Professional wrestling industry is filled with colorful characters; superstars whose gimmicks range from a zombie to a clown, and if you browse through enough wrestling videos on the internet, you will also find a blow up doll who happens to be one of the most versatile wrestlers in the world of professional wrestling today! And no, that wasnt a joke. Sometimes, the person playing a character might not share anything with his gimmick, but thats how the industry works. People who play these characters arent as boring outside the squared circle either. Most of the times, you hear about incidents and stories involving these professional wrestlers that will make you cringe or laugh out loud. The wrestling fans have always been interested in wrestling road stories involving some of their favorite superstars, and quite a lot of them have found their way on the internet as well. In this article, I take a look at 10 such hilarious/bizarre road stories that either came straight out of the horses mouth, or have been floating around on the internet for years. Although some have been taken out of wrestling books or shoot interviews, the others have been stories circulating around on the internet, giving the wrestling fans a glimpse of their personal lives outside of the squared circle.
10. Humble Beginnings Of Jushin Thunder Liger
In professional wrestling, there are very few places more intimidating than the Dungeon. Stu Hart is remembered for many things Being a great wrestler and a promoter, but perhaps, he was mostly feared and respected for the punishment he dished out on the young wrestlers, who in pursuit of perfecting their skills endured his wrath in the basement of the Harts house. New Japan Dojo also has familiar stories, and according to some of the wrestlers, was even more intimidating than the Dungeon! It is famously said that the New Japan Dojo made the Harts Dungeon look tame, and that if you made through it, you were guaranteed to become a star. The Dojo became infamous for dishing out brutal punishment, making the wrestlers work out for more than 16 hours a day, including mental and physical abuse. Some guys were even forced to drink their own semen! There is a story about a Japanese wrestler who went to the Dojo, took every kind of punishment imaginable, and even thanked the guys for it. He became a whipping boy for everyone, and always thanked the instructors for putting him through all kinds of punishment. Anyway, after he graduated and moved away, he began missing the place. Sometimes when everyone was asleep, he used to sneak back in and used to exercise in the Dojo. As it turned out, he became one of the greatest wrestlers in Japan, and was known as an innovator in the United States. His name is Jushin Thunder Liger.
Sports journalist, writer, poet, quiz master and an engineer. I have been writing about contact sports for years, and have interviewed UFC fighters such as Miesha Tate, Cung Le and John Hathaway. I had also covered TUF - China finale and UFC Fight Night - Macau.
In professional wrestling, there are very few places more intimidating than the Dungeon. Stu Hart is remembered for many things Being a great wrestler and a promoter, but perhaps, he was mostly feared and respected for the punishment he dished out on the young wrestlers, who in pursuit of perfecting their skills endured his wrath in the basement of the Harts house. New Japan Dojo also has familiar stories, and according to some of the wrestlers, was even more intimidating than the Dungeon! It is famously said that the New Japan Dojo made the Harts Dungeon look tame, and that if you made through it, you were guaranteed to become a star. The Dojo became infamous for dishing out brutal punishment, making the wrestlers work out for more than 16 hours a day, including mental and physical abuse. Some guys were even forced to drink their own semen! There is a story about a Japanese wrestler who went to the Dojo, took every kind of punishment imaginable, and even thanked the guys for it. He became a whipping boy for everyone, and always thanked the instructors for putting him through all kinds of punishment. Anyway, after he graduated and moved away, he began missing the place. Sometimes when everyone was asleep, he used to sneak back in and used to exercise in the Dojo. As it turned out, he became one of the greatest wrestlers in Japan, and was known as an innovator in the United States. His name is Jushin Thunder Liger.