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; q4 _* ~& h. Q! jThe Gobbledy Gooker was a Survivor Series surprise that turned out to be a dud.
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1 P% J, l5 }; R; v+ l1 GHoward 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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' U% c* W6 D: f' W+ f: iThe Undertaker easily disposed of the Argentinian behemoth.
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5 A1 b: C, d3 l) J6 g1 o" wPhantasio tried to pull off some japes during his brief tenure in WWE./ E8 V& w* ?2 o6 M6 e/ C
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Duane Gill went from unexpected Light Heavyweight Champion ...2 Z1 m+ X5 v$ D) ? _
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- O, D, x6 f) ]4 n% d+ r3 iHe couldn't handle the pyro.: f! h6 @: V( H: U" h( Q1 |; }
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Hailing from Who Knows Where, weighing who knows what, is Who. Who cares? Exactly.8 k, _0 ?0 D" _; }- @; v% A+ R
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Kwang may go down in WWE history as the ring's least feared martial artist.. k/ D9 n$ L; T- }" w# F
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$ u8 }; \& P5 ~/ {% B8 r P! N& |Though he spit mysterious green mist, victories did not come his way often.3 q- ~8 w+ s9 {
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( Y6 a: M5 w eBeaver 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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What would April Fools' Day be without the clown prince of WWE.0 }5 X L) x( R4 F
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0 z( ] t3 I4 |$ R, P, S, hDavid Arquette fooled WCW fans by winning their World Title.0 j( `0 G0 a. @ p
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) l5 r# s5 p; a! N7 Q" sThe Ding Dongs annoyed fans with their constant bell ringing.* V9 U) q+ y" q8 X; w3 c0 f: D2 o
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Friar Ferguson briefly battled in WWE rings in 1993.
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! I8 K& k7 C- T& ], Z, y! A! `This mystery man randomly ran in on villainous Superstars and put a beating on them before running away.9 z. j" _6 V; T- L- w- s# A( N! k
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# O; v3 z* w: m5 S3 e& |The feathers flew when The Red Rooster was in action.1 C4 X0 t4 M( W
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Once a promising competitor, Terry Taylor's career was never the same after he became a barnyard animal.
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5 h/ _# n& N% n! z9 b& QThe menacing Shark terrorized WCW rings.
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Shark was hungry for anything and everything that crossed his path.
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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.
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The Shockmaster stumbled into his WCW debut, tripping through a thin wall.
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He recovered and delivered what should have been a bone-chilling warning to his opponents.
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2 O6 j6 D, ]. u6 x) XAfter the fall, though, The Shockmaster's WCW career was D.O.A.
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Yes, Judy Bagwell was a WCW Tag Team Champion.: ]+ S R! L: J3 M: N! M' y: g: Y
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9 a, W' M* L) p y- [6 SThe slovenly Bastion Booger grossed the WWE Universe out.5 E8 w3 Y/ Q" m9 ]5 F
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Oklahoma tastelessly mocked WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross.
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4 ~) Q% a6 d" Q: VThe fool went on to capture WCW's Cruiserweight Title.
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Tekno Team 2000 tried to take over WWE with a futuristic style of wrestling.
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0 J5 W& F) m: w2 ]) xIt didn't take, and Troy and Travis headed back to the future faster than you can say "Great Scott!"# w( q' Q2 V/ q4 z* E4 |
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s9 p5 ^# D2 TBattle Kat tried to use his feline acrobatics to rise to the top of WWE.8 q, s; ] V9 F6 n
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Arachnaman bore a similar resemblance to a masked superhero.
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; Y0 q& {0 ^* v9 f; M0 gT.L. Hopper left behind his plumbing business for an in-ring career.
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