5 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE WrestleMania XII
4. WrestleMania Goes Hollywood
Long before WWE used the silver screen as their 'Show Of Shows' setting (and actually had a feud that drew interest at the box office), Goldust mined the game for promo patter that masked the psycho-sexual androgyny Vince McMahon was impressively trying to master with the gimmick.
Former actual film star Roddy Piper had no truck for this sort of attention ordinarily, but he did have a Ford Bronco. Because of course he did.
Built as a set piece for the aforementioned OJ gag, Piper and Goldust's parking lot scuffle was legitimately horrifying. Pre-taped but feeling as live as it needed to, the 'Hot Scot' obliterated the 'Bizarre One' with a baseball bat before dodging a hit and run attack ahead of giving chase to the Intercontinental Champion's gold Cadillac.
With the violence and car chase checked off, only the sex remained to assemble 1996's hottest action thriller. Game-for-anything Dustin Runnels again delivered, sporting negligee under his golden ensemble for reasons never otherwise-explored. With a live crowd baying for Goldust's demise, the blood-drenched Piper duly obliged.