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VirginiaSpur said:
On 3 March 1989, Haku got into an altercation with some men at a Baltimore Airport bar who called wrestling "fake", and during the fight, Haku bit off the nose of one of the men. Haku stated, "Yeah. It was in Baltimore Airport...me and Siva Afi went over and there were lots of babyfaces there at the bar. So we went and sat in the other corner away from them. When they were ready to close, we had a few drinks, and on our way out there were five guys just sitting there. Of course, the same thing came out. The 'fake' stuff. 'Hey, are you guys with those guys – wrestlers? The fake wrestlers on TV?' You know. I said, 'Yeah. I'll show you.' And I reached over without thinking – there are four other guys there (laughs) – grabbed his face, and bit his nose off. Then the fight started. Me and Siva kind of cleaned house there and left. I'll never forget it."[51]

In a shoot interview Bobby Heenan talked extensively about Meng and referred to him as the toughest man he has ever met. The most extreme story he shared was in regards to a bar fight in which he claimed Meng "took his two fingers on his right hand, his index finger and trigger finger, and he reached into the guy's mouth and he broke off the guy's bottom teeth." Heenan said that if he hadn't been there and seen it himself, he wouldn't believe it. Heenan was also close friends with Andre the Giant and claimed that the only two men in the world that Andre feared were Meng and Harley Race.[52] Heenan also praised Haku as a good-hearted family man.

Kevin Sullivan told a story to WWE Classics about the time when he and Haku went to a tavern to grab a few beers before heading to their hotel. According to Sullivan, it was obvious that he and Meng weren't locals, so when they walked into the bar, a guy playing pool insulted Meng. "The next thing I know is that Meng goozles the guy like Mr. Spock," Sullivan said. "It was fast and furious. He then grabbed another guy who tried to get involved and knocked him unconscious." After that, things got even crazier. "Meng bit through the guy's shirt like a wolf, bit a chunk out of the guy's back, then spit it on the floor," he said. "I said, 'It's time to go.'" Sullivan said that as they drove from the bar he saw police cars pulling into the parking lot, but authorities didn't pursue them and no charges were ever filed.[53]

Wrestler Shane Douglas said in a shoot interview that one would be better off fighting the US Army than fighting Haku. He spoke about an incident when he witnessed several cops trying to hold Haku down and one of them struck Haku with a baton on his face while the others emptied their cans of mace on him but nothing seemed to faze Haku.[54]
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Absolute sweetheart of a man though by all accounts..... Extremely loyal and protective of his peeps.
 
Bill Madrid said:
My dad was in Tonga briefly during the war. He said that they were all tubbies back then.

You'd think they have got round to shedding some excess lard in the intervening years.
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Atomic knob said:
Check out the names on the back of American university football jerseys for west coast teams. Many of the linemen have Polynesian names. Tuatuatuasaspasopa, etc.
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AlabamaSpur said:
One of the University of Alabamas best ever quarter backs is Tua Tagovailoa.
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Pacific island natives have a genetic marker that makes them more prone to being bigger and heavier a lot more (also more prone to diabetes).

A LOT of the toughest people on earth per capita IMO.
 
The fake tag applied to wrestling is a bit mad. Yeah, they're not really punching them in the face over and over, that's all silly, but I'd like to see your average joe dropped onto the canvas 20 times a match and walk away.

The reason most of these pros end up dead from overdoses is because they're all addicted to pain medication. You know, because of pain.
 
VirginiaSpur said:
On 3 March 1989, Haku got into an altercation with some men at a Baltimore Airport bar who called wrestling "fake", and during the fight, Haku bit off the nose of one of the men. Haku stated, "Yeah. It was in Baltimore Airport...me and Siva Afi went over and there were lots of babyfaces there at the bar. So we went and sat in the other corner away from them. When they were ready to close, we had a few drinks, and on our way out there were five guys just sitting there. Of course, the same thing came out. The 'fake' stuff. 'Hey, are you guys with those guys – wrestlers? The fake wrestlers on TV?' You know. I said, 'Yeah. I'll show you.' And I reached over without thinking – there are four other guys there (laughs) – grabbed his face, and bit his nose off. Then the fight started. Me and Siva kind of cleaned house there and left. I'll never forget it."[51]

In a shoot interview Bobby Heenan talked extensively about Meng and referred to him as the toughest man he has ever met. The most extreme story he shared was in regards to a bar fight in which he claimed Meng "took his two fingers on his right hand, his index finger and trigger finger, and he reached into the guy's mouth and he broke off the guy's bottom teeth." Heenan said that if he hadn't been there and seen it himself, he wouldn't believe it. Heenan was also close friends with Andre the Giant and claimed that the only two men in the world that Andre feared were Meng and Harley Race.[52] Heenan also praised Haku as a good-hearted family man.

