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Joe Exotic Has Ties To Pro Wrestling, Because Of Course

Joe Exotic Has Ties To Pro Wrestling, Because Of Course

Posted: Mar 26th 2020 By: Ian Carey

With much of the world on lockdown due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, many people have turned to streaming services looking for a new show to binge-watch. One documentary currently on Netflix is Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.

The documentary focuses on Joseph Maldonado-Passage, best known as Joe Exotic, a tiger breeder and former Presidential candidate now serving 22 years in federal prison for a murder-for-hire plot and animal abuse violations.

Joe’s a character straight out of pro wrestling. As it turns out, he was actually involved in wrestling a few years back. He promoted Texacoma [sic] Pro Wrestling, NWA Texacoma [sic] Wrestling (2016), did some commentary for NWA Texacoma [sic].

Some of Joe Exotic’s wrestling past can be found on his official YouTube channel.

A link to the Netflix documentary series is here. The series currently has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes 4 out of 5 stars on IMDB.

“A zoo owner spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters in this true murder-for-hire story from the underworld of big cat breeding.”

Podcast kingpin Conrad Thompson noticed that Joe Exotic bares a striking resemblance to wrestling legend Michael P.S. Hayes.

 

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