10 Wrestling Matches That Collapsed In Front Of Everybody

4. Hulk Hogan Vs Sid Justice (WWE WrestleMania VIII)

Shawn Michaels Randy Orton
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Poor old Sid Justice didn't want to have to kick out from the most protected finisher in WWE history in a contest announced as Hulk Hogan's last back in 1992, but the poor f*cker wasn't left with much choice when newcomer Papa Shango badly mistimed his run-in at the climax of WrestleMania VIII's main event.

Few spots were as crucial on the entire show as the voodoo practitioners interference, yet after spectacularly missing whatever cue he was given he still only ambled out when time came for his big moment. Presumably b*llocked all the way out of the Gorilla position by new boss Vince McMahon, he genuinely looked as if he'd taken a wrong turn once the blinding spotlights finally manage to catch him.

Commentators Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon couldn't call what they couldn't see, and it was legitimately hard to work out what was going on. Ultimate Warrior's return was an extraordinary crowd-pleaser as the wheels completely fell off, but his impending programme with a bumbling newbie didn't inspire much faith in the summer financials.

 
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