Shaw Classic
The Shaw Classic is a strongman competition run and hosted by four-time World's Strongest Man Brian Shaw, who won the inaugural competition in 2020. The second edition of the contest had 16 athletes with backgrounds from Europe and North America. The total prize pool in 2020 was $53,900. In 2021 the prize pool increased to $100,000 and in 2022 the prize pool increased to $150,000. In 2023 the prize pool was $251,932 followed by $263,200 in 2024 but has dropped to $178,750 in 2025.
Since 2023, the Shaw Classic's invitational event has been branded as Strongest Man on Earth, formerly used by the Fortissimus strongman competition held in 2008 and 2009.
History
The first Shaw Classic was held in 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. With many major events for the year canceled or modified, Shaw invited ten athletes to compete in a closed competition in his private gym in Colorado. This was filmed and released shortly after. Shaw won the inaugural contest.The 2021 contest allowed live spectators. Trey Mitchell won this edition. 2022 added an open men's and women's competition in addition to the invitational, which remained men's only and Trey Mitchell repeated as champion.
In 2023, the show's invitational was branded "Strongest Man On Earth," a title used earlier by the Fortissimus contests. Shaw won the title for a second time in his last career competition. Mitchell Hooper won in 2024 after placing second to Shaw the prior year.
Shaw announced a new formal qualification system for 2025: The previous year's top-5 finishers at Strongest Man on Earth and the podium finishers from World's Strongest Man, Arnold Strongman Classic, and Rogue Invitational. Next, the winner of North America's Strongest Man and winner of the Shaw Classic Men's Open would all receive automatic invites, with at-large invitations for athletes that performed well at other elite competitions like the Magnus ver Magnusson Strongman Classic to bring the field to a complete sixteen competitors.
On 27th December, on Shaw Strength Podcast, Brian and Keri Shaw admitted that due how low the sponsors were in 2025, which took a financial toll on the Shaw Classic and Strongest Man on Earth competition, Brian admitted that Shaw Classic and Strongest Man on Earth in 2026 is looking very unlikely, Brian has expressed hope that 2027 might be a possibility.
Podium breakdown
Pro Men
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
| 2020 |  Open MenOpen WomenLightweight MenLightweight WomenClassic results2020 Shaw Classic2021 Shaw Classic2022 Shaw Classic2023 Shaw Classic - Strongest Man on Earth2024 Shaw Classic - Strongest Man on Earth2025 Shaw Classic - Strongest Man on EarthOpen results2022202320242025 |