▁in ▁and ▁challeng ed ▁Mos h ▁and ▁Th r ash er ▁to ▁a ▁match ▁in ▁Rock ▁B ottom : ▁In ▁Your ▁House , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁defeated . ▁The ▁group ▁then ▁en list ed ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁George ▁" The ▁Animal " ▁Ste ele , ▁who ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁a ▁giant ▁gift ▁box ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁Head b angers ▁by ▁surprise . ▁He ▁was ▁referred ▁by ▁the ▁announ cers ▁as ▁the ▁" original ▁O dd ity " ▁. ▁The ▁same ▁month , ▁however , ▁V ach on ▁became ▁a ▁villa iness ▁and ▁abandoned ▁the ▁group ▁to ▁fe ud ▁over ▁the ▁W WF ▁Women ' s ▁Championship ▁with ▁S able . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁O dd ities ▁began ▁another ▁fe ud , ▁this ▁time ▁against ▁a ▁coal ition ▁between ▁To o ▁Much ▁( B rian ▁Christopher ▁and ▁Scott ▁Taylor ) ▁and ▁The ▁Dis ci ples ▁of ▁Ap ocal yp se ▁( 8 - B all ▁and ▁Sk ull ), ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁short ▁and ▁un success ful . ▁At ▁the ▁Royal ▁R umble ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Gol ga ▁made ▁a ▁short ▁appearance ▁before ▁being ▁elimin ated ▁by ▁Steve ▁Austin . ▁K urr gan ▁also ▁appeared ▁and ▁last ed ▁longer ▁than ▁Gol ga ▁before ▁being ▁elimin ated ▁by ▁K ane . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁all ▁ 4 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁O dd ities ▁were ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁W WF . ▁ ▁Independent ▁circuit ▁( 2 0 0 7 - 2