Eskimo Joe
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Post by Eskimo Joe on May 1, 2008 11:35:04 GMT -5
Mine have to be Repo Man, Dude Love, and the early 2000s Goldust (his stuff with Booker T and his stuttering stuff was classic).
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on May 1, 2008 12:01:58 GMT -5
Oh man, there have been lots of dumb gimmicks through-out the years in wrestling and some of my more favorite ones have to be: The Goon, The Repo Man, The Mountie, Gillberg, Dean Douglas, Tugboat, Doink the Evil Clown, Los Conquistadores, and Waylon Mercy.
I wouldn't really say that Doink the Evil Clown and Waylon Mercy's gimmicks were dumb myself, but I'm sure some people would. Personally, I thought they were awesome and way ahead of their time.
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raz2005uk
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Over 15 UK refs & 14 INT. refs now too! 1st WFUK member to get Rock Family 3 Pack :)
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Post by raz2005uk on May 1, 2008 19:57:46 GMT -5
IRS was the dumbest - but it was actually a cool gimmick! Who would've thought an evil taxman would work lol
He lasted surprisingly quite long as the Irwin - I believe roughly from late 91- mid 96. 5 years for a dumb gimmick is pretty impressive as he didnt speak much and had crap entrance music.
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Post by Mastermind on May 1, 2008 23:15:19 GMT -5
isaac yankem dds, t.l. hopper, the goon,duke the dumpster droese,.the m.v.p.(abe knuckleball schwartz) , irs,tugboat,repo man,..almost any gimmick that is an occupation that is outside of..nor has anything to do with wrestling...
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Post by original on May 2, 2008 13:20:43 GMT -5
isaac yankem dds, t.l. hopper, the goon,duke the dumpster droese,.the m.v.p.(abe knuckleball schwartz) , irs,tugboat,repo man,.. almost any gimmick that is an occupation that is outside of..nor has anything to do with wrestling... almost, a good example being an Undertaker  i think the Smoking Gunns were over, if you could call Cowboy a profession? I was a fan of the Barber, and the Honkytonk Man ;D |
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Post by Kliquid on May 2, 2008 15:23:21 GMT -5
"3 Count" with Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, and Evan Karagias. Tank Abbott was a brilliant addition, too.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2008 16:32:09 GMT -5
Dude Love = Second Coming.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2008 17:06:13 GMT -5
The Goon's boots were AWESOME
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2008 10:08:41 GMT -5
IRS because while it was dumb, Mike Rotundo made it work and it was cool.
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Dwight
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Post by Dwight on May 3, 2008 11:48:54 GMT -5
I always loved Repo Man for some reason. I still remember the matches he had with Savage and when he used to try to 'steal the world title' only to get beat down by Randy in the end.
And though I wouldn't say it was stupid but who would've honestly thought that the Undertaker gimmick would end up being the greatest and longest lasting 'silly' gimmick ever? I mean I look back and sure it was bad ass but as far as 'wacky chracters' go, you wouldn't have thought he would've been around this long and with so much success. At least I didnt.
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on May 3, 2008 14:44:28 GMT -5
RepoMan was pure gold. If you've ever seen the tape Invasion of the Bodyslammers.
They have a whole vignette of him "repossessing" things.
In fact, here it is:
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Post by conanobrienfan on May 3, 2008 22:04:04 GMT -5
For me... it's easily Norman Smiley back in WCW in 1999/2000 especially with Ralphus. Putting him in all the different sports gear and in hardcore matches being afraid and still winning was just hilarious.
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Post by iyfwkidzc on May 3, 2008 22:06:27 GMT -5
tbh, Waylon Mercy FTW.
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on May 3, 2008 22:17:21 GMT -5
*clears throat*
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Post by javert on May 4, 2008 4:27:28 GMT -5
The Berzerker!
A bad version of Brody with a viking helmet thrown on and throw Mr. Fuji in the mix you've got a nordic viking being managed by an eveil japanese manager wearing a top hot.
And the Red Rooster!
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Post by DTP. on May 5, 2008 13:39:03 GMT -5
The late 1998 version of Mankind was embarrassing for me  |
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The Main Event
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Post by The Main Event on May 5, 2008 13:53:13 GMT -5
Undertaker, I.R.S, George Steele (C'mon he eats turnbuckle pads!), Repo, Dude Love, Honky Tonk Man, Ted Dibiase (Seriously, a Millionaire who tries to buy titles?!?), basically a looong looong list of "dumb" gimmicks on paper, but for one reason or another, they got over. Which is a testement to the people portraying them to be honest.
And of course, my favourite of all-time, Shawn Michaels- A MALE STRIPPER! LOL! But he made it work, and he is arguably a top-two wrestler of all time.
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Eskimo Joe
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Post by Eskimo Joe on May 6, 2008 23:38:50 GMT -5
RepoMan was pure gold. If you've ever seen the tape Invasion of the Bodyslammers. They have a whole vignette of him "repossessing" things. In fact, here it is: Dude yes! I used to rent that with my little brother all the time! |
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FleshyOne
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Post by FleshyOne on May 7, 2008 7:07:29 GMT -5
Bobby Lashley
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Post by justamazing on May 7, 2008 17:10:49 GMT -5
Phantasio was awesome  |
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