10 Forgotten WWE gimmicks from the 90s

#4 TL Hopper

TL Hopper

Back in the New Generation Era, when gimmicks based on jobs were all the rage in the WWE, we saw the debut of the wrestling plumber TL Hopper.

Making his Fed debut in 1996, Hopper run only lasted a few months. Hopper came down to the ring with a plunger and celebrated his victories by sticking it in his opponent's face. Hopper’s most memorable match during his run in WWE saw him beat Duke “The Dumpster” Droese in a Home Improvement match.

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#3 The Goon

The Goon

In 1996, Bill Irwin made his WWE debut as The Goon, a former ice hockey played who had been “banned from the NHL and all the leagues in between". We got vignettes of the man beating up his coach as well as his opponents to hype his debut.

Making his debut on an episode of Superstars, his WWE run only lasted a few months. He lost the majority of his televised matches which included getting squashed by The Undertaker in 55 seconds.

Irwin was released by WWE in 1997 although he did return for a couple of one-off appearances in 2001 and 2007.