6 Forgotten gimmicks of WWE Superstars before they became legends

The Undertaker as Master of Pain and John Cena as The Prototype
The Undertaker as Master of Pain and John Cena as The Prototype

Hulk Hogan - Terry Boulder

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Terry Boulder
Terry Boulder

We move on to Hulk Hogan next. Hogan may have courted some controversy in recent years for the infamous racially charged comments he made but you can't deny that has one of the most famous pro wrestlers of all-time.

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When Hogan started wrestling, he started under the name Terry Bollea but soon after moving to Memphis, changed his name to Terry Boulder. Following an interview with Lou Ferrigno, Hogan added the Hulk moniker to his name before switching to Hulk Hogan.

Did you know a top WWE Superstar just wrestled outside the company? More details HERE

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"Macho Man" Randy Savage - The Spider

Rnady Savage as The Spider and the Macho Man
Rnady Savage as The Spider and the Macho Man

Randy Savage was drafted to play baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals straight out of high-school. He went on to also play for the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox in the minor leagues.

He started wrestling at this time and had to work under a mask because his baseball contract wouldn't allow him to risk injury. Savage wrestled in the off-season under a mask, calling himself The Spider.

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