Kevin Sullivan told a story to WWE Classics about the time when he and Haku went to a tavern to grab a few beers before heading to their hotel. According to Sullivan, it was obvious that he and Meng weren't locals, so when they walked into the bar, a guy playing pool insulted Meng. "The next thing I know is that Meng goozles the guy like Mr. Spock," Sullivan said. "It was fast and furious. He then grabbed another guy who tried to get involved and knocked him unconscious." After that, things got even crazier. "Meng bit through the guy's shirt like a wolf, bit a chunk out of the guy's back, then spit it on the floor," he said. "I said, 'It's time to go.'" Sullivan said that as they drove from the bar he saw police cars pulling into the parking lot, but authorities didn't pursue them and no charges were ever filed.[53]

Wrestler Shane Douglas said in a shoot interview that one would be better off fighting the US Army than fighting Haku. He spoke about an incident when he witnessed several cops trying to hold Haku down and one of them struck Haku with a baton on his face while the others emptied their cans of mace on him but nothing seemed to faze Haku.[54]
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Getting the feeling these guys are not brightest bulbs mind you....😒
 
VirginiaSpur said:
On 3 March 1989, Haku got into an altercation with some men at a Baltimore Airport bar who called wrestling "fake", and during the fight, Haku bit off the nose of one of the men. Haku stated, "Yeah. It was in Baltimore Airport...me and Siva Afi went over and there were lots of babyfaces there at the bar. So we went and sat in the other corner away from them. When they were ready to close, we had a few drinks, and on our way out there were five guys just sitting there. Of course, the same thing came out. The 'fake' stuff. 'Hey, are you guys with those guys – wrestlers? The fake wrestlers on TV?' You know. I said, 'Yeah. I'll show you.' And I reached over without thinking – there are four other guys there (laughs) – grabbed his face, and bit his nose off. Then the fight started. Me and Siva kind of cleaned house there and left. I'll never forget it."[51]

In a shoot interview Bobby Heenan talked extensively about Meng and referred to him as the toughest man he has ever met. The most extreme story he shared was in regards to a bar fight in which he claimed Meng "took his two fingers on his right hand, his index finger and trigger finger, and he reached into the guy's mouth and he broke off the guy's bottom teeth." Heenan said that if he hadn't been there and seen it himself, he wouldn't believe it. Heenan was also close friends with Andre the Giant and claimed that the only two men in the world that Andre feared were Meng and Harley Race.[52] Heenan also praised Haku as a good-hearted family man.

Kevin Sullivan told a story to WWE Classics about the time when he and Haku went to a tavern to grab a few beers before heading to their hotel. According to Sullivan, it was obvious that he and Meng weren't locals, so when they walked into the bar, a guy playing pool insulted Meng. "The next thing I know is that Meng goozles the guy like Mr. Spock," Sullivan said. "It was fast and furious. He then grabbed another guy who tried to get involved and knocked him unconscious." After that, things got even crazier. "Meng bit through the guy's shirt like a wolf, bit a chunk out of the guy's back, then spit it on the floor," he said. "I said, 'It's time to go.'" Sullivan said that as they drove from the bar he saw police cars pulling into the parking lot, but authorities didn't pursue them and no charges were ever filed.[53]

Wrestler Shane Douglas said in a shoot interview that one would be better off fighting the US Army than fighting Haku. He spoke about an incident when he witnessed several cops trying to hold Haku down and one of them struck Haku with a baton on his face while the others emptied their cans of mace on him but nothing seemed to faze Haku.[54]
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I've read the extended story about that last altercation. Apparently the cops weren't even there for Meng. Another group of wrestlers had gotten into a fight with some locals outside of a bar that Meng was having a few drinks in. The cops show up and start apprehending the wrestlers, out step Meng who goes up to the cops to see what is going on and the cop got spooked by seeing this massive dude walking up to him. He apparently also broke through a set of handcuffs during this same squabble.
 
Matt1882 said:
The fake tag applied to wrestling is a bit mad. Yeah, they're not really punching them in the face over and over, that's all silly, but I'd like to see your average joe dropped onto the canvas 20 times a match and walk away.

The reason most of these pros end up dead from overdoses is because they're all addicted to pain medication. You know, because of pain.
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100% it's scripted not fake
 
TottsAmazeballs said:
www.teamtalk.com

Conte told Ivan Perisic deal is 'likely' with Spurs talks 'well advanced'

Antonio Conte has reportedly been told experienced winger Ivan Perisic is ready to make the move to Tottenham with talks seemingly advancing in recent days.
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"it seems a move to the Premier League is finally on the cards if Sport 1 are accurate."

.....Source = the above tweet.



Noted from within the same bluurb:

"Recent reports suggest Fiorentina are willing to accept less than their initial valuation for Vlahovic. A bid of just £34m could be enough to bring him to England."

Credible? Not sure why they'd drop their price so much if he has another good season under his belt....
 
If Perisic's body is still able to keep up he would be a good option to have and he can play in almost every position in the attack.

3 goals and 1 assist so far this season. 5 goals and 5 assists last season.

We need a few veteran presences in the locker room to instill the proper mentality. But we also need to keep the intake of youngsters going so that we don't build too old of a squad.
 
Airfixx said:
"it seems a move to the Premier League is finally on the cards if Sport 1 are accurate."

.....Source = the above tweet.



Noted from within the same bluurb:

"Recent reports suggest Fiorentina are willing to accept less than their initial valuation for Vlahovic. A bid of just £34m could be enough to bring him to England."

Credible? Not sure why they'd drop their price so much if he has another good season under his belt....
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Another year and its 0.
 
ShutUpPatrik said:
If Perisic's body is still able to keep up he would be a good option to have and he can play in almost every position in the attack.

3 goals and 1 assist so far this season. 5 goals and 5 assists last season.

We need a few veteran presences in the locker room to instill the proper mentality. But we also need to keep the intake of youngsters going so that we don't build too old of a squad
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The Swellhead Spur said:
Forget about his age is is still an unbelievable player, one of the most underrated players around in the last 5 years
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Why would we do that?

He'll be closer to 34 (than 33) by the time he even kicked a ball for us.......
 
I think being realistic we get 2 players max this Jan. I’d also rather wait till the summer if the top target (eg Pau Torrres) won’t move mid season. We can’t just go to the back up ie Skrinniar to Rodon.

It’s a tough time to get deals done as all managers say. They quality players are likely still in the CL
 
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