Haku on Wrestling Hulk Hogan
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Haku on Wrestling Hulk Hogan
WWE/WCW/New Japan Pro Wrestling Superstar Haku aka Meng aka King Tonga talks about his match vs "WWE Hall of Famer" Hulk Hogan on Saturday Nights Main Event on NBC as well as why Hogan was the reason Haku has lived in Florida for decades now.
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One of the greatest quotes ever was when Jake was asked who he would not want to fight in real life. He said if he had a gun and Haku was coming at him, he’d shoot himself, because he wouldn”t want to shoot Haku and miss and piss Haku even more.
@Travis Gardner Shut up Travis.
Imagine a guy named Jake The Snake says this about you... LOL
Or actually shoot Haku and make him mad.
@aidsbrigade no Jake's smart, i mean who would WANT to risk pissing off Haku
For such a tough man he is an absolute sweetheart
Most tough men always are, they have nothing to prove with their attitude
@@Principaledpragmatist that has been my experience as well
@bee boo i know that's a fruitty thing to say to another man no matter what era you're in
Haku was tough in the ring as well as one the best workers in the ring, and was also well respected outside the ring too.
How the fuck do you call another man a sweetheart? Lol
Meng. What a gentlemen. He was a badass tough guy too. Thanks for the memories Sir.
104,000 plus subscribers to this great channel. Let’s band together and petition to get Haku in the 2020 WWE HOF (In Tampa FLORIDA) 👍
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Haku should be in the hall of fame. Was part of the best roster of Tag Teams in wrestling between 86-88 when he was part of the Islanders and then the Colossal Connection with Andrew the Giant. Not to mention King for some time. Great entertainer and great athlete, glad he got the big pay day wrestling Hulk Hogan.
He passes the Koko B Ware bar for sure!
Haku looks and sounds good for his age -- considering the profession he was in. He's not punch drunk or noticeably ill from roid use, and such, at least. That is great to see.
Haku died 20 years ago,but death was afraid to tell him
@@sosuapimp8449 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Islanders don’t need steroids because they’re naturally built like brick sh*thouses.
I used to work with this Islander guy. He was one of the happiest, laid back guys I have ever met. But you were always aware he could split open your skull in a second.
@@EOTA564 lol please. The rock is jacked beyond belief
Haku, thee consensus pick of professional wrestlers as the toughest guy during his time.
I’m a mark for any Haku bar fight stories
Probably the only wrestler who has nothing bad to say about anybody
That's not even close to true.. Do your Homework... Everybody likes Hogan.
@@johnsorto6737 You misread his comment
that's because they respected him. He commanded respect. Nice guy but don't piss him off
Most pro wrestlers said Hogan was a great guy.
@@bryanschwarzburg8087 half of the wrestlers did. He did have a bad side to him but Hogan never talk bad about anyone at least during interviews
The Rock said Haku is the nicest person he had ever met.
Haku was a FULL ON CLASSIC LEGEND! He had SUCH Power, Athleticism. VERY underrated Grappler that helped Make That WWF ERA GREAT💪💪💪
King Haku was one of the wrestlers I would have feared in real life. He is a very respectful person, but I would hate to see what he would do when angered. Such a strong wrestler as well.
Haku a true gentleman. He deserves to be in the hall of fame
I give a lot of respect for Haku how he tells stories about some wrestlers
Interesting that none of the comments here are commenting on the fact that he's speaking positive of Hogan. Like most of the people that actually worked with him.
HAKU is the real deal!!!!
I Wouldn't mess with that guy
Haku was the fiercest man outside the ring in the business. Jake Roberts said that during a 20 Battle Royal once Macho Man came over to him and whispered to him as Haku was entering the ring " Hey Brother! You know he could kill us all if he really wanted to!"
Hes like a sweet old grandfather. Still wouldnt piss him off though.
His hands look like hes been chopping wood with them
I noticed that too lol....big fucking hands too...
Sternums, ribs occasional neck or skull Lolol
He wrestled a friend of mine at an Indy show….. he said haku chopped him so hard he pissed his pants and he didn’t need to pee.
