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You've got to hand it to Superstars like ECW's Colin Delaney--they might not have in-ring skills (heck, the kid got demolished by Big Show in his latest outing), but these lovable losers have heart for days. Herewith, WWE.com offers up the following six men who, despite the odds, left everything they had--oftentimes even their dignity--inside the squared circle.  

 

Gillberg

Through a haze of smoke he would emerge. A man with a shaved head and goatee, wearing black trunks and black gloves. No, it wasn't WCW Champ Goldberg, it was Gillberg, a Goldberg clone who looked as if he'd been left in the dryer too long. Fans loved him, but he wasn't all comedy. In 1998, he won the Light Heavyweight Championship and held it for 15 months (truth be told, though, the title went mostly uncontested).

 

Eugene

As the mentally challenged nephew of then Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff, Eugene brought a child-like innocence to the ring. He wanted desperately to fulfill his ambition to become like the wrestlers he watched on TV. Perhaps because of his handicap, WWE fans cheered wildly when Eugene and partner William Regal hooked up in 2004 to capture the World Tag Team Championship. Go, Eugene, Go!

Brooklyn Brawler

Oh, fugeddaboutit! With a win-loss record only a mother could love, Brawler may not have been the best wrestler, but he was certainly one of the most entertaining. And despite his losing ways, he had his moments. In 1997, he earned the right to face WWE Champion, Shawn Michaels, at Madison Square Garden. He lost, of course, but he bowed out to the approving cheers of thousands of fellow New Yorkers.

Barry Horowitz

Always quick with a pat on the back--usually his own--Barry Horowitz never quite lived up to the accolades he gave himself. Ever since he joined WWE, the hapless Horowitz lost match after match. That is until he improbably pinned Bodydonna Skip, prompting a shocked Jim Ross to shout, "Horowitz wins!" The lovable loser won a few times after that, earning kudos--and maybe even a genuine pat on the back.

George "The Animal" Steele

With a hairy back, green tongue and penchant for devouring turnbuckles, there was no mistaking George "The Animal" Steele. The wild man, who uttered not a word, was a despised rule-breaker for 20 years before he changed his unusual ways. The affection for Steele peaked in the 1980s, when the beast fell hard for the beauty, Miss Elizabeth, and feuded with Randy "Macho Man" Savage. 

Mikey Whipwreck

Whipwreck set the bar low for himself. Entering the ring to the Beck song, "Loser," the skinny grappler would inevitably get beaten badly. Then one night,  Whipwreck paired with Cactus Jack and was finally able to go on the attack. The new and improved Whipwreck shocked and excited fans and inspired announcer Joey Styles to famously proclaim, "Mikey Whipwreck hits an offensive move!"