2 Tuff Tony

Anthony Borcherding[1] (born June 6, 1974), better known by his ring name 2 Tuff Tony, is an American professional wrestler best known for his hardcore wrestling style.

Tony is also the 2006 IWA Mid-South Double Death Tag Team Tournament winner with Mad Man Pondo.

Tony's friends Robert and Jerry traveled to Arkansas to train with professional wrestlers The Moondogs and invited him to come along.

He soon began training alongside his friends, free of charge, because Moondog Spot felt that Tony "was a natural for the business.

In the finals, Tony and Pondo defeated Tough Crazy Bastards to be crowned the first Double Death Tag Team Tournament champions.

Tony went on tour with JCW in 2007 to film the internet wrestling show SlamTV!, where he was involved in a rivalry with Tracy Smothers.

[10] Tony was attacked by Bull Pain at East Side Wars, but later defeated him in a Louisville Slugger match at Bloodymania.

On November 9, the Juggalo World Order (Scott Hall, Shaggy 2 Dope, Violent J, 2 Tuff Tony, and Corporal Robinson) "invaded" Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Turning Point PPV by purchasing front row tickets to the event.

[18][19] At Bloodymania III, 2 Tuff Tony was defeated by Viscera in a "Loser leaves JCW" match with Terry Funk as special guest referee due to interference by Balls Mahoney.

[20][21] That October at Hallowicked After-Party, Tony debuted under the name 2 Strong John while wearing a mask and wrestled against Balls Mahoney.

[21] During the match, he debuted his newest finisher, an inverted sitout package piledriver which he calls Dick for Dinner.

Sabu, who recently aligned himself with villainous manager Charlie Brown, defeated Tony and continued to attack him after the match ended.

[26] He and Rhino defeated Sabu and Conway at St. Andrews Brawl, where Tony was later named number one contender for the JCW Heavyweight Championship.

[29] At the Hatchet Attacks PPV on May 26, 2012, 2 Tuff Tony defeated Kongo Kong to win the vacant JCW Heavyweight Championship, making him champion for a second time.

[33] Tony was brought to Big Japan Pro Wrestling in 2000 by Mad Man Pondo, at the time the American booker for the company.

[5] His third tour also included an incident in which local authorities found Tony and Pondo in a city bus, dancing and undulating around a small statue of a frog holding a donut.