9 Most Disappointing Wrestling Surprises Ever

2. The Gobbledy Gooker

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For those of us born in the middle of the 1980s, the 1990 Survivor Series may very well be the first real wrestling memory. The Undertaker arrived on the scene that night, causing many of us to have nightmares for the next few weeks. Funnily enough however, the arrival of the man who would go on to have the most respected career in the business wasn't the main talking point coming out of the show some 26 years ago.

No, the main thing to happen on that show at the time was actually the hatching of a giant egg. The egg had sat ominously for months, just waiting to hatch, holding either secrets or something terrifying. It turned out that it actually just held Hector Guerrero in a big turkey suit, as 'Mean' Gene Okerlund revealed what was known as the Gobbledy Gooker.

The whole thing was quite obviously a sham, and went nowhere fast. Needless to say, Undertaker has experienced longer success.

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