10 Worst WWE Moments Of 2000
4. Naked Mideon Debuts
Naked Mideon is one of those characters that probably sounds so bizarre to those who either didn't watch or weren't alive during the 'Attitude Era'. In essence, he was a streaker who'd traded being part of The Undertaker's sinister Ministry Of Darkness for baring his bits to the globe via Raw Is War. Back then, it was entirely plausible that a satanic minion in some spooky cult could turn into the kind of exhibitionist you'd see run across the court during a key tennis final at Wimbledon.
Thankfully, there were no actual balls visible - tennis ones or otherwise.
Mideon unveiled his brand new gimmick on the 28 August Raw. He ran in during an otherwise drab Al Snow and The Kat vs. Perry Saturn and Terri mixed tag-team match. Literally nobody asked for this, and nobody needed to see Mideon’s pasty bottom wobbling away on the flagship. Rikishi’s butt was more than enough for one broadcast, thank you.
The nude (kinda) version of Mideon even got to work a pay-per-view match during this run. He wrestled William Regal for the European Title at No Mercy in October. By that time, the cold weather was starting to come in, so Naked Mideon mercifully wasn't long for the world. Bonus points would've been bagged had he turned into 'Onesie' Mideon over the snowy months.
This wouldn't be the last time WWE tried the streaker thing. Brian Kendrick (as Spanky) bared all on an episode of SmackDown in February 2003. The company censored him for TV, of course, but fans in the arena pretty much saw it all. Good grief, it's enough to put one off their overpriced in-arena hot dog.