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Posted: Jun 29 2009 01:39 pm

I miss 80s/early 90's wrestling. So let's come up with some goofy gimmicks that we could have seen in the glory days of the industry.

Zombie (w/ Mad Scientist) - Yes, ECW had a zombie as a joke when they first appeared on Sci-Fi. But he only appeared once and they jobbed him to The Sandman. A zombie wrestler would have had great potential. Obviously he'd need a manager (the mad scientist) because his vocabulary would be primarily limited to "uhhhh" and "braaaains", but how awesome would it be to have a guy you literally feed jobbers. And when someone's contract is up, you could put them in a retirement match against the zombie. That would be priceless.

Math Master - Teacher/professor/genuis gimmicks have been done, but I want to see a guy who does nothing but math-related puns, hits his opponent with giant wooden multiplication tables when the ref isn't looking, and has the Perfect Parabola Moonsault as his finisher.

Posted: Jun 29 2009 01:51 pm

If I ever saw a wrassler go "That's no hydroxyl ion; that's my wife!", I would very happily piss my pants from laughter.

Anyway, when I was in high school (early 90s, so it counts), I thought they should have a pimp gimmick. I could've been a rich man. A lot of the ideas that I think would be cool (cowboy, greaser, etc) have been done, but never quite as over the top as I'd like. The Burchill pirate gimmick was just about as cheesy as I like em, and of course they killed that.

Posted: Jun 29 2009 01:58 pm

Pirate Burchill was awesome, and the fans loved him, so of course they killed the gimmick.

I'd like to see a glam rock themed wrestler, too.

Posted: Jun 29 2009 03:09 pm

I can't think of a good name right now, but I'd like to see a wrestler who's gimmick was to feud with babyfaces and repeatedly talk about things they did when they were heels. His finisher would called the 'Harsh Reminder'.

As a face, he could also do the opposite thing with heels.

Posted: Jun 29 2009 03:18 pm

I wanna put Math Master in a tag team with an English teacher character called Professor Payne. Together, they'd be known as RAW (Reading, Arithmetic, Writing).

RAW is RAW.

Posted: Jun 29 2009 03:29 pm

A tan, vain, muscular surfer dude who whacks people with surfboards, and has a finisher called "The Wipeout".

A guy in a gorilla suit.

An evil Italian chef who throws hot sauce over people he won against and uses a meat tenderizer as an illegal object, his finisher would be called "The Main Course".

I could go on for a while.

Posted: Jun 29 2009 04:40 pm

Joseph Stalin.

His entrance would start with a loud computerized voice saying, "Time Portal activated."

This would be followed by a bright flash and a significant amount of fog, and the Soviet national anthem.

After his matches, he would return through the Time Portal.

Posted: Jun 29 2009 04:47 pm

Syd Lexia wrote:

Joseph Stalin.

His entrance would start with a loud computerized voice saying, "Time Portal activated."

This would be followed by a bright flash and a significant amount of fog, and the Soviet national anthem.

After his matches, he would return through the Time Portal.

I can't stop thinking Command & Conquer as the inspiration...

Posted: Jun 29 2009 05:21 pm

This reminds me of a character I created in WWF WarZone. Percy the Proctologist.

Posted: Jun 29 2009 05:38 pm

When I was little I remember coming up with a really cool Voodoo themed wrestler, but that's all I can remember about it. I'd also like it if my principal turned into a wrestler. He's fucking huge.

Posted: Jun 29 2009 05:41 pm

Syd Lexia wrote:

I'd like to see a glam rock themed wrestler, too.

Wasn't that the gimmicks of both The Rockers and The Fabulous Freebirds?

Auntie - a large wrestler like Vicera dress as a woman in a big mumu. Her/his finishers could be the "Flapjack" and the "Splash of Syrup."

Minuteman - Comes to the ring dressed like a continental solder, accompied by a drummer boy and a guy playing the flute, playing his theme song.

Paranoid - A wrestler whose afraid of everything including his own pyros, the ring bell, large crowds, and being the center of attention. Also terrified of other wrestlers, but when they corner him, he snaps and goes apeshit, winning the match, before running back up the ramp screaming in terror.

The Jobber - His goal is to have the longest losing streak in history, but keeps accidentally winning. (He spins around and accidentally elbows his opponent in the eye, who then flips out of the ring and gets counted out. etc)

Posted: Jun 29 2009 06:13 pm

I never saw a wrestling emo. That would work.
He'd come out with red-stained wristbands, his theme would be MCR's Thank You For The Venom, he'd wear a fringe and rimmel in the right eye, and his finisher would be the reversed suicide drop, followed by a roll up. He'd occasionally weep in the turnbuckle and quote Fall Out Boy songs in his promos.

Posted: Jun 29 2009 06:18 pm

Knyte wrote:

Syd Lexia wrote:

I'd like to see a glam rock themed wrestler, too.

Wasn't that the gimmicks of both The Rockers and The Fabulous Freebirds?

