Some of you younger ninjas may not remember this, but J and Shaggs were both members of the WWE (then called the WWF) back in 1998 during the Attitude Era. They were members of a stable called the Oddities; a group of wrestlers considered misfits and freak shows. Fitting, right?
ESPN has released a list of their five craziest SummerSlam moments and the Wicked Clown made the list. I’m not exactly sure why. I guess wicked rapping clowns would seem pretty crazy to ninjas that aren’t exposed to it everyday like us.
You can check out that entire article over at tv5.ESPN.com by CLICKING HERE or you can check out the excerpt about ICP below.
1998: The Insane Clown Posse sings The Oddities to the ring at MSG
It might be a little hard to believe 20 years later, but for a short stretch of time in 1998, The Oddities were one of the most positively received acts in the WWE, thanks to two major elements working in their favor. First and foremost was their entrance theme sung by the Insane Clown Posse, which had a hook and a beat that fans took to immediately. Secondly, one of the four members of the group, Golga (aka the late John Tenta) took to wearing T-shirts and carrying dolls depicting South Park’s Eric Cartman at a time during which South Park was starting to catch fire.
It was the late ’90s and the WWE’s Attitude Era … so it didn’t always make the most sense.
The previously dead-in-the-water group that featured Golga, Giant Silva, Kurrgan and Luna Vachon found new life as crowd favorites, and ICP began appearing with the group and helped whip up the crowd. While the wrestling wasn’t stellar by any means, the arm waving and energy during the song was undeniable. Trust me. This anomaly of a spike in popularity culminated at SummerSlam 1998, when the Insane Clown Posse sung the aptly named “Oddities” live to the crowd at Madison Square Garden to bring the group out for their match against Kai En Tai.
By the start of 1999 the ride was over, and The Oddities ceased to be. The live performance is no longer featured on the WWE Network version of the broadcast (though a full version of the performance can be found with a little bit of Googling), but for a moment in time, The Oddities and the Insane Clown Posse had their moment to shine.
Faygoluvers Comments
Halloween
Comment posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 12:29 am GMT -5 at 12:29 am
I’d be so geeked if ICP made it into the WWE hall of fame(though they would probably only be inducted into the celebrity wing if they were ever considered) Or if they were included as playable characters in a future WWE video game!
ElectroheadDante
Comment posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 12:36 am GMT -5 at 12:36 am
OH HELL YEAH I ‘MEMBA THIS! Their accompanying The Oddities to the ring at SummerSlam ’98 (20 years ago to this month) was the first time I’d ever heard of ICP. I remember thinking…who the hell? These guys are awesome! I had no idea what kind of music they did or what they were known for, other than the song they did for them and then later when they teamed up with Vampiro in wCw (Take It!) I kinda soured on them though when they turned on The Oddities and joined up with The Headbangers for a short time, which was whack. I never did fully delve into their music until long into 2004 when a co-worker asked if I ever heard of them before, and after mentioning the WWE/wCw thing, he let me borrow Riddle Box and Great Milenko, and that was all it took. End of story.
505303
Comment posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 02:42 am GMT -5 at 2:42 am
Wwf the music vol. 3 was when the dark carnival found me, then 4 year later i found the wraith and a year later i was a juggalo. 15 years later still running with a hatchet.
Radam
Comment posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 03:17 am GMT -5 at 3:17 am
I had a quick google search and couldn’t find a video of this Summerslam entrance…
Bones417
Comment posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 05:48 am GMT -5 at 5:48 am
This shit happened back when me n my bro first started fuckin with icp I bout flipped the table when they came out with the oddities..nice flash from the past thanks flh🤡
Bones417
Comment posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 05:49 am GMT -5 at 5:49 am
Makes me feel old though I still can’t believe it’s been 20 years of milenko
Carnivalkilla44
Comment posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 07:33 am GMT -5 at 7:33 am
I was pissed when I found out the extended version of SS with the Clown’s entrance wasn’t on the Network.
The Warlock
Comment posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 09:59 am GMT -5 at 9:59 am
this was my time ever hearing & seeing ICP! that drawing is super dope!!
BCampbellz87
Comment posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 01:11 pm GMT -5 at 1:11 pm
This is dope!!! This is where it all started for me, been running with the hatchet ever since!
FuckmeFuck
Comment posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 03:22 pm GMT -5 at 3:22 pm
I member watching this live on ppv. Dems were the days.
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