5 things to binge on the WWE Network this week - part one: Battle Royals

The Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, and Ric Flair in the 1992 Royal Rumble
The Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, and Ric Flair in the 1992 Royal Rumble

#4 Gimmick Battle Royal - WrestleMania X-7

No you're not hallucinating. That's the Gobbledy Gooker in a WrestleMania match.
No you're not hallucinating. That's the Gobbledy Gooker in a WrestleMania match.

The first WrestleMania following the sale of World Championship Wrestling to Vince McMahon was shockingly absent of much WCW content. Which would make sense if the fact that Shane McMahon had "bought" the promotion out from under his father wasn't such a major angle at the time. However, there were two former big-name WCW stars who made their triumphant return to the WWE that very night.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.

Both of these late, great broadcasting legends, who had been working in WCW for years prior, were picked to provide commentary for this Battle Royal. Kind of fitting, considering it was a match that celebrated all that was kind of ridiculous about pro wrestling over the years.

Participating in the match were legitimate legends such as The Iron Shiek, Sgt. Slaughter, Michael "P.S." Hayes, and Nikolai Volkoff. Also involved were some of the silliest gimmicks ever seen in the World Wrestling Federation - including three participants who weren't even wrestlers. Jim Cornette, Kim Chee (former "handler" of Kamala, who was also in the match), and Brother Love (Bruce Prichard) all appeared.

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