Strong gimmicks, charisma, and snappy catchphrases can help a wrestler get over, while the inability to find that over status can be tied to the exact opposite of those things. The difference between “getting over” and “pop” has to do with longevity, according to WWE producer ...
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Explore the wildest gimmicks of the WCW, from KISS Demon to The Yeti. Discover how WCW’s outlandish characters rivaled the WWF!7 Wrestling Upsets That Left Fans Shocked and Confused by Javier Ojst Feb 15, 2023 “Things did not go to plan!” Here are seven upset victories that took pl...
Glenn Jacobs made his debut as Kane in the WWE in 1997 (he had portrayed several other gimmicks before). His arrival was foretold by Paul Bearer, who warned The Undertaker that his half-brother was coming to challenge him. Bearer was right, as Kane interrupted the very first ‘Hell in a...
These are the top 15 most successful wrestling gimmicks that would fail today.15. Val VenisWhile the late 90s might have been a great time for a character like Val Venis, with females being treated as sexual objects at its peak in professional wrestling, there is no chance it would ever ...
the '80s and '90s. With the WWF filming television tapings of Championship Wrestling from 1984 through 1986, and onto filming several live episodes of the popular USA Network show WWE Monday Night Raw between 1993 and 1995. ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) would come into the building in ...
However, it is DiBiase’s ring work as a heel that has earned his spot in the Hall of Fame. When gimmicks were taking over the world of pro-wrestling, the Million Dollar Man perfected the art of gimmicks. 2005 Inductions Hulk Hogan: Watchha gonna do, when Hulkamania runs wild on YOU...
Like Jos LeDuc, he wanted you to know he wasn’t crazy! He gave his all to entertain thefans he lovedand was unique in wrestling’s sea of recycled gimmicks. Another career cut too short; you can read about ithere. 18 – "Apache" Bull Ramos ...
What strikes me about the posters in these old family photos is the nuanced choice of performers. These weren’t the titans of wrestling at the time: Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, the Ultimate Warrior. Instead, it was the intercontinental champions, the exaggerated American gimmicks of wealth ...
(by PHIL RIPPA) I finally compiled a big file tracking who and how many times I picked wrestlers because of course I did. I am sure it is comically filled with mistakes especially when it came to remembering some dudes gimmicks. Putting that aside – all the guys I was picking here had...