Haku LJN figure is one of the hardest to find, and is amongst the most valuable.
I am very lucky to have one then.
Haku doesn't hold grudges. Once he pulls out your eye and eats it in front of you, all is forgiven.
It's interesting how nobody is commenting on how he said hogan is a great champion and person
If I could have any wrestler watch my back in a bad part of town it would be this guy. Total badass legend.
He was a beast in the ring as Meng.
Haku seems like a genuine nice guy. He appears to have only good things to say about others in his videos.
I use to work at David Maus Toyota years back he was my boss awesome guy instantly knew who he was when I got the interview and saw the rocks pic with a letter to my uncle Tonga super cool guy
The most feared man in the wresting locker room but so likable at the same time. He came to my dad’s store back in the early 90’s and was nice with everybody but at the same time intimidating by his size.
"You don't call them, once you see them, it's just like yesterday..." I don't think that's just with pro wrestling, but life in general?
i grew up watching haku,a gentle giant with a heart of gold and a great wrestler,,,,but once mad and pissed off,,,even Godzilla would crawl into fetal position crying....he was probably one of the toughest ever in the business....thanks for the memories haku
Such a classy dude - much respect to King Haku
Haku aka King Tonga on his early days here in Puerto Rico. One of all time greats and one of the toughest guys alive!!!
Correct me if I am wrong but, everyone feared Andre and nobody messed with him, but I read more than once that Andre never ever messed with this guy. The reason seems to be that Haku was harder than nails and, in the wrestling circle, feared even more than the Giant...it would explain why everyone was nice to him..
There were two men that Andre feared. Harley Race and Haku.
History repeats itself... Big Show would've never messed with Brock Lesnar either... He knows that Brock would've taken him down and that would've been the end of the fight. Actually you can be at advantage against those giants when you're shorter than them, when you have enough size and strength yourself and when you can fight.
@@specialk9424 ABSOLUTELY!
@@specialk9424dude it wasn't fear that Andre had with either Harley or Haku it was RESPECT as he saw what both did to others a found his more bodyguards if needed as Andre was the Real Final boss of professional wrestling
What a great guy.
Even if he did have something negative to say about someone. I think Haku would keep it to himself. I don't think he's one to gossip.
Haku should make a surprise appearance at the Rumble. The joke would be that the other guys in the ring would make no effort to confront him.
Call me crazy but I always thought Hogan and Haku's matches were underrated. They had good chemistry together.
Haku was such a great wrestler. He’s one of the few guys I never hear other former wrestlers badmouth. Then again I’m sure most of them are still legit intimidated of the guy.
I 'liked' this video mainly because I don't want Haku to track me down and kill me....but seriously I met him years ago and we talked about playing rugby (which he did as a child) and he is a really nice guy.....
So many missed opportunities with Haku. Would have loved to see him fight Brock Lesnar, Scott Steiner, Ken Shamrock, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, Bobby Lashley, etc.
@@pantherhd1 hahahah Back in the day haku flat out destroys everyone on that list.
Haku would cook Floyd Meywather
@@pantherhd1 1 ) Learn grammar. 2) Look up a song by a band called Alestorm involving Anchors, It pretty much sums up my thoughts on you and your opinions
@@pantherhd1 tell you what dude I'll take you on in your discipline if you take me on in any of mine, 25 years of swordsmanship in western and eastern styles. It's people like you that give people the impression that all MMA teaches is thuggery and lack of discipline
@@pantherhd1 Also in your response to people abou Haku's lack of "real " toughness, In an MMA bout Shamrock, Lesnar and the like would handily beat Haku. In a fight in the street Haku would have greviously injured them. Why? Commitment, He has bitten a guys nose off and with the other things have been recorded of him in fights he has a greater commitment to walking out the othere side than 99% of people he will fight. My youger brother is the same when he was getting in trouble after leaving the army when he got into a fight he would do whatever it took to the other guy to minimise the injuries he would take. and he deeply messed dome people up. Training is only half the equation. You need the mental conditioning to actually be willing to main or kill an opponent. That is waht the majority of Military training is for teaching the commitment neccessary to take life. Thats why its easier to kill with a gun than with a knife because the gun provides a form of disconnect. Most stabbing are almost frenzied affairs with the victim almost always taking half a dozen blows at least due to attacker having to work himself up to do so. Look At nother real fight that happened in WWE Goldberg and Jericho. Goldberg in theory should have ripped Chris a new one. What happened? Chris choked him out with a front facelock. Commitment. I honestly think you need to look into teh psychology of violence and the principles behind martial arts not just mout and pound.
