Could a "crazy" gimmick work again?

**Afterlife** · 03-07-2008, 03:38 PM

Just depends on how you bill "crazy". Not every mentally unstable person has to be a volitile maniac.

I would love for a guy to claim to be a werewolf. Totally clean shaven, body-wax, tights-wearin' normal guy, like everybody else. Even a regular name, like Trent Lockhardt or something completely ambiguous. But one of the guys is like "Hey, after the show, we're gonna hit the town -- you in?" and he says, "Oh, I can't; full moon tonight, and I'm a werewolf." Just constantly play it up, like he's serious, but it's not a big deal. His first feud would be someone trying to get him fired for being nuts; his second would be trying to prove that he's NOT a werewolf. After that, it'd be like Taker or Kane, where everyone is very much aware of their abnormal mentality, but it's not the only reason they're in town.

As long as the "craziness" introduces the character well, causes a little intrigue and isn't used to hold someone down, it'd be fine.

03-07-2008, 03:38 PM	#4
Afterlife So fucking sexy. Posts: 20,100	Just depends on how you bill "crazy". Not every mentally unstable person has to be a volitile maniac. I would love for a guy to claim to be a werewolf. Totally clean shaven, body-wax, tights-wearin' normal guy, like everybody else. Even a regular name, like Trent Lockhardt or something completely ambiguous. But one of the guys is like "Hey, after the show, we're gonna hit the town -- you in?" and he says, "Oh, I can't; full moon tonight, and I'm a werewolf." Just constantly play it up, like he's serious, but it's not a big deal. His first feud would be someone trying to get him fired for being nuts; his second would be trying to prove that he's NOT a werewolf. After that, it'd be like Taker or Kane, where everyone is very much aware of their abnormal mentality, but it's not the only reason they're in town. As long as the "craziness" introduces the character well, causes a little intrigue and isn't used to hold someone down, it'd be fine.