Today we present you, Top 10 Instances Where WWE Wrestlers Got The Better of Even Hardcore Wrestling Fans
10 Chris Jericho as Doink the Clown
When William Regal vowed to take everything Chris Jericho cared about in early 2001,
that included Y2J’s Intercontinental Championship.
Booking himself into a title match at WrestleMania 17, Regal seemed the favourite to win,
and aimed to prove himself the RAW before the pay per view when he took on Crash Holly.
A standard match, the bout was interrupted by Doink the Clown, who appeared from the crowd,
attacking the British Brawler with a flurry of offence.
As the assault continued, many fans wondered how the aging jobber had suddenly become an incredible athlete,
until the clown prince of WWE revealed it was actually Jericho.
Locking Regal in the Walls of Jericho, the Fozzy frontman clearly had the psychological advantage
going into their title match, after weeks of being forced into handicap matches by the Commissioner.
This attack clearly paid off, as Jericho was able to retain the title against Regal
in the show’s opener, whilst Doink, the real Doink, would later appear in the
Gimmick Battle Royal, when he lost to the Iron Sheik.
9 Eric Angle as Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle may go down in history as having the greatest rookie year in WWE history.
Debuting at the 1999 Survivor Series, the Olympian would have a meteoric rise
to the top, and by Survivor Series 2000, was riding high as WWF Champion
Unfortunately for Kurt, it seemed his reign was going to be a short one, as he was scheduled
to face The Undertaker, who had recently returned as the American Biker.
Facing in the ring, nobody gave Kurt a chance and though Angle crawled
under the ring, there was no escaping the Phenom.
Retreiving Angle from under the ring, Taker hit the last ride, though he and everyone
watching was shocked when the referee refused to pin.
It turned out during his escapade beneath the ring, Kurt had switched with real-life brother
Eric Angle, who had taken the last ride for him.
Off his game, the Deadman fell victim to a roll-up by the real Kurt, who was able to retain the title.
A genius plan, the pair pulled it off 3 years later, when Angle defended the gold against
Brock Lesnar on SmackDown.
Again, it was Eric who took the bullet, being hit with an F5, before Brock was rolled-up
by the Olympic Gold medallist.
8. Dean Malenko As Ciclope
WCW may be dead and buried, but one thing the company certainly did better than
the WWF at the time, was the Cruiserweight division.
Allowing American audiences to see high flying action, there’s no shortage of popular cruiserweights
and one of the biggest feuds in 1998 involved Dean Malenko and Chris Jericho.
Having forced the man of a thousands holds from the company in March, Jericho was riding
high as the arrogant champion, and at Slamboree,eagerly watched a Battle Royal to determine
his opponent for later that night.
When it came down to two, Juventud Guerrera and the unknown Ciclope,
fans were shocked to see Guerrera eliminate himself, allowing Ciclope the win.
Confident he would beat the unknown star, the smile was quickly wiped from Y2J’s face,
as Ciclope unmasked, revealing himself to be Malenko, who received a truly deafening reaction from the
crowd Facing off immediately after, the pair would engage in a short, entertaining bout which saw the
Iceman winning the title and finally getting his revenge on the arrogant Y2J.
7. Austin Aries as Suicide
Though his time in WWE may have been brief, Austin Aries is known by fans
as one of the most entertaining stars in Impact Wrestling history.
An innovator in and out of the ring, Aries’ athletic style is matched only by his creative mind,
and in 2012 created Option C, allowing the X-Division champion to surrender
the title for a shot at the World title.
Capturing the TNA World Championship at Destination X 2012, Option C quickly became a focus
for all the wrestlers, as whoever held the title by next year’s pay per view
would get the chance of cashing in.
When Suicide returned to the company and won the X-Division title on the eve of Destination X,
everyone was shocked, especially authority figure Hulk Hogan, who revealed the man behind the mask,
future Cruiserweight Champion TJ Perkins, had been attacked backstage, and his costume stolen.
That of course meant, that the Suicide in the ring, wasn’t the real deal, but was in fact Aries,
who looked to cash in Option C for the second time.
6. Eric Bischoff as the Priest
There are very few people in wrestling who can say they stuck it to Vince McMahon,
but for 83 weeks, Eric Bischoff did exactly that.
Leading WCW during the Monday Night Wars, Bischoff would eventually join the WWE in 2002
after WCW’s demise, and was appointed the General Manager of RAW.
As the head of the red brand, Bischoff found himself at odds with SmackDown’s Stephanie McMahon,
and decided to mess with the daughter of his old rival with his role in the Billy and Chuck wedding ceremony.
The climax of a long-running love angle between the pair, the duo were convinced by their manager
Rico to marry live on SmackDown on the September 12th, 2002 episode.
After revealing that they weren’t actually gay, and the story was just a publicity stunt by Rico,
it was the old, stuttering priest who seemed to be the voice of reason.
In a true stroke of booking genius though, the priest was revealed to be Bischoff,
who ripped off the geriatric Latex mask to the shock of everyone.
Calling in his cronies Rosie and Jamal of Three Minute Warning, the RAW invaders decimated
the stars of SmackDown, including Stephanie who was levelled with a Samoan Drop.
A genius ploy by Bischoff, this moment has lived with fans all these years after it happened,
as a reminder of Bischoff’s motto, that Controversy creates cash.
