WWE Planning To Test Extreme Gimmicks On SD!

[Guest Quik]

With most of their major stars gone and no other place to sign away new stars, WWE is now in the middle of going with a new plan for the future. They have moved most of their stars, marketable talent, and quality athletes to RAW, and hope to create extreme gimmicks on Smackdown. The plan is to take average wrestlers and stick them with gimmicks that hopefully turn them into stars (ala The Undertaker).

 

WWE is fully aware that they do not have many young guys left who can turn into the next Kurt Angle or Brock Lesnar, so now they are trying to make up for that. Vince McMahon also has always loved creating extreme gimmicks since it shows that he has more to do with making a star than the actual wrestler.

 

Rene Dupree (with his dog), Mordecai, "The New Millenium Narcicist" Mark Jindrak, the new John Bradshaw Layfield, and the dropped Hirohito, as well as additions to established gimmicks like Booker T's voodoo pouch, are examples of this new direction.

 

Credit: Torch Newsletter

 

Oh man. This could be a nominee for "Stupidest Fucking Idea Ever". I really do think SD is becoming WCW. Maybe the Maestro will get signed. Or Glacier...

[Michrome 0]

The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea is COMING!!!!!!!!!

[Nevermortal 0]

Paul London as the new 1-2-3 Kid. Make it happen. Stick him under a mask and make him the "Uno Dos Tres Cabrito".

[Scroby 0]

Who the fuck put Vince Russo back on booking and how long has it been kept a secret? Its like Early 90's WWF all over again.

[Guest I Got Banned for Sucking]

Scroby, I definitely concur. The WWE is going to look like a circus once again.

 

The program is not exactly "laughable" in terms of quality (except for the way that Cole has shilled it lately), but when you combine the high level of shit for it now with this, thing's just can't turn out well.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

Bob Holly will go back to being Sparky Plugg to capitalize on the popularity of NASCAR.

 

Hell, go all out and have him come out in a race car (like Eddy and JBL do).

[Guest Quik]

We meed the return of Phantasmo. And Skinner. Who was that Outback guy who's finisher was "The Boomarang"? Him and Doink. Then everything will officially go to shit.

 

Oh, and Rene Dupree's gimmick should be modified to include his giant cheese-and-wine-loving cock as some sort of focal point.

[Guest Trivia247]

Hmm No other younger talent left for the WWE woe is them they they send most of their they think they can get over on Raw

 

Well.. lets see who exactly they still got

 

all on Smackdown and in territory

 

Akio

Sakoda (both men are just being jobbed to hell pointlessly)

Billy Kidman (Well you'll see what happens to him on SD... Sadly it is fitting to where his career is in the WWE)

Jamie Noble

Nunzio

Orlando Jordon

Paul London

Rey Mystero Jr

Rikishi

Scotty too hotty

Shannon Moore

Sho Funaki

Spike Dudley

Ultimo Dragon (Currently back where he gets appreciated but will be back to shine Steph's Pumps in the fall)

 

Basically this gives all these guys a big F U by the Creative geniuses of the WWE who say... Well none of you aren't Rocks or Angles so either you take some extreme dramatic cartoon sci fi like gimmick... Or you may as well quit because Smackdown is a B show and we don't care if the Janitors wrestle.

 

But this doesn't stop here. They said from this that they basically have no faith in anyone they signed so far... the YOUNG talent...

well lets see who is down in Development country of Cornettes

 

Aaron Stevens

Alexis Laree

Brent Albright

Bobbie Billard

Bobby Lashley

Carly Colon

Chris Cage

Chris Masters

Jillian Hall

Jimmy Snuka Jr

Tank Toland

Johnny Jeter

Jon Heidenreich ( I guess little Timmy won't get a Eugine autograph any time soon)

Lamont (They still guy this guy?!?!)