Not really. They were the regular kind of rockstars. And when you look at those guys, they didn't really stand out from any of the other wrestlers of that era. Bright spandex and armbands with streamers? Hell, that describes at least half the guys wrestling back then.

I'm talking full-blown 80s hair metal here:

1. an excessively long entrance with lots of pyro, smoke, and lasers
2. big hair
3. eyeliner
4. get a couple of guys who actually have musical talent, like Cryme Tyme, only with rock

Posted: Jun 29 2009 06:52 pm

Chile Guy wrote:

I never saw a wrestling emo. That would work.
He'd come out with red-stained wristbands, his theme would be MCR's Thank You For The Venom, he'd wear a fringe and rimmel in the right eye, and his finisher would be the reversed suicide drop, followed by a roll up. He'd occasionally weep in the turnbuckle and quote Fall Out Boy songs in his promos.

In Pre-Emo World, (A much better place.) we had Raven, who fit that bill. In his prime, when he wasn't wrestling, he spent his time lounging around a sulking. His promos were mostly "What about Raven? When do I get my shot? Why won't anybody pay attention to me? Why does the world suck?". He dressed in grunge (Tattered jean-shorts, rock band t-shirt, flannel wrapped around his waist, leather jacket, and Doc Martin boots.) but he did wear the now-emo eyeliner.

Classic Raven Promo:

Posted: Jun 30 2009 03:37 am

Ba'al wrote:

A tan, vain, muscular surfer dude who whacks people with surfboards, and has a finisher called "The Wipeout".

A guy in a gorilla suit.

An evil Italian chef who throws hot sauce over people he won against and uses a meat tenderizer as an illegal object, his finisher would be called "The Main Course".

I could go on for a while.

Like a Chef Boyardeath.

I'd like to see a cyborg-themed wrestler. The old N64 games gave you the option, but I haven't seen the gimmick outside of them.

Posted: Jun 30 2009 12:45 pm

Char Aznable wrote:

I'd like to see a cyborg-themed wrestler. The old N64 games gave you the option, but I haven't seen the gimmick outside of them.

That was actually John Cena original gimmick, back when he was on some reality show about wrestling. 50% man, 50% machine.

Posted: Jun 30 2009 02:33 pm

The Prototype!

Posted: Jun 30 2009 04:13 pm

Posted: Jun 30 2009 05:10 pm

How about some variety of a knight? He could ride a horse down to the ring, wearing armor. He'd take off his plate armor before getting in the ring, but would still wear chainmail during the match.

On that same note, what about a death-knight? Keep the horse, and have him wear a big black robe/cowl all the time. You'd never see his face, and he'd never speak. His finisher could be some sort of death touch, where he simply touches his opponent. The opponent is inexplicably felled by the touch.

Posted: Jun 30 2009 05:26 pm

The Ultimate stable:

The Breakfest Club.

Posted: Jun 30 2009 07:00 pm

How come there was an evil accountant wrestler, but never an evil lawyer wrestler?

Posted: Jun 30 2009 07:08 pm

Knyte wrote:

The Jobber - His goal is to have the longest losing streak in history, but keeps accidentally winning. (He spins around and accidentally elbows his opponent in the eye, who then flips out of the ring and gets counted out. etc)

I would pay really, really good money to see that gimmick done well. I think that's brilliant, and has great comic potential.

Ice2, I like the idea, but if you don't mind me injecting some practicality into it, what would they do with the horse during the match? They tend to be very nervous, and can be quite dangerous when they get scared by sudden noises, motions, drunk fans slapping at them, etc. Not to mention the cleanup at ringside. (Although, having one of his opponents get thrown out of the ring and tossed into a big pile of horse crap could be quite funny.)

Posted: Jun 30 2009 08:17 pm

Knyte wrote:

How come there was an evil accountant wrestler, but never an evil lawyer wrestler?

Because Clarence Mason wasn't built for it.

Posted: Jul 01 2009 06:17 am

The Narcoleptic.

His entrance music would be an alarm clock and he'd run down to the ring in pajamas and a smoking jacket. Occasionally he'd fall asleep during matches and then suddenly wake up all startled and shit. And of course his finisher would be the sleeper hold.

Posted: Jul 01 2009 01:14 pm

SoldierHawk wrote:

Knyte wrote:

The Jobber - His goal is to have the longest losing streak in history, but keeps accidentally winning. (He spins around and accidentally elbows his opponent in the eye, who then flips out of the ring and gets counted out. etc)

I would pay really, really good money to see that gimmick done well. I think that's brilliant, and has great comic potential.

Ice2, I like the idea, but if you don't mind me injecting some practicality into it, what would they do with the horse during the match? They tend to be very nervous, and can be quite dangerous when they get scared by sudden noises, motions, drunk fans slapping at them, etc. Not to mention the cleanup at ringside. (Although, having one of his opponents get thrown out of the ring and tossed into a big pile of horse crap could be quite funny.)

Hmm....you're right. I hadn't considered how skittish the horse would be, especially with drunk fans yelling at it/throwing shit at it. Although the inclusion of the horse dung in the match would be epic.