For the most part, pro wrestlers are expected to be in good shape, and while there are notable exceptions that made it to the top, they are in the minority. And now, demonstrating this point, Raw’s Akira Tozawa has shared a photo of himself from his time in the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate, where he was overweight, compared to his current shredded look in WWE.
39-year-old Tozawa’s weight gain and subsequent loss was actually part of Dragon Gate storylines in the mid-2000s, with him becoming more successful in the ring after dieting. And while it seems odd for a pro wrestler to purposely want to get fat, WWE’s Bobby Lashley actually pitched a similar suggestion to Vince McMahon back in 2021, with him wanting to gain up to 70lbs and then lose it. McMahon, however, wasn’t impressed and turned down the idea.
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