During the mid 80’s, Kamala was a fairly big heel. He
stopped wrestling for the WWF in the late 80’s. In 1992, the WWF decided to bring
him back for another run. He was managed by Harvey Whippleman, and had Kim Chee
as his trainer/handler. He would do his big splash on a jobber, and then try to
pin him on his stomach. Whippleman or Kim Chee would have to explain to Kamala
to turn the guy over and pin him on his back. Even after the match was over, he
would continue to try and pin his opponents on both their back and their
stomach. In the two or so years he was with the WWF, he never quite figured out
how to pin people, which may explain his lack of victories. He also liked to
pat his belly a lot. In the summer of ’92, he started to feud with the
Undertaker. This feud was based on the fact that Kamala was supposedly
terrified of the Undertaker as well as caskets. Much humor ensued. Week after
week, Undertaker or Paul Bearer would wheel out a casket during Kamala’s
matches. This never failed to send Kamala running through the crowd, slapping
his belly and making tribal noises all the way. Undertaker beat him by DQ at
Summer Slam ’92, and beat him in a casket match at Survivor Series ‘92. After
this defeat, Kim Chee and Harvey Whippleman started mistreating Kamala, and he
eventually turned on them. Reverend Slick took Kamala under his wing, and made
it his mission to civilize him, though he continued to have trouble remember
how to pin people. As a face, he was only for comedy. I can’t remembering him
ever winning a match. On one video, Invasion of the Bodyslammers, he had
several segments with Slick teaching him to bowl. The whole thing was
hilarious. During the course of the tape, we saw Kamala: Get scared of bowling
shoes, throw the bowling ball backwards, charge the pins, and be mystified by a
bowling ball. He was on a few of the first RAWs ever, but eventually faded
away.
Accomplishments
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Got title shots at Bret Hart (WC) and
Shawn Michaels (IC)
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During the 80’s, he had matches against
the likes of Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, George Steele, and Ricky Steamboat
Disgraceful Moments
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Lost to Doink by
