He should have tried Rambo's move of lifting each finger one at a time and putting them back down again. That seems to work for him in the secret world of underground truck-driver arm wrestling rings.

Presumably he also needed a young Anthony Kiedis there to support him?

I was trying to get the whole movie in my embed but it would not let me. This is the hardcore scene where the eighties power music comes on.... GO 80'S !

Damn wrong movie!!! I am so ashamed.....

It's all in the wrist! And - leaning with your body weight and other stuff. I'd guess The Mountain would be quite a bit better with some basic technique training.

If only he had a hat he could turn backwards, like a switch.

I think this music video sums it all up.

I know there's a lot of technique in arm wrestling, and a lot of very specific training, but I'm still surprised quite how easy the arm wrestler makes this look. The mountain is very big and very strong, even if he's not specifically trained for this event!

Devon is a true campion in his sport. Not only is he really good at it, he makes it look FUN. Not an easy thing to do for arm wrestling.

Devon's well known in the community for having ridiculous endurance - he could happily sit there all day soaking up all of the Mountains attempts to pin him. He was also the guy that pretty much ended John Brzenk's undisputed reign at the top of the sport - and John was THE man for decades.

The other thing that's great about Devon is he's a pretty funny guy - google some of the Ottowa High Hooker's vid's, they're good for a laugh

Well according to the clip of Stallone's arm wrestling show, apparently drinking automobile oil before a match does NOT make you stronger or better at it (much like Popeye and a can of spinach). BUT, it does seem to show that it has the ability to induce a superpower allowing a seemingly normal person to become schizophrenic...

BTW, I said superpower rather than mental illness, because from the schizophrenic individual's perspective he is surely battling Hell's most dangerous beasts, demons, and devils. Merely with the power of his arm wrestling techniques backed up by the miniature fission based nuclear reactor in his gut. It also leaves him in a perpetual manic state, where much like the Lego Movie, "Everything Is Awesome"...

I imagine that he may upgrade to a mixture of anti-freeze and power steering fluids; absolutely logical.

/insanity
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Conor McGregor vs The Mountain has been added as a related post - related requested by ChaosEngine on that post.