History YMMV / Kamala

* TheWoobie: Not getting paid, losing his leg to diabetes, which cost him his career, yes, he qualifies. He lost his other leg a little under a year later due to the same thing.

* DorkAge:
** His {{face}} run in 1993.
** His appearance on the July 26, 2004 ''Raw'', where the [[Wrestling/WWEDivaSearch Diva Search]] contestants were supposed to try to "seduce" him, and, of course, none of them knew who he was.

* HilariousInHindsight: His real name was James Harris, making him James "Kamala" Harris. U.S. Vice President UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris, anyone? Doubly so considering that Kamala Harris was elected Vice President shortly after his death. This NamesTheSame coincidence was {{lampshade|Hanging}}d by Creator/JimmyKimmel on ''Series/JimmyKimmelLive'' when he had Harris as a guest, admitting that the first thought he had when he first heard about her was Kamala the wrestler. Harris for her part revealed that she was aware of it and found it funny.

* HilariousInHindsight: His real name was James Harris, making him James "Kamala" Harris. U.S. Vice President UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris, anyone? Doubly so considering that Kamala Harris was elected Vice President shortly after his death. This NamesTheSame coincidence was {{lampshade|Hanging}}d by Creator/JimmyKimmel on ''Series/JimmyKimmelLive'' when he had Harris as a guest, admitting that the first thought he had when he first heard about her was Kamala the wrestler. Harris for her part revealed that she was aware of it and found it ActuallyPrettyFunny.

* HilariousInHindsight: His real name was James Harris, making him James "Kamala" Harris. U.S. Vice President UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris, anyone? Doubly so considering that Kamala Harris was elected Vice President shortly after his death.

* HilariousInHindsight: His real name was James Harris, making him James "Kamala" Harris. U.S. Senator UsefulNotes/KamalaHarris, anyone? Doubly so when, shortly after his death, Senator Kamala Harris was elected Vice President of the United States, becoming the first woman to win the office.

* HilariousInHindsight: His real name was James Harris, making him James "Kamala" Harris. U.S. Senator [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris Kamala Harris]], anyone? Doubly so when, shortly after his death, Senator Kamala Harris was elected Vice President of the United States, becoming the first woman to win the office.

* HilariousInHindsight: His real name was James Harris, making him James "Kamala" Harris. U.S. Senator [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris Kamala Harris]], anyone? Doubly so when, shortly after his death, Senator Kamala Harris was elected as Vice President, becoming the first woman to win the office.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** His real name was James Harris, making him James "Kamala" Harris. U.S. Senator [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris Kamala Harris]], anyone?
** Doubly so when, shortly after his death, Senator Kamala Harris was elected as Vice President, becoming the first woman to win the office.

** Doubly so when, shortly after his death, Senator Kamala Harris was named as the Democratic nominee for Vice-President for the 2020 campaign.

* ValuesDissonance: It goes without saying that the African savage gimmick wouldn't fly today. It wasn't really acceptable ''then'', but the media would have a field day with it nowadays in particular.

* HilariousInHindsight: His real name was James Harris, making him James "Kamala" Harris. U.S. Senator [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris Kamala Harris]], anyone?

* TheWoobie: Not getting paid, losing his leg to diabetes, which cost him his career, yes, he qualifies. He lost his other leg a little under a year later due to the same thing.

** His babyface run in 1993.
** His appearance on the July 26, 2004 ''Raw'', where the [[Wrestling/WWEDivaSearch Diva Search]] Idiots were supposed to try to "seduce" him, and, of course, none of them knew who he was.
* HilariousInHindsight: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris U.S. Senator Kamala Harris]], anyone?
* ValuesDissonance: It goes without saying that the African savage gimmick wouldn't fly today. It wasn't really acceptable ''then'', but the media would have a field day with it nowadays.

* ValuesDissonance: It goes without saying that the African savage gimmick wouldn't fly today.

** His appearance on the July 26, 2004 ''Raw'', where the Diva Search Idiots were supposed to try to "seduce" him, and, of course, none of them knew who he was.

* BadassDecay: As a face. Wrestling/BobbyHeenan even ''acknowledged'' this on commentary at the start of the Kamala-Kim Chee match on the USANetwork March 28 (taped March 7), 1993 ''March to Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} IX'' special, saying that Kamala didn't have the same kind of killer instinct that he had when he was with Harvey Wippleman and Kim Chee.
* DorkAge: His babyface run in 1993.
** Then there was his appearance on the July 26, 2004 ''Raw'', where the Diva Search Idiots were supposed to try to "seduce" him, and, of course, none of them knew who he was.
* TheWoobie: Not getting paid, losing his leg to diabetes, which cost him his career, yes, he qualifies.
** Lost his other leg a little under a year later due to the same thing.

* UnfortunateImplications: Let's see, he's from Uganda, doesn't speak, and needs to be told by his managers to turn his opponents over when he tries to pin them after splashing them while they are face down.
** However, Harris would likely never have made it to the big leagues without the gimmick, even though, when he did, he really didn't like it that much.

* TheWoobie: Not getting paid, losing his leg to diabetes, which cost him his career, yes, he qualifies.

** However, Harris would likely never have made it to the big leagues without the gimmick, even though, when he did, he really didn't like it that much.

** Almost {{Justified}}, since Harris would likely never have made it to the big leagues without the gimmick, even though, when he did, he really didn't like it that much.

** Almost {{Justified}}, since Harris would likely never have made it to the big leagues without the gimmick.