channeled through a pro wrestling ring. i just criticized their way of life and tell them how they need to follow a real man or my hero joseph r. biden. reporter: the progressive joe richardses is a wrestler fans love to hate. when i grab him and the fans say hit him in the mouth, and they come from the seats, i hit him in the mouth. and they go, he did that for us. reporter: and his mentor beau-james came up with that when trump was first president. my goodness, if we had a guy that was anti-trump and send him to the rings in these towns, how much hate would we get? they want to see you get your ass kicked. that s the heat you want. it s the greatest feeling in the world. it s a high. reporter: now that politics has gotten so intense, it s getting too real for dan. the response to me, and people who think like me are more violent.