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#8 Yokozuna gets bodyslammed (1993)
Through the 80s and even in the early 90s, WWE had been built around the strength of its top star, Hulk Hogan. In the 90s, Vince McMahon would turn his attention to another Superstar from his roster, in an attempt to turn him into the next Hulk Hogan - Lex Luger.
Luger went babyface in 1993, and debuted this particular gimmick in a big way, by answering Yokozuna's bodyslam challenge. After a lot of Superstars failed to bodyslam 550 lb. Japanese Sumo Wrestler (who was actually Samoan), Luger arrived and achieved the impossible, before his adoring fans. Overnight, he became a wrestling sensation.
Although he did pick up steam, he could never become the same level of star as Hogan. Luger later debuted on the first episode of Nitro, and become one of WCW's featured stars, during the Monday Night Wars.
