah you win the comment of the day!

@Sprawl1GuitarMan 3 жыл бұрын

That’s why it worked! No one, including Taylor, believed anyone would dare.......

@truescotsman4103 3 жыл бұрын

was there any talk about the validity of the ref call on that pin? what kind of pin was that not a standard shoulder pin. from what i know one shoulder must be on the mat i didn't see him pin the guy. what happened?

@xwind1970 Жыл бұрын

Legend says that Dietrich hugged him at the weigh in before. Just to find out if his wingspan was long enough to lock his fingers behind Taylors back. Clever move!

@aydouble19 3 жыл бұрын

My man just involuntarily earned some frequent flyer miles🤣😂

@nvmffs 3 жыл бұрын

what's that

@nickcustodi592 3 жыл бұрын

The crazy part is, he really didn’t have much of an advantageous position. His center of mass was not much lower than his opponents, So the force he had to generate from extension of his hips and back had to be just inhuman.

@samcharles3363 2 жыл бұрын

@Aussieyungin Жыл бұрын

Deadset! You see his mutant ninja turtle back

@valiantthor- 3 жыл бұрын

Dang, that guy probably rocks himself back to sleep - just trying to get out of bed in the morning.

@Roll_Vids 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see that I'm not the only guy that took a decade to find this on KZfaq.

@raksh9 3 жыл бұрын

And yet somehow, ten years later, here we are.

@MrLoudthought 3 жыл бұрын

Those hooks were SOOOOOO deep.... imagine the torque needed.....he didn't even get a grip with the other hand.....that's INSANE

@marlon1171 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a suicide throw not a sacrifice throw! How he didn’t break his neck is beyond me....

@thecaveman6946 3 жыл бұрын

Someone said that he fractured his vertebrae

@marlon1171 3 жыл бұрын

@@thecaveman6946 : Even then he was lucky even if that’s what happened... Olympic wrestlers are truly super human!

@yomammy7964 3 жыл бұрын

dont think he had a neck

@marlon1171 3 жыл бұрын

@@yomammy7964 : I agree... He must have been born without one..

@noahbeaty2295 3 жыл бұрын

He’s a wrestler they’re built stronger than you. You would have died

@adrianzehentner6818 3 жыл бұрын

WTF, great Move, unbelevable. Trainer: "You cant throw him... 400 pounds, dude!" Dietrich, Crane of Schifferstadt: "Hold my Beer."

@richardcoreno 10 ай бұрын

Taylor acknowledged the move with a quick head nod to Dietrich immediately after the match.

@i-never-look-at-replies-lol 3 жыл бұрын

In my head "Ave Maria" slowly begins to play at 00:16 as they *head* towards their fates

@2112jp 3 жыл бұрын

he was also slammed with 400 lbs, very risky

@PhilAndersonOutside 4 жыл бұрын

Incredibly bold move by Dietrich, considering that Taylor easily defeated him in the freestyle competition just days before.

@chethammer 3 жыл бұрын

Taylor might have medaled if he hadn't gotten greedy and done both Free and Greco.

@reggieglubber5420 3 жыл бұрын

@@chethammer He won the bronze.

@philip6419 3 жыл бұрын

It shows the will of a winner!

@chethammer 3 жыл бұрын

@@philip6419 Would you rather get a gold or a silver in one or a bronze in one because you were too tired to stand and wrestle in the second.

@iarladonlon2826 3 жыл бұрын

@@chethammer doesn't matter, you said he didn't get a medal but he did.

@ericsteppe9482 3 жыл бұрын

In junior high school we had a pic of this amazing moment on our wall!! And this is the first footage I've ever seen of it! Totally bad ass!!

@freddylisy10 5 ай бұрын

We had one in my highschool wrestling room

@xengyang5597 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh when I wrestled, I couldnt even throw the dummy properly

@stage1media247 3 жыл бұрын

same here

@marlon1171 2 жыл бұрын

Still can't, even with a light dummy..

@budquick3135 3 жыл бұрын

You have to be crazy to do a Souflee throw with a 400 lb man. It was because of this throw that they banned it in college and high schools.

