Armwrestlers, who changed the sport. Andrew Rhodes 16:00 09/15/2016 We continue our heading about sportsmen, who made armwrestling as good as it is now. The next impressive person is Andrew “Cobra” Rhodes. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. Andrew “Cobra” Rhodes is the first foreign armwrestler that I had ever heard when I started armwrestling. I was just a beginner and the whole Turkish team was talking about how great he was. I had the video tapes from 1989 Greece, 1990 USA, 1991 Israel and 1992 Switzerland World Championships. As a beginner I was amazed of his pulling personality as much as his skills at the table. His outside hit and hand control was amazing. He was not only a World Champion but also was a colourful promotion for armwrestling. He was not only armwrestling but also putting a great show at the table. His face was all about mind controlling for his opponents. His nick name was Cobra and he was bringing his tongue out of his mounth while pulling.