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On the Aug. 2, 1993 edition of Raw, Claude Giroux dressed as a smaller version of Randy Savage and helped “Macho Man” defeat Doink the Clown.

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The mini Macho clone teamed with The Bushwhackers to face off with Blake Beverly, Little Louie and the The Brooklyn Brawler on Raw.

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Giroux also performed as Little Hulkster in 1993.

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Giroux's most successful portion of his career was as Dink, Doink’s much smaller associate.

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Minis appeared on The Grandest Stage of Them All when Doink and Dink took on Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon at WrestleMania X inside Madison Square Garden.

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At Survivor Series 1994, the team of Doink, Dink, Wink and Pink — who went by the name Clowns R’ Us — faced off with Jerry “The King” Lawler and his own team of minis: Sleazy, Cheesy and Queasy.

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The match was one of the wildest spectacles of the era, and the minis continued to compete against each other throughout the first half of 1995.

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Two weeks after Survivor Series 1997, Shawn Michaels instigated a moment that nearly rivaled the controversy in Montreal in notoriety.

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Bret Hart, who had infamously departed WWE for WCW, was introduced by HBK, but it was a mini version of the “Hit Man” who strutted to the ring.

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In 2000, Edge and Christian introduced mini versions of The Hardys and Dudley Boyz.

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In 2001, The Rock introduced a mini Booker T while he and the five-time WCW Champion were embroiled in a bitter rivalry during the Invasion.

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Mini-Dust made several appearances in WWE in many different incarnations.

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The Boogeyman brought in a mini version of himself in 2007 to even the odds in his rivalry with Finlay & Hornswoggle.

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The duos engaged in memorable tag team contests at No Way Out and Saturday Night’s Main Event.

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In 2004, soon after becoming WWE Champion, JBL introduced a mini Undertaker.

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The plan backfired on the Wall Street tycoon, and The Phenom joined forces with his smaller self.

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In 2006, D-Generation X recruited mini versions of The Spirit Squad.

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On Raw in 2008, Mr. McMahon scheduled Hornswoggle to compete in a Mini Royal Rumble Match, which included Mini Kennedy.

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Also competing in the match was Mini Mankind, mini barbed wire bat not included.

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Through hellfire and brimstone came Mini Kane to the Mini Royal Rumble Match.

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Not quite The Animal, Mini Batista made a brief appearance.

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In 2012, Hornswoggle briefly donned a funky tracksuit to become a mini Brodus Clay.