Wrestling Gimmicks that Always Fail

[ALTRUISM]

American Patriot gimmicks never seem to work. At least, not long-term anyways. Kurt Angle was like a unique subversion of that, though.

 

[TheSuperkick!]

Retards. Like Eugene and Festus

Eugene actually worked though. He was really over. It's just that WWE had no way to sustain it and then they took him and just made him say stupid shyt. Yeah there was that one crowd that booed him, but they booed everything that night.

 

[Hey_zeus]

Flatulence gimmicks. Just why?

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

Masked Luchador not named Rey Mysterio

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

Eugene actually worked though. He was really over. It's just that WWE had no way to sustain it and then they took him and just made him say stupid shyt. Yeah there was that one crowd that booed him, but they booed everything that night.

Eugene was WWEs way of shytting on wrestling marks

 

[StraxStrax]

Imposter gimmicks. Imposter Kane, Undertaker, Diesel, & Razor Ramon all sucked

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

Religious gimmicks

Reverend D-Von
Mortecai
Friar Ferguson
New Day (before they became trolls)
Dustin Runnels (short stint that went no where before turning back into Goldust)

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Regarding the Cult Leader gimmick; I thought The Raven/Flock angle was fairly successful. And wb Gangrel ?

Raven's flock was straight, but I'm talking on the level of Jim Jones type of gimmick.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Religious gimmicks

Reverend D-Von
Mortecai
Friar Ferguson
New Day (before they became trolls)
Dustin Runnels (short stint that went no where before turning back into Goldust)

Gimmick had legs but no one to guide it brother.

 

[threattonature]

Retards. Like Eugene and Festus

I always thought they missed a chance to turn Eugene heel by having him turn on somebody like Hogan and reveal he was faking all along.

 

[boriquaking]

I always thought they missed a chance to turn Eugene heel by having him turn on somebody like Hogan and reveal he was faking all along.

That would have been dope.


Or like, a “head injury” changing him or something

 

[threattonature]

What are some wrestling gimmicks that no matter how hard the booker tries, it finds a way to not work with the crowd or falls apart? For example

The Cult Leader gimmick.

• Raven
• Bray Wyatt
• Paul Heyman
• Kevin Sullivan
• Malakai Black

All three tried this gimmick, but it never falls through due to the following:

• Bullshyt booking
• Storyline not going anywhere
• Change of plan
• Nothing being added to the gimmick

Its such a shame because I always wanted to see a Koresh type of gimmick come to life. I'm talking about religious atonement, questioning of the crowd values, and deep shyt that would either bring nuclear heat or bring lunatics to the gimmick.

What are yall thoughts?

I thought when CM Punk did the cult leader gimmick was pretty successful. I thought the Wyatt family was red hot for a while, especially when they added Daniel Bryan. I think the problem with a lot of those gimmicks is that the people they choose to be in the groups. It's always a bunch of midcarders that no one gives a fukk about which then leads to them booked weak. Like you pointed out most of the time gimmicks don't get over is because they don't have an endgame as to where the gimmicks will go.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

I thought when CM Punk did the cult leader gimmick was pretty successful. I thought the Wyatt family was red hot for a while, especially when they added Daniel Bryan. I think the problem with a lot of those gimmicks is that the people they choose to be in the groups. It's always a bunch of midcarders that no one gives a fukk about which then leads to them booked weak. Like you pointed out most of the time gimmicks don't get over is because they don't have an endgame as to where the gimmicks will go.

Exactly. Like the CM Punk SES was pretty good, but Gallows just made the shyt seem like a joke. Wyatts was so there....but fukking Vince did not allow the shyt to spread like wildfire. Dude had the whole world in his hands literally. Bray had the crowd losing their shyt and a child becoming a entire demon . Another thing is that promotions thread lightly with such a gimmick. Imagine if there was a "Heaven's Gate" gimmick that pulled no punches or a Jim Jones gimmick where biblical sermon is involved with the gimmick. It would bring so much heat, especially in bible belt areas that it would make Jim Cornette toe's curl

 

[Mob H]

Gimmick had legs but no one to guide it brother.

Also we got Batista from that so

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

'wealthy foreigner' been TRASSSHHH

Alberto Del Rio mid..

Andrade

Apollo Crews as Nigerian royalty

Ariya Daivari

Rush