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The Gobbledy Gooker was a Survivor Series surprise that turned out to be a dud.
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@; h$ x) e) u, y0 `* `7 pHoward 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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# X& G! G" N# O6 `# g uThe Undertaker easily disposed of the Argentinian behemoth.
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Phantasio tried to pull off some japes during his brief tenure in WWE.
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/ f0 V _) a$ lUnfortunately, pulling the official's underwear off wasn't met with cheers.+ A0 V; Q" N2 J. r e
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2 w k- O6 c4 r A% e sDuane Gill went from unexpected Light Heavyweight Champion ...& U4 {* `1 w! M3 K/ r8 p$ h
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... to Gillberg, a parody of WCW star Goldberg.
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6 ^: @, L. s5 J' R; H; `- h$ NHe couldn't handle the pyro.
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Hailing from Who Knows Where, weighing who knows what, is Who. Who cares? Exactly.7 Y+ a: Z9 S3 w9 h" c" r
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Kwang may go down in WWE history as the ring's least feared martial artist.
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% Q/ f: @1 O- t# i( V9 gThough he spit mysterious green mist, victories did not come his way often.
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( N' h* I5 c i2 OBeaver Cleavage, coming to WWE rings straight out of the 1950s, didn't last too long." X' g7 o" Y* C1 G$ O2 m. `
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Chaz, the man behind Beaver Cleavage, said the persona was too ridiculous for him after a handful of matches.% |/ o( r) e& l2 w
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X9 t1 X, A: E. r U8 c$ FWhat would April Fools' Day be without the clown prince of WWE.5 Y5 z9 }" o0 ]2 E& q& W6 A
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0 z% }. V. P0 r2 KThe Ding Dongs annoyed fans with their constant bell ringing.
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s, N$ I+ W; p- s0 bFriar Ferguson briefly battled in WWE rings in 1993.+ V( M0 o( Y8 E2 Q( j
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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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The feathers flew when The Red Rooster was in action.
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3 P7 [7 w) l1 R8 [9 hOnce a promising competitor, Terry Taylor's career was never the same after he became a barnyard animal.
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The menacing Shark terrorized WCW rings.
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8 s5 W$ Z5 z+ U3 ?( hShark was hungry for anything and everything that crossed his path.
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Instead, his silly gyrations left them laughing.
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$ F0 t$ O, d+ F6 Q6 pThe Shockmaster stumbled into his WCW debut, tripping through a thin wall.
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( |1 {' r2 _( L( s4 L3 U0 ]1 gFireworks went off as he fell to the ground.
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3 J0 Q1 [2 d+ M' VHe recovered and delivered what should have been a bone-chilling warning to his opponents., Y: @6 b6 i' Q
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6 O( p! }4 t# |# z7 s& MAfter 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.
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The slovenly Bastion Booger grossed the WWE Universe out.+ n: N" G9 H+ q& y4 K7 h6 z
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1 Q4 i) g; |+ O/ \% xHis terrible dance moves helped, along with his poor hygiene.
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Oklahoma tastelessly mocked WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross.
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It didn't take, and Troy and Travis headed back to the future faster than you can say "Great Scott!"- q8 l \' D+ o2 ]# Z2 T
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Battle Kat tried to use his feline acrobatics to rise to the top of WWE.
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+ {$ Q/ i% j' AArachnaman bore a similar resemblance to a masked superhero.
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9 v3 j0 G2 N4 O7 O: J2 r* lT.L. Hopper left behind his plumbing business for an in-ring career.: r# i0 S4 f/ P5 f: M
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He didn't leave behind his trusty plunger, Betsy. His defeated opponents often got a faceful. |
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