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Post by drifter on Mar 5, 2012 14:36:17 GMT -5
Ok, maybe this has been discussed before, but I was thinking, what gimmicks, that have failed in the past, for whatever reason, do you think could have succeeded under the right circumstances? The guy that made me think about this was Waylon Mercy. While the character was essentially a rip off of DeNiro's portrayal of Max Cady in the Cape Fear remake, Spivey made it work. If Spivey had been younger, and healthier, or if he didn't mess up his back in that match with Nash, I think the gimmick could have had a longer term run.
The match that ended Spivey's career
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Post by mikey1974 on Mar 5, 2012 14:48:36 GMT -5
honestly, i did expect more from Waylon Mercy...he was one of the few "pre-Attitude" gimmicks that had an edge to it...the other being Goldust....shame things ended like htey did...
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Post by Bullgod on Mar 5, 2012 15:51:23 GMT -5
Alot of the problem was Dan Spivey's best days were behind him at this point and his knees were in really bad condition, I think he retired not long after that.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2012 15:55:18 GMT -5
Evil Doink.
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Post by Mike Bockwinkel on Mar 5, 2012 15:57:32 GMT -5
I would've liked to see Dolph do a take on Waylon's gimmick back when he was introducing himself to everyone.
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Post by jasonphoenix1 on Mar 5, 2012 16:45:14 GMT -5
Matt Bourne as Doink the Clown. That would have been one of the best gimmicks at the time but they fired Matt and killed the Evil Doink gimmick.
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Post by Daniel F'n Bryan on Mar 5, 2012 17:02:58 GMT -5
Mordecai. Had A sick look and decent gimmick IMO.
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Post by Callum1993 on Mar 5, 2012 18:13:41 GMT -5
Sean 'O' Haire with all those vignettes back in 02?
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Post by jason1980s on Mar 6, 2012 13:20:34 GMT -5
I love Waylon Mercy's theme. I often imagine if I were a politician I'd want that as my theme walking through the crowd shaking hands but I'd be nice enough to leave it at a handshake and not turn on them. It would be theme only no Spivey talking.
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Post by punksnotdead on Mar 6, 2012 14:03:15 GMT -5
Sean 'O' Haire with all those vignettes back in 02? 2003, but yeah, I was going to say him, but we had a whole thread dedicated to it so I was going to leave it alone. I agree with this though. |
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Post by marino13 on Mar 6, 2012 14:05:28 GMT -5
I came in here to say Evil Doink but I see others already have.
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 6, 2012 16:17:23 GMT -5
Waylon is #1. I wouldn't really call Doink a failed gimmick, it was pretty successful for a while. I'm going to date myself and say Adrian Adonis' effeminate gimmick. Could have been a a great heel gimmick (almost like a Hassan gimmick, only playing on people's predjucie of effeminate males), but it turned into a joke.
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Post by marino13 on Mar 6, 2012 20:57:26 GMT -5
Waylon is #1. I wouldn't really call Doink a failed gimmick, it was pretty successful for a while. I'm going to date myself and say Adrian Adonis' effeminate gimmick. Could have been a a great heel gimmick (almost like a Hassan gimmick, only playing on people's predjucie of effeminate males), but it turned into a joke. Honestly, that gimmick would have worked but I never felt like Adonis was the right guy for the part. He was way overweight and had cow udders and we are suppose to believe that he thinks he's a pretty man? |
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Post by jakksking1 on Mar 6, 2012 21:55:33 GMT -5
Waylon is #1. I wouldn't really call Doink a failed gimmick, it was pretty successful for a while. I'm going to date myself and say Adrian Adonis' effeminate gimmick. Could have been a a great heel gimmick (almost like a Hassan gimmick, only playing on people's predjucie of effeminate males), but it turned into a joke. Honestly, that gimmick would have worked but I never felt like Adonis was the right guy for the part. He was way overweight and had cow udders and we are suppose to believe that he thinks he's a pretty man? Yeah really good point about Adonis. I think the gimmick would work with someone else |
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Post by jasonphoenix1 on Mar 7, 2012 0:59:43 GMT -5
Waylon is #1. I wouldn't really call Doink a failed gimmick, it was pretty successful for a while. I'm going to date myself and say Adrian Adonis' effeminate gimmick. Could have been a a great heel gimmick (almost like a Hassan gimmick, only playing on people's predjucie of effeminate males), but it turned into a joke. Honestly, that gimmick would have worked but I never felt like Adonis was the right guy for the part. He was way overweight and had cow udders and we are suppose to believe that he thinks he's a pretty man? You did not need to be a good looking person to pull off that gimmick. I actually liked that gimmick. I thought he pulled it off well. It was better with him doing that gimmick then when Luger did the Narcissistic gimmick. |
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Post by lastoutlaw on Mar 7, 2012 1:08:43 GMT -5
Muhammed Hassan. he was great in the ring, and i loved his mic work. He could of went very far if UPN didnt force him off TV. The heat he got was unbelievable.
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Post by Raider on Mar 7, 2012 1:17:10 GMT -5
Muhammed Hassan. he was great in the ring, and i loved his mic work. He could of went very far if UPN didnt force him off TV. The heat he got was unbelievable. Agreed. He is always the first to come to mind. He was on his way to becoming one of the biggest heels of all time. I still feel like WWE should have repackaged him with a different gimmick and brought him back a few months after the Hassan character was forced off of TV instead of releasing him. Honorable mentions: Kizarny & Braden Walker ... just kidding. |
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Mar 7, 2012 1:19:05 GMT -5
Without a doubt, I'll go ahead and say Friar Ferguson. I think the idea of a wrestling monk is pretty cool and interesting. It was a whole hell of a lot better than Bastion Booger, that's for damn sure!!
Friar Ferguson's entrance music was really great as well, as heard here:
It was very ominous and I really enjoyed it. He only wrestled one match on Monday Night Raw and for whatever reason, they pulled the plug on the gimmick shortly after.
Here's Friar Ferguson's one and only WWF match. Enjoy!!
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Post by STING on Mar 7, 2012 1:32:04 GMT -5
Max Moon was a great gimmick. I also liked Nailz. There were some very interesting gimmicks in the early to mid-90's. Some of them I wish stayed around alittle longer.
Others I liked:
Mantaur
Duke Droese
Knuckleball
Mortis (WCW)
Skinner
Papa Shango
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2012 8:10:55 GMT -5
I have to go with Hassan.
the guy could work and talk.he was an exceptionally over act.
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