10 shocking moments from WWF (WWE) 2000

#9 Patterson and Brisco meet in Evening Gown match

Not the stipulation we wanted.

Two individuals who don't often get the recognition they deserve, at least from an on-screen perspective, are Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco. If Austin-McMahon was the defining feud of the Attitude Era, Pat and Brisco had their part to play, and more often than not, their involvement even helped to elevate some segments.

In 1997, when Vince was transitioning himself into the evil Mr. McMahon character, Patterson and Brisco became his two 'stooges', constantly following the boss around and sucking up to him at every given opportunity.

They would also interfere in matches, normally to keep Austin away from the WWF Championship. Their mic skills were a little shaky, but if anything, this helped build the heat on the three of them, all the while making Austin more and more popular.

In 2000, Brisco and Patterson found themselves feuding for the Hardcore Championship. Having this belt on WWF television was always a great excuse for chaotic, car-crash scenes and when Patterson won the belt from his former ally, becoming the oldest Hardcore Champion in WWF history, things took a turn for the even more bizarre.

After the two were found brawling in the women's locker room over the belt, a match was booked in which the two stooges would face each other in an evening gown match.

This gimmick first made famous by Sable and Luna, was traditionally a way to feature the female talent and fulfill various fantasies held by the male viewing audience. Given that the stipulation is to strip your opponent down to their underwear in order to win the match, Patterson and Brisco were probably not the two most wanted to see in this type of environment.

Unfortunately for us, the match did go ahead and ended with neither man leaving as the champion. Crash Holly was instead given that honour and the rest of us were left with some pretty traumatic memories.