10 Wrestlers That Became Complete Party Animals
7. The Sandman
The Sandman's entrance for ECW One Night Stand 2005 may be one of the greatest ever witnessed on a WWE production. Typically, the original vintage that inspired it wasn't even of their own making.
Before embracing what made him tick in real life, The Sandman was clad in surfer gear trying to get over and stay there as a wrestler with a fondness for the seaside. The character he became was one of the most iconic in the history of an organisation that briefly moved from the cult to the mainstream with his ilk at the front of it. The party, more than the professional wrestling, generated the pop.
Less about the moves and more the madness that came with his arrival and big spots, Sandman's appeal mirrored how Vince McMahon saw the most important elements of Sports Entertainment, even if the ECW legend himself couldn't have been much further away from McMahon's idealised vision of the industry. He poached elements for Stone Cold Steve Austin's presentation, then presented a (just about) WWE-proof one for a failed attempt at recapturing the magic in the mid-2000s.