@imAdolff 3 жыл бұрын

You're allowed in freestyle wrestling

@odabuu 3 жыл бұрын

We did these throws in high school and it's still allowed lol. You talking about Greco?

@grawakendream8980 3 жыл бұрын

i like how you called it a souflee

@arcaneursa9022 3 жыл бұрын

100% banned in Greco. I dont think its banned in free. Most probably banned in high schools and colleges for both disciplines as it is a very dangerous throw for both fighters and requires many years or training and most importantly neck and back conditioning.

@grawakendream8980 3 жыл бұрын

@@arcaneursa9022 wrestling's not fighting imo

@sombojoe 3 жыл бұрын

I heard that he actually fractured vertebrae in his spine during this throw.

@robmangeri777 3 жыл бұрын

Which one?

@thecaveman6946 3 жыл бұрын

@@robmangeri777 the smaller one

@mwhich50 3 жыл бұрын

I saw his head get smashed into the mat under the weight of Chris. I couldn't believe he was able to jump up so quick.

@robmangeri777 3 жыл бұрын

@@thecaveman6946 I believe it, hopefully full recovery

@bunyonfirewood 3 жыл бұрын

@@mwhich50 adrenaline

@jacobempringham886 3 жыл бұрын

When they first hit the ground I thought it was over for the guy

@nvmffs 3 жыл бұрын

which guy

@sergioperez2771 3 жыл бұрын

Appears to be footage from the original NES wrestling game.

@topspin4456 Жыл бұрын

This is really iconic. Unbelievable picture.

@stampscapes 3 жыл бұрын

We had this large black and white poster of this throw in our high school wrestling room back in the 80's. Was hard to imagine.

@williamalbrecht1041 3 жыл бұрын

"What we his last words?" "No one can throw me"

@phukyou6403 3 жыл бұрын

I heard you can still hear his spine breaking to this day

@hexkwondo 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely legendary

@sarahconner9433 3 жыл бұрын

This morning 20 years later they both cry daily at the horrible arthritis pain in their necks!!

@haydenmolchan2636 2 жыл бұрын

The man in the red singlet being thrown is Chris Taylor who later became a professional wrestler for the AWA, trained by the legendary Verne Gagne. He wrestled Ric Flair before he became a major star. RIP

@kevthegoat8774 2 жыл бұрын

Yes the man was a beast, one of the best NCAA Heavyweights ever

@andymillion9401 3 жыл бұрын

my neck broke watching him land on his head

@grawakendream8980 3 жыл бұрын

sorry

@blmtrejureydepourtment5899 3 жыл бұрын

you're not supposed to land on your head but you can still complete the throw if you do especially if you have his arms caught in overhooks...as soon as you feel them tilt you can turn over (hopefully before you land)

@dwaynegreen1786 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! From the 1972 Olympics; I remember watching this on television as it happened.

@wernerschneider4460 2 жыл бұрын

No wonder that Wilfried Dietrich had the nickname "The Crane". Guys like Chris Taylor are not eligible anymore in wrestling. Maximum weight was set at 139 kg soon after.

@williamlinton1766 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@oldmanjudo6241 3 жыл бұрын

Won the match, but I hope hes ok. That landing was BRUTAL!

@pittiplatsch9635 2 жыл бұрын

Ja, das Landen war brutal..🙂👍

@jsimo1431 3 жыл бұрын

that dude was crazy strong!

@bullonparade129 3 жыл бұрын

My dad said there was a singlet ad back in the 70s that stated he weighted 440

@jeffclass1112 Жыл бұрын

Your Dad was right, I wrestled heavyweight for Nebraska when Chris was wrestling for Iowa State. I wrestled against Chis 3 times, two of those were in tournament finals, one was in a dual meet. I got to know Chris as a friend, he was a really nice guy. His weight fluctuated, up to 450. In those days, the weight class went 190, over that was heavyweight. I was 235 in good shape- a small quick heavyweight. The first time I wrestled him, in Lincoln Nebraska, I realized he was just as quick as I was. He turned to Pro Wrestling after the Olympics. I saw his debut in Omaha. Went went out for beers afterwards. We drank from glasses, Chris drank from the pitcher! By the way, he won all three of our matches. And yes, he died way too young.

