I STILL don't get the idea for The Shockmaster

[turkeysandwich]

I mean the original idea there. Was he going to wrestle in that helmet? Why did WCW think that it would make sense for Sid and Harlem Heat to be terrified of Tugboat in jeans and a yak wool vest? Also would Ole have to do every promo for him going forward? That character has never not confused me. Nothing makes sense about that character even if the wall fall never happened.

[The Dark Order Inferno]

They wanted to make their own Vader on the cheap.

[Main Eventer]

The idea was that he was going to shock the world.

[I'm Team Bayley and Indi]

a guy in a glittery Stormtrooper helmet was always going to be wrestlecrap

[Doctor Of Style]

Who wouldn't be terrified of a fat man in a glittery Stormtrooper helmet?

[Squirrel Master]

I think it was all supposed to go down exactly the way it did, warts and all.

[cabbageboy]

In a different context (say the USWA of 1993) I don't think this would even be remembered at all. Just a typical wacky gimmick. What's funny is that I know I watched this Clash when it aired yet I have no recollection of seeing Shockmaster at all. I think I hit the bathroom during the talk show segment, haha. The irony? That Clash is actually a pretty good show aside from that goofy debut.

The question is what were they planning to do with him? He was going to be brought in as a top guy in theory but where would he fit? Halloween Havoc was already penciled in as Vader/Cactus and Starrcade was Vader/Sid (later Flair).

[lildude8218]

If you watch footage of the Super Shockmaster then that's most likely what was going to happen. He would take the helmet off and have a mask on underneath.

[saintpat]

Apr 4, 2017 15:46:05 GMT -5 turkeysandwich said:

I mean the original idea there. Was he going to wrestle in that helmet? Why did WCW think that it would make sense for Sid and Harlem Heat to be terrified of Tugboat in jeans and a yak wool vest? Also would Ole have to do every promo for him going forward? That character has never not confused me. Nothing makes sense about that character even if the wall fall never happened.

It's proof that you're still in shock after all these years.

Which confirms its brilliance.

[Hit Girl]

His gimmick was "get sued by Lucasfilm"

[Deleted]

That was the liveliest I've heard Jesse in years.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Why did Brother Love of all people have access to some type of undead zombie like creature?

[Porky's Butthole]

Apr 5, 2017 0:32:38 GMT -5 Cranjis McBasketball said:

Why did Brother Love of all people have access to some type of undead zombie like creature?

Any idea how hard it is to get a pallbearer on short notice?!

[2coldMack is even more baffled]

I have the same problem with the Zodiac. I don't get it. What was it supposed to be? Kamala? African savage. Offensive, sure, but straight forward. The Shark? Dude that thinks he's a fish. Dumb, but straight forward. What the f*** was the Zodiac supposed to be?

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Dusty didn't want to make the nepotism seem to obvious. That's why he hid his brother in law in a storm trooper helmet.

Poor uncle Fred, what basically was supposed to be a main event push killed his career.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Apr 5, 2017 1:41:20 GMT -5 2coldMack is even more baffled said:

I have the same problem with the Zodiac. I don't get it. What was it supposed to be? Kamala? African savage. Offensive, sure, but straight forward. The Shark? Dude that thinks he's a fish. Dumb, but straight forward. What the f*** was the Zodiac supposed to be?

In one of my favorite youshoots ever, Kevin Sullivan was asked the following,

"Was Brutus the Barber Beefcake, on your stupid dungeon of doom, because he's Hulk Hogan's butt buddy?"

Kevin answered, "Absolutely"

[Honeybear Lyder]

His Super Shockmaster attire was pretty badass though. Could it be they meant him to wear it from the start but it was not ready by the time he debuted? I doubt they'd have him wrestle with no top and that helmet on.

[unc40]

I still don't get what the Yeti was supposed to be. Do the yeti mummify dead yeti and then the mummified yeti go out and hump people from behind?

[2coldMack is even more baffled]

Apr 5, 2017 17:37:39 GMT -5 unc40 said:

I still don't get what the Yeti was supposed to be. Do the yeti mummify dead yeti and then the mummified yeti go out and hump people from behind?

To be fair, given that the Yeti was originally supposed to be Giant Gonzalez, in what I'm guessing was gonna be a white palette swap of his WWF gear, THAT would have made more sense. Reese probably couldn't fit the costume and they had to make due on short notice.

[hargh]

If Fred hadn't tripped and fell through the paper, it would be lost in time. So at least it was memorable.