I accidentally dropped my phone while he was talking. I picked it up and promptly apologised to Haku for interrupting him.
Having someone who you respect give you achievable financial advice is one of the greatest gifts to receive.
Lots of people who are wealthy or even well to-do keep info to themselves.
Good on Hogan for helping these guys 👍
He really comes across like a decent nice and easygoing guy that people just love to bury because he didn't allow HIMSELF to get buried by others and stood up to morons like Russo who wanted to bury him to get rid of his contract. He did what was right for his family and for his brand, absolutely nothing wrong with that, Hogan owed no one anything and yeah Hogan was a politician but so was everyone else, that's how wrestlers were taught to act in the old days before guaranteed contracts a LOT of people are just really mad and jealous cause he was better at it than they were.
@@liquidsnake6879facts
1 of a very small handful of wrestlers that Andre the Giant respected and worried about because if you made Haku mad look out!!
Got to be tag team champions during his last run.
HaKu has got hands bigger than my math book.
Although Haku has a tough guy image he seems like a gentle guy. He is a guy that seems very peaceful and would be a great friend just be respectful. I’m sure the fights he got into many deserved it. They were probably being assholes because of his race.
One of my best friends in high school was full on Samoan, a guy who lived with me for a year. And their perception is absolutely spot on. He was the sweetest dude on this planet but if you pissed him off. Good lord get out of the way.
Thats the tuffest sob we known !!! Ask any wrestler 👍👍....he looks great !!!😀...god bless Meng !
Wrestled Hulk Hogan
Saturday Night's Main Event
You were King Haiku
Ha! Haiku
All Barbarian & Haku cared about was making money to feed & take
care of their family. They very few times in the ring with Hogan they
got a bigger check. Haku was on one of Hogan knows best episodes where
it was a party with a few of Hogan's buddies over. Nasty boys,beefake
Haku & a few others. I remember it well. Haku went to jump into the
pool were everyone was & they parted & got out of his way
instantly. You could see they did not want to mess with him.
just a killer guy, should have been given a title push, because he was for real tough, and barbarian too
That doesn't matter in wrestling never did, if it did Ric Flair wouldn't have been NWA Champion and Andre the Giant would've remained WWF Champion from 1979 until his death lol
Beautiful interviewer
At 61 or 91 Haku aka Meng is someone I would not mess with.
How can anybody not love Haku
i loved king haku. loved watching him in his wwf heyday. especially enjoyed his matches with hogan.
I met him once at a Publix grocery store. He was very cordial.
King hako was a beast!👏👈🙌😎🤟
Toughist man in wrestling
MOST FEARED MAN IN ALL WRESTLING!
Legendary HAKU still goin strong!!
Truly the kind of guy I’d sit down to have drinks with and bs about wrestling and life
His hand is like a catchers mitt.
Haku has always been one of my top favorite wrestlers.
I lived in Florida and I remember Haku had a car dealership.
Legend, love his match as Meng against Goldberg too.
His English is hands down so much better. I remember 25 years ago ya couldnt understand a wordd
Haku be like: No fucking in ring ability
Man ask any wrestler and the consensus is he was the most bad ass!!!! When ever a wrestler is asked who was the toughest its always haku!!!!!
I’m so glad to see Haku is not like some of those other bitter old wrestlers that find the need to talk trash about Hulk Hogan. And this coming from someone who most wrestlers have called one of the toughest men in the business Haku
When Haku had Ed Leslie by the throat in the air and Hogan was the one who talked Haku down, as Haku respected him as the champ
Yeah I understand why people disrespect wrestlers that are sex offenders and murderers, but it seems like their problem with Hogan is just that he rarely put people over.
