10 Great Wrestling Moments That Not Enough People Have Seen

8. Aja Kong's Big Egg Wrestling Universe Entrance

That Aja Kong doesn't boast effective SEO is an indictment of the pro wrestling fandom.

You will get two Aja Kong entries in this goddamn list as punishment.

Many wrestling fans cite the glamour and spectacle of WWE, as if they reserve an exclusive on it, for an unwillingness to venture beyond its walls. Everything else feels gritty, small-time. Bland.

But Japanese professional wrestling was f*cking gigantic in the early-to-mid 1990s, and at the famously incredible Big Egg Wrestling Universe event, Aja Kong loomed over it from above in one of the greatest professional wrestling entrances ever. Almost a full decade before the epic entrance was popularised as a WrestleMania institution, Kong descended from the heavens in this space age-looking smoke machine of a vessel as about a f*cking thousand massive lights piled up to the sky flashed behind her. She looked like the biggest and most imposing star in the entire world, and she got away with it. This wasn't some laughable cornball Triple H flex; Kong's aura was such that she warranted that which is usually reached for in sad desperation.

And the theme, f*ck: a total banger with the greatest lyrics to a wrestling theme ever, they seemed ridiculous, until you actually thought about them and surmised "fair":

God made the devil just for fun. When he wanted the real thing, he made Aja Kong!

 
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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!