5 1990s Superstars who would thrive in today's WWE

#5 Giant Gonzalez

The Giant Gonzalez

It could be said that no company has produced, developed or showcased more big men in wrestling than the WWE.

From Diesel to the Great Khali, and from Yokozuna to Kane and The Undertaker, there has always been a place both on the roster and on the company’s television output for a giant or two.

But looking back to the 1990s, while his run in the company was fleeting, was there any greater big man than the Giant Gonzalez?

He debuted at the 1993 Royal Rumble where he visciously attacked The Undertaker, beginning a feud that ran throughout much of the year. Billed at 8 feet all (though realistically he was a good half-foot shorter than that), he would glide over the top rope to enter the ring and destroy his opponents with clubbing blows of his massive fists.

Sadly, the presentation of the Gonzalez character left a little bit to be desired. He was packaged, so to speak, in a full body suit with faux hair stuck to it – a look that is only really remembered as a source of ridicule for many fans. It did, ultimately, detract from the rest of the character, which may well have succeeded in another era.

Now while you couldn’t entertain the Gonzalez of that particular appearance faring well in the present WWE product, surely there could be a story to be told for a such a towering, dominant figure?

WWE chief Vince McMahon has forever had a fondness for giant Superstars – might it just be that one of the tallest of them all was simply in the right place at the wrong time?