5. DDP as La Parka
Critics of WCW may say that the company hoarded all of WWE’s old stars,
but one name they certainly made for themselves was Diamond Dallas Page.
Joining wrestling in his 30s, Page quickly gained a huge fanbase with his incredible skill,
and had his break-out moment in his career-making feud with Macho Man Randy Savage.
When Savage entered the ring to face La Parka in a routine match of Nitro, many fans expected to see
Page at some point, though no-one predicted how the future Yoga instructor would make his presence known.
Just minutes into the match, La Parka would hit Savage with an uncharacteristic Diamond Cutter,
leaving the crowd taken aback at the sight of Savage’s face being planted into the mat.
Unmasking, the so-called La Parka was revealed to be DDP, who had imitated La Parka’s
moves perfectly during the match.
Covering Savage for the pin, the win was a huge shock to everyone, and gave Page a huge advantage
going into their tag-team showdown at Bash at the Beach just days later, in a match which would see
Savage, along with Scott Hall, get his win back.
4. Chris Jericho as Sin Cara
When rumors started appearing that Chris Jericho had been knocked out by Sin Cara in England in late
2016, Y2J was quick to debut them.
Despite Jericho’s efforts though, the rumors gained a lot of traction, as both men had been involved in
backstage altercations that year, with Sin Cara laying out Simon Gotch not long before, and Jericho
standing up to Brock Lesnar at Summerslam after the beast had bloodied Randy Orton.
Whilst what actually happened remains a mystery to the fans, Jericho’s response to the rumour
is fondly remembered.
When Owens defended his Universal title against Seth Rollins on the November 21st 2016 edition of
RAW, both men gave it their all for the gold.
Ultimately, the difference maker was a man from the crowd in a Sin Cara mask, who cost Rollins
the match, and was very quickly revealed to be Jericho who had been banned from ringside
earlier that night.
Though brief, Jericho’s donning of the mask was Y2J at his very best, being a subtle nod to smart fans, a
shocking moment for casual fans and a big screw you to those fuelling rumors, all of this done in mere minutes.
3. The Undertaker as Kane
The Undertaker is one of WWE’s most tenured and respected Superstars, so many fans were shocked
when the Phenom no-showed a handicap match on RAW in 1998, against his brother Kane and Mankind.
Though the odds were not in his favour, the Phenom had plenty going for him, as the winner of the match would receive a shot at
Stone Cold’s WWF title.
With the Deadman nowhere in sight, Vince McMahon ordered Kane and Mankind to go after each other,
something Foley was very hesitant to do so.
On the other hand, Kane had no problem attacking his tag team partner, viciously teeing off on
Foley with a steel chair.
Pinning Mankind after a demonic beatdown, Kane’s hand was raised, but the monstrous victor quickly
unmasked himself, revealing it to be The Undertaker in disguise, who was now the number one contender for
Austin’s title.
An effective ploy, the Phenom would pull a similar stunt less than a year later, dressing as his not-so-little
brother on the eve of WrestleMania 15 to attack Triple H, before returning to the shadows.
2. Edge and Christian as Los Conquistadores
When Los Conquistadores returned to the WWF in 2000, no-one was that impressed.
The two hadn’t been seen in the company in over a decade, and had been nothing more than
Jobbers during their initial run.
However, these Conquistadores were very different to the ones before, and after attacking the Hardys
with a series of tag team moves, it was clear that the pair were really Edge and Christian.
Denying the obvious allegations, the Canadians tried to hide their tracks by having two unknown stars
dress as the Conquistadores backstage, so the four characters could be seen at the same time.
When Edge and Christian as the Conquistadores captured the tag titles from the Hardy Boys, their master
plan was put into action, as the pair aimed for two jobbers to don the costumes and defend the titles
against E&C in what should have been an easy title win.
However, Los Conquistadores showed to be much tougher against Edge and Christian and retained the
titles, before revealing themselves as Matt and Jeff.
With Commissioner Mick Foley announcing the Hardys as the true tag champions, fans were pleased to
realise that the cocky blonde Canadians had essentially won the titles from their foes, for their foes.
1. Ric Flair as the Black Scorpion
After Ric Flair and Sting had battled dozens of times for the NWA Championship, everyone involved
knew they needed something fresh.
Thus, entered the Black Scorpion, a mysterious masked figure who was hell bent on defeating the
Stinger in WCW and claiming the title for his own.
The only problem, was that no-one, including those backstage, knew who the Black Scorpion
was supposed to be.
Billed as someone from Sting’s past, many thought it could’ve been a Horseman, perhaps Ole Anderson,
who was giving the Black Scorpion his haunting voice.
Unfortunately, Ole broke his arm not long after the Scorpion’s debut, meaning he couldn’t be the man behind the mask.
After brining in WCCW worker Al Perez, it seemed things were going to be okay, until Perez said
he wouldn’t face Sting, and the company was once again without a Scorpion.
As the feud built to a climax at Starrcade 1990, the company were desperate, and eventually turned to
reliable Ric Flair to don the mask, the same man who the Scorpion was supposed to replace
as the Stinger’s new nemesis.
After a nearly 20-minute bout, it was clear that the Scorpion was Flair,
leaving the fans watching underwhelmed.
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