@caseyclausen2627 4 ай бұрын

@@jeffclass1112Thanks Jeff, enjoyed reading that.

@ZardozCologne 10 ай бұрын

For those (Americans) who think, that Dietrich lost: Wikipedia A shoulder victory is achieved when a wrestler turns his opponent on his back and holds him securely on both shoulders. In this case, a visible standstill must occur. The position on both shoulders must be determined by the referee by a detailed examination. From my view, therefore, the correct decision of the umpire and no shoulder vitory against Dietirch by his own move.

@theroller5673 3 жыл бұрын

Crushes own skull for the gold.

@rogerfleury9759 3 жыл бұрын

Remember watching this on TV. What a throw! What year did they outlaw this move? I think I watched it on the original WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS? It was the talk of the day at wrestling practice.

@ShredCo 3 жыл бұрын

Wilfried Dietrich was selected as the Olympic flag bearer for West Germany at its first appearance at summer Olympics; he won a bronze medal at those games. He failed to score at his last Olympics in 1972, yet he produced the most spectacular victory of his career by throwing over his back the 198 kg American Chris Taylor in the Greco-Roman contest. Dietrich lost to Taylor in their freestyle bout.

@MikeDunn 3 жыл бұрын

Also recommended: Logan vs Blob.

@ReMeDy_TV 3 жыл бұрын

It's a great throw, but I would have also preferred watching it at normal speed with the audio of the impact.

@marlon1171 3 жыл бұрын

lolll

@alienxyt 3 жыл бұрын

Holy Shite! I thought the blue guy's head got crushed! SCARY!

@alpo6668 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes it was. 1972 I believe, Greco Roman heavy weight final.

@samsam2235 3 жыл бұрын

Every now and then a floor gymnast gets lost where the impact left a hole in the ground.

@Takerofbootyeaterofcoochie 2 жыл бұрын

Wrestlers are terrifyingly strong.

@caseyneil6470 3 жыл бұрын

I suddenly feel small and weak...

@mosseblack8635 3 жыл бұрын

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail..... this man did not fail.

@LaserRanger15 3 жыл бұрын

I thought he wasn't going to be able to feel his legs after that one

@cryptomnesiac 3 жыл бұрын

absolutely brutal

@4Three23 3 жыл бұрын

Respect 👍

@brandonnoble976 Жыл бұрын

Before the match you went up to Taylor to give him as friends, what Taylor didn't know was he was sizing him up before the match

@jsieunarine 3 жыл бұрын

My battle against weight gain during the covid lockdown period .

@01sapphireGTS 3 жыл бұрын

That was one hell of a throw.

@scottt5181 3 жыл бұрын

That did not go the way I think any of us were expecting it to go...

@antoinemichaels4909 2 жыл бұрын

that was a great throw, never had seen this before.

@innertubez 3 жыл бұрын

Wilfried Dietrich went on to do a similar throw vs Mount Everest.

@johnhanselman6371 3 жыл бұрын

Epic!

@1rk1n 3 жыл бұрын

In the words of the Great Buzz Lightyear: .... that's falling, with style!

@scottfrazier8105 3 жыл бұрын

How did the guy in blue not kill himself doing that when harsh words are capable of injuring someone today? They were much stronger and resilient in the past apparently.

@barneyroberts668 3 жыл бұрын

Wrestled in the early eighties had poster of the throw on my bed room wall

@daem3n 3 жыл бұрын

That was nuts!

@madeasimmons9746 3 жыл бұрын

It was called wrong by refs. If you are playing by the touch pin rule (which I hate), then the wrestler who threw the 400 pounder was touch pinned during his throw, as he did not arch his neck (so his back was pinned). The call was wrong. Watch again closely. Many good refs call it correctly. But I hate touch pins, so I hate the ending when he won win a one sec pin of the big guy. Lame.

@klio9611 Жыл бұрын

"If you are playing by the touch pin rule ..." But that was an Olympic competion with clear rules: "In Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling, the two shoulders of the defensive wrestler must be held long enough for the referee to "observe the total control of the fall" (usually ranging from one half-second to about one or two seconds)." en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin_(amateur_wrestling) So: "... two shoulders ... defensive wrestler ... held long enough ... total control of the fall ... ranging from one half-second to about one or two seconds."

