Second generation stars Curt Hennig and Owen Hart donned WWE personas for one of their only ever meetings in 1989. Unfortunately for the youngest of the legendary Calgary family, it was his opponent's McMahon-centric moniker that ensured victory as a virtual guarantee.
Mr Perfect and The Blue Blazer didn't even have long enough to assemble anything approaching a technical classic, but their artistic use of the 5:38 afforded to them positioned Perfect as one of the organisation's new looming threats, and Blazer as perhaps their most talented ever jobber.
It's genuinely astonishing that it took future 'King Of Harts' as long as it did to ascend not just to the level he eventually reached, but out of the gimmick that ultimately became his most tragic calling card.
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett
