Looks to me like the Great Antonio needed an ass whuppin'. The kicks to the face did go overboard.
I want to see the Haku stuff! And the Harley Race stuff too. I love Harley, and I know he was a legitimate tough guy. I would enjoy reading about either of them having either shoots or backstage encounters.
Yea, I've posted a bunch of Haku stories in other PW threads. It just takes forever to write post them. Here's a few quickies:
- Bill Goldberg, Bobby Heenan, Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, Bad News Brown, Ric Flair, Eric Bischoff, Bret Hart, Lance Storm just to name a few have all mentioned that Haku was the toughest guy they've ever met.
- Here's Jake Roberts and Kevin Sullivan's take about the time when Meng ripped out Jesse Barr's eye (True story)
It happened in Puerto Rico and it was Sullivan, Roberts, Barr, and Haku (I'll call him Meng or Haku throughout) walking the streets of PR. There was a construction worker digging the streets and Barr went up to the guy and kicked dirt in his face. Meng told Barr "you shouldn't have done that" and Jesse said "Fuck you, what are you going to do about it?" and the fight started and 1 punch and a take down later, Barr was missing an eye.
Here's what Meng had to say when asked about the incident and this is a direct quote:
"It happened. But it's sad because I've always considered the boys as my family. They are my family. When things like that happen to me, it's very sad. We should control it but we're still human beings too."
- Haku also had a backstage encounter with Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake after Beefcake complained to WWF management that Haku slapped him too hard during a match. After WWF management informed Haku, he immediately went to the locker room and grabbed Beefcake out of the shower, and began choking him, lifting him two feet off the floor. Other wrestlers were hesitant to break it up, so finally Hulk Hogan (who Haku respected) was called in and was able to calm Haku down.
- In an interview with Alex Marvez, Haku was asked about one of his legendary fights. Haku stated his favorite was one that "cost him a lot of money." He was at the Baltimore Airport Hilton bar with Sivi Afi when five men started laughing at them and said, "You guys are the fake wrestlers on TV." In response Haku replied, "I