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Savio
06-04-2014, 10:45 AM
What is it!>!>!>!?
Shisen Kopf
06-04-2014, 10:51 AM
Great Khali--just terrible. OF course there's Arquette and Russo but if you don't like that, you're just Meltzer sheep,,,,
Nark Order
06-04-2014, 11:09 AM
This might be unpopular but I always thought Yokozuna was pretty awful. Not just because of the faux-Japanese gimmick but Yoko was dangerous in the ring and he was a health hazard to himself.
Bad News Gertner
06-04-2014, 11:30 AM
He was later in his career, but that was post World Title runs. When he started tagging with Owen, that's when people refused to work with him.
Savio
06-04-2014, 11:45 AM
Great Khali--just terrible. OF course there's Arquette and Russo but if you don't like that, you're just Meltzer sheep,,,,
Arquette and Russo didnt really have gimmicks.....Khali for that matter either.
Nark Order
06-04-2014, 11:46 AM
Don't get me wrong, he was pretty mobile for his size but he was over 500 pounds and wasn't all that tall, so that isn't saying a ton. He served his role when they needed a main event guy, but he wasn't one of my favorites.
Hanso Amore
06-04-2014, 01:04 PM
Well there hasnt been many "gimmicks" to win the top prize so im saying Zombie Taker.

That was utter shit. Dude made it work but UNDEAD WILD WEST MORTICIAN THAT DOESNT TALK was champ at one point.

THen he went Phenom, got better, then became an alltime great.

But his first title win has to be the worst gimmick to hold the title.
Savio
06-04-2014, 02:05 PM
I was thinking it must be him or Kane.
JimmyMess
06-04-2014, 02:20 PM
Arquette and Russo didnt really have gimmicks.....Khali for that matter either.

no gimmick you say???

http://i57.tinypic.com/1itu8.jpg

that looks super legit to me!
Emperor Smeat
06-04-2014, 04:31 PM
Great Khali
Droford
06-04-2014, 04:41 PM
Sycho Sid
The Gold Standard
06-04-2014, 04:57 PM
Rey Mysterio. His gimmick was he was friends with Guerrero. so they felt bad.
MoFo
06-04-2014, 05:45 PM
ECW had a lot of terrible rasllers, most their top names were just "run of the mill guy who likes a drink or seven"
DAMN iNATOR
06-04-2014, 07:20 PM
WM IX era Hogan.
cnoslim
06-05-2014, 08:05 PM
Mark henry
Mr Burns
06-05-2014, 08:12 PM
Great Khali
Dark One
06-05-2014, 08:20 PM
Mark henry

http://i.imgur.com/4Fhpd.gif
#1-norm-fan
06-05-2014, 08:27 PM
Depends on how you define a "bad gimmick". I'd say The Undertaker was a pretty bad gimmick when he took the title off of Hogan. He was a zombie who also happened to work as an undertaker and build caskets in his spare time. Also, he got magical powers from an urn but only when it was in the hands of a chubby mortician named Paul Bearer.

I know he went on to transcend the gimmick and make it iconic and such but... Goddamn.
Shisen Kopf
06-05-2014, 08:38 PM
Arquette and Russo didnt really have gimmicks.....Khali for that matter either.

yeah he did. Big Stupid gumpy forehead dot indian.
Kingofdaswing
06-05-2014, 09:12 PM
The Miz.

The guy is the zit on the taint of the wrestling business.
Shisen Kopf
06-05-2014, 09:50 PM
yeah. the Miz sucks
#1-norm-fan
06-06-2014, 02:24 AM
Well looks like my vote for KOTF is now up for grabs...
FourFifty
06-06-2014, 03:11 AM
I almost want to say Vince McMahon.
There's no reason why the boss, a man who isn't trained as a wrestler, should have gotten in the ring.
SlickyTrickyDamon
06-08-2014, 05:13 AM
Mark henry

Whoa.

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Somebody=you.
SlickyTrickyDamon
06-08-2014, 05:13 AM
Well looks like my vote for KOTF is now up for grabs...

Yeah but Shisen has my vote now for saying Le Miz sucks.
Blonde Moment
06-08-2014, 08:39 AM
I think I am going to have to go with The Iron Sheik or Sgt. Slaughter just something about those to I could not stand...
Seth82
06-09-2014, 12:48 PM
The Iron Sheik gimmick was great for its time.

this was just after the Iran hostage situation so he got plenty of heat.
Mr. Nerfect
06-11-2014, 08:55 AM
The Great Khali was pretty terrible. The title really should have gone to Kane at the time. But Khali was still a heel at this point in time. He even had the Punjabi Prison match.

The Undertaker is a fair vote too. And, I'll just throw him out there -- Sheamus was an odd choice for champ too. He wasn't really much of a "gimmick," but he hadn't really found his footing as a character even at that point in time. He was an Irish dude who looked really pale and had red hair. It's almost the caricature of it all that gets me.
The Condor
06-13-2014, 01:31 PM
Mankind is a top 3 all time favorite wrestler of mine, but his character was essentially borderline retarded. Sheamus is a good vote, though.
voncouch
06-16-2014, 09:57 AM
He was later in his career, but that was post World Title runs. When he started tagging with Owen, that's when people refused to work with him.

He was still dangerous early in his career. Exhibit A:

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voncouch
06-16-2014, 09:58 AM
I think I am going to have to go with The Iron Sheik or Sgt. Slaughter just something about those to I could not stand...

How dare you...

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