DIRTY BASTARDS That Made Wrestling GROSS! ?
9. Rikishi
Between January and October 2000, just about everything Rikishi did made him one of the most over wrestlers in the entire world. And because being over is everything in pro wrestling, the Stinkface - the practice of forcing his large buttocks hard enough into his opponent's face that eyes, noses and mouths poked between the cheeks - became a key ingredient of his presentation.
Loud audiences in 2000 were so great for the vibes that the spot became one of the highlights of the night - the meaner the heel the better. When Rikishi himself turned, the move was a fate worse than character assassination for the likes of Steve Austin and The Rock.
It retired with the man himself as he eased himself out of physical competition, and thankfully hasn’t been cribbed by another wrestler ever since. Wouldn’t be the worst if it never was - for a move that summons powerful nostalgic memories for those that lived through it, it’s the sort of gross imposition on both performers (the giver and the taker) that few if any would realistic would welcome it into their own arsenal.