What the Gimmick Was: A giant mummy...I think. Why its Confusing: The Yeti was confusing in virtually every single way possible. For starters, his name was The Yeti. That means youre probably picturing a giant, furry creature from the Himalayas. Perhaps someone dressed in Giant Gonzalez old outfit even (he was actually the man who was supposed to play the role, but due to illness Ron Reis took over). Instead, the Yeti was wrapped up in toilet paper. Yeah, it was probably bandages, but well just say toilet paper. Now youd think traveling around the country would be difficult when youre a mummy, and youd be right. Apparently The Yeti wasnt fit to ride around in a plane or a truck and was instead transported by giant block of ice by the Dungeon of Doom. Its hard to know where to begin. How did the block of ice not melt? Where did Kevin Sullivan find this creature? Why did no nature conservationists attempt to stop it from fighting humans? Sadly, after Halloween Havoc and his infamous double bearhug with The Giant on Hulk Hogan, The Yeti went into hibernation (extinction?) and was never seen again.
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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