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Post by britishbulldog on Dec 11, 2010 16:52:56 GMT -5
Lesnar
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Dec 11, 2010 16:58:12 GMT -5
I've not read all four pages, but has Paul Orndorff been mentioned yet? The man outfought Vader, who has been known to accidentally paralyze people in the ring.
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Post by FHgrad99 on Dec 11, 2010 17:53:13 GMT -5
I've not read all four pages, but has Paul Orndorff been mentioned yet? The man outfought Vader, who has been known to accidentally paralyze people in the ring. Yeah he was mentioned. I think Terry Funk might be worth a mention. He wrestled for years even though some doctors feel he shouldn't be walking considering how bad his knees are. He has no cartilage in either knee. It's bone on bone constantly.
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Post by Nasty Nate: The Giant Midget on Dec 11, 2010 18:09:44 GMT -5
According to Stu Hart, Earthquake was pretty damn tough. When Stu says your a legit tough guy, you can believe it.
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Post by JRX on Dec 11, 2010 18:09:51 GMT -5
Didn't Steve Blackman survive malaria?
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Dec 11, 2010 18:28:22 GMT -5
Danny Hodge is actually my #1 pick. Aside from still being able to crush apples, here's some of the guy's accomplishments: - At Perry High School in Oklahoma, Hodge won the 165-pound title at the state tournament in 1951 - As a collegiate wrestler for the University of Oklahoma, Hodge was undefeated at 46-0, with 36 pins - He was a three-time Big Seven conference champ at 177 pounds (1955-1957), and won the 177-pound title at the NCAA championships those same three years, pinning all three of his finals opponents. (Hodge is only one of two three-time NCAA Division I champs to have done that - Hodge was never taken down from a standing position while in college - He's the only collegiate wrestler to make the cover of Sports Illustrated. - He won a silver medal in the 1956 Olympics, missing the gold on a controversial call. - The Dan Hodge Trophy, named after him, is the amateur wrestling equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. - Danny won the 1958 Chicago Golden Gloves at Heavyweight, then won a Chicago-NY Intercity bout in October, beating Charley Hood. He finished his amateur career with 17 wins, no losses and 12 KO's. - In his professional boxing debut, he scored a first-round knockout victory over Norm Jackson. As a professional, he had a reported record of 8-2, although only 7 wins have been documented - And finally, Ole Anderson, while in the hospital with kidney stones, said it was the 2nd worst pain he'd ever been in. A nurse, somewhat surprised, asked him what the worst was. He simply replied, "Danny Hodge." Despite all this, he's a very friendly and humble man, one of my favorites of all the wrestlers I've met.
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Post by Bald Bull on Dec 11, 2010 18:28:42 GMT -5
To get into the business and to take all of the bumps that one takes makes you "legitimately tough." The ability to shoot wrestle or punch doesn't make someone tough. Being tough and being dangerous are two different things.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Dec 11, 2010 18:48:43 GMT -5
To get into the business and to take all of the bumps that one takes makes you "legitimately tough." The ability to shoot wrestle or punch doesn't make someone tough. Being tough and being dangerous are two different things. Perhaps, but if you're not tough, you're probably not going to succeed to a high degree against top level competition.
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Post by lovingway on Dec 11, 2010 19:00:45 GMT -5
Doesn't Rob Van Dam have a legit martial arts background? That's gotta count for something. Same with Al Snow and C.M. Punk, or at least so I've heard. Ask Teddy Hart. Honestly, I see Punk being a real life punk. I think he is person who thinks he is a lot tougher than he is. I remember hearing a story about New Jack being scared of wrestling Mike Awesome. I just think a lot of New Jack's aura is him being his own hype man
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Post by Trent Valentine on Dec 11, 2010 20:02:18 GMT -5
Joey Styles.
He was able to knock JBL on his ass...
Wonder if there was an ECW Chant during that...
