25 Most OUT OF POCKET WWE Attitude Era Moments

12. The Best Wrestling Joke Ever?

Even if you’re not a believer in the big man, you’re probably aware of God’s work. He’s one of the first things you learn about. 

God, quite famously, is omnipotent. He’s all-powerful. He’s also omnipresent, meaning he’s everywhere all at once. And, this is key here, he’s omniscient. He knows everything. He knows the meaning of life, every secret of the universe, and who raised the briefcase at King Of The Ring 1999. 

Ahead of SummerSlam, the Rock cut a promo on his pay-per-view opponent Billy Gunn. In it, the Rock adopted Gunn’s voice in a desperate prayer to God. “My name’s Billy, and I just won King Of The Ring,” “Billy” pleaded. “But there’s one problem - everybody still thinks that I absolutely suck!” 

This was great enough. It ruined the art of the promo for two decades, because everybody tried to be as funny, but it was probably worth it. But then, the ultimate punchline: Rock, adopting the voice of God, said “Bob…”“But my name’s Billy!”

“It doesn’t matter what your name is!” 

That right there is the best wrestling joke ever, because the idea was that Billy Gunn was so irrelevant that the omniscient Lord above didn’t even know who he was. That was more brutal than an unprotected chair shot. Ken Shamrock got off easy!

The Rock was so out-of-this-world phenomenal that he delivered one of the greatest TV moments of the year on Sunday Night Heat.