7. The Red Rooster Vs. Bobby Heenan - WrestleMania V (31 Seconds)
Whenever the worst gimmicks in WWE history are being discussed, The Red Rooster invariably comes up. I'm not entirely sure what it was supposed to be, other than it gave Terry Taylor the chance to have a little red bit in his hair and to strut from time to time. It had to have been a rib. Initially a heel, Rooster was allied with Bobby Heenan, who would instruct the human bird throughout his matches. Rooster eventually turned face by breaking away from Heenan, and the two had their epic showdown booked for WrestleMania V. The story works in theory, the young superstar getting his revenge against the despicable heel veteran who had slighted him, but in practice the whole thing was a joke. To compound the stupidity, Heenan actually came in the match injured after getting involved in the Ultimate Warrior/Rick Rude match earlier on the show. Needless to say, Rooster put the Brain away swiftly, taking just 31 seconds to do so after Heenan ran shoulder first into the post. It was very short, but you've gotta give it to Heenan - he could bump like a hero.
Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.
