Former WWE Star Reflects On The Naked Streaker Gimmick That He Had

Former WWE Superstar Mideon (Dennis Knight) recently appeared on Road Doggโ€ Brian Jamesโ€™ podcast, “Oh You Didn’t Know” for an interview covering all things pro wrestling. Here are the highlights:

The story that inspired Vince McMahon to give him the โ€˜Naked Mideonโ€™ streaker gimmick:

โ€œKurt [Angle] comes back and heโ€™s talking and he goes in and takes a shower and he comes back out and he pulls his underwear off and I drop my towel and I go, โ€˜I am the naked man.โ€™ Then [Blackjack] Lanza comes and goes, โ€˜Hey we need someone for a meet and greet,โ€™ and I threw on my towel and walked out into the hallway and was like โ€˜Where is this meet and greet?โ€™โ€

Not seeing the gimmick as a negative:

โ€œItโ€™s so funny, thatโ€™s all anybody ever talks about and theyโ€™re like, โ€˜Oh, that mustโ€™ve been terrible,โ€™ I was like, this is โ€™98, โ€™99, Iโ€™m getting my head kicked in by Vader, and all these guys every single night. I got paid the exact same amount of money for like eight months to run to the ring in my fanny pack.โ€

You can check out the complete podcast below: