But, while the wrestlers booked for the match alone made it so memorable, there’s a different reason why wrestling fans will forever remember that title bout. It was also the day that the legendary boxer, Mike Tyson, joined the WWF as a “special outside enforcer”.
Iron Mike had amassed a ton of nicknames throughout his career. But, people had taken to calling him “The Baddest Man on the Planet” because of his boxing prowess - not because he was literally bad at something. Like, for example, counting. According to former WWE referee, Mike Chioda, preparing the former Kid Dynamite to act as a referee for one night presented certain challenges. Specifically, Chioda struggled to get Tyson to count the WWE way.
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