Mark Magnus

Matt Cappotelli

Matt Morgan (He looked better as a Big chubby Monster not the Big Roid Monster)

Melina Perez

Nova

Shaniqua (probably gone to get another boob job aside learning how to be a decent wrestler heh heh)

 

 

All these youngins...Obviously there is no hope in making them out to be a Rock or Angle... and Certainly No one wants to believe they can make anything of themselves... So they should just quit too...

 

This is so depressing.

[Guest thatdude21601]

Funaki needs voice dubbing and an Evil T-shirt once again.

 

Nunzio and Stamboli can become even more Italian.

 

Kenzo's wife must have a schoolgirl outfit, and giggle allot.

 

Make Paul London the new highflying Doink.

 

Do something with Torrie where she can't speak.

 

Turn Chavo Classic into Cheech.

 

Turn the CW title into the hop skotch championship.

 

If they make it weird enough, I'll enjoy it.

[Scroby 0]

Kenzo's wife must have a schoolgirl outfit, and giggle allot.

 

I actually like that idea, as long as she wrestles in decent matches. Wasn't Nova suppose to go to Smackdown finally under a different name or was that idea just given up on altogether? And that Matt kid from Tough Enough 3 got hurt while in a match with Holly, remember he was suppose to be Chavo's mystery oppoent. Its sad where Smackdown was once the better show, now its reduced to this.

[Guest Trivia247]

Kenzo's wife must have a schoolgirl outfit, and giggle allot.

 

I actually like that idea, as long as she wrestles in decent matches. Wasn't Nova suppose to go to Smackdown finally under a different name or was that idea just given up on altogether? And that Matt kid from Tough Enough 3 got hurt while in a match with Holly, remember he was suppose to be Chavo's mystery oppoent. Its sad where Smackdown was once the better show, now its reduced to this.

maybe she can come down with bubble soap and her valet interferance move would be blow soapy bubbles in someones eyes while they are on the ropes.

[Lil' Bitch 0]

The gimmick days of the early 1990s of the WWF are coming back!

[Guest Trivia247]

Lets genuflect on our favorite past gimmick.. And wonder if any shall make a comeback..

[Scroby 0]

Gangrel and I wish damnit!

[Jobber of the Week 0]

Vince McMahon also has always loved creating extreme gimmicks since it shows that he has more to do with making a star than the actual wrestler.

Except that's not the case.

 

The new Bradshaw would suck as a character if he wasn't able to pull off that creepy George Bush vibe. It's been slightly soiled since we went into a racism angle, but you get the idea.

 

With Konnan coming, I'm sure Vince will give himself credit for the inevitable Filthy Animals as well, like he gives himself credit for the nWo.

 

Also, grown Japanese women really only wear schoolgirl outfits when trying to look young/sexy to their husbands, so it wouldn't really make a hell of a lot of sense for her to be wearing one all the time unless she's really desperate to get laid.

[Scroby 0]

Also, grown Japanese women really only wear schoolgirl outfits when trying to look young/sexy to their husbands, so it wouldn't really make a hell of a lot of sense for her to be wearing one all the time unless she's really desperate to get laid.

 

And thats where I come in...heh heh allllrighttt.

[haVoc 0]

Couldn't they just send Kane, Hurricane and Rosey over to Smackdown?

[BHK 0]

Paul London as the new 1-2-3 Kid. Make it happen. Stick him under a mask and make him the "Uno Dos Tres Cabrito".

 

I would mark out for that.

 

As far as this news goes, I haven't watched Smackdown since the Brock/Angle Ironman, so...

[Guest wrestlingbs]

You know what I hope happens? I hope they make SD so wierd it becomes like a bad acid trip, with like pink elephants wrestling gigantic floating heads. I still won't watch, but at it will be funny to hear about.

 

Bring on the suck!

[BHK 0]

Replace Cole or Taz with Hennan on commentary. The ratings might noit increase, but the quality og the commentary would go thorugh the roof.

