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LIMITLESS
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Bad gimmicks that worked...
List with me some gimmicks that are probably Wrestlecrap material, but worked so well that they will never be there.
Honky Tonk Mang Undertaker keep going. "My belly's just a little big, my heinie's just a little big, but bruddah, I'm bad and they know I'm bad." - Dusty Rhodes
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not gayo
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I don't see why Taker is there since it is a pretty cool gimmick, but anyways...
Eugene (so far) Heel Doink Diesel Goldust |
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Eugene
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Hey
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Disco Inferno
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Guest
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Iisac Yankem
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Shadow Conspircy leader
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X-Pac
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John Cena...
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Capcom's Corporate Champ
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Undertaker, because let's face it... if that gimmick was on anyone other than Mark Calloway, it wouldn't have lasted so long.
Eugene (for now) X-Pac Edge and Christian (at first...having them talk was a BAD idea, but they turned it to their advantage) definitely Goldust (see Undertaker... if it were anyone else besides Dustin Runnels, that gimmick would have gone the way of Adrian Adonis) The Genius Lanny Poffo? definitely X-Pac... it was just a ripoff of his WCW self. |
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Ball So Hard University
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Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
Nation of Domination. Right to Censor. |
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X-Pac
Austin as GM Mankind comming out of the closet to become Mick Foley, then branching off into Insane world and having several split personalities. Goldust turning into a studdering idiot (Worked for me) Lita ![]() |
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TPWW's Glass Ceiling
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Jerry Lynn
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It's Clobbering Time!
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Eugene
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As over as Crystal Pepsi
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JBL
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Well, JBL wasn't actually a bad gimmick... he's a bad person, but not a bad gimmick.
How about just plain Mick Foley? After all... it's basically a goofball who uses a sock as his finisher... |
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Banned WWE on 1/1/07
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Lance Storm: The "I don't need a gimmick" gimmick, which evolved into a boring gimmick.
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Fthagn?
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Undertaker
JBL Nation Eugene (for now) Cena ...Doing it for the Rock... |
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Smitten for Kittens
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You have no idea how much I wish I could've said Eugene first.
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R.I.P Eddie Guerrero
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Bushwhackers
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Guest
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ultimate warrior
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jWo 4 Lyfe!
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Mr Ass
Macho Man Kaientai when they first started 'speaking' INDEEEEEEEEED |
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Smitten for Kittens
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A MARK AMONG MEN
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For a gimmick to "work" it has to draw money. If a gimmick works it can not be thought of as bad.
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Banned WWE on 1/1/07
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Yeah, but then you get into the problem that WCW got into when they started saying "none of you have ever put any butts into the seats except for Hogan, Savage, and Piper." I'm assuming for this thread that they mean that the gimmick sounded stupid as hell at first, but the fans actually liked it, rather than whether or not it sold, because I'm sure that even some A-Train t-shirts have sold, but that doesn't mean that any of his gimmicks have worked. |
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The Caption Crippler
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Doink
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Mr. Slack A Lack Jack!
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Diesel
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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Mr Ass.
Think about it. People showed later on that they didn't like a "gay" gimmick (look at Billy & Chuck), but they loved a guy who was obssessed with asses...Including his own...In the most homoerotic show since the 70s Batman... |
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You're Fired
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Al Wilson
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Shadow Conspircy leader
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3 Count.
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PSN: SirHankScorpio
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Stoner Hardy Marks.
Heart Break Kid.. It made sense when he was young, now its just another dumb non-fitting gimmick |
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Save_Us.sandwich
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Irwin R. Schyster.
Everything about the gimmick screams Wrestlecrap, but Mike Rotundo (Rotunda?) was such a badass that he pulled it off. |
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Hello
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So long, Eddie! miss you.
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gimmicks that worked:
IRS - "Bossman, I'm gonna get your mother locked away, because she hasnt paid her taxes!" ![]() ![]() ![]() Million dollar man Yokozuna Undertaker |
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Mas Vagina Porfavor
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Kane
The Giant Road Dogg Ultimate Dragon |
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Soundly Defeated Wadding
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The Hurricane...
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Capcom's Corporate Champ
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what about...
HULK HOGAN?! that gimmick would have gone nowhere without Terry Bollea. |
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WARRIORS
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Moppy
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...and a Batman symbol
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Acolyte Protection Agency
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Corporate Ministry
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One Man Horror Show
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I disagree that if the Undertaker wasn't played by Calloway, it would be crap. After all, Glenn Jacobs played a similar gimmick with the original Kane, and the Crow Sting was pretty close to Undertaker as well.
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