When WWE introduced in April that it was within the course of of buying historic lucha libre promotion AAA, it was anticipated {that a} crossover {of professional} wrestlers between the promotions might create some distinctive moments sooner or later. Simply 4 months later, throughout AAA Triplemania XXXIII — the promotion’s signature WrestleMania-like present annually — it is potential {that a} little bit of wrestling historical past was made.
In the course of the present’s opener, a Royal Rumble-adjacent Copa Bardahl match, one of many smallest wrestlers of all-time got here face-to-face with one of many largest as 3-foot-3 Microman stood off in opposition to 7-foot-3 Omos.
Omos, referred to as “The Nigerian Large,” has been lengthy absent from the ring regardless of being wholesome, main many WWE followers to surprise when he would return to the squared circle and in what capability he would achieve this. He had not wrestled since an tour in Japan with Professional Wrestling NOAH this January, and he had not competed in a match for a WWE-owned model in 16 months.
Saturday evening, Omos made his return in dominant trend by successful Copa Bardahl, nevertheless it was his showdown with Microman in the course of the match that really introduced the gang to its toes.
Whereas wrestling historical past is tough to parse given the variety of promotions and nations by which matches happen, it seems that the best prior top diferential between two rivals in a match got here again in 2008 at WWE WrestleMania XXIV when 7-foot-1 The Nice Khali took on 3-foot-5 Hornswoggle. That is a dimension top distinction of three toes, 8 inches (44 inches), whereas the Omos-Microman showdown has them billed 4 toes (48 inches) aside.
Different WWE superstars together with Joaquin Wilde, Cruz del Toro and Otis (getting back from greater than three months away on account of harm) competed within the match, whereas the likes of Dominik Mysterio, Dragon Lee, El Grande Americano, Natalya, Judgment Day and Los Garza had been booked to compete at Triplemania.