re: Toughest Professional Wrestlers in real life

As stated prior, Orndorff wasn’t that tough; however, like Dynamite Kid, he never backed down from anyone. His “fight” with Vader is greatly exaggerated. Tony Atlas handled Orndorff fairly easily in their skirmish.

I also saw that someone mentioned Jacques Rougeau... definitely NOT a tough guy. His brother Raymond was a legit boxer and he was the tougher of the two. Jacques blindsided Dynamite with a fist full of coins and knocked all of Dyno’s teeth out and Dynamite didn’t go down. Dynamite was tough as shoe leather and was trained at the Snake Pit in Wigan but was a bully. After their altercation the Rougeaus immediately hauled arse because they knew Dynamite would be looking for revenge. The two teams were kept separate on subsequent cards. At the Survivor Series Dynamite planned to confront Jacques but the Rougeaus purposely got eliminated early and left the arena without even showering or anything. By the time the Bulldogs got to the back after the match, the Rougeaus were already gone.