WWE History Vol. 21: The Craziest Characters 

The Berserker didn't give anyone the Viking Experience during his run with the WWE.
The Berserker didn't give anyone the Viking Experience during his run with the WWE.

#3 The Berserker

Here comes the Berserker!
Here comes the Berserker!

Real Name: John Nord

Years Active: 1984-1998

Major Titles Held: None

Finisher: Ostensibly a shoulder tackle, but usually Berserker just dumped his opponents over the top rope and won by count out, while holding out his hand and hissing "HUSS HUSS HUSS."

John Nord seemed to have the perfect attributes to be a pro wrestler. Massive size at 6' 8"? Check. Well over three hundred pounds? Check. Professional athletic background? Check again.

But while Nord looked like a beast, he was never the most agile of big men. It could be said that his grace did NOT belie his bulk. Also, from a scientific or technical wrestling point of view, the Berserker gets a D+ on his best day. And let's talk about mic skills, or rather his lack thereof. There's a reason they shoved a viking helmet on this guy's head and had him chant HUSS.

That being said, it's hard to imagine the WWE of the early 1990s without the zany presence of the Berserker. He essentially became a jobber to the stars, defeating enhancement talent with ease but never getting the win over bigger name talent.

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