10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE In 1990

9. Shane Douglas As The Third Rocker

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Five years ahead of engaging in a very public war of words with the Shawn Michaels-led Kliq in WWE, Shane Douglas was a young and blonde enough to replace him as a member of The Rockers for a summer series of house show matches.

Michaels was on the injured list at the time, appearing just twice between July and October including a SummerSlam pay-per-view appearance in which he was decimated by Power & Glory before even having the chance to get properly into the match. With the on-camera reason for his absence laid bare, The Rockers were on a short hiatus as far as TV viewers were concerned. Meanwhile, in your local town, Douglas was doing doubles duty.

He spent another year with the organisation, but struggled to gain any major exposure beyond a passing appearance in the 1991 Royal Rumble. Interestingly, he ended things much as he'd started them - on his final night with the company, he again paired with Janetty in a live event win over The Orient Express.

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