‘I fired machine guns with The Undertaker out of a helicopter’… Michael Todd relives crazy moment ahead of East vs West Armwrestling 24

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Todd had a remarkable experience with The Undertaker.

Today, ‘Monster’ will challenge Oleg Petrenko for light heavyweight world championship glory at East vs West Armwrestling 24, in a showdown that has captured the imagination of fans around the globe.

Michael Todd had a crazy experience with The Undertaker

Since beating his first-ever national champion in 1992, Michael Todd has been a major player in the arm wrestling scene. From overcoming Devon Larratt with ‘The King’s Move’ in Atlanta, to producing a stunning upset against Andriy Pushkar, the American powerhouse has carved out a legacy that will stand the test of time.

And through his achievements at the table, he’s caught the attention of one of the greatest WWE superstars to have ever graced the ring, with Todd revelling in the opportunity to not just arm wrestle the icon but to take the opportunity to go on a helicopter ride with ‘The Dead Man’ that he’ll never forget.

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In an exclusive interview with Sporf, the sportsman reminisced: “Being on The Undertaker’s podcast, it was awesome. We did a charity event where we got to shoot machine guns out of helicopters. I had some good times with him. The one funny thing was, he’s a huge individual, and he shook my hand, and went, ‘It’s like a side of ham’. I don’t have a large hand, but it’s thick. The key to arm wrestling is if you control the hand, you control the match. So, all arm wrestlers have strong and thick hands. That was pretty fun. I’d love to see him come out to one of these events; he’s awesome.”

Michael Todd says Oleg Petrenko is in a lot of trouble

In his remarkable career, Todd has won almost everything there is to win in the sport. However, one belt has evaded his grasp. And he’s willing to do whatever it takes to finally claim it for his own.

The 52-year-old exclaimed: “I’ve been blessed to have won the world title for every major professional league that has ever existed since my career started, except for East vs West. This is the only world title I don’t have, and I’m getting it tomorrow. Oleg Petrenko is an awesome young man; I’ve got great respect for him. He’s a student of Andriy Pushkar, who was my benchmark back in the day. He was the reason I trained as hard as I was, because I really thought our story had a lot of chapters left. He was taken from us too soon. We’re going to continue that saga with Oleg tomorrow, but it’s not the right day for him; he’s in a lot of trouble.”

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