10 Lamest Swerves In WWE History

It’s almost cliché to laugh at the Gobbledy Gooker these days, but the character deserves its status as one of the worst wrestling gimmicks of all-time.

WWE wanted to come up with a unique marketing strategy for Survivor Series 1990, so they started carrying a giant egg around their biggest shows. The company promised that the egg would hatch at the pay-per-view, and as daft as the whole thing sounds, there was a huge level of anticipation around it.

WWE had put a great deal of time and effort into building the egg up as something major, and whatever burst from it at Survivor Series was set up to have a huge impact on the company. That moment finally came on Thanksgiving, when the Gobbledy Gooker was born.

In hindsight, other than a man in a turkey costume, what else could possibly have hatched from an egg on a Thanksgiving wrestling show? Regardless, the Gooker was an immediate flop, and as he danced with Gene Okerlund live on pay-per-view, it was clear WWE had made a huge, huge mistake. Gorilla Monsoon and Roddy Piper tried to put the turkey over on commentary, but it was no use, and the gimmick was scrapped after just a single show. As far as horrendous unveilings go, it’s still tough to beat the Gooker.