10 Strange Wrestling Debuts That Left Fans Bewildered
9. The Gobbledy Gooker Hatches
Survivor Series 1990 will be has gone down in history for debuting two gimmicks with very contrasting fortunes.
On the one hand, the show gave us The Undertaker, the wrestling zombie who would go on to have one of the greatest careers in wrestling history. On the other hand, there was the Gobbeldy Gooker, a turkey/man... thing that emerged from a giant egg that the WWE had been hyping for months. We'll let the official WWE website describe what followed:
"...the birdbrain proceeded to gobble incoherently at a visibly underwhelmed Okerlund before shaking its tail feather in an embarrassing dance routine that lasted an endless five minutes. The only thing that could be heard over The Gooker's pratfalls was the sound of the entire WWE Universe retreating to the concession stands."
When even the WWE is telling you it's gimmick stunk, you know something has gone fowl. (Thank you, thank you very much).
Funnily enough, The Undertaker has gone on record stating he was terrified that the gimmick was meant for him, and that he'd have to perform as "The Eggman". With WWE recently debuting it's own Walrus, we might yet see that character come to life...