Debuting as "Wildman" Marc Mero, a tear in his anterior cruciate ligament put the high-flying ways of the former Johnny B. Badd to rest. As a result, Mero changed up his gimmick to call back to his time spent as a New York Golden Gloves boxer. With shorter hair, a new boxing robe, boxing trunks, and taped-up fists, the former Intercontinental Champion would return to the ring six months later as "Marvelous" Marc Mero. In addition to punching at opponents when the referee wasn't looking, he adopted a new finisher in the "TKO." Though it was named for a boxing term, it was actually a move which started as a fireman's carry that transitioned into a Diamond Cutter- and perhaps helped inspire Randy Orton's name for his version of the move, the RKO. Naturally, when WWF was looking for participants in their hybrid wrestling/boxing Brawl for All tournament, Mero signed on and saw success in the first round, though Bradshaw would beat him on points in the second.