Nobody likes going to the dentist. In fact, most of us like to see our dentist as little as possible, so why, in Gods name, would we want to watch one work a wrestling match!? Heres the angle (and we swear, every word of this is true), Jerry The King Lawler, the legendary Memphis wrestler who has probably held more singles championships than any other wrestler that ever lived, decided to HIRE HIS DENTIST in an attempt to defeat Bret The Hitman Hart. Kay... So, to reiterate, Lawler, the massively experienced, highly decorated veteran pro wrestler, couldnt beat The Hitman, so he thought his dentist might have better luck... In fairness, The Kings dentist was actually the 7-foot 300 pounder Glen Jacobs, who would later find (much deserved) success as Kane, but even still, its a f*cking stupid story premise. Hart and Yankem feuded in 1995, after which the evil dentist character found himself jobbing to established WWF stars in a series of meaningless matchups. Quite right, too. It makes the whole business look stupid if any old dentist can step into the ring and credibly challenge a bona-fide wrestling star like Bret Hart...
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