Celebrities crossing over into skilled wrestling, whether or not that be for a match or a phase, has been a development for a lot of many years. In latest instances, the standard of celeb matches has elevated tenfold, with notable names like Logan Paul, Unhealthy Bunny, and Johnny Knoxville stealing the present of their respective matches in WWE. Again within the Nineteen Nineties, WCW introduced in a number of celebrities to assist increase viewership and crossover into popular culture.
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Many followers will bear in mind the likes of David Arquette and Dennis Rodman wrestling in WCW, however there are some celeb matches that followers might have forgotten all about. We’ll have a look again at a few of these matchups that sure followers might have forgotten, whether or not that be as a consequence of them being random, forgettable, or simply completely terrible.
Mr. T Vs. Kevin Sullivan
WCW Starrcade 1994
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4 |
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Mr. T notably wrestled at the very first WrestleMania, essential eventing the present alongside Hulk Hogan to tackle the duo of Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff. He additionally feuded with Roddy Piper, competing at WrestleMania 2. There can be a number of followers who forgot that he stepped foot again into the ring one final time, showing on the 1994 Starrcade occasion for WCW, taking over Kevin Sullivan in a singles match.
This got here at a time the place lots of Hulk Hogan’s buddies from over time had been getting spots on WCW playing cards, and this included Mr. T. His matchup with Sullivan was very brief at below 4 minutes, and it was very bland and badly wrestled. Positive, it offered Starrcade with some star energy and popular culture crossover, however it’s no shock that many don’t bear in mind this poor bout. Oh yeah, and Mr. T wore a referee-style shirt for causes.
Reggie White Vs. Steve McMichael
WCW Slamboree 1997
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Soccer Participant |
Steve McMichael was a notable crossover star for WCW, becoming a member of The 4 Horsemen after his run as knowledgeable footballer within the NFL. He was a notoriously awful wrestler, with many forgettable matches. A kind of got here towards a fellow footballer, Reggie White, in a battle of NFL stars.
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For some weird motive, WCW determined to place these two non-wrestlers in a match that lasted for over quarter-hour, and it was an absolute catastrophe. They determined to place issues like soccer tackles of their offense, dragging it on for means too lengthy. If the match was stripped again to about 5 minutes, then it might need been palatable, however as a substitute it served because the worst match on the whole card for this PPV, and it was fully baffling that anybody thought it was a good suggestion to offer these two a lot time within the highlight.
Will Sasso Vs. Bret Hart
WCW Nitro
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Bret Hart’s run in WCW was underwhelming for probably the most half, and it wasn’t helped out by wasted matches reminiscent of towards comic and actor Will Sasso, who competed towards The Hitman on an episode of Monday Nitro in 1999.
Hart destroyed him of their match, which lasted a little bit over three minutes, in what was a very pointless matchup and one which didn’t assist WCW or Hart within the slightest. This was arrange by Sasso costing Hart the US Title the week prior, as a result of for some motive WCW determined to offer this complete factor a storyline. Fellow MadTV forged member Debra Wilson joined Sasso… however then turned on him, serving to Hart win… for some motive. It’s no marvel many followers neglect this even occurred, as it’s a a lot nicer actuality to disregard its existence.
David Arquette Vs. Tank Abbott
WCW Nitro
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Many followers will bear in mind David Arquette winning the WCW World Heavyweight Title in one of many darkest days within the promotion’s historical past, and followers in fact bear in mind the insane Triple Cage title match at Slamboree 2000, however a forgotten match for the celeb was on WCW Monday Nitro, the place he efficiently defended the title towards former MMA fighter Tank Abbott.
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The match lasted for simply a few minutes, so it was very forgettable, and it successfully ruined Abbott fully as a severe competitor in WCW. Arquette tried to go for a sleeper maintain however was shrugged off, and was then crushed up by Abbott for a minute or so. Then, shenanigans ensued, resulting in DDP nailing a Diamond Cutter on Abbott, permitting Arquette to attain the win and by some means efficiently defend the WCW World Title.
