Apparently the Arnold / Stallone rivalry was very real

[Wilmer Digreux]

I knew they were competitive and have heard Sly say he really hated Arnold for a long time. But i always thought they were kind of in cahoots and found the rivalry mutually beneficial. But lol man I didn't realize ... I guess Sly wasn't exagerrating when he said he used to hate him.

For instance, there was the time a journalist wrote a piece claiming Arnold was a closet Hitler lover and that his dad was a nazi whose job it was to round up Jews for concentration camps, and that his dad was also an abusive alcoholic.

Well, her source was later revealed to be Sly. And she says Sly paid her legal fees when Arnold sued for libel




Lol that's pretty low, Stallone.

Anyway Wikipedia has an article detailing their fued and there were some events I'd never heard before, so thought I'd share here.

Schwarzenegger–Stallone rivalry - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[rearnakedchoke]

Joseph P Brenner


You know what the P stands for.

 

[Natural Order]

Sly has little man syndrome. Says he’s 5’10, likely more like 5’7/8.

Wears lifts. His movies pulled in tiddly winks compared to Arnie. You’d be angry too.

 

[aunshi189]

Did ya think the Sly was short for Sylvester?

 

[Aegon Spengler]

Sly wrote a movie that won best picture. He made millions of dollars as an action hero after that.

He had no reason to do that stuff. He had an amazing career as a legit actor, he was nominated for an Oscar for writing, he did a bunch of stuff Arnie never could.

I kind of doubt that story is true tbh, but if it is, Sky was being a huge idiot

 

[mb23100]

This is hilarious

 

[west42]

Sly has little man syndrome. Says he’s 5’10, likely more like 5’7/8.

Wears lifts. His movies pulled in tiddly winks compared to Arnie. You’d be angry too.

5’7?!?!! Lol. 5’5 at best

 

[Zeke's Chaingun]

Stallone got back at Arnold by calling him up in the late 90's and saying, "Ey, yo, Arnie! It's me, Sly. I saw some pictures of your maid. She's pure fire man. I'm thinking about hittin' that! Can you throw me her number?" and then Arnold was like, "Fuck that asshole. You ah naht gonna tap a woman under mah roof!"

9 months later:



And Stallone be like:

 

[eddymotto]

Anybody who is interested in the Stallone, Arnold, Van Damme, Norris, etc. during the 80's and 90's action movie era should check out The Last Action Heroes.

it is a fun book

 

[Wilmer Digreux]

Sly has little man syndrome. Says he’s 5’10, likely more like 5’7/8.

Wears lifts.

I've always heard Armold wears lifts too and is probably 5'10 or 5'11 at best. But still taller than Sly lol

 

[Natural Order]

5’7?!?!! Lol. 5’5 at best

Thats Al Pacino. Sly aint that short.

 

[Natural Order]

Stallone got back at Arnold by calling him up in the late 90's and saying, "Ey, yo, Arnie! It's me, Sly. I saw some pictures of your maid. She's pure fire man. I'm thinking about hittin' that! Can you throw me her number?" and then Arnold was like, "Fuck that asshole. You ah naht gonna tap a woman under mah roof!"

9 months later:

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And Stallone be like:

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Brilliant!

I still can’t fathom what he was thinking. Only thing Ive got is that he got infatuated with her rack. Maria has tiny tits as far as I recall. It’s the only reason Ive been able to come up with. That, or your theory lol

 

[Zer]

Well this was back in a more innocent time when casually accusing people of Nazism was just a funny prank rather than the basis of your entire political identity

 

[Wilmer Digreux]

Stallone later spoke out in an interview with Variety, saying that Schwarzenegger laughed at him when Rocky lost in several categories.[4] Finally, when Rocky won Best Motion Picture - Drama,[5] Stallone threw a bowl of flowers at Schwarzenegger.[6]

 

[Gene Tunney]

I knew they were competitive and have heard Sly say he really hated Arnold for a long time. But i always thought they were kind of in cahoots and found the rivalry mutually beneficial. But lol man I didn't realize ... I guess Sly wasn't exagerrating when he said he used to hate him.

For instance, there was the time a journalist wrote a piece claiming Arnold was a closet Hitler lover and that his dad was a nazi whose job it was to round up Jews for concentration camps, and that his dad was also an abusive alcoholic.

Well, her source was later revealed to be Sly. And she says Sly paid her legal fees when Arnold sued for libel




Lol that's pretty low, Stallone.

Anyway Wikipedia has an article detailing their fued and there were some events I'd never heard before, so thought I'd share here.

Schwarzenegger–Stallone rivalry - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[koquerelle]

Brilliant!

I still can’t fathom what he was thinking. Only thing Ive got is that he got infatuated with her rack. Maria has tiny tits as far as I recall. It’s the only reason Ive been able to come up with. That, or your theory lol

He had a reputation of fucking anything with a pulse. The man did start his career by being a fuck puppet for a big shot producer.

 

[Dream Evil]

Sly is more of an artist, and possibly a more believable action star (I think he's more athletic than Arnold. Or at least he appears so in film).

But Arnold's stable of iconic characters (Terminator, Conan, Dutch) makes him the undisputed king of action movies.

 

[mixmastermo]

Stallone got back at Arnold by calling him up in the late 90's and saying, "Ey, yo, Arnie! It's me, Sly. I saw some pictures of your maid. She's pure fire man. I'm thinking about hittin' that! Can you throw me her number?" and then Arnold was like, "Fuck that asshole. You ah naht gonna tap a woman under mah roof!"

9 months later:

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And Stallone be like:

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Goddamn you I nearly choked on my gatorade reading that.

 

[Protectandserve]

Just started Tulsa King and damn does Sly deliver.

Both he and Arnold have definitely improved as actors in their older years. Sly especially.

 

[Berserker13]

Sly is more of an artist, and possibly a more believable action star (I think he's more athletic than Arnold. Or at least he appears so in film).

But Arnold's stable of iconic characters (Terminator, Conan, Dutch) makes him the undisputed king of action movies.

You think Rocky is believable? lol