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Originally Posted by Stickman
Back in the day everybody had a gimmick. Yes some gimmicks were complete jokes but at least they were different. Everybody is the same now. A guy like Cesaro who naturally got over, has talent, can sell, and can WRESTLE is left floundering because they can't figure anything out for him. Putting him with Shamus I think has helped Shamus more than anybody. So unfortunately now Cesaro is just another guy. I don't know, maybe he's a bad example for my point.
Gimmicks don't even need to be crazy. Look at the British Bulldog. His gimmick was he was a big strong Brit and he was so over. Owen Hart, younger brother of Bret, was awesome. You need in ring believable talent with some sort of story. Seth Rollins' story of getting injured and coming back is nothing. Roman Reigns' story is what? There's just no creativity and yes, a lot of that falls on the writers, but I think the talent has to bring something to the table too which most guys obviously aren't doing.
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It was much easier before for guys to have discernible personalities when they could go out and put their own personality into their promos. When there's writers writing the same paint-by-number promos for guys simply based on whether they're a heel or a face it's hard to stand out.