The fifty worst gimmicks in wrestling history

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[ku62jo62]

1:35 - i bet the guy on the right is naked underneath that guitar

[BruiserKC]

I was a fan of the Bushwhackers when they were the Sheepherders and they were bad-ass back then. Vince ruined that for them.

[BruiserKC]

@RevJoshsFunhouse Heel Doink was one of the greatest gimmicks ever, but when they turned him face and gave him Dink then the gimmick went to hell.

[dwayne4life7]

who ever made this video is a complete asshole he/she doesnt know how to differentiate worst and best gimicks! how about JOHN CENA's fruity PEBBLES????WELL THATS WORST!!!!!

[DocJerky]

I thought the gimmicks were part of the point? Now it's a bunch of 20 year old guys dressed in plastic pants, and their gimmick is just being arrogant. Plus, I could put up with any gimmick except for Sting as The Crow.

[rubberrusso]

what about harlem heat 2000, kurregen and fake diesel and fake razor ramoan

[elfking217]

you're one of those wrestling "fans" who would still complain even if the various promotions did everything exactly how you wanted it, aren't you?

[RevJoshsFunhouse]

Wow... You put Gargrel, Goldust, and Doink the Clown on a list of wort gimmicks? I think maybe only 10 of those were actually bad gimmicks. I'd love to see what your definition of a good gimmick is. The world of wrestling requires a certain suspension of disbelief. That's why there are gimmicks in the first place. Without them it would just be MMA or Olympic wrestling. Why is it that people with the worst opinions fell the need to share them the most?

[shyjames83]

@megamanmaniac If a company makes the creative decision to put a title on a poor worker/wrestler with a crap gimmick, that doesnt mean the wrestler ceases to be so, it just means the booking squad made a stupid decision. Great Khali was given a world title, and he's a piss-poor worker. Ditto Mark Henry. John Cena is a very flawed in-ring worker.

.....And WCW put their world title on DAVID ARQUETTE, does that mean HE wasn't CRAP as a wrestling performer?

[shyjames83]

@megamanmaniac Ummm...just because a company puts a title belt on a wrestler doesn't mean the wrestlers GIMMICK/Persona isn't still CRAP

[TheShockninja]

Only Mike Rotunda could make the IRS gimmick work. The mask on the Sultan was to hide his identity lol. Issac Yankem hehehehe. I don't see what's wrong with The BodyDonnas. Disco Inferno was arrested a few years ago in my hometown for playing poker. Bastian Booger should be Kharma's "baby daddy" LMAO. Why is Arachnaman 12, not 2? Tied for 8th is Gangrel and Giant Gonzales. And The Shockmaster should be #1!!!

[peanutgarcia93]

shockmaster is number 0ne

[adidasteamgeist1988]

i must disagree with goldust...it's underrated..

[MadSteneren]

Glaicer was awesome

[bobbyd2677]

Off the top of my head, I would like to have seen Ludvig Borga, Big Bully Busick, Tatanka and Right To Censor.

[verbalengine95]

in my opinion anyone who held onto a title or won a match against someone who wasn't a jobber, shouldn't be considered that bad of a gimmick

[dadweeze1977]

heyy i liked lazer tron



[Tesla1955]

Got to disagree with your choices the Bushwackers,Chainsaw Charlie, Goldust come on they were great draws but good effort tho

[MalnourishedGoat]

Adrian Adonis, The Genius, Akeem and Goldust were all really effective heels. The fans hated them and they were supposed to. Akeem was probably the funniest gimmick ever. But there is a lot of awfulness on this list, so well done.

[Leafs4eva1986]

where is avalanche for christ sakes , and the whole wcw dungeon of doom for that matter

[GinoChristopherVEVO]

 How are the Bushwackers or Honkey tonk man on this list or even doink? Those guys were super over....... I saw WWE wrestling live and when the Bushwackers came out the crowd went nuts....

[lcdarling]

I'd have to say Battle Kat is #1. He didn't even make the list. I know it's hard to include everyone, especially guys that only lasted a couple of weeks on TV...

[MaxxTheSlash]

Glacier and Chainsaw Charlie are in this list? Fuck you.

[Fehnrique]

Where's Fantasio? You put in awesome gimmicks like Gangrel and you leave out FANTASIO?

[Fehnrique]

Van Hammer was much more tolerable when he was with Raven.