Mosh: Beaver Cleavage Is One Of The Worst Gimmicks In History

The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) were a popular tag team act during the Attitude Era, but things switched in 1999 when Thrasher suffered an injury, and Mosh was repackaged as Beaver Cleavage.

Beaver Cleavage was a take on Leave It Beaver, but with more sexual tension between Beaver and his mother. The gimmick was quickly dropped.

Speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Mosh reflected on the gimmick.

“I have one of the worst gimmicks in the history of wrestling,” he said.

Asked if it was one of the worst gimmicks, Mosh replied, “Probably. I still to this day don’t know where it truly came from, how the idea came up. I mean, I think the vignettes could possibly be some of the best vignettes ever done. They’re hysterical. I mean, I’m sitting there, and I come out of a room, and I tell my mother that I can’t find the cat. I can’t find a cat anywhere. She turns around. She goes, ‘You can’t find pussy?’ I go, ‘No, I can’t find pussy anywhere.’ Meanwhile, she’s peeling a zucchini, and she goes, ‘Well, Pussy is probably under the bed. I know what would get pussy…’ I have a scrape on my knee, and she’s cleaning my knees, and I go, ‘When it comes to working on your knees, my mom knows best.’ I mean, they’re priceless. There were no rules back then. Do whatever you have to do to get over, to draw ratings.”

The gimmick lasted five weeks, and he was undefeated at 1-0.