10 Short-Lived WCW Runs You Totally Forgot About

10. Kamala

Period in WCW: 20 June 1995 to 17 September 1995

Kamala is a recognisable gimmick to wrestling fans of the ‘80s and ‘90s, and the character of a Ugandan savage who required a “handler” has aged worse than the jockstrap of one of his squash match victims.

Kamala’s paint job is one of the most iconic aspects of the character, from his signature facepaint, to his crescent moon belly decal. He is best remembered for his multiple but brief WWE runs.

In 1993, when Kamala went into semi-retirement, he returned to his pre-wrestling occupation, truck driving.

It was Hulk Hogan, who Kamala described as a “sweetheart”, who brought him out of retirement. He was hired by WCW on Hogan’s recommendation, though he wasn’t given a contract.

WCW created one of wrestling’s most over stables in (early) nWo, but not every team would be so beloved. Kamala, despite his real-life reverence for Hogan, was a member of Kevin Sullivan's Dungeon of Doom – a group of oddities brought together to end Hulkamania. Kamala did little of note in WCW, other than participating in the disastrous Doomsday Cage match, and was an early out in Sullivan’s clan.