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The Gobbledy Gooker was a Survivor Series surprise that turned out to be a dud.
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! s( u/ T/ M! _4 z7 t- k/ t2 L KHoward Finkel was having none of the Gooker's hijinks.
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Though he stood nearly 8-feet-tall, Giant Gonzales' airbrushed bodysuit made it hard for the WWE Universe to take him seriously.
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$ B& s% P) E/ L1 Z& K6 k+ f! [The Undertaker easily disposed of the Argentinian behemoth.$ K% k4 { O8 h1 n) v" J
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Phantasio tried to pull off some japes during his brief tenure in WWE.
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Unfortunately, pulling the official's underwear off wasn't met with cheers.
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Duane Gill went from unexpected Light Heavyweight Champion ...5 j) A. A6 Z% N# w( \- J4 r
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5 K; h& C- t. U! z# K& I9 _... to Gillberg, a parody of WCW star Goldberg.
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F, n* Q$ e3 t$ T3 s+ e# HHe couldn't handle the pyro.4 F% {, ?+ n( Y; v
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Hailing from Who Knows Where, weighing who knows what, is Who. Who cares? Exactly.
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Kwang may go down in WWE history as the ring's least feared martial artist.* M t' [& T* E" |
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Though he spit mysterious green mist, victories did not come his way often.
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! f9 ^$ U7 s" d# c ]6 {% p4 TBeaver Cleavage, coming to WWE rings straight out of the 1950s, didn't last too long.
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Chaz, the man behind Beaver Cleavage, said the persona was too ridiculous for him after a handful of matches.
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6 ]3 z7 i: p. A! a* a- TWhat would April Fools' Day be without the clown prince of WWE.( y7 D% R8 Y4 H" \3 P4 H3 `
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David Arquette fooled WCW fans by winning their World Title.
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5 C' Q: ?& R u/ i8 Y& xThe Ding Dongs annoyed fans with their constant bell ringing.
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Friar Ferguson briefly battled in WWE rings in 1993./ Y8 h3 L ~$ B, L. E4 Y9 }
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This mystery man randomly ran in on villainous Superstars and put a beating on them before running away.
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/ x# A1 y9 V1 \' r9 l1 _. D4 W& \The feathers flew when The Red Rooster was in action.( \& [2 i5 ]/ _& g* T' I+ U7 K% w
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Once a promising competitor, Terry Taylor's career was never the same after he became a barnyard animal.* \, W/ I1 x$ v
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3 r" o7 l3 r/ T! | n3 ?The menacing Shark terrorized WCW rings.: J1 m' g5 ^% \% B0 i7 b
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Saba Simba, the proud African warrior, should have struck fear into the hearts of his foes.
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Instead, his silly gyrations left them laughing.: p$ z& n- r! F: ~! a
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$ M, N4 e4 @1 _: o7 @The Shockmaster stumbled into his WCW debut, tripping through a thin wall.
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Fireworks went off as he fell to the ground.
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He recovered and delivered what should have been a bone-chilling warning to his opponents.4 q6 z1 W# V* L% C9 `
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% O* S" S# K WYes, Judy Bagwell was a WCW Tag Team Champion.
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Rick Steiner chose her as a replacement for an injured partner.
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9 N# Y G1 x% A5 }: A- iThe slovenly Bastion Booger grossed the WWE Universe out.
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' A9 a0 t$ K2 W% Y. n* IHis terrible dance moves helped, along with his poor hygiene.
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8 h. I) Z! l5 G0 V; m" y6 W& `0 POklahoma tastelessly mocked WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross.
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The fool went on to capture WCW's Cruiserweight Title.5 H; z. y3 c9 U: h, c# W$ V9 I' [3 u
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Tekno Team 2000 tried to take over WWE with a futuristic style of wrestling.4 L& J2 n1 `* b- k' [8 c7 X
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It didn't take, and Troy and Travis headed back to the future faster than you can say "Great Scott!"5 b6 Q4 x" i0 c9 B
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Arachnaman bore a similar resemblance to a masked superhero.4 Y- Z" p( k6 x# P
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The grappler from Web City had a short run in WCW in the early '90s.
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* v4 f( [' S1 W( N/ cT.L. Hopper left behind his plumbing business for an in-ring career.
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