
‘Inhumanly tough’: The ballad of Gypsy Joe, the original king of hardcore wrestling
When all-time tough guys are discussed in professional wrestling, names like Terry Funk, Haku and Mick Foley often come up. The sport’s historians might mention older names like Dick the Bruiser or Johnny Valentine. If you ask folks around the South, though, one of the names which comes up again and again is the legendary…