Eddie Hall lost his arm wrestling debut opposite fellow strongman Brian Shaw on Saturday night (Dec. 14, 2024) at King of the Table 13 from inside Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, dropping a best of seven supermatch 2-4.
Hall, who set a world record back in 2016 by deadlifting 1,102 pounds, also won the 2017 World’s Strongest Man title. He ultimately stepped away from strongman competition back in 2018 due to health issues and turned to combat sports. “The Beast” made his boxing debut against Hafthor “The Mountain” Bjornsson in 2022 and looked like a solid puncher, but he ended up losing with a wild comeback (watch HERE).
On Saturday, Hall took to the table opposite a strongman legend in Shaw, who won the 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2016 World’s Strongest Man competitions. Unfortunately for Hall, Shaw was able to channel his past dominance and made his own arm wrestling debut a moment to remember.
Hall started off with the first round victory, but Shaw fired back to win the next two. “The Beast” returned to form in the fourth to even the contest 2-2. That’s when Shaw took over and used his legendary strength to put Hall away. He even yelled “fight me” when he made the final pin to earn the 4-2 victory.
Check out the video highlights below:
BRIAN SHAW VS EDDIE HALL KING OF THE TABLE 13 pic.twitter.com/KTQH1nszNo
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Hall, who will certainly want another crack at arm wrestling, is currently expected to make his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut early next year against former Polish strongman and KSW legend Mariusz Pudzianowski. It will be interesting to see how Hall performs in a real fight with a real fighter with only a few months to train.