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* The '80s and '90s (between the time of Hulkamania and the Attitude Era) was home to some of the most ridiculous gimmicks in pro wrestling history. [http://www.wrestlecrap.com/oldinductions.html Many] are best forgotten. But some, due to the wrestler's commitment to the gimmick, are now regarded as Legends.
** [[G.I. Joe|Sgt. Slaughter]], Repo Man, Doink the Clown, [[Meaningful Name|Irwin R. Schyster]], and (to a lesser extent) The Goon are all prime examples.
** Even [[The Undertaker]], regarded for over twenty years as one of the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]'s top stars, is no stranger to unintentional hilarity; especially during the time he was managed by [[Paul Bearer]]'s shrill voice and goofy facial expressions.
* Not even ''[[Ring of Honor]]'' is immune: See Rhett "The Thrust... is a Must!" Titus, basically "Ravishing" Rick Rude with more obvious comedy and sexual references. The reason the fans essentially took his side in the Titus-Daizee Haze-Delirious love triangle was because of this. His wrestling wasn't the "best in the woooooorld!" but the sheer lulz and his sheer enthusiasm/sincerity more than made up for it.
* To some fans, this is kinda the point of pro wrestling. [[World of Ham|Pretty much everyone is a]] [[Large Ham]], sometimes the moves look fake,<ref>well, yeah, [[Kayfabe|they kind of are]], but that's not the point</ref> the writing isn't usually much better than any other [[Sitcom]] aimed at the [[Lowest Common Denominator]], but if your [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]] remains unbroken, and if someone [[Vince Russo|named]] [[Vince McMahon|Vince]] doesn't book something incredibly stupid, it's actually not bad (except maybe [[So Bad It's Good|in the kind of way that makes it good]]).
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