Ah good ol’ Mike Shaw, one of those poor guys that could have been a big brute in pro wrestling, but was given one terrible gimmick after another. Whether he was Bastion Booger, Friar Ferguson, or Big Trucker Norm he always seemed to get the shaft. But you know what? He generally gave us some pretty fun squashes so let’s honor him today, shall we?
His opponent today would be none other than Bob Cook, who looks like every other jobber of the area, right down to the star on the crotch and a filthy elbow pad. Going out on a limb and guessing he’s in deep trouble!
So out comes Norman the Lunatic…or I guess “The Lunatic” Norman. Shouldn’t that have a comma after that first part? I bet if he’d been called “The Lunatic”, Norman he’d have main evented WrestleMania. Or at least, like a random WCW Worldwide. Could totally see him vs. JT Southern or something.
So the match starts and Cook attacks to get an early advantage. Have to love that there are kids in the crowd cheering on Norman whilst wearing PITH HELMETS. Did WCW actually sell those? I’d say that’s impossible but I’ve spent the past two plus decades documenting idiotic wrestling merch so I know better.
Norman takes back over and starts pounding away. It’s easy to say he was just some fat guy, but that leg drop looked pretty impressive. In fact, it’s best I’ve ever seen (by a guy wearing a shirt issued by a mental institution).
Cook and his delightfully mullet gets in a few shots, but it doesn’t last. He probably should have done more scouting so he would have realized that slamming his head into the turnbuckle would have no effect since there was nothing functional inside.
It all wraps up with Norman tossing Cook into the ropes and Bob coming off for a sunset flip…only to be, and I am just reporting the facts here, TEA BAGGED FOR THE WIN. You know, in hindsight featuring Norman the Lunatic probably wasn’t the best idea for a SQUASH of the Week.