@caseyclausen2627 4 ай бұрын

@@klio9611I don't think Taylor was pinned either then.

@bulent500 3 жыл бұрын

Sehr gut.

@austin3789 3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@mousetrappingvideos 3 жыл бұрын

I for sure thought the little guy was not going to be getting up. Wow!

@chuckadams195 3 жыл бұрын

A dense object meets brute force amazing.

@fuq1nutube 3 жыл бұрын

Is he related to the 1000 pound sisters. He has a similar face structure

@AndrewD624 3 жыл бұрын

When you are that fat you don't have a face structure!

@ALC0A021 3 жыл бұрын

Which wrestling event?

@crkwho 3 жыл бұрын

Paanch point wala daav lagaana muskil hai, par ho sake hai.

@lawsonransom8318 2 жыл бұрын

The ref was out of position and had no way to make that call.

@reggieglubber5420 3 жыл бұрын

Dietrich pinned himself. Both shoulder touched the mat simultaneously before Taylor landed on his back. The wrong person won this match.

@kairatkempirbaev7183 3 жыл бұрын

It is slow motion. If you provide some space for interpretation the right person won.

@reggieglubber5420 3 жыл бұрын

@@kairatkempirbaev7183 There is ONLY one fact. Taylor won. His opponent was CRUSHED to the mat via over 400lbs. A simultaneous EXTREME shoulder blade pancake PIN!

@reggieglubber5420 3 жыл бұрын

@Brian Hankins I agree with your comments. Slow motion review is done to "tie down" the facts. His shoulders were LITERALLY "smashed" simultaneously into the mat. PIN! I saw Bo Nickal spladle an opponent a while back. Bo pinned himself no doubt. The ref didn't catch it.

@corycoles 3 жыл бұрын

Surely you know rules better than this. There has to be a moment of control in which the wrestler on top is actually applying a pinning effort. This is why a slow progressing gut wrench doesn't result in a pin, and this is why Dietrich wasn't pinned.....he was the one who initiated the throw and Taylor NEVER stopped the continuation and progression and subsequently ended up on his back.

@reggieglubber5420 3 жыл бұрын

@@corycoles WRONG. NATO pinned himself in a gut wrench gone bad during a freestyle match. You can pin yourself when applying the spladle with absolutely NO effort from your opponent trying to apply a pinning effort. Spencer Lee bridges during a lot if his tilts for a reason. Dietrich shoulders were flattened like a pancake simultaneously on the mat. All we needed was a good ref and some maple syrup. A PIN.

@jeffreysisti6653 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@ferna2294 3 жыл бұрын

Got a herniated C5 only by watching this. Unmeasurable power.

@danielmattos2813 3 жыл бұрын

In my recommended, video made 10 years ago....

@Oscar-lz2mv 3 жыл бұрын

Insane how they both got up...

@Resistculturaldecline 3 жыл бұрын

A throw, or was it just falling back under Tubby ?

@jaschrader5670 3 жыл бұрын

It's so satisfying to see that video if you are Pfälzer and into grappling Sports. Thanks to the Kran von Schifferstadt for taking all my sins off me.

@nicktimis867 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that's crazy

@mtmatt6111 3 жыл бұрын

Just watching that throw hurts my lower back.

@adnanahmed9044 3 жыл бұрын

My neck hurts watching this

@alexmason8557 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not a wrestling fan KZfaq algorithm: yes you are

@ronmiller3319 3 жыл бұрын

Be the bullfighter, not the bull.

@peppermintnightmare4741 3 жыл бұрын

He was only using 0.003% of his power

@StannisTheMannis305 3 жыл бұрын

I’m just trying to imagine how far a 150lb man would fly if he performed that move on him.

@HAYAOLEONE 3 жыл бұрын

Far.

@ianshue2890 2 жыл бұрын

I know the videos about the throw, but if Taylor saw the throw coming, he could’ve easily put his weight down and pinned the other guy. The other went almost straight to his back when he attempted the throw, it was how he turned on his back that made it work, if Taylor put his weight down, the other guy would’ve been pinned. Great throw tho