They don’t even say Hogan was a bully like Shawn Michaels and the Kliq, Hogan just put his self over which makes sense since he was the first WWE superstar
Haku had a very thankless job in the Colossal Connection. He had to work entire tag matches by himself and then Andre would do his one spot or whatever he could and then Haku did the job at the end. Tough position to be in, but I'm sure the pay was decent at least.
I don't think he looked at it that way. Him and Andre were good friends and he knew that Andre was in a lot of pain and not long for this world, so him carrying Andre in the Colossal Connection I would imagine would have been an honor for him to the guy that carried the sport for so many years.
If there is any "thankless" aspect in this it would have to be with Andre on how he put over Hogan at Mania III, he put over the Warrior in numerous house shows to get him ready _for_ Hogan at Mania VI, and he kept wrestling despite having no business being in the ring as a favor to Vince McMahon. He was DONE with wrestling when he went to go film _The Princess Bride,_ but Vince enticed him to come back for Mania III. Sure, he got paid handsomely, but who knows how much longer Andre would have lived had he of retired sooner? The way he was just tossed aside by Vince McMahon I felt was "thankless."
Chuck Norris vs Haku... sorry Chuck
I.love an interview he did with mean gene in wcw. If I recall correctly Haku speaks in three languages in rapid fire succession...
King Haku respect....
King Haku Legend!
Someone better come up with an excuse on why he isn’t in the hall of fame yet, dude was the backbone of heels in the 80s putting the biggest stars over
1 at all i am glad seen him good and healthy. we crow up watching the old ones. amd haky is part of the history of w.w.e nice videp man!!
Hannibal's voice has changed
Wouldn’t want his finisher with those huge hands
Overwhelmingly considered the toughest man in wrestling by wrestlers themselves.
“Come to Florida. You can be my neighbor, brother.”
you wouldn't need a home security system if Haku were your next door neighbor. 😂
@@mikeattard3543indeed 😂
Look how big his hands are!
Haku would take your eye out...forreal...lol
Haiku was tough as they come!
Meng Dynasty! Salute!
I would like to go fishing with Tonga Fafita.
Please tell me that Haku is in the HOF. If the Bellas go in before this legend, then pro wrestling belongs to AEW.
Nope and he lives near Tampa too!
Haku is not, but Koko B. Ware is in the HOF. WTF is wrong with this picture ? Ridiculous, isn't it ?
Bellas were and still are a joke. Putting them in HOF is just pathetic.
@@TheHannibalTV Yes, this would be the perfect year to induct Haku, Tampa Wrestlemania. WWE, please do the right thing.
AEW already is true Pro Wrestling. Just watch the match between Hangman Adam Page/Kenny Omega vs The Young Bucks. One of the most exciting tag matches, ever.
Haku is a real gentleman.
Haku never answered the question ...lol
he talked about Hogan saying buy a house in Florida or have a party...lol
Watched him back when I was a kid 30 something yrs ago and he still looks big as ever
Huhko Ming should be in the Wrestling HOF
First class guy.
King Haku, great man! :-)
When Haku speaks
People listen
Baddest man alive
May our Lord Jesus bless Haku, Hulk Hogan and everyone in professional wrestling that have entertained us fans over the years👍
When you watch haku wrestle he chants as the match goes on
The chanting is actually a wrestling kind of cadence similar to QBs in football, as they do it, the chanting or grunting or like Mick Foley used to squeal and so does hannibal, its then easier to communicate between them what they are going to do without being heard calling spots.
You mean: *Hush hahahaha, hush hahahahaha?*
Haku was a brick wall
Brick wall surrounded by bamboo
HAKU for president 2024......
Chuck Norris checks under his bed for Haku before going to sleep.
Look at how big his hand is. 1 slap from him will humble anybody.
This is a good man.
Never ever heard Haku talk shit about anybody or anything BUT the best people demand RESPECT and if you don't give it to them they take it from you!! 💪😈
He sounds like a regular cool guy.