Eddie Corridor Names His Prime 3 Contenders for the 2023 World’s Strongest Man

Corridor sees these strongman stars shining in Myrtle Seaside.

Written by Robert Zeglinski Final up to date on April 19, 2023

One elite strongman will stand tall above his friends by the point the mud settles on the 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) in Myrtle Seaside, SC. It is likely to be two-time reigning WSM champion, Tom Stoltman. Or it could possibly be another high-level contender trying to unseat the Scottish celebrity earlier than he makes vaunted WSM historical past. One strongman icon has an thought of what he sees unfolding in South Carolina.

On Apr. 17, 2023, Eddie Hall, the 2017 WSM champion, mentioned the prospects for the 2023 iteration of the competition. Within the course of, he outlined his prime three contenders for the title, together with Stoltman, four-time winner Brian Shaw (2011, 2013, 2015-2016) in his final WSM appearance, and two-time defending Shaw Classic (SC) champion (2021-2022) Trey Mitchell.

Earlier than he broke down his private perspective on the 2023 WSM, Corridor made one factor clear: there may be nothing extra monumental for a strongman than profitable the distinguished contest. Full cease. It’s a real dream fulfilled to be formally named essentially the most bodily highly effective particular person on the planet.

“To be the World’s Strongest Man might be probably the most childhood dream titles that folks dream of,” Corridor defined. “Should you ask a person in the event that they need to be the World’s Strongest Man and so they say no, they’re mendacity.”

As is the same old precedent, the 2023 WSM will begin with 30 rivals before cutting down to 10 athletes for the weekend’s Ultimate on Apr. 22-23, 2023. Corridor expressed who he needs to see duke it out for the WSM title when all is claimed and achieved.

Corridor appeared to love so lots of the rivals’ possibilities that he even threw in an additional title for the heck of it.

“That is my dream Ultimate getting into, my prime ten,” Corridor began. “Tom Stoltman, Luke Stoltman, Pavlo Kordiyaka, Oleksii Novikov, Mitchell Hooper, Trey Mitchell, Aivars Šmaukstelis, Kevin Faires, Adam Bishop, Evan Singleton, Brian Shaw. That’s eleven, however no matter.”

As for the format and event schedule for the 2023 WSM, Corridor believes this yr’s competitors favors strongmen who lean on dimension greater than agility and athleticism. Although he wouldn’t make a concrete closing prediction, Corridor thinks strongmen of that mould — like Tom Stoltman, Shaw, and Mitchell — are strongly positioned (no pun supposed) to win all of it.

“I feel it’s actually leaning in the direction of the heavier males this yr,” Corridor stated. “I feel it’s going to be a heavy, heavy Ultimate. I feel that’s going to go well with the larger, taller, heavier guys … I’m not going to say who’s going to win, as a result of I’m mates with all these folks. I don’t need to put anybody down. My prime three are positively Brian Shaw, Tom Stoltman, and Trey Mitchell. Simply due to the sheer dimension and physique weight of those guys.”