10 Fascinating WWE King Of The Ring 1993 Facts
6. The Treacherous Photographer Was A Recognizable WWE Employee
The WWE Championship bout pitting Hulk Hogan and Yokozuna had to follow what was probably the company's best match of 1993, Hart's semi-final bout with Mr. Perfect, and there was no chance they were going to top that masterpiece. A plodding heavyweight battle would've been arduous enough to sit through without the hokey finish that the fans were given.
In the closing moments of the match, a heavily-disguised photographer jumped to the ring apron and somehow shot a fireball out of a gimmicked camera that rendered Hogan prone for a Yokozuna leg drop. Montreal wasn't the first time a contentious champion lost to their own move.
That mysterious paparazzo? It was none other than manager Harvey Wippleman, who would be passed off as a Japanese cameraman in on the fix with Yokozuna and Mr. Fuji. For purposes of the story, his true identity was never mentioned on WWE programming.