The video is from 94, back when people didn't understand that you had to practice fighting to be good at fighting. Truly this is only a few decades after people discovered that you had to exercise to be good at sports at all, so you can't really blame the guy for thinking that you just had to be big and strong to win a fight
Vice grip construction workers are often big dudes that you'd think were a bit on the heavier side, but I swear that's just how bodies work when you constantly lift and grab heavy things and eat enough calories to support it.
Still bitter at how hard they shake hands though grr