It's extremely difficult for professional wrestlers to get mainstream publicity, much less make some extra dough doing commercials. Hulk Hogan got to do a deoderant commercial, Booker T did one for 1-800-COLLECT, and King Kong Bundy for computers.

While I'm sure it worked out well for them, I always thought it was unfortunate that the products didn't directly tie in to their persona. I felt they were missing an extraordinary opportunity.

So, in the interest of helping your favorite wrestler make a few extra bucks, here are some advertising tie-ins that we came up with while watching a really boring edition of Thunder.

• Dino Bravo for the American Lung Association
• Sid Vicious for AAA
• Scott Hall for AA
• Jim Duggan and Iron Shiek for N.O.R.M.L.
• Ken Patera and Mr. Saito for McDonalds
• Steve Williams for smelling salts
• Bastion Booger for Jenny Craig
• Sean Waltman for FedEx
• Steve Austin for AT&T
• The Villanos for Doublemint Gum
• Steve Regal for Depends
• Mick Foley for Office Depot
• Ultimate Warrior for Pepto-Bismol
• Kane for Crest Toothpaste
• Hardbody Harrison for an antique store
• Brad Armstrong for Hershey, Inc.
• Paul Diamond for Moon Pies
• El Vampiro for Coppertone
• Greg Valentine for Stanley Tools
• Steve McMichael for any wrestling school that's a competitor of the WCW Power Plant
• Diamond Dallas Page for a trailer park
• Paul E. Dangerously for Motorola
• Bobby Eaton for Toastmasters International
• "Dr. D" David Schultz and Vader for the WWF Media Relations dept.
• Brian Pillman for Smith & Wesson
• Kerry Von Erich for Harley-Davidson
• Degeneration X for the NAACP
• Giant for Philip Morris
• The Gambler for Harrah's Casinos
• Bob Backlund for the League of Women Voters
• The Sandman for Anheuser-Busch
• Saturn for Saturn
• Bobby Walker for federal unemployment insurance
• Shaska Whatley for Pez
• Kidman for Ivory Soap
• nWo Sting for Xerox
• Eddie Guerrero for Samsonite
• The Undertaker for a local mortuary
• Chavo Guerrero Jr. for Krazy Glue
• Abdullah The Butcher for Ginsu
• Scott Putski for Solidarity
• Stevie Ray for the American Dental Association
• Ernest Miller for Fresh Step
• Owen Hart for Chicken McNuggets
• Konnan for Taco Bell
• Bam Bam Bigelow and Terry Gordy for Cocoa Pebbles and Fruity Pebbles
• Roddy Piper for the local chamber of commerce
• Tony Schiavone for Webster's Dictionary
• Prince Iaukea for Hawaiian Punch
• Dusty Rhodes for Esskay Lard
• Wayne Bloom for Amtrak
• Horace for the Department of Transportation
• Barry Darsow for the American Communist Party
• Sable for Dow-Corning
• Mike Enos for Cheers Bar
• Bull Payne for Schlitz Malt Liquor
• Terry Taylor for Perdue
• Buddy Lee Parker and Fit Finley for Lucky Charms
• Steve Keirn for Red Man chewing tobacco
• Matt Borne for Barnum & Bailey
• Silver King for Fritos
• Randy Savage for Ex-Lax
• Alex Wright for Thompson's Wood Protector