The God of War: Why Haku Is Universally Recognized as Wrestling’s Toughest Man

In the world of professional wrestling, the debate over who is the “toughest” legitimate fighter is a favorite topic among fans and historians. Names like Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle, Ken Shamrock, and Dan Severn often dominate these conversations due to their pedigrees in amateur wrestling and mixed martial arts. However, when one poses the same question to the wrestlers who shared locker rooms in the 1980s and 1990s, the answer is almost unanimously singular. It is not a UFC Heavyweight Champion or an Olympic Gold Medalist. It is Tonga Fifita, known to World Wrestling Federation (WWF) fans as Haku and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) fans as Meng.

The legend of Meng is unique because it does not rely on telev

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