You-Tube Must See

I told my wife recently about a funny video clip from You-Tube. The funny thing about this clip is that I remember watching it when it aired on TV. This actually has to do with wrestling ... wait, don't leave! It's actually really funny - let me give you some background on it.

In the early 1990's, WCW was promoting some pay-per-view wrestling event (it may have been Bash at the Beach, but that's not really important). At the time, the two big good guys (faces) were Sting and The British Bulldog, and they were having a feud with Sid Vicious and the tag team of Harlem Heat. For about a month, Sting and the Bulldog had been boasting about their new partner, but they weren't telling anybody who it was.

Finally, during an interview segment, Harlem Heat and Sid confronted Sting and the Bulldog. This was a perfect opportunity to introduce their new partner. Now, the character WCW created was called "The Shockmaster." As if that wasn't bad enough, the Shockmaster wore some sort of glitter mask, and some kind of fur vest. And, if THAT wasn't bad enough, his entrance was priceless.

Sting announces the Shockmaster's name, and the Shockmaster breaks through a wall ... unfortunately, he tripped and fell to the ground, losing his helmet. What's funny is that the other wrestlers and the announcers tried to save the situation by overlooking the classic tumble. Funny thing is that this storyline mysteriously disappeared as if it never happened.

You can see the segment here.