Wrestlers Told To Lose Weight Or They Would Be Fired. By ... Once Ryback got into even better shape, WWE wanted him back in trunks, but the star claims he refused to at first.

Sometimes in pro wrestling, less is more. That notion even applies to ring attire in some cases. Randy Orton's SummerSlam 2004 look is a prime example of that.Throughout his career, Randy Orton ...

What they were doing was cutting weight, a wrestling strategy of losing pounds in an attempt to drop to a lower weight class and gain a competitive advantage.

Wrestlers undergo a weight certification test, a skin-fold assessment to determine their body-fat percentage. The leaner the athlete, the less likely he or she will try to lose weight.