How did the Grandmaster Supress Thor's Power?

If Thor's power is within him and not from the hammer, How did the Grandmaster suppress his power?

Alien tech

Because when Thor was on Sakaar, he still thought he was just a worthless god of hammers. His "I AM teh lytening!!!111!!!" epiphany didn't come until after the fact.

Plot device on steroids.

Originally posted by BrolyBlack
If Thor's power is within him and not from the hammer, How did the Grandmaster suppress his power?

Based on some of the statements during an interview with Taika Waititi, the obedience discs constantly dampened his powers, not just when it was triggered:

Waititi explained that the obedience disk more or less plays the same role as Thor losing his hammer in the first film — it takes away his powers and makes it more believable he could be beaten in a fight. “It’s just more fun to see a character like this on an even playing field,” says Waititi.

http://collider.com/thor-ragnarok-trivia/#taika-waititi

Which is a big kick to the Hulk. Because the tie-in comic for the first Avengers movie mentioned that Odin transporting Thor without the Bifrost weakened him as well. So, both times they fought, Thor was weaponless for the most part, weakened, and holding back. And Hulk still couldn't get a clean win either time.

Originally posted by TheVaultDweller
Because the tie-in comic for the first Avengers movie mentioned that Odin transporting Thor without the Bifrost weakened him as well.

Weakened Thor? I thought that weakened Odin..

Originally posted by Darth Thor
Weakened Thor? I thought that weakened Odin..

And yes, it's canon to MCU continuity.

Space magic.

Originally posted by Galan007
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And yes, it's canon to MCU continuity.

Yeah, Odin clearly states there will be a cost to both of them. And Sif was concerned as to whether he made it there alive at all. Plus, as shown in the scans you posted, we can visibly see that Thor had a very rough trip.

It also actually provides more context for the fight with Iron Man, as that took place pretty much immediately after those scans.

I have that tie-in comic and it was for Thor: The Dark World.

Yeah, I sometimes mix up which bits are from which tie-in comic, because there is often overlap between different comics and films, as well as bits rehashed that were originally shown onscreen in films other than the one the comic ties into.

These tie-in comics are mostly just to milk more money out of desperate fans, but they do sometimes provide added bits of context to things not necessarily expanded upon in the films.

I've started to buy them in trades now, They normally include old issues too.

Originally posted by TheVaultDweller
Yeah, Odin clearly states there will be a cost to both of them. And Sif was concerned as to whether he made it there alive at all. Plus, as shown in the scans you posted, we can visibly see that Thor had a very rough trip.

Not sure anything there indicates he was weaker against Hulk, as that happened a fair bit later.

But definitely against Iron Man.

Wasn't really that much longer. They returned to the Helicarrier directly after that. And yeah, a few things happened. But, at best, it was a couple of hours between Loki being captured and Hawkeye and co hitting them.

Besides, the Ragnarok stuff doesn't help Hulk, especially considering what Taika Waititi said.

^ Oh the Ragnarok one is pretty undisputable.

And btw even the Iron Man fight has been used by Hulk fans in the past as their evidence for Hulk > Thor. So it helps Thors case either way.