So I have started a new feature here at WAMG, its “Greatest Arm Wrestling Movie of the day:”. What happened to the World of Arm Wrestling? Its a question I struggle with on a daily basis. Anyways, the first movie up on the list is the Sly Stallone flick Over the Top.

This is probably THE greatest Arm Wrestling movie ever made. If you don’t believe me, then you haven’t seen a whole lot of Arm Wrestling movies in your time!

Sylvester Stallone is Lincoln Hawk (who in my world is actually considered a superhero … his power? Greatest Arm Wrestler ever! Hawk is an over the road, long haul truck driver who Arm Wrestles on the side to make extra cash in an attempt to rebuild his life, and his relationship with his son. Hawk is asked to pick up his son Mike from military school because his mom is very sick, and it would give them a chance to get to know each other. Mike learns that his mom dies while they are on the road and is angry with his dad because he wasn’t there. Mike runs away to go live with his grandfather and then realizes how crappy he is as well. Hawk enters the World Arm Wrestling competition in which the prize is a brand new semi which will allow him to start his own trucking company.

This movie is a heartwarming tale of an underdog who finally rises to the top and takes his place in the HUGE World of Arm Wrestling.

[Honestly, I just realized that there has been only ONE movie made about arm wrestling, so this feature is now officially dead.]