It took a while for WWE to figure out what to do with him.

I think nows as good a time as any to talk about the career of Zeus.

Other than the slimy, Vince McMahon-like businessman he had to deal with, Rips main antagonist was Zeus.

Not going to lie, my 8-year-old self thought that was the funniest thing.

The movie didnt do so well, but that didnt stop McMahon from putting his ankle into promoting it.

He pounded down on Hogan and left him for dead.

Hogan still defended his belt and retained against Boss Man.

Zeus would start making appearances in the weeks that followed, angry that he didnt get top billing.

This is like an onion of fiction right here with all the layers.

Zeus ramblings eventually caught the eyes of the equally-insane Randy Savage and Queen Sherri.

The match itself wasnt bad.

He remained a strong opponent, mainly with how his own real weakness was his eyes.

With the help of their manager Miss Elizabeth, Hogan and Beefcake ended up winning.

The idea of keeping the feud going was still open.

The only real drawback of the match was that it kind of made Savage look like crap in comparison.

Even Jesse Ventura on commentary was pointing out that Savage was the one youd need to target.

The other guy isnt going to do anything to Zeus either!

This was used to help build upSurvivor Series, which took place on November 23, 1989.

Hogan and Zeus started things off and Zeus time in the match was very, very short.

The ref couldnt get him to break the choke after several attempts to stop him.

After Zeus shoved him across the ring, the ref called for his disqualification.

This was fine, though.

They built on this by having Savage and Zeus destroy Hogan and Beefcake backstage later on at thatSurvivor Series.

Id be doing this a great disservice if I didnt bring up the promos.

Oh my God, the promos.

WWE released a highlight reel.

The match was…well, the match was actually really solid!

That meant you could escape, but your partner would be completely screwed.

Its already been established that Hogan cant beat Zeus on his own strength.

The only time hes been able to take him down was with a foreign object.

I dont recall him ever going with such overkill before that match.

Even for Andre, one leg drop was enough.

Zeus was defeated and he faded off into wrestling obscurity.

Instead, they went with a Hogan/Warrior program and that worked like gangbusters.

He was such a special attraction that he never had any build-up matches.

No squashes against the likes of Barry Horowitz.

No crushing the skull of Tito Santana or Jimmy Snuka.

Zeus simply made some sporadic appearances and lost all of his high-profile matches.

Im going to be completely honest here.

In my eyes, Id even call him one of the better Hogan feuds in the 80s.

But Zeus wasnt finished with the wrestling business.

A few months later, he made a special appearance in Puerto Ricos World Wrestling Council.

Easily one of the most random pairings in wrestling history.

It was bad, folks.

One of the worst matches Ive ever seen in my life.

Everyone else threw garbage into the ring and for good reason.

That would be Zeus final wrestling match for years.

He came back for one more match in WCW in 1996.

Rather than have a Z etched onto the side of his head, Zeus instead had GANGSTA on it.

Being that they didnt want WWF suing, they referred to him as Z-Gangsta.

Tony Schiavone would constantly call him Z-Gangster because hes as white as Tom Sawyers fence.

They also established that he had a history with Hogan, but never elaborated.

At his side, the massive face-painted man was referred to as the Final Solution.

Yes, it was a two-on-eight match.

They were going that far with Hogan.

The arena had two rings.

The other had a cage surrounding it.

Above that ring were two floors of cage, making it like a chain-link condo.

The middle floor had two rooms.

Hogan and Savage had to start at the top, where theyd fight Flair and Anderson.

For most of it, he and Solution werent even there.

Hogan and Savage fought with Flair and Anderson and got out thanks to throwing powder in their faces.

The brawling went on forever as the fight reached the regular ring.

Eventually, Z-Gangsta and Solution arrived, overpowered the two and threw them into the ring inside the cage.

The beatdown continued until Hogan and Savage made a comeback.

Then Flair and Anderson returned to turn it back around.

Booty Man made an assist, handing frying pans to Hogan and Savage, allowing them to clean house.

Once again, Hogan was only able to beat Zeus/Z-Gangsta via bludgeoning him with something metal.

Only Savage decided last second to go back in there and pin Flair before leaving.

I dont know if anyone actually knew the rules.

He returned to acting, where he continues to get a million roles per year.

You might recognize him from a little movie calledThe Dark Knight.

Zeus is a peculiar footnote in professional wrestling.

On the other hand, he never won a match.Ever.

He had five matches across three companies and he lost every single one of them.

At least Zeus has a victory over both Stan Hansen andthe Joker.

I cant think of too many people who have that on their resume.