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Mariusz out of the Arnold...

wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/01/28, 11:16 AM I know a few of you on this board are going, thought there might be interest... Mariusz Dances Out of the Arnold by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2007 IronMind Telling IronMind that he was authorized to extend invitations to the Arnold strongman contest while he was at the Mohegan Sun Grand Prix, Odd Haugen said that Mariusz Pudzianowski had turned down the invitation . . . for a reason you might not guess. He?s used to waltzing across the floor with four hundred pound chunks of steel or stone in his arms, so Dancing with the Stars should be a breeze for four-time World?s Strongest Man winner Mariusz Pudzianowski. Randall J. Strossen photo. His fans surely would enjoy seeing the four-time winner of the World?s Strongest Man contest add a victory at the Arnold to his considerable laurels, but it?s not going to happen in 2008. And why not? Mariusz is going dancing instead, as in Dancing with the Stars, Haugen said, adding that he had then also extended an invitation to Sebastian Wenta, but that he, too, had declined it. http://www.ironmind.com/ironcms/morenewsv6.php?id=2313#2313 While it's interesting to see a 300lb man waltzing across a stage, it's disappointing to see him dropping the Arnold again. Was looking forward to seeing him... -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
merrillj Posts: 197 Joined: 2007/06/28	2008/01/28, 11:36 AM My guess is that the Arnold does not pay as much as Dancing With the Stars.
merrillj Posts: 197 Joined: 2007/06/28	2008/01/28, 11:42 AM He could also be doing it for promotion purposes, either for himself or for Strongman in general. You never know, dancing may be his true passion with Strongman being second. Hard to imagine but possible.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/01/28, 12:04 PM Mariusz actually does make a pretty good paycheck from what I had heard from Jesse, doing shows around Poland, etc. He's quite the celebrity over there. The Arnold isn't his type of contest (too heavy) and there may be something as far as promotion purposes. As for the dancing, I'm pretty sure they pick celebrities without dancing experience. I know he used to be a boxer, and is very flexible and agile so he might do decent... -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2008/01/28, 01:02 PM I want to see him spinning around and shoulder pressing his dancing partner.
merrillj Posts: 197 Joined: 2007/06/28	2008/01/28, 01:03 PM I hope his partner is 5' 2" and weighs around 100lb.
merrillj Posts: 197 Joined: 2007/06/28	2008/01/28, 01:05 PM And you seem to know a little too much about dancing with the stars Steve.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/01/28, 08:31 PM i look great in tights, too. ============ Quoting from merrillj: And you seem to know a little too much about dancing with the stars Steve. ============= -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk