10 Early 90s WWE Superstars You Totally Don’t Remember

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[@kenbecker6862]

Kabuki is a freakin' legend! When Keiji Muto debuted his Great Muta character, he was said to be Kabuki's son. The work he did in World Class, UWF, and other territories is amazing!

[@AndrewAnstrom]

I ,weirdly, remember all these wrestlers.

[@jonathangarcia2096]

same here. I even remember Big Bully Busick used the stump puller as his "Finisher"

[@nerdkiller5684]

Andrew The KZbin Noob I bet you weren't even born back then

[@mynameisjeff830]

Me too.

[@187alan]

Andrew The KZbin Noob yep me too. Holy crap the early to mid 90's were complete crap in WWF.

[@AndrewAnstrom]

NerdKiller I'm 34

[@gordonarmstrong2208]

Big Bully Busick vs. Sid Justice was the first WWE match I ever saw. Which makes it remarkable that I ever watched wrestling again...

[@blackwormboy]

Gordon Armstrong wow true.

[@criticalbill2090]

Thank you so much for mentioning Battle Kat. For years, I asked so many of my fellow wrestling fans who grew up in the 90`s if they remembered him and not one of them knew what the hell I was even talking about! I even started to believe he never exsisted at all and I just dreamt him up

[@fishingmaster99]

Yeah he had the black cat mask. He was actually pretty cool character

[@TJDious]

Damien Demento main evented the first ever Raw. #immortal

[@JimRiga]

That’s pretty much his only claim to WWE fame.

[@Mistertbones]

I actually remember most of these guys. Paul Diamond (Kato) and Pat Tanaka were a solid tag team. Former AWA World Tag Champs as "Badd Company."

[@raygowan1968]

Their finisher was ahead of its time. That slingshot clothesline wouldn't work today, but back then it was great. Who was their manager? Some guy who I think went on to wrestle. Wonder if he ever did anything........Hmmmm

[@PeeboTyson]

I'm positive he did.

[@stacyblue1980]

Yup. They were pretty great. I miss Pat Tanaka.

[@sidewaysdanny]

They were a great non main event tag team

[@robertrodriguez787]

Him and Shawn Michaels were the American Force

[@CrualBirab]

I would like to point out that the Battle Cat was not in Thundercats, it was He-Man and The Masters of The Universe lol

[@JimRiga]

CrualBirab I don’t mean to be ‘that guy’, but he did actually say that it “sounds like” something from Thundercats and even as a He Man fan myself, I would agree and say that it does sound like a Thundercats character. I think it’s just a coincidence that the name was actually a character from a cartoon from a similar era and genre. I don’t mean to put you down at all!

[@CrualBirab]

Well how could I be upset when it references two of my childhood cartoons lol

[@Filmation77]

CrualBirab c'mon these guys were WC guys were probably born in 1992 or something

[@Shizuma]

I dunno how anybody could forget Berserker, Damien Demento, or Saba Simba.

[@HillBilly_King1881]

Never heard of any of them other than the legendary tony atlas

[@mannameddeclan2577]

How can this be a trip down memory lane if these are meant to be superstars we don't remember?

[@arlosteiner8382]

Homer Simps IRL cause you might see them them and do that thing where you go, oh yeah that guy nostalgI

[@jeffreyjeffrey2263]

Arlo Steiner shut up

[@arlosteiner8382]

Jeffrey Jeffrey or what?

[@Thisisntporn]

Wow. So knowledgeable

[@JosePereira-ly5fb]

I’m trying to grow a beard like James Harden .

[@TEAMEXTREMEORTIZ]

The Orient Express in WWE was Badd Company in AWA

[@commissarklink]

Kinda digging that Busick guy's look.

[@trebillis7399]

I remember him because he was supposed to be in the Survivor Series that year in Detroit....I went to that one. He walked out of the WWE....bad move because he went on to never doing anything again.

[@Ravenholm337]

Who the hell doesn't remember the Berserker?!

[@sammylane21]

uhhhh...BATTLE CAT was from HE MAN and NOT THUNDERCATS!

[@katwomyn10]

I actually remember most of these guys...

[@mitchvuksanovich]

Big Bully Busick is an old friend of mine from West Virginia/Ohio area-He was a power lifter and City Policeman. He also wrestled in a few other federations before he retired and started a Security Company(and I think Bill Eady-Masked Superstar/Ax from Demolition was involved in that business with Nick Busick at one point) You can find him on FACEBOOK===Mitch.

[@jonathangarcia2096]

The Great Muta was spraying poison mist in 1990 in WCW

[@Wurzelknecht]

Kabuki did it first though. Although I doubt anyone would doubt that Muta was the better wrestler.

[@blackwormboy]

Jonathan Garcia yep stole it from Kabuki.

[@hardkorehak]

It's not so much that he stole it...Muta was originally billed as Kabuki's son. As for being "better"...well, let's just say, Kabuki was best in regional days; Muta worked well in the post-regional era.

[@blackwormboy]

hardkorehak that is correct, muta is one of my all time favorite wresters. I think they had one match together, if I remember correctly.

[@PeeboTyson]

Look at the big brain on Jonathan. Nevermind, look at the small brain on Jonathan.

[@stephaniemcmahon6382]

Remember The Ascension?

[@tomon5598]

Stephanie McMahon uh, yeah?

[@Sweetjellydonut]

Stephanie McMahon I member.

[@Krios23bro]

Who

[@planbskaterchu]

The Smackdown jobbers? Sure, but I liked them much better as the Road Warriors

[@jokerjack2913]

Yes, the Ascension is on Smackdown, playing footsies with the Fashion Police/ Breezongo clowns. A failed attempt to try to recreate the magic of the Road Warriors. They desperatly need repackaged. Actually Steph, they lost to the Bludgeon Brothers about 2 weeks ago on television.

[@ciaranmurren]

Battle Cat was He-Man and the masters of the universe, not Thundercats

[@Tanat83]

Ciaran Murren yes that green tiger 🐯 who often covered his eyes when He-man was about to transform him with a swing of his magical sword

[@TimTE01]

Cat. Thundercat. Don't be so literal.

[@SynDC6]

Battle Cat was Wendell Cooley

[@Wezbomb]

The Bezerker is hugely memorable. Dude used to do a hilarious spot where his legs got kicked out and he’d do the splits

[@hvywghtheaver]

That was not Tenryu in that picture using the Scorpion Death Lock. That was Choshu.

[@BigDaddyAEL]

Who doesn't remember Demento, Berzerker or Kabuki?!

[@HillBilly_King1881]

Me

[@domenicliparoti8934]

Don’t assume we wouldn’t remember these wrestler gimmicks. I remember all these wrestlers

[@hellbillyaustin6883]

How dare you!!, the berzerker was great!!, laughed my arse off at every match!

[@ama-ri_vox]

But no body else remeberd him

[@stephanreichelt1960]

Bushwackers:D

[@AJC19811]

Hus hus loool

[@kingkull9111]

Damien Demento, his youtube rants are comedy gold.

[@bullet2852]

Cue the person stating, "Oh I knew all of these".

[@PeeboTyson]

How could anyone forget them?

[@BOdelaRUT]

Wow! Simon, I must say you did a great job. I thought I'd comment on this telling you about Battle Kat, but you didn't forget him :) Great work. I must say I remember them all... yeah, I'm old... and I was a total mark at the time. But I must say there's still a few guys you forgot... I mean, just how many people remember Aldo Montoya's run in WWF (before it was E)... he was a battleship, a Portuguese Man of War. Also I'd add Dale Wolfie and Brian Costelo.

[@NikTom08]

Pat Tanaka and Paul Diamond were a tag team before WWE in AWA called Bad Company. Everyone remembers Jon Nord as Beserker. Great Kabuki was a legend. Tenryu was a legend.

[@lilj9395]

No one remembers because most of you're subscribers were born after 2002

[@ballsthasar]

Lil J your*

[@lilj9395]

Lando R I use Talk to Text blame Samsung

[@kolurosu]

Lil J ha so you were born in 2001 like me

[@lilj9395]

Jerry Memes I wish

[@treygourneau7892]

I was born in 1995, and I know these people by heart. And besides anyone who has the Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, SummerSlam & Survivor Series (Vol. 1 and 2 only) anthologies DVDs should know these people before WWE Network started.

[@maccacovi]

Skinner anyone?? No ?

[@telenikros]

yeah remember him

[@alphajager4519]

If she'd debuted a few years back then it's almost guaranteed that Sarah Logan would be billed as Skinner's daughter 😂

[@jamesgeese]

Yes we know him

[@joshculver4381]

macca covi Steve Kern, he was later one of the guys that portrayed Doink the Clown

[@allamericananti-christ666]

Skinner was cool too.

[@fasjab]

I I was hoping Mantaur would get a mention, then I remembered no one could forget the great & powerful Mantaur no matter what era you're from!

[@joshnukem3576]

I totally forgot about these guys but now I totally remember.

[@christianhafer9819]

I remembered a few of these, but especially Bezerker. I have his Hasbro figure still.

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

I’m a pro wrestling fan since 1990. I remember the good the bad and the awful. keep up theses lists.

[@levimcglinchey5843]

I *knew* Simon was a black kid, could just tell

[@leebishop6270]

I knew the berserker

[@tomon5598]

Lee Bishop yeah, same

[@theatbfshow7049]

I remember 5 out of the 10 superstars you had mentioned and I'm only 11. That Means Something !

[@breezy9297]

Please more bad and forgotten storylines. They're great!

[@machomanrules]

Everyone remembers Saba Simba, Berzerker, and Jim Powers who was great by the way. I remember all of them except Lance Cassidy.

[@damionsaintclaire2365]

i thought you guys said you WONT remember? i remembered all of these guys.

[@purowave5824]

Literally a simple Google search would have told you that battle cat is associated with Masters of the Universe, and not Thundercats. For shame, Simon.

[@JimRiga]

The point he was trying to make was that it “sounds like” something from Thundercats. Plus, he may not necessarily think it was an actual name used somewhere else and so he may not have thought to look it up as he was just offering an opinion as opposed to a fact.

[@the1andonlyknudsen]

I remember all these guys. I specifically remember Saba Simba. I was watching the Saturday Morning show and the announcers were Vince McMahon and Rowdy Piper. Piper just blurts out..."That's not Saba Simba...that's Tony Atlas!!" I think Vince crapped himself and came up with a quick..."No...he changed his name..."...and quickly changed the subject back to Saba Simba...lol

[@BlackMoore82]

Paul Diamond was from Yugoslavia, he and Tanaka won the AWA Tag-titles at one point and also worked in Stampede Wrestling.

[@Wolfstigmata]

simon should just do an ______era history show for this channel, would love it

[@wallypalmer4704]

Kabuki may have had an extremely short tenure in the WWF/E, but make no mistake, he was awesome! He was a mainstay in WCCW, and was a star all over the world. Much love for The Great Kabuki!

[@zanethind]

They inspired Asuka too

[@mw66683]

Damien Demento looks a lot like the Missing Link (btw - Battle cat was from He-Man not Snarf from Thundercats).

[@elc1960]

Damien Demento was in the main event on the very first ever Monday Night RAW, against the Undertaker. It's obvious that the only people who don't remember at least nearly all of these guys were born after their time in WWF. The Berzerker was a variation on John Nord's Nord the Barbarian character from AWA, and Paul Diamond, as many have mentioned here, was in the team Badd Company with Pat Tanaka in AWA, and also for a bit in ECW during that company's time as Eastern Championship Wrestling.

[@filkertom]

Ironically, while I don't remember Battle Kat, I DO remember Brady Boone, and had wondered whatever happened to him.

[@LiamJR24]

Every time WhatCulture has a list of people I "totally don't remember" I always do. Might be worth changing the titles of these...

[@chrismanager9615]

I bought the Beserker figure not so long ago. I went to Smyths and saw it, slightly danced a jig and ran to the till with it as well as the four horseman fighures. That was agood day. Next, Papa Shango

[@chrismanager9615]

You know it. I Wouldn't of bothered otherwise. I only buy the proper Elite figures. They are usually the best ones

[@oliverl.5834]

Berzerker's "rallying cry" was a Tribute to his former Partner Bruiser Brody who used the "Huss" for years before. I do actually remember all of them.

[@Sabbat7001]

5:03 "wildly enthusic baby faust cowboy". Way to nail the line, Simon. Seriously though, I'm a fan of Simon's but how did that slip past editing?

[@FalconCooper]

I have to admit I started to enjoy how Simon says WCW

[@wendigo1619]

I know all of them but couldn't remember them because i was born in '99 and watched wrestling in early 2000s but had old tapes of wwf and wcw growing up that were basically just attitude era stuff and nwo era wcw

[@dayostical]

I loved the great kabuki when i was a kid...i don't remember much but I always thought his face paint and mist were cool.

[@werdman24]

Anyone else remember Friar Ferguson? Just me? Exactly.

[@viodragon974]

I remember The Berserker and that miss sword stab. Jim Powers deserved a much better push than he ever gotten as well.

[@vividleo]

Dam big bully busic wow I remember him and the berserker battle cat I remember seeing him in the wwf magazine but never actually watched a match of his

[@Hellwyck]

I knew all but 3, well done.

[@The4cp]

Nick the Bully Busick is from my home town. It wasn't abnormal to see him just walking around

[@emilycathcart7387]

I remember Damien Demento, The Berzerker, Saba Simba and Lance Cassidy; I vaguely remember Tenryu and Kato but the rest of them I don't remember at all.

[@bryannicholls200]

I thought that Al Snow played Kato as well as Paul Diamond I know he was Avatar so I'm surprised that gimmick wasn't mentioned along with Aldo Montoya the Portuguese man of war, you mentioned Jim Powers but no jumping Jim Brunzell

[@The80sWolf_]

I had a old vhs tape with damien demento vs razor ramon

[@HurriShane00]

You know he got me on this list. I didn't remember alot of these, mind you, I didn't see alot of early 90's wrestling. I didn't have cable. All I ever saw was the PPV's mostly.

[@southernmedicine1987]

Nick Busick is a friend of mine. Only a few are able to even get a chance in the WWE and he was one of them. He is a very just man. Served as a policeman in WVa. and Georgia. Fighting cancer now. He is remembered. There are stories about the ones on your list that people don't get to hear.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

I remember all of them because they were so prominent in the WWE Superstars program...gramps and I only watched that program because we both have nothing much to do every saturday evening.

[@jeffreycoogan09]

Pat Tanaka and Paul Diamond had previously teamed up together as Badd Company in the AWA. And were managed by Diamond Dallas Page.

[@garrickdouglas6804]

The weird thing about the Orient Express is they used to be Bad Company when Diamond where a mask.

[@Daewonnni]

There needs to be a part two and three of this.

[@jamondross8717]

Nice video Simon

[@MiniLemmy]

Battle Cat and Tenryu were the only ones I don’t remember on this list! I’m seriously showing my age by remembering the others though lol

[@djcactus]

Totally remeber them all thanks

[@cyfloriana]

Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka were a great team. They were known as Badd Company in AWA and were champions. DDP was there manager.

[@brok4life2121]

If you are a true wrestling fan that is old enough to, you would remember most of these guys. Berzerker was around for a few years and he had a unique memorable look. Damento was on the first raw. Kato was Orient Express and they were around for a while.

[@MrSmallsCO]

Here are a few top 10 lists that you guys should do: Top 10 NXT Takeover Matches Top 10 Superstars who flopped in WWE but flourished in the Indies Top 10 Storylines of the 2000s

[@PaddyOutback]

If I remember correctly, Bret Hart’s first title defence was against the Berserker!

[@Silverado-pq6xe]

Paddy Outback nice job looking that up

[@PaddyOutback]

Bobby Or maybe I remember watching it as a kid. Good thing I don’t care what you think, mate 😘

[@hilarityensues]

He was a 'tribute' or more accurately a ripoff of Bruiser Brody.

[@jamesmacdonald4079]

Paddy Outback gday mate

[@TheJMascis666]

I remember that!

[@markboon2024]

I remember all of these. I believe that Tenyru was brought in as part of a deal with SWS. A Japanese promotion that WWE wrestlers worked a number of shows for.

[@vomitusrex4573]

The bully was a policeman from Weirton, WVA close to my hometown. A somewhat local hero. Lol

[@SpookyHelder]

Not fun fact: Damien Demento was called Mondo Kleen and billed from Jilin, China before he went to the WWE Also, Jim Powers was my favourite enhancement talent guy back in the day. I loved that he got so much offense in and made you believe he didn't have a 1% chance of losing, maybe like 11%

[@PeterParker-vq2cz]

to this day.....i am still waiting for my promised Beserker vs The British Bulldog match!!!! the VHS tape at the rental store including the match on the back, but the match never appeared on the tape, and as far as i know, never actually happened :( i was let down as a kid, since it was the one match on the tape i wanted to see :(

[@DFloyd84]

If I know my wrestling history (and I probably don't), John Nord's Viking gimmick was a tribute to Bruiser Brody, the original brawler in furry boots who bellowed "Huss! Huss! Huss!"

