10 Most Indestructible Wrestlers Of All Time
How can anyone withstand so much pain for so long and still get up?
No matter how much its detractors might try to spin professional wrestling as ‘fake’, the pain is very real. Getting thrown down to the canvas still hurts no matter how tough you are, and even the lightest of workers still leaves some marks on their opponent’s body.
Some men have earned reputations as being tough guys, badasses who seem to have no fears and are respected by their peers for it. Then there are also those wrestlers who have made careers out of being simply impossible to deter. That is to say, no matter how much punishment they take in the ring, whether it’s from scripted maneuvers or unintended botches, they keep getting up.
This article will delve into the latter group of wrestlers. These ten wrestlers are known far and wide as not just some of the toughest men in wrestling history, but they have all done something at one point in their careers that garnered the reaction, ‘how is he still standing?’
The answer to that question is simple: these men are all indestructible. These are wrestlers who’ve withstood tremendous punishment, and have wrestled for incredibly long periods without seeming to tire at all from their craft. For all intents and purposes, each one of these ten men was a ‘juggernaut’ at one point in their career, because it seemed like nothing could keep them down for very long.
10. Masahiro Chono
685981As one of New Japan’s ‘Three Musketeers’, Masahiro Chono was one of the best heavyweight wrestlers in the entire promotion during the 1990s. Skilled with submission holds and possessing a wide array of stiff kicks, Chono was also a very tough man, which was expected of him, given that he was working in the land of 'Strong Style'.
However, even Chono had his fair share of injuries. In particular, he suffered multiple neck injuries that, under normal circumstances, would’ve led to a wrestler’s career getting shortened significantly. However, he suffered his first injury in 1992 against Steve Austin, and another around 2000. However, Chono kept wrestling, and was still putting on good matches despite his injury.
When you look at the sickening nature of Chono’s first neck injury, it’s amazing he still had the ability to stand, much less continue the match. But Chono persevered, and has been wrestling non-stop since. It takes an exceptionally strong and durable wrestler to be able to continue wrestling on a consistent basis after getting dropped on their head with such devastating force.
There doesn’t seem to be any indication that Chono’s going to retire or even slow down anytime soon. The man’s body must be indestructible if he’s still going after what he’s been through.