First of all, credit to Tim Long for the above picture. As an aside, his last name says Long but his pants sure don't.
For those unfamiliar with Swoll, he was a member of Master P's No Limit Soldiers. These roughians took WCW by storm, eventually feuding with the incredibly racist West Texas Rednecks. It's a feud the No Limit Soldiers clearly won, as two of the four West Texas Rednecks are dead, another just had a stroke and the other one is nowhere to be found.
The central figure of the No Limit Soldiers was not Master P, but instead his 400 lbs bodyguard Swoll. Swoll was quickly signed by WCW with a lucrative 400k contract. Months later of course he was arrested for not paying child support but hey, at least he didn't have the kid aborted so there is that.
Swoll was a monster in the ring, using his vast array of two moves to overwhelm Luchadores on WCW Thunder. Sadly his star was not able to shine brighter as he was too busy going to prison for a litany of crimes. Had the authorities not held another black man down though he was on his way to being the second greatest US Champion ever.
For his hard work and dedication to not only wrestling but also parenting and staying on the right side of the law, Swoll is a unanimous #43 on our 50 greatest grappler list!
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