JBL Names His Top 5 List Of Wrestling’s All-Time Toughest Guys

On the latest episode of Something To Wrestle With, JBL provided his list of the five most “badass” individuals he had personal, first-hand experience with in his career. You can check out some highlights below:

On the list: “I was only around Harley, but never really in the dressing room with Harley that much. That takes Harley out of the question. Takes Jack Brisco out of the question, because I was not around Jack except around his brother, Jerry. And I wasn’t around Jerry enough, as far as wrestling when he was in his prime. So I would start with Haku. Obviously, I think the one guy that we were around that I’ve heard so many stories of, [I’ve] been around Haku so much. We’re good friends, I would start with Haku. I would go Brock Lesnar next. After that, I think I’d stick in Stan Hanson, is who I’d pick. Then I’d go Godfather, and Ron Simmons.”

On what makes The Godfather someone on that list: “He’s a bad dude, man. That guy can fight. I mean, he’s a trained fighter, he can fight. There’s a legendary story of him throwing a guy off a balcony when he was in some biker gang or in college. Godfather is — that guy’s legit, man. I mean, legendary stories. He’s been in a lot of fights, he doesn’t lose. I mean, that guy can — he can go. He can throw hands, he’ll be there, and he’s a stand-up dude. I mean, if I’m going into a bar fight, I want Ron Simmons and Godfather with me. I’ve seen Ron Simmons, and when I needed him, and he was there for me.”

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