[humongous2002 0]

With most of their major stars gone and no other place to sign away new stars, WWE is now in the middle of going with a new plan for the future. They have moved most of their stars, marketable talent, and quality athletes to RAW, and hope to create extreme gimmicks on Smackdown. The plan is to take average wrestlers and stick them with gimmicks that hopefully turn them into stars (ala The Undertaker).

So it's official SD is the redheaded stepchild of World Wrestling Entertainment, since they have the 1) Less marketable, 2) non stars and 3) non athletes compared to RAW, I wonder how Eddie, Rey, RVD, London and most of the SD locker room feels about this negative comments?

[Guest BillyTheStud]

Rene Dupree, Mordecai, Mark Jindrak, Bradshaw, and Kenzo are all better off with these gimmicks. Just sayin'. Booker T's case is totally different though.

[Mecha Mummy 0]

Funaki needs voice dubbing and an Evil T-shirt once again.

 

You say it like it's a BAD thing...

[AlaskanHero 0]

Hmm, I wonder if this is why they moved Tajiri and Shelton....

 

Anyways, to me this makes sense in a strange way. In my eyes, I only see guys like Paul London as Generic Cruiserweight. I don't follow the indies. The farthest I go is reading TNA recaps. I don't know what he did elsewhere. So why should our average joe, John P. Wrestling Fan, who only knows about WWE, care about him? Well, give him an interesting gimmick, then I'd care. It's like with Eugene. Thanks in part to his gimmick, Eugene got more over than 75% of Smackdown's Cruisers. So, why not let them fool around with wrestlers gimmicks? It could help get some of your favorites over and get them some T.V time. For example, if you get Paul London as Doink or 1-2-3 Kid 2k4 in 20 minute matches with someone like Rey, on Smackdown, isn't the resulting gold worth the bad gimmick? Then there's the fact that the WWE hasn't ruled out moves to RAW. Bah, I'm just trying to get people to stop bitching when they don't really know what may come out of this. Unless they're Booker T. Shango because BTS can see into the future.

 

I will admit though that this could blow up in the WWE's face and could cost them in viewers, money, and stuff like that. But I'll continue to watch.

[Open the Muggy Gate 0]

There is only one gimmick that could save the Bashams....

 

THE MANTAUR BROTHERS! IT'S GENIUS I TELL YOU!

[King Cucaracha 0]

Trivia...how the hell did Rikishi get in your 'young and talented' list?

 

Personally, I'd rather they gave the bland guys outlandish gimmick, if only for a little comic relief. It might get kids watching the shows again. Plus, for better or for worse, it makes the brand split seem a legitimate thing, rather than 'this is half the WWE, and this is the other-half...they're different...really.'

 

But re-reading the article...it says 'extreme gimmicks'...which isn't neccessarily the cartoonish stuff, and rather more evident gimmicks. John Cena's rap gimmick comes under that 'extreme gimmick' definition, and that's worked.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

There is only one gimmick that could save the Bashams....

 

THE MANTAUR BROTHERS! IT'S GENIUS I TELL YOU!

On a more serious note...I still say I'd like to see the Bashams try to re-inact Demoliton.

 

Can't think of the names to use...but still, they could get the outfits out of mothballs and have them use it.

[Open the Muggy Gate 0]

The Bashams might be a little too small to renact Demolition IMO.

[nl5xsk1 0]

Out of the present Smackdown people listed by Trivia, the only 2 I give half a shit about are Rey and Knoble. The other ones could be fired or given the worst gimmicks in the world and it wouldn't bother me at all. The only true 'big name' that's been given a shit gimmick so far is Booker T, and his career was ruined long before that. Only if (when) they start giving everyone shit gimmicks will I start to care.

[tbondrage99 0]

Although the idea is for the most part stupid, I wouldnt judge it right away, some guys need a gimmick to get some TV time, The Super Generic Orlando Jordan for example, as well as everyone favorite under used crusierweight Paul London. A gimmick weather its stupid or not will give you some TV time, and with that TV time you can use your talent to shine and be a true WWE Superstar. Hey it worked for John Cena.