10 Wrestlers Who Guided Other Wrestlers To Great Performances
4. Bam Bam Bigelow Vs. Lawrence Taylor (WrestleMania XI)
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Lawrence Taylor sticks out like a sore thumb in the list of WrestleMania main events. No championship on the line and no former or future world champions involved, WrestleMania XI was headlined by a match between a workhorse hoss (a workhoss?) and an American Football linebacker best known for courting controversy on the regular. It was one of the most important matches in the history of the company, with more media attention than most 'Mania matches to that point.
It shows just how much faith WWE had in Bam Bam Bigelow to put him in such a position. With NFL-star LT coming in to work a match, the company needed someone dependable to get a decent bout out of LT while retaining enough credibility to make it more than an exhibition. If it was all about making LT look like a beast, the company had more than enough small bump machines to do just that. Imagine that, Lawrence Taylor vs. Marty Jannetty in the main event of WrestleMania XI.
The main event of WrestleMania XI was more than passable, and that is all down to the professionalism and pure ability of Bam Bam Bigelow. One of the best big men in the history of wrestling, Bam Bam gave one of the most underrated performances in history, dragging a tremendous match out of his most inexperienced opponent.