10 Amazing Hidden Gems From WWE Superstars Of Wrestling

4. Where's The Beef?

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F*cking absolutely everywhere, thanks to Vince McMahon's World Bodybuilding Federation.

1992 saw WWE swimming in scandal for a variety of misdemeanours returning from the dark of the 1980s, but increased government interest in steroids following old in-house doctor George Zahorian's 1991 conviction for distribution of the drug had all eyes focused on the bulging biceps of McMahon's biggest stars.

Ever the carny-in-disguise, McMahon simply marketed his visions of vascularity elsewhere. With the WWE roster shrinking across the board, mass could be found elsewhere on the broadcast in the form of the utterly hilarious WBF sister show.

Vince's adoration for the Hogan-esque Gary Strydom is the lone highlight when actually forced to endure the product, but there's tons of fun to be hand from watching the roster being forced into promoting a distraction piece that was actively funneling money away from their shrinking pay-packets.

Want to be like the WWE guys you used to love or the giants on the WBF clips scattered throughout the broadcasts? Just listen to Tatanka and Bret Hart's plugs for ICO-Pro, and you too could have a garage full of the stuff you can't even bear the taste of!

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