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Post by Nacho STAYS Hyped on Dec 11, 2010 20:14:32 GMT -5
Danny Hodge is actually my #1 pick. Aside from still being able to crush apples, here's some of the guy's accomplishments: - At Perry High School in Oklahoma, Hodge won the 165-pound title at the state tournament in 1951 - As a collegiate wrestler for the University of Oklahoma, Hodge was undefeated at 46-0, with 36 pins - He was a three-time Big Seven conference champ at 177 pounds (1955-1957), and won the 177-pound title at the NCAA championships those same three years, pinning all three of his finals opponents. (Hodge is only one of two three-time NCAA Division I champs to have done that - Hodge was never taken down from a standing position while in college - He's the only collegiate wrestler to make the cover of Sports Illustrated. - He won a silver medal in the 1956 Olympics, missing the gold on a controversial call. - The Dan Hodge Trophy, named after him, is the amateur wrestling equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. - Danny won the 1958 Chicago Golden Gloves at Heavyweight, then won a Chicago-NY Intercity bout in October, beating Charley Hood. He finished his amateur career with 17 wins, no losses and 12 KO's. - In his professional boxing debut, he scored a first-round knockout victory over Norm Jackson. As a professional, he had a reported record of 8-2, although only 7 wins have been documented - And finally, Ole Anderson, while in the hospital with kidney stones, said it was the 2nd worst pain he'd ever been in. A nurse, somewhat surprised, asked him what the worst was. He simply replied, "Danny Hodge." Despite all this, he's a very friendly and humble man, one of my favorites of all the wrestlers I've met. If MMA had been around in the 60's, he would have been freakin' awesome. Now, he is currently the head of the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission.
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Post by celticjobber on Dec 12, 2010 1:39:24 GMT -5
I've heard Harley Race was a tough guy in his day. Also, The Rock's grandpa High Chief Peter Maivia. I've heard varying stories about both men being in bar fights and ripping guy's eyeball's out.
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Post by FunkerCM on Dec 12, 2010 9:25:35 GMT -5
Haku - undisputed winner!
Rick Rude - arm wrestling champion who had Savage's back anytime the WWF and NWA boys were in the same town. He beat Hogan in an arm wrestling match and Hogan was NOT happy about it.
Brian Pillman - notwithstanding the Sid incident, for everything else he went through in his life.
Steve Blackman - ask Bradshaw.
Steven Regal - stretched Goldberg live on Nitro one time and wasn't afraid to get into it with his friend Dave Finlay.
Bart Gunn - although Butterbean destroyed him, he was tougher than most in the business then was buried by Jim Ross for the way he humiliated his boy Dr Death.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Dec 12, 2010 13:37:29 GMT -5
didn't Rick Rude once KO Warriah with an open-handed slap?
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Dec 12, 2010 13:45:42 GMT -5
didn't Rick Rude once KO Warriah with an open-handed slap? I'd heard it was PN News. (Seriously.)
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Dec 12, 2010 21:16:41 GMT -5
Despite all this, he's a very friendly and humble man, one of my favorites of all the wrestlers I've met. That reminds me of a quote from Foley's first book. He described hanging out with Stan Hansen in Japan, and describes Stan being a quiet guy who didn't really party too much and enjoyed talking about his family. Foley then mentioned that most of the serious tough guys in the business were all pretty much this way, very quiet and reserved. They had no need to brag about how tough they were or go looking for trouble...because they knew if someone tried them, they would just destroy them with ease.
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Dec 12, 2010 21:44:44 GMT -5
Didn't Steve Blackman survive malaria? Steve Blackman didn't survive malaria- he let malaria walk away with its life.
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Post by saintpat on Dec 12, 2010 23:54:09 GMT -5
I guess this is the point where someone needs to mention that Ric Flair broke his back in three places in a plane crash -- and was back in the ring six months later.
Doctors said he'd never wrestle again. That was in 1974.
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Post by BitterAF on Dec 13, 2010 0:14:26 GMT -5
Scott Norton would seem like a legit tough guy. Any stories on him?
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Dec 13, 2010 0:35:28 GMT -5
Scott Norton would seem like a legit tough guy. Any stories on him? He got KTFO by Tony Halme in a bar fight during a Japanese tour.
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