10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Goldust

In kayfabe, Heath Slater interrupting one of Brock Lesnar's promos only really makes any sense if you entertain the possibility that he derives some sort of pleasure from being mercilessly beaten up and humiliated in front of millions.

But that's a leap of the imagination. In general, explicit depictions of sadomasochism are frowned upon in WWE these days, which is probably something to do with how much energy the company puts into trying to sell its product to children.

In the Attitude Era, however, things were a little different. In fact, Goldust was seen on one or two occasions getting led out to the ring via chain by new valet/dominatrix Luna Vachon, wearing a ball gag in his mouth and spikes over his nipples.

By putting this gimmick on TV, they were possibly just reflecting the deepest and darkest fantasies of a large section of their largely male audience. But, all the same, something tells us images of Goldust looking like he's just stepped off a niche porn set won't feature in Raw's 25th anniversary special.