10 Most Unlikely WWE Trends
9. Rikishi's Stinkface
In similar fashion, who could have predicted that a huge man rubbing his behind in the faces of other wrestlers would get over?
That's exactly what Rikishi did, and the move became one of the most beloved of the entire 'Attitude Era'. Known as the 'Stinkface', it routinely received thunderous cheers whenever it was performed on some hapless victim.
No-one was safe, and fans wanted to see everyone on the receiving end of the embarrassing move. For those with weak stomachs, it must have been disheartening to turn up at events and see they were scheduled to wrestle the dancing Samoan. Surely, if they were losing - and even if they weren't - a Stinkface would probably be on the cards.
It's hard to pinpoint exactly why audiences would erupt when the move was about to be performed, but they certainly would. All it took was for a wrestler to stumble into the corner and fall to a seated position, sending the live crowd nuts over the promise of seeing Rikishi do his, erm, thing.
Everyone from Stephanie McMahon and Kurt Angle to Vince McMahon himself suffered the Stinkface, such was its popularity and effectiveness.