Biography(references)He also began power training and weightlifting in his late teens after watching his brothers, who were on the Finnish national team. He also worked a wide variety of jobs, including fishmonger, gatekeeper, glass cutter, singer, page, stuntman, TV and radio presenter, and coach. Halme developed a fascination with the United States after seeing Martin Scorsese’s film Taxi Driver at the age of 12. He worked as a bodyguard for the music group Cheap Trick and musician Gene Simmons, and also as an actor, professional wrestler and a boxer.
Fighter Trivia(references)Halme was subsequently hospitalized, as he had only days before been in a boxing match and was using prescription painkillers, but his blood had additionally contained trace amounts of amphetamines, while a police search of his House of Parliament office turned up illegal steroids. In early March 2006, Halme was involuntarily committed to a mental hospital, reportedly due to delirium caused by excessive alcohol use. In December 2009, Halme told a newspaper that he was suffering from impairment of his short-term memory and had trouble remembering anything, but was still trying to write a book on his political career.
Awards & Accolades
Catch Wrestling Association: CWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling: IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scott Norton
Pro Wrestling Illustrated: PWI ranked him #145 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1993
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