theryno665
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Post by theryno665 on Mar 26, 2011 14:50:43 GMT -5
Right now, I'm listening to Dave Lagana's "Formerly Creative" podcasts and hearing some of these alternate gimmicks for wrestlers is very interesting. I just heard of some ideas for Paul Burchill before he became a pirate was that he would be an eccentric billionaire a la Richard Branson and, better yet, a knock-off of Brad Pitt's character from Snatch. I think that could have been cool. And Lagana admitted that he had an idea for Daniel Bryan, back when he had the crazy beard, to make him a homeless guy that just so happened to be a great wrestler. As much as I love the guy as is, I would have liked to have seen this.
As someone who leans toward the "gimmicky" side of wrestling, wanting to see if these characters mesh well with the people playing them, stuff like this is fun to hear. Are there any alternate gimmicks you wish you had seen? Better yet, what crazy gimmick would you like to see?
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Mar 26, 2011 15:06:27 GMT -5
Deaf CM Punk/Pimp CM Punk
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Post by turkeysandwich on Mar 26, 2011 15:08:44 GMT -5
I can't remember if this was legit or something someone made up on here, but Sabu as a sadistic pizza chef.
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Post by Dub H on Mar 26, 2011 15:14:59 GMT -5
So Daniel gimmick would be Hungry Hungry Hobo?
he is wrestling for a sandwich
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Post by Monkey Tennis? on Mar 26, 2011 15:17:09 GMT -5
Green Kane.
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Post by joebob27 on Mar 26, 2011 15:18:54 GMT -5
I'd love to see the intro promos for "Homeless" Bryan Danielson. Does he get into some kind of bum turf war and start suplexing and kicking the other bums? Or does he go the hardcore route with his shopping cart full of dangerous weapons?
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Post by pink on Mar 26, 2011 15:20:09 GMT -5
I would have loved to see ODB actually make it to WWE television. She was in OVW for a while and had the same gimmick she did in TNA, and I'd have loved to see it come to surface.
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Post by turkeysandwich on Mar 26, 2011 15:21:01 GMT -5
Wasn't somebody supposed to be a balloon salesman at one point? Was that gonna be part of Punk's deaf character?
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Post by Jimmy on Mar 26, 2011 15:22:07 GMT -5
Unfrozen Nazi Heidenreich
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2011 15:23:59 GMT -5
Unfrozen Nazi Heidenreich I was coming into this thread to say the exact same thing.
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Post by joebob27 on Mar 26, 2011 15:35:55 GMT -5
It's hard to think of a gimmick that hasn't been done. A multiple personality disorder gimmick I don't remember anyone doing. That one would have some potential if the guy who got it was a good actor and could work the mic.
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theryno665
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Post by theryno665 on Mar 26, 2011 15:48:30 GMT -5
I'd love to see the intro promos for "Homeless" Bryan Danielson. Does he get into some kind of bum turf war and start suplexing and kicking the other bums? Or does he go the hardcore route with his shopping cart full of dangerous weapons? From the sounds of it, it was going to be like Eugene, only replace "mentally challenged" with "homeless". Basically an idiot savant that knows how to wrestle. And in Bryan's case, better than most wrestlers.
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Post by Shoots all day brother! on Mar 26, 2011 15:51:19 GMT -5
Alcoholic Punk.
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Post by James McCloud IS John Godot on Mar 26, 2011 15:52:04 GMT -5
I'd love to see the intro promos for "Homeless" Bryan Danielson. Does he get into some kind of bum turf war and start suplexing and kicking the other bums? Or does he go the hardcore route with his shopping cart full of dangerous weapons? From the sounds of it, it was going to be like Eugene, only replace "mentally challenged" with "homeless". Basically an idiot savant that knows how to wrestle. And in Bryan's case, better than most wrestlers. But he always loses because he keeps stopping to check on his bindle.
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Post by joebob27 on Mar 26, 2011 16:04:01 GMT -5
I'd love to see the intro promos for "Homeless" Bryan Danielson. Does he get into some kind of bum turf war and start suplexing and kicking the other bums? Or does he go the hardcore route with his shopping cart full of dangerous weapons? From the sounds of it, it was going to be like Eugene, only replace "mentally challenged" with "homeless". Basically an idiot savant that knows how to wrestle. And in Bryan's case, better than most wrestlers. Eh, so just a more tasteful (slightly) Eugene gimmick. It would be better if he was just down on his luck and he had to fight the other bums to get by. Then he gets discovered and becomes a wrestler, obviously he's making money now, he can't be a bum. So, progressively, he loses touch with who he is.... and storyline, he invests well, so he turns heel and becomes.... JBL. That's a nice storyline arc, the homeless guy that becomes rich and so drunk with his richness, since he had nothing before, that he's a walking powertrip.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2011 16:14:16 GMT -5
Gotta say HBCade.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Mar 26, 2011 16:29:43 GMT -5
Still waiting on that Celtic Connection, WWE! Also, shame that Thorn/Gangrel/Ariel outfit didn't work out. It may not have been "Vintage E-C-Dub", but, done right, that could have been some damn good television.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2011 16:32:10 GMT -5
Hardcore Holly. Eugene. A Monkey to cheer them on.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Mar 26, 2011 16:53:54 GMT -5
Hardcore Holly. Eugene. A Monkey to cheer them on. The Monkey would still have had more charisma and been a better wrestler than Holly.
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Post by Push R Truth on Mar 26, 2011 17:04:22 GMT -5
I've always wanted to see Big Show wear one of these with Hornswoggle in it:
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