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THAT'S WHAT I DO!!!!!
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best wrestler, worst gimmick
Who has been the best overall wrestler(Promo ability,ring skills,"IT" factor etc.)that has been stuck with the worst possible gimmick you could think of.Dusty Rhodes' polka dots come to mind,as well as "The Stalker"Barry Windham or more recently The Hulk Hogan/Abyss HOF ring travesty.
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Hazardous to Your Health
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Fit Finaly with the Jolly Irish gimmick.
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it's really real meat
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skateboarder shane douglas
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#4 |
THAT'S WHAT I DO!!!!!
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thought of another one-wolfpac Sting.
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WOOOOOOOOO!
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"Dean" Douglas
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Mr JL
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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"The Stalker" Diamond Dallas Page
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#8 |
THAT'S WHAT I DO!!!!!
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Vince always screwed over the wcw stars.lol
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Junior Member
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Owen Hart as The Blue Blazer.
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#10 |
We Want Sting!
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Forget about 'stalker' DDP....what about 'Positively' Page?.....that was just disgusting.
Also...the recent AJ Styles is a good example...he should NEVER be a heel. |
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THAT'S WHAT I DO!!!!!
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a.j. has always been better as a face.The wannabe flair stuff is just weak sauce.Like Abyss wanting to be hogan.Let him be old Kane like he was before.I liked OLD Kane.
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Feeling Oof-y
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Nick Dinsmore.
Whilst "Mini Flair" AJ was "retarded", this guy literally had a retarded gimmick. |
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#13 |
I'm Brllnt!
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Legion Of Doom with ROCCO!
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▒▓▀▄WINNER▄▀▓▒
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You know, on paper The Undertaker could be a contender. I mean, apart from being people till they die so they need to use his business to get him some cash, there's no real sense I can see. But it's not stupid and it's worked and Calaway is more than a good wrassler.
I think Owen as the Blue Blazer is a good call. Obviously it has to be Ziggler as a cheerleader though. |
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#15 |
You know that’s right
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The various times bookers decided to incorporate a wrestler's real life drinking problems into the storylines. Jake Roberts, Road Warrior Hawk, Scott Hall all spring to mind.
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Pope Is Pimpin'
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Pope Is Pimpin'
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Christian: when his grandmother rejected him. (Grandmother was actually Vince McMahon)
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Incoming Text
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Reverend Devon Dudley.
.....................nevermind. |
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#19 |
I am the cheese
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The Undertaker is clearly the right answer. He made millions off his shitty gimmick...says a lot about how good of a wrestler he is no dont it?
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Get a poke on
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Undertaker's success in spite of that gimmick is the ultimate testimony to his ability. And in all fairness to the gimmick, it evolved enough to be good. Mostly it was thanks to the credibility Undertaker lent it, and kept intact no matter how much the times changed.
Seriously, I would have loved to know what he was thinking when he was told by Vince that he'd be debuting as an old western style undertaker, complete with all the supernatural fixings and a manager named Paul Bearer. He must have thought he had 6 months tops. |
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Feeling Oof-y
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Seriously, he had left WCW, had a trial with WWF but was told they had nothing for him. Then Vince called with the Taker gimmick. Ref: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjQTK_MpFXc |
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Gets Hardcore in the gym
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Also side note, Issac Yankeem and "The great and powerful" Oz. |
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#23 |
I'm Brllnt!
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I got another one...
Naked Mideon....*shudders* |
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#24 |
Get a poke on
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Chris Jericho was originally offered The Goon character
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#25 |
I am the cheese
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yuck
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LUV CABBAGE/H8 JEWS
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'That 70s Guy' Mike Awesome.
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"The Red Rooster" Terry Taylor
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OLD SCHOOL FAN
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Dirty White Boy Tony Anthony as TL Hopper
Bill Irwin as The Goon Terry Gordy as The Executioner |
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Save_Us.sandwich
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Come on, how can nobady have mentioned Irwin R. Schyster yet? "Evil Tax Man" is the most nonsensical gimmick you could think of, but the sheer power of Mike Rotunda's awesomeness bled through & legitimized him. Of most of the Dumb Gimmick guys (save The Undertaker), IRS was the only one to hold a title - 3 time Tag Champ
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Feeling Oof-y
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Could have been a wrestling refuse collector ffs. |
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#31 |
Rank A Wrestler Manager
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Scotty 2 Hotty as Scott 2 Hot Taylor!!!
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#32 |
TPWW's #3 Peep
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3 Count.
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Burchill as a pirate it was rubbish.
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Junior Member
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Hector Guerrero as the Gobbledy Gooker
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He's Here
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Taka Michinoku comes to mind. His WWF gimmick was fun, but he deserved so much more.
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Samurai Rocker
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Who
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Junior Member
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I agree with all The Undertaker votes. Even the American Badass gimmick was an awful career move and he still made it through.
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#38 |
Daddy's Home
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Dancin' Lance Storm
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Amazon Affiliate
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Disco Inferno
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Spike Dudley was always entertaining, but his character pretty much was a kid with Downs.
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