Growing up in a broken home, Tony Halme faced a unique set of challenges as an adolescent. Perhaps as a way to shield himself from the world, Tony created The Viking—a larger-than-life persona built on raw strength and intimidation. | VICE TV

With Dark Side of the Ring exploring some of the seedier and horrific moments and performers in the history of professional wrestling, Ludvig Borga (real name Tony Halme) could easily make the list. Despite being an overtly bigoted man with deplorable views and a history of domestic disputes, he kept surfacing in public worlds of celebrity: he was a pro wrestler, boxer, UFC fighter, actor, writer, and musician before getting elected to parliament in Finland. Listen to his utterly bizarre yet tru