Guys who made shitty gimmicks good

[Powered Toast Man]

Gotta say IRS

[sulzerdrone]

And nobody has mentioned Hogan yet?

[Xero]

I wouldn't call it a shitty gimmick. It was a basic gimmick that he took to the next level. By no means was the base gimmick bad.

As for Hollywood Hogan, it was the same deal, except it was a basic heel gimmick.

[DaveWadding]

REPO

REPO

REPO MAN

actually, Barry Darsow in general.

[Juan]

Kane86

[Xero]

HOMO!

[Xero]

You know who was a great gimmick? Mr. "MAKE IT or BREAK IT" himself, Vermaat.

[Mooияakeя™]

Originally Posted by Juan Kane86

GIVE ME YOUR ADDRESS

[Xero]

Oh, and who could forget Mr. TL;DR himself...

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[Afterlife]

Originally Posted by Xero Well, then pray tell. What is your point?

My point was that gimmicks are ideas. Attention getters. Gimmicks are very rarely "bad". The question comes in when a guy is placed with a gimmick and it either works for him or it doesn't. Some guys can't do certain things and the gimmick is thusly inhibited. Also, some gimmicks are executed horribly, but it doesn't make it a bad gimmick, it just means the writers over- or underplayed a high potential idea.

Doesn't make the gimmick bad, it just ruins it for someone who could have used it well.

[Loose Cannon]

yea, Undertaker is a perfect example.

Matt Borne as Doink will always be a personal favorite of mine. Perfect execution.

Adrian Adonis throwing away his tough guy image and turning into "The Adorable One" was amazing in it self. He got that thing over and you can argue that was his best performance.

Speaking of Bastion Booger.....Mike Shaw, the guy who played Booger, got over in NWA/WCW playing the loveablE Norman the Lunatic

Val Venis did a tremendous job with his introduction promos to get his character over.

Kamala is another one that comes to mind. He had longevity with his gimmick.

[therocksays]

[Loose Cannon]

Buff Bagwell was just Marc Bagwell being himself

[Xero]

[therocksays]

lmao i was waiting for someone to post that pic

[Xero]

The Xero always comes through.

[Xerzes]

Does Ultimate Warrior count? "crazy guy who runs a lot and shakes the ropes" seems rather limited. He made it work by being batshit insane.

[7spike]

I'd say Undertaker and Kane. I think had anyone else been in Undertaker's shoes, they wouldn't have been able to pull it off. Kane has been through a lot of bullshit, and can nowhere be described as an eventful career lying ahead of him, but he still exists, so he's made it good I guess.

[SIDRA]

Saturn, what a weird guy. But he got over. Even with that stuttering moppy gimmick.

On a side note, what the F happened to Saturn? Where is that guy?

[Anybody Thrilla]

Saturn is presumed dead.

I really want to say Doink here, but it's hard for me to label it as a shitty gimmick. He played it to a fucking TILT, and thusly became one of my favorites of all time.

Also, just because noone has mentioned him, props to Ted Dibease. Not a fantastic gimmick, but he played it very well for many years.

Originally Posted by Team Sheep LMFAO Vito in a dress, I used to love that shit I really liked Kerwin White while it lasted. Yes it was very stupid for Chavo Guerrero but he played it well

fucking rep for posting this. greatest god damn gimmick ever.

[Haze]

It has already been said a couple times, but before I even read any of the posts my first thought was Undertaker.

[XIII]

goldust
mankind
razor ramon (even tho that was his idea)
glacier
al snow head

[Rammsteinmad]

[Volare]

YES!

[Vastardikai]

Originally Posted by Powered Toast Man Gotta say IRS

what he/"I" said.

[Casey Jones]

I think the Undertaker is a perfect example of a man who made a shitty gimmick look excellent.

[My Final Heaven]

IRS is my pick all the way. Mike Rotundo was such a BMF, you could probably give him the gimmick of wrestling in his pajamas & he'd make it look legit.

[Xerzes]

Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla I really want to say Doink here, but it's hard for me to label it as a shitty gimmick. He played it to a fucking TILT, and thusly became one of my favorites of all time.

"to the hilt." Like stabbing someone with a sword. Putting it all the way in. To the hilt. And yeah, heel Doink was awesome.

[screech]

Originally Posted by Xero The Xero always comes through.

You've reached main-event status now?

[Xero]

#1 non-Admin in rep.

Yeah, The Xero is officially a main eventer.

[screech]

Originally Posted by Xero #1 non-Admin in rep. Yeah, The Xero is officially a main eventer.

I am so proud of you. Will this status be reflected in a username change/upgrade?

[sulzerdrone]

Originally Posted by screech I am so proud of you. Will this status be reflected in a username change/upgrade?

Like the Taint?

[Jeritron]

X-Files Theme -

[Xero]

Originally Posted by screech I am so proud of you. Will this status be reflected in a username change/upgrade?

The Xero isn't sure yet. On one hand, it would be nice. On the other, The Xero would be infringing on The One's territory in terms of naming.

The Xero will see how it goes over the next few days then make a decision.

[Nark Order]

[Jeritron]

hmm

[Theo Dious]

Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla Saturn is presumed dead.

He's kind of more feared dead than presumed dead... it's also been suggested that he may be hiding from the IRS. Though it is a fun fact that if you type "Perry Saturn" in Google it gives you "Perry Saturn dead" as a suggestion.

[Big Fat Mike]

Can't believe nobody mentioned the Godfather.

[Vastardikai]

Originally Posted by Narcissus

ok... so many things wrong with this vignette.

You know, if they did this song with some Country Music, instead of "Let's Hear it for the Boy," it would fix many of the issues with this vignette.

Then again, the riding in the back of a carriage together, riding horses together, chasing each other in ATVs while shirtless, and the pool-related horseplay while in speedos, riding a motorcycle together, it was probably fucked from the get go.

It probably (hopefully) came across much differently in 1984 Memphis, Tennessee than now. After all, it was a pre-Brokeback Mountain world. Now you can picture one of them saying "I wish I knew how to quit you."