10 Superstars with Surprisingly Bad Wrestlemania Records

The Big Show knows what a LOT of Wrestlemania lighting rigs look like; he's seen most of them from the mat.
The Big Show knows what a LOT of Wrestlemania lighting rigs look like; he's seen most of them from the mat.

#9 Goldust

He's had a hugely successful career, just never in late March or early April.
He's had a hugely successful career, just never in late March or early April.

His Wrestlemania Record: 0-8

Dustin Runnels, a.k.a. Goldust, has had a legendary career in professional wrestling, one which is rumored to be winding down (although Runnels is possibly in the best physical condition he's ever been in as a pro); he is a three-time Intercontinental Champion and a three-time Tag Team Champion, and, for a period of 1995 and 1996, was one of the most-discussed new characters the business had ever seen.

Unfortunately, Wrestlemania is not Goldie's forte; in eight contests at WWE's signature show, Runnels has never once been the winner (and has rarely been in a featured contest). A true workhorse and company man who will likely continue in a backstage role thanks to the encyclopedia of wrestling knowledge behind the facepaint, Goldust has done the job in several battle royals, multi-man matches, and one of the most bizarre contests ever staged at Wrestlemania.

A rare moment of dominance in a Goldust Wrestlemania match.
A rare moment of dominance in a Goldust Wrestlemania match.

His Signature Loss: At Wrestlemania XII, Goldust was at the height of his controversial, mainstream news-baiting oddness, and took on Interim WWF President "Rowdy" Roddy Piper in a Hollywood Backlot Brawl; the match began with a hardcore outdoor fight reminiscent of Piper's legendary fight scene from They Live, which made both men visit Anaheim area hospitals for various injuries, then Goldust sped away in his custom gold Cadillac.

Piper pursued in his white Ford Bronco, and viewers throughout the show were treated to old footage of the O.J. Simpson police chase (at that point nearly two years in the past), where Simpson's Bronco was purported to be Piper's until Goldust ambled down the aisle with Piper in hot pursuit.

The "finish" came with Piper ripping off Goldust's unitard, leaving The Bizarre One standing in skimpy women's lingerie; Piper planted a passionate kiss on his foe before Goldie slunk away into the shadows, and Piper celebrated...something...in the ring.

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