Memorable BAD gimmicks...

[Guest nWoScorpion]

I Can't think of any but who knows? Alot of Marks/Smarks are more knowledgable then I am.

[Guest FakeRazor]

A name that will be brought up is Waylon Mercy. He acted like a face on the way to the ring, and would shake his opponents hand and all, and then become a brutal heel. It was ahead of its time in 1995.

[Guest nWoScorpion]

I keep forgetting this fact but did he shake hands with his left hand?

[Guest Mark4steamboat]

I think he would offer his left hand and then nail the jobber with his right. Man he ruled.

[Guest nWoScorpion]

Only person in the real world to offer a LEFT handed hand shake is me, for some odd reason. Perhaps I can't be........TRUSTED. But come on, Trust me.........Trust me. HEHEHE

[Guest papacita]

Waylon Mercy was the shit. Nothing else to say!

[Guest JHawk]

I think we have our winner.

 

Does anybody else think "The Ringmaster" could work if the right guy was using it? I always kind of liked the gimmick and felt the right guy could have pulled it off. I'm not sure Austin was that guy, although with DiBiase doing most of the talking it was hard for Austin to get it over on his own.

[Guest dreamer420]

waylon mercy is the only one that pops into my head too. his act was so wicked.

[Guest jtronx]

LAZERTRON~!

 

No, really.

[Guest nWoScorpion]

Good thing Iron Shiek isn't around today eh? LOL

[Guest MillenniumMan831]

I thought The Genius character was pretty catchy. All that damn ballet during the match would drive the faces crazy! He also utilized a left-handed handshake to piss off the Hulk Hogans of the world.

 

It was so great seeing him score a countout win over Hogan! LOL!

[Guest dreamer420]

the genius would work at anytime because he is such a heat grabbing character. mr. perfect from 1990 would also work today with his work ethic and promo abilities.

 

razor ramon is another great character that would get over today. anyone who can talk shit and back it up like he did can get over at anytime. what the fuck happened to curt hennig and scott hall.

[Guest MillenniumMan831]

They weren't given The Waylon mercy gimmick so they had no moto to perform. Hell, I'd rather be a conman than perfect or "bad".

[Guest Goodear]

I could actually go for another round with Doink the Evil Clown. Back when Matt Bourne was doing the gimmick, it was awesome in that Doink was always about pissing people off and doing "pranks" that led to people getting bludgeoned with blunt instruments =-D That was good TV.

[Guest nWoScorpion]

MR. P & Ramon wren't BAD gimmicks.

[Guest The Hollywood Fashion Plate]

*glass breaks*

 

(deep voice): REEEPO MANNNN!

 

I marked out for him then and I still would if he came in now.

[Guest MillenniumMan831]

MR. P & Ramon wren't BAD gimmicks.

I didn't mean they were bad gimmicks, just that Razor Ramon was often reffered to as "The Bad Guy". I would still kill to see a Waylon Mercy ripoff today. The Jim Cornette 7-year statute is up, so what is Vinnie Boy waiting for?

[Guest dreamer420]

that is why i said he was a great character. ramon is just a cool dude who would have worked at anytime. too bad scott hall can't.

[Guest HartFan86]

I could actually go for another round with Doink the Evil Clown. Back when Matt Bourne was doing the gimmick, it was awesome in that Doink was always about pissing people off and doing "pranks" that led to people getting bludgeoned with blunt instruments =-D That was good TV.

Exactly what you said. Doink played a killer heel and I think he would be more over today.

[Guest pinnacleofallthingsmanly]

Why does everyone think that the Walyon Mercy gimmck would get over now?

[Guest Trivia247]

Damien Demento... "From the outer reaches of your mind"

 

The Moondogs

 

The LOD's Long lost Mascot Rocko the Puppet

 

Bastion Booger/and Friar Fergison

 

KKKKWAANNGGG

 

That White Face paint manager to Jinsei/Hakushi

 

Jean Paul Lafitti

 

Sam Houston

 

Red Rooster

 

Repo Man and Nailz

 

and thats just the WWF

 

NWA/WCW

 

Robocop!

 

Chucky!

 

The Youngbloods

 

Dynamic Dudes

 

Johnny Be Badd Scary

 

The Dungeon of DOOM

 

King Kurtis

 

Etc

 

Booty Man nWo wannabe

 

M.V.P

 

The Kiss

Demon

 

Glacier oye Sub Zero Ripoff

 

ECW

 

That Roman Wrestler with the big hair and beard circa ECW 94

 

That Greek wrestler

 

 

Japan

(W*ING/IWA)

Every fricken Wrestler Modelled after 80's

Horror Film Villians

Leather face

Jason the Terrible

the Boogie Man

Freddy Crudgar

Crypt Keeper

[Guest nWoScorpion]

How would any of them get over today without sucking?

[Guest Goodear]

ECW

 

That Roman Wrestler with the big hair and beard circa ECW 94

Salvatore Bellamano! ... Or something like that.

[Guest thefrenchargel]

The bushwhackers would rule it. So would the Narcissist

[Guest crandamaniac]

I could see the Narsacisst getting over today. The one character i'd probably mark out like a little bitch for would be Papa Shango. He was scarey as hell

[Guest cabbageboy]

Papa Shango was the man.

 

Maybe I am forgetting something, but I can't understand all this marking out for Waylon Mercy. The guy was a forgettable mid 90s jobber with a slightly unusual gimmick.

[Guest nWoScorpion]

I think he faced Diesel in a few house shows (and got a title match on TV i think) against him, so i'm thinking maybe they wer epushing for him until he got injured (hence why he jobbed to not So Jobio at the time Vega)

[Guest mesepher]

G. I. Bro, dawg B)

 

especially with all the American Spirit that runs wild through the public these days

[Guest Idiot Hive]

Nailz(I remember it with a Z, perhaps im wrong), he came across pretty badass, to a pubescent me at least.

[Guest cabbageboy]

I swear 1992 WWF was the height of all cheesy gimmick wrestlers that still have fans. 1995 was another high point but by then I was old enough to know gimmick wrestlers sucked.