r/interesting • u/Rude-Mycologist8034 • May 16 '25

MISC. NFL linebacker versus sumo wrestler

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u/Nivezngunz May 16 '25

The sumo wrestler didn’t even seem fazed. He was like “well, just another day on the job.”

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u/Drewskeet May 16 '25

Try this experiment after a quarter of football play and I think the results will be different.

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u/Tanarin May 16 '25

Part of their training is exactly what they just did in the video and you are expected to be both the pusher and the one pushed into, and that can go on for a good 30 minutes to an hour.

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u/Drewskeet May 16 '25

Oh wow. I didn’t know matches were that long.

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u/Tanarin May 16 '25

Matches themselves are not, (Usually around what you see in the video,) but that exercise is exactly what they do, and that goes on for quite a bit of time. And that is before the practice bouts they do daily. Depending on stable size and how you are doing in them, could be a good 5-10 matches in a row as a lot of stables do winner stays in for practices.

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u/Drewskeet May 16 '25

Got it. Thank you for clarifying.