Thread: Taker needs to go back to the american badass "bikini" gimmick
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Old 08-13-2011, 01:54 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Pintint View Post
Taker's "biking" gimmick as I call it, was one that was hated and loved by many people. I remember when he was a biker alot of people wanted to see him go back to his original deadman persona that he was a classic on. However, now that I think of it and that we have seen Taker as his goth persona for years, well, to be honest, Taker as a biker was better.

Why?

1. Taker was more functional. He had better moves and didnt need to rely on the same old spots. Taker could also cut better promos instead of saying voodoo junk from twilight novels.

2. Taker looked more real. With Taker as his zombie gimmick, it just looks like he's playin. But with Taker as the biker u could see that it was really him, like who he is in real life. It made it much more enjoyable to see him feud and made his promo's much more unpredictable and fun to watch.

3. Taker wrestled better. Sure u will say well taker was younger but lets face it, Taker did some new stuff. Nowdays Taker cant do any new stuff because hes suppose to be a zombie and it doesnt fit his gimmick.

Also I think it would make sense for Taker to wrap up his carrier as the badass that he is in real life. You dont see guys going into the hall of fame dressed in gimmicks so it only makes sense for Taker to go all out. And its no surprise that Taker has maybe 5 more years to go in the ring before he is retires and its no surprise that it would be better to see those years as an active biker than a boring zombie.

Anybody with me?

Thanks.
1 and 3 are very easily answered by pointig out that, as his more modern "deadman" persona, he has both cut better promos and done better wrestling than prior. If the gimmick is superfluous to the outcome, then there's no need to change the gimmick.

Also, I'm not sure his ending his career as Mark instead of Taker is really going to be an accurate cap to a career. His Biker gimmick was mosly the lame ass 90s "I don't want to act anymore" deal. It's kinda dumb. If you don't want to play a character, don't get into wrestling. Or at least wait until the era of the bland guy with a normal name and ratings that are no longer the envy of every cable company in the States.

Personally, I don't think I can love the man more than when he pulls out the stops, but he does that when he wants to, and not because of a gimmick change. If he switches back to the Bikini Badass, he'll still likely do the same thing he's done of late.
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