Some people happen to take Professional Wrestling a bit too seriously at times, forgetting that the business is based on a foundation of fun and creativity. After all, wrestling did take place at a lot of circuses and carnival grounds, proving that everyone in the business are really just carnies at heart! However, sometimes there comes a match that really throws a wrench in the gears of the business, doing something so outlandish and out-of-the-ordinary that it makes everyone, even non-wrestling fans, stop and take notice. From wrestling inanimate objects in the Far East to challenging God himself, to tangling with wild animals to battling opponents that haven't even hit puberty yet. These are seven things you will not believe wrestlers actually competed against in the ring.
7. Head
Did you know that Head actually wrestled for WWE once? At King of the Ring '98, in a Tag Team Match officiated by Jerry "the King" Lawler, the duo of Too Much ("Too Sexy" Brian Christopher & Scott "Too Hot" Taylor) took on the tandem of Al Snow & Head! With the stipulations stating that if Snow & Head won they'd receive a meeting with Vince McMahon or be forced to leave WWE if they lost, Snow & Head brought the fight as best as they could until Brian Christopher attached Head to a bottle of Head & Shoulders and pinned him to the mat for the unconventional victory!
6. God
Just when you thought Vince McMahon couldn't push the envelope even further ... he challenges God to a Tag Team Match at Backlash 2006 with Shane McMahon teaming up with Vince and God's tag team partner being born-again Christian Shawn Michaels. God wasn't even portrayed by anyone, God was simply a spotlight shined down from the rafters in the arena for this glorified Handicap Match.
5. A Little Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQdYZvCNn-M Wrestling has seen little people square off against normal-sized people in the ring since the 50s. It's nothing new. But those little people were also mature adults, making Kenny Omega's match against Hakura, a nine-year-old Japanese girl, even more interesting! Not only was she actually pulling off some high-risk maneuvers and capable of selling any moves she took in the ring, Omega was able to hit her with an Enziguri without even injuring her and really made it seem like a little girl gave him a run for his money!
Tommy Bobby Watanabe is an aspiring American novelist, stage actor, playwright, former LGBT rights activist, and has three years of independent professional wrestling experience and has been a big fan since 1998. An avid horror movie buff and comic book aficionado, TBW is honored to be featured on WhatCulture with some of the Internet's most talented writers and looks to spread his own knowledge and wit to WhatCulture's loyal readers.
