The King of the Table 13 at the Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, featured some of the world’s best professional arm wrestling talent battle in a test of technique and strength. Among those top players were 2017 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Eddie Hall and four-time WSM champion Brian Shaw, who made their arm wrestling debuts in a bout against each other.
Shaw and Hall battled in front of a heated crowd in a best-of-seven matchup. The contest was rife with trash talk from Hall, who was dissatisfied with Shaw’s moments of withdrawal from their grips in losing positions. Shaw mounted his size advantage on Hall as the contest moved into its later stages to emerge victorious, winning four of the six rounds; the seventh was unnecessary to perform.
Check out a highlight reel of Hall vs. Shaw below, courtesy of Damiane K’rafordi’s Twitter (X) account:
BRIAN SHAW VS EDDIE HALL KING OF THE TABLE 13 pic.twitter.com/KTQH1nszNo
— Damiane K’rafordi (@synergydoo) December 15, 2024
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This battle against Hall is Shaw’s first foray into a new competitive arena after retiring from pro strongman in 2023. Since then, he was expected to make his mixed martial arts debut against Mitchell Hooper, but that bout fell through due to funding issues with the promoter. Shaw was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2024 alongside seven-time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath.
Hall’s journey into competitive arenas following his retirement from pro strongman following his 2017 WSM win has been a roller coaster. After tearing his biceps in training, Hall lost his debut pro boxing match against 2018 WSM champion Hafthor Björnsson. He has since been featured in a few strongman contests, most notably as the leader of Team UK of the Giants Live World’s Strongest Nation contests, and made his indie pro wrestling debut.
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Featured image: @shawstrength on Instagram
