BRUTUS GETS PICKED!

WATCH NOW: Monday Night Raw - February 1, 1993

Nowadays it is commonplace to see all sorts of in-ring promos from WWE Superstars every Monday night. However back in 1993, a few weeks after Monday Night Raw, this was a relatively new phenomenon.

On just the 4th episode of Monday Night Raw Vince McMahon conducted an emotional in-ring interview with the returning Brutus Beefcake.

Three years earlier, Brutus was severely injured in a parasailing that not only almost ended his career - but almost ended his life. In the years that followed, Brutus returned to the WWE as a part-time commentator, manager, and even as host of his own "Barber Shop" Show. But now Brutus has come to RAW on this night to declare his intention of returning to the ring.

Things start out quite serious with Brutus explaining his life situation before his accident: His mother lost her battle with cancer. His father passed away soon thereafter of a broken heart. His wife then left him. Needless to say, the mood in the Manhattan Center has gotten quite serious by the looks on these faces of the WWE Universe:

If things weren't bad enough already Brutus then describes his horrific accident and how he could hear the doctors questioning whether he would make it through. Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse we then cut to a shot of this:

No, this is not a screengrab from a bad SNL sketch. That IS a guy about to go wrist-deep into his nose. Since this is live television, things like this are expected.

Brutus continues on explaining that the only thing that got him through was NOT through the grace of God, or his parents in heaven watching over him. Rather it was indeed the power of the red and yellow - the power of Hulkamania!! If that wasn't amazing enough, we then see this...

Yes, that is a child who is about to make his finger completely disappear into his nasal cavity. What are the chances of two blatantly-obvious nose-pickers almost back to back in the same segment? Probably just as good as Brutus' chance of survival without the Hulk's divine intervention.

Oh, there are also few other notable members of the WWE Universe from this exact episode. My favorite is this guy, who is reacting to the start of Tatanka's music:

I wonder what his reaction was when he found out our Native American friend was in action against Damien Demento.