re: Toughest Professional Wrestlers in real life

That’s not true. It was actually very competitive, although Angle was the superior wrestler. It was just a matter of technique. Angle also said that had Brock continued the amateur wrestling route, he could’ve been the best, he was that gifted.

Don’t believe the stories you believe about Jericho or Orndorff. Neither of them are what I’d call tough guys.

The reason Tonga (Haku/Meng) was so dangerous and so feared was because he didn’t play by any rules. He was trained to incapacitate your opponent by any means necessary. Most guys would consider certain things “off limits” during a fight but he didn’t. He’d maim or disfigure a guy, if necessary. He also was trained to ignore pain, and how to withstand stuff like mace & pepper spray, handcuffs, etc. That said, he didn’t rip Barr’s eye out. He had his finger in there, and could have, but didn’t. Barr was let go not long after that.

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I heard a story one time that Brock Lensner wrestled Kurt Angle backstage once.

Kurt Angle pinned him inside a minute.

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Kurt Angle pinned him inside a minute

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Not saying it didn't happen, but I find that very hard to believe. Lesnar has about 30-40lbs on Angle. Anyone who has ever wrestled competitively will tell you, a much bigger guy is going to give you major, major problems. Throw in the fact that Lesnar was a college champion and an All-American, I do not think there is a human alive or dead, that could pin him inside of a minute.