Every WWE Gimmick Match And The Wrestlers That Defined Them
21. Strap Match - Umaga
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A distinctly un-WWE gimmick match bettered by WCW (do not worry, comments section, WWE receives due credit in due time, but for now, a very reasonable take follows), WWE nonetheless has presented the odd, literal belter.
Steve Austin cracked Savio Vega with such ferocity that Vince McMahon felt the effects, and crowned Stone Cold as the replacement King Of The Ring on its bruising evidence. John Cena has faffed about theatrically in his fair share, but it is Umaga who made dangerous and dramatic a stip WWE never really fell for as a brutal feud-ender. Umaga excelled in the Samoan Strap match because he represented one of the very last men you'd wish to be tethered to, which is the terrifying point of it all.
He was an agile colossus capable of bringing the pain from a vast distance, much less right in his snarling face. Much like his entire schtick, he got the antiquated match over through his sheer physical presence.