I agree that "The Gamesmaster" or "Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan was an awesome original gimmick. It was especially original when teamed up with the Varsity Club in the NWA. Did it make any sense?--an evil robe-wearing dude who managed a group of jocks? The pure strangeness of it made it one of the coolest gimmicks of all time IMHO, and next to the Horseman that was probably the best-ran wrestling stable I have ever seen. One week Rotunda and Rick Steiner would wrestle, next week Dr. Death would be with them in a three man tag, another time Dr. Death would wrestle solo, then Sullivan would wrestle, etc. Awesome stuff.
DMC
"MEAN.....WOOOOO! GENE!" -the beginning of every Flair promo in the WCW
Yeah. They really botched it up at the end though. Heck, let Hurricane play the role, it could be his third alter-ego! Also, I just thought of a new gimmick that was over in japan, and could probably get some decent reaction over here... Curry Man! It's one of Chris Daniels' gimmicks and... Just look up "Curry Man" and "Chris Daniels" on google and check the pages on him, you'll see why I dig it!
"I hate motherfuckers claimin' that they foldin bank But steady talkin shit in the holding tank First you wanna step to me Now your ass screamin for the deputy They send you to Charlie-Baker-Denver row Now they runnin up in ya slow You're gone, used to be the Don Juan Now your name is just 'Twan Switch it, snap it, rollin your eyes and neck You better run a check..."
I'd love to see some of the really wacky Japanese gimmicks here:
Stoker Ichikawa (words can't describe the comedy here) The Lost Fillipino Soldier (guy in fatigues, salutes a lot) Milano Collection AT (wrestler/Fashion model) Masa Chono's old Yakuza character
I won't even mention some of the stuff from Big Japan.
since i started watching wrestling i always thought a "copycat" gimmick would be really cool if executed by the right guy (or gal)... the wrestler would copy his opponents gimmick for the particlaur match and beat him/her at his own game!
i guess big show was closest to this when he did his venis and showster personas.
apparently the hardys are the ones that do all the moves for the video games so one of them would be excellent for this.
is there anyone who has ever seen this type of gimmick?
Several of the guys mentioned here aren't exactly gimmicks. What is Brock Lesnar's Gimmick (he was mentioned in the first post)? That he goes and beats up people real bad? Heel Steve Austin wasn't a gimmick, it was a personality. Same with Angle. Guys like Kane, Hurricane and Mr. Perfexct are gimmick wreslters.
"YOSHIKAZU TARU vs. STOKER ICHIKAWA: Oh man... you know this is gonna be special when Stoker comes out to the William Tell Overture (AKA the "Lone Ranger" theme to the mentally handicapped, Rossini-ignorant and Foghat members) and passes out his business cards to the LADIEEEEEEES sitting ringside at Korakuen. In a devil costume, mind you. Complete with pitchfork. Stoker spends the first couple of minutes shaking his keister at Taru, doing crotch-chops and spinning away everytime Taru starts to go after him. Taru soon gets tired of this and charges in, but Stoker sticks his fingers out. Taru walks right into the Moe-poke and Stoker punches away, but Taru no-sells everything and gives him this look like "Are you done yet, you fucking weirdo?" Taru beats a mudhole into him and charges, only to fall to the floor as Stoker ducks out of the way. Stoker fakes a mortal, jumps over the ropes and kicks Taru ala Sasuke, then rolls back into the ring and performs the Mrs. Rippa Mating Dance again. Taru heads in and levels Stoker with a kick, and you can tell he's gonna rip this geek in half now. Taru with a half-hour suplex for 2, then Stoker sneaks in La Magistral for a near-fall. Taru (who does a karate gimmick) comes back with kicks and absolutely NUKES Stoker with a spinning MDII ("Taru Driller") for the one-finger pin. Postmatch Taru gives referee Babe Richard a Polaroid camera so Taru can pose with Stoker's carcass- cool gimmick. Sadly Stoker is all schtick and he sucks as a wrestler, but his schtick *is* pretty damn funny. Plus the red fur on his arms and shoulders works much better for him than when Schneider wore it to his senior prom."
Stoker RULES!!
"I hate motherfuckers claimin' that they foldin bank But steady talkin shit in the holding tank First you wanna step to me Now your ass screamin for the deputy They send you to Charlie-Baker-Denver row Now they runnin up in ya slow You're gone, used to be the Don Juan Now your name is just 'Twan Switch it, snap it, rollin your eyes and neck You better run a check..."
Also another team I remember from the Nashville/Memphis area was the Interns with their manager Dr. Ken Ramey(sp).
I know we had Issac Yankem DDS , but I don't recall the Intern gimmick being recycled either .
We had the evil Dentist , but what about an evil gynecologist . You know , disbarred for malpractice turns wrestler , comes in and always wants to give the Divas exams . : )
" You say heaven's for you , but I think it's hell that I see . You tell me your god is true , but I tell you MY devil is me ! " MSD 2002
*GASP!* I can't believe RVD isn't listed!!!! WHY?!?!?!?! (head explodes) And BTW, in regards to another title lineage thread, cubsfan, your WCW/WWF/WWE Cruiserweight Title History is absolutely excellent!