[@penf00008]

I remember all of them..................

[@jokerjack2913]

I did too.

[@mathiasmorqubus]

I remember the Bezerker, Kato and Simba.

[@DaemonCaedo1]

I remember Kato and Berzerker, but that's it. 3:28 I saw that, and I remember that move being so obvious and slow that my 3 year old nephew could have moved out of the way.

[@TJ52359]

Nord had been using the similar 'Nord The Barbarian' well ahead of WWE... if we think Viking/Bererker is playing it up to 11", he was a strong 8-9 on his own.

[@hasanicoward4425]

The Great Kabuki went to Japan and had a match against The Great Muta

[@thedude8573]

The only memorable things about Big Bully Busick is that he put over Sid in a squash match, and got beaten by Countout by The Brooklyn Brawler

[@marcusk.3182]

Poorly researched video... Damien Demento's character wasn't a WWE idea. Theis wrestled in other promotions as Mondo Kleen, with the same looks, before joining WWF. Also, as "culturally insensitive" as Saba Simba may look (especially to our PC-obsessed society), Tony Atlas himself claimed that gig saved his life, as he was having a very tough time in the late 80s. Vince gave him a job for old times' sake and that helped Atlas to get back on his feet. John Nord had the same Viking gimmick elsewhere as well. Maybe not as irrelevant, but in its silliness, it kinda worked for what it was... The Japanese guys were part of promotional deals with Japanese promotions, and they weren't really expected or supposed to be much more than one-off characters.

[@richriseup190]

Nord The Barbarian

[@IAmAnEvilTaco]

Nick Busick was a power lifter and a cop, that dude was a legitimate badass, and actually started with the wwf in the early 80s. He actually got a pretty legit push at his beginning, they built him up to be a monster. Then jobbed him out to... Wait google. THE BROOKLYN FREAKING BRAWLER OF ALL PEOPLE. I remember most of this first hand, I loved him when he first showed up. He was an old timey strong man, that worked damn well in NXT with the vaudvillains. He'd probably... Actually still be enhancement talent now. But scary enhancement talent!

[@hooksncrosses3419]

The only one I don't remember is Big Bully Busick. Can't say I missed out too much.

[@blainedesantis1270]

Jimmy Powers, good guy and good wrestler. He worked for me during my 9-year run as a promoter. Extremely professional and could give any wrestler a great match. Sad that WWE did little to nothing with him. He deserved better.

[@TakerKaneanite619]

Damian Dimento-The answer to the "Who Main Evented Raw 1 with Undertaker? Question.

[@improperbostonian6722]

My memories go back to late 1969 threw the 70"s. The greatest wrestler of all Bruno Sammartino.Don Leo Johnathan, The Blackjacks, ect. Just to name a few.

[@jdpnw9828]

Wimpyguy Wimp I remember the Superstar and the Super Destroyer from Georgia championship wrestling.

[@Frank59932]

You're wrong : I remember everyone on this Video. I like the " Big Bully Busick " Character a lot

[@tajhaescott-walls84]

Hulk Mania running 🏃‍♀️ Wild 😜

[@qgibson34]

I remember Kato but don't remember the another wrestlers so like the video.

[@mizcs]

"Saba Simba" is leaps and bounds greater than the majority of gimmicks currently in the WWE, at least that gimmick had SOME character

[@seeyalaterstinky]

I'm never getting any younger *BUT WITH TURBOTAX*

[@PreacherTHC]

Damien Demento costume was meant to look like a dark monster coming up to bite him think of the Venom symbiote

[@Freddytheking1979]

i remember all of them. and know what: as a Kid, I loved Battle Cat :-)

[@BrottenGuy]

Berzerker's "stupid rallying cry" came from Bruiser Brody. That hand motion and everything. Brody even gave him permission to use it, before he died.

[@bethsloan4821]

I remember all of these but Lance Cassidy. Maybe because I didn't have much of a life back then. LOL