10 WEIRD Changes Wrestlers Made You Definitely Don't Remember
3. Dino Bravo Turns (And Turns Back The Clock)
1991 was a transitional time for everybody within WWE.
Hulk Hogan was seeing more and more signs that his platinum era was a draw was definitely over. Ultimate Warrior too wasn’t pulling up trees, and lack of improved payment as a result saw him leave outright. The likes of Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and others were starting or about to start singles reigns they’d chased for a while, while Vince McMahon himself figuratively stumbled around in the dark creatively while trying to avoid the creeping waves of scandal about to crash up against his fragile empire.
Amidst all this change and tumult, what do you really do if you’re busted flush heel Dino Bravo?
The former Jimmy Hart henchman had enjoyed two great years as the sh*thouse second of Earthquake during the big man’s runs against Warrior and Hogan, and padded out his wage with some passable pay-per-view performances. But with all that over and no obvious options, Bravo saw a future in going back to his past.
With dark hair and a sombre tone, Bravo went on a middling apology tour as a reborn babyface. “Soz, gang” was mostly the message, but when it bombed, he jobbed his way out of the company stuck with the aw shucks look of a guy a decade out of time.