8 Secrets Behind WWE Posters You Never Noticed

5. The Native American Deadman

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Giddy kids arriving home with the VHS copy of Survivor Series '93 might have noticed something a little off about the patriotic Thanksgiving feast depicted on the cover, and not just that Lex Luger is 20 feet tall and made entirely from bronze.

A quick round of 'Spot the Difference' reveals one significant change between the home video release and the autumn pay-per-view's poster: Tatanka, a late withdrawal from the show owing to (fictional) injuries incurred at the hands (and buttocks) of Lex Luger and Yokozuna, is replaced by the Betsy Ross flag-toting Undertaker. Oddly, The Deadman, atypical to his usually rigid style, is mimicking the rain dance of his depose Native American ally, complete with ceremonial fork. It's almost as if it was easier to just trace his face over the top, or something.

Despite the effort WWE's put-upon artists made to painstakingly redraw the Native American Undertaker, Jerry Lawler, hastily removed from the show after being indicted on rape charges, was still advertised for the show on the back of the box, after the fact.

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