WCW featured plenty of jacked babyfaces that were able to perform extraordinary feats of strength!

For the better part of the 1970s and '80s, some promotions (WWE, for example) were known for their powerful babyface-centric booking, while others (southern territories especially) catered more towards either technical wrestling or often-bloody brawling from "everyman"-type characters like Dusty Rhodes.

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However, Hulkamania caused the entire wrestling world to begin looking for similarly large, musclebound clones. Of course, Hogan eventually joined too, but other than him and Kevin Nash, these former 'rasslin-based promotion's babyfaces are surprisingly WCW-bred.

While Nash, a former collegiate basketball player at the University of Tennessee, never possessed the bodybuilder physique of most of the others on this list, his general size ensured that he was one of the physically strongest men wherever he went.

At a legit 6'11", "Big Daddy Cool" suffered through several silly gimmicks before finally striking it big in WWE as Diesel, but the rare combination of size and personality he possessed ensured that, even if he wasn't capable of planting the most "Giant" of foes with his signature Jackknife powerbomb, he'd always stand out.

Harold Hogue was an early, pre-Power Plant trainee of DeWayne "Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker" Bruce and Paul Orndorff, and when the impressive specimen began showing up on WCW programming in 1993, fans noticed.

"Ice Train," as he was now known, was certainly built like a locomotive, and had impressive quickness along with it. Despite his undefeated streak upon his arrival, Train never truly caught on with fans, leaving WCW for a two-year stint before returning to partner with the similarly-shaped Scott Norton as Fire and Ice.

Unless you're a new fan, you're probably aware of the story of how Steve Borden broke into wrestling: he and Jim Hellwig were two West Coast youngsters who were familiar with the bodybuilding scene, and through trainer Red Bastien and promoter Rick Bassman (of California's UPW), were a part of "Powerteam USA"

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Hellwig became famous as the Ultimate Warrior largely due to his physique, but Sting was more charismatic and became a much better wrestler. Thus, as he - for lack of a better term - "softened" over the years, it never seemed to matter, as his strength (and other skills) remain respected in 2022 with AEW.

While a more functional cousin of bodybuilding, strongmen who break into the sport often resemble "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry more than "Hall of Pain" Mark Henry, and Bill Kazmaier - impressive feats of strength and all - was no exception.

In fairness to "Kaz," he was a legitimate athlete, as he was even invited to Green Bay Packers training camp in 1981. However, his wrestling career was short-lived, achieving his greatest success by taking an injured Scott Steiner's place briefly next to his brother Rick a decade later.

Before Ron Simmons was known as a wrestler, he was one of the country's top collegiate linebackers at Florida State University, achieving All-American honors and eventually being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Despite his amateur gridiron success, however, his professional future was in wrestling, and Simmons brought his deceptive strength to Jim Crockett Promotions in 1986. Soon, he and Butch Reed - another powerhouse - won tag team gold as Doom, but his shock 1992 WCW World Title victory over Big Van Vader ultimately guaranteed his place in wrestling's various Halls of Fame, too.

Considering he was once known for his "largest arms in the world" - those 24-inch pythons - it might seem a little shocking to see the Man Who Slammed Andre (well, one of them...) so low on this list, but there's a good reason: this wasn't the WWE Hulk Hogan.

The Hulkster was noticeably leaner, which probably helped prolong his career - dropping the leg over and over for decades did horrible damage to his back. But to the honest observer, despite being portrayed with the same immortality as he did up North, his feats of strength were less believable than they were a decade prior.

Scott Steiner's physique eventually became so overblown as "Big Poppa Pump" it bordered on comical. Thus, it's easy to forget that before he appeared to have implanted tennis balls into his biceps, the tag team specialist was considered one of the industry's most impressive combinations of utilitarian strength and aesthetics.

The Steiner Brothers were both beasts in-ring during their prime, and Scott's suplexes and deceptive aerial ability together helped them become one of the greatest duos of all time. However, his later days in WCW (and eventually WWE and TNA) remain a cautionary tale of how too many muscles can lead to injuries and decreased mobility.

If sheer potential based on a wrestler's look had a name, it could have been "Lex Luger." From his 1986 rookie year in Florida onward, Lex's body was always central to his gimmick, as the "Total Package" nickname wasn't inspired by his promos (or clotheslines).

Luger's most famous single feat of strength happened in WWE - the July 4, 1993 "bodyslam" (it was a hip-toss!) of Yokozuna on the U.S.S. Intrepid warship. However, he was never shy of showing off his top-tier strength, putting some of the industry's biggest and baddest names away with his Torture Rack finisher.

Paul Wight was, of course, another who would never have been confused for a bodybuilder, but when you're so big that you make Kevin Nash look small, the weight room doesn't need to be your second home.

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As a youngster, The Giant (in one of WCW's most creative monikers) relied on his incredible natural strength from the beginning, which made it all the more impressive when he whipped out the occasional dropkick. Of course, this didn't last too long, as his love of pizza and milk might not have impacted his strength, but certainly didn't help his agility!

If you weren't watching WCW programming regularly in 1998, you might not understand Goldberg's appeal. After all, the baldheaded ex-Atlanta Falcon wasn't the first football player to bring his gridiron strength and grit to the squared circle.

However, Goldberg's spear and jackhammer were applied with relative ease to men like The Giant (on multiple occasions, no less). These legit power moves (it's impossible to fake holding a 500-lb. man in the air vertically for over a minute) showed that what "Da Man" lacked in skill and experience, he made up for in sheer brawn.

Chris is a journalist and pro wrestling enthusiast spanning three decades of fandom. His all-time favorite PPV is Royal Rumble '92. Wrestling magazines basically taught him how to read. When not rehashing the Montreal Screwjob for the millionth time, he enjoys watching Philadelphia sports (sans the Eagles) and hanging with his three cats, Angel, Khallie and Bret 'Kitman' Hart.