The early versions of Goldust were bizarre and controversial. He played the role of an androgynous pervert, who used psychological warfare to get into the heads of his opponents. This worked to some degree, and Goldust has enjoyed success as a mid-carder in WWE. His antics and storylines caused to fans to react in either utter hilarity or sheer revulsion. From seducing other male wrestlers, to admitting to necrophilia, to allegedly wanting to get breast implants (seriously, why?),Goldusts character was meant to push as many boundaries as possible while WWF/E catered to the mature audiences. His early actions caused the then-WWF to be bombarded by family groups and gay rights advocates alike, which Vince McMahon took as a positive sign anyway. However, no matter how disturbing or perverse Goldust was, there was someone who was just so much more offensive and discomforting than him. Finding information on this person has led to some of the most awkward wrestling-related research ever. Japanese Equivalent: Danshoku Dino https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVkLyid1MKU Danshoku Dino is what youd get if you took every homosexual stereotype and turned them into one wrestler. Portraying a character similar to that of Adrian Street, Dinos entire signature move-set is based off of uncomfortable homoerotic moves. These include, but are not limited to, the Danshoku nightmare, which is literally him sitting on his opponents face after removing his trunks; the Shining Hump, which is like a Shining Wizard, only he presses his crotch into his opponents face instead of his shin to the side of their head; and the most bizarre of them all, the Danshoku Driver, which is an ordinary Piledriver, except he puts his opponents head inside his trunks. The WWE would be absolutely insane to hire someone like this. He would be so offensive that the WWE would get swarmed with complaints from both sides of the political spectrum. Its just better that Dino stick to the DDT promotion, and Goldust stick with talking space banter.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
