10 Ultimate Wrestling Guilty Pleasures
7. Sid Justice At The WrestleMania VIII Press Conference
The devil's in the details on this one. When WWE President Jack Tunney held a press to conference to announce who would challenge Ric Flair for the world title at WrestleMania VIII, five potential contenders were up for consideration: The Undertaker, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, and Sid Justice, whose commitment to his performance is nothing short of astonishing - and a gift that just keeps on giving with repeated viewings.
As Tunney announces Flair's opponent, Justice is seen grinning from ear to ear, clutching what appears to be some sort of victory speech. He even rises from his chair in anticipation, only to look on in shock as Tunney names Hogan the number one contender. His shock soon turns to melodramatic rage, with Justice gritting his teeth and tearing up his speech in violent convulsions. It was the role of a lifetime.
Justice then blames Hogan for costing him the world title at the Royal Rumble before launching into a tirade against Tunney, accusing the WWE president of committing a bogus act. It's all rather silly yet Justice's conviction makes Tunney's bogus act sound like high treason.
Of course, these elaborate proceedings were all to set up a match between Hogan and Justice at WrestleMania, which looked fine on paper, although we all know how that turned out. At least we'll always have Justice's brilliant acting turn at this press conference.