7 Most Ridiculous Ways To Build Towards WWE Matches

7. Hulk Hogan Becomes Mr. America (Roddy Piper Vs. Mr. America, Judgment Day 2003)

Vince McMahon facing Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania XIX felt like a big deal. The Street Fight ordeal was logical given Hogan's status as one of McMahon's biggest ever draws. Hulk won the 'Mania match, before Vince in storyline forced the legend to sit out the rest of his contract at home.

This led to the debut of Mr. America on the May 1, 2003 episode of SmackDown. Appearing on Piper's Pit, Hogan wore gaudy USA-themed colours complete with a mask and the Mr. America character even used Hulk's old 'Real American' theme music.

The entire situation was supposed to build towards a re-tread of Hogan vs. Piper, only with the former under his Mr. America guise, at Judgment Day. A short affair, the bout only went a little over 5 minutes. The Mr. America character was retired just over one month later.

In the character's defence, the joke played towards it obviously being Hogan under the hood. That's fine, although it was hard to believe that Vince McMahon, Piper or anyone else could be fooled by the ruse. In 2003, nobody really needed Hulk Hogan vs. Roddy Piper, especially not with such an asinine gimmick involved.