Gimmicks You'd Like To See

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Personally, I'd like an indy wrestler whose name is "The Superstar" (and then whatever his name is) and his gimmick is that he really wants to be in WWE. He talks about how much he loves Vince and Triple H, wears WWE merch, does famous WWE finishers like the the AA, Pedigree, RKO, etc.

So FAN, what are your gimmick ideas?

[Burst]

I want a character that's something like Brick from Anchorman with a dash of Milton from Office Space and late corporate Mankind. Someone who's either oblivious to the fact that they're on a wrestling type show, or starts out as an office worker/salaryman who has lost too many bets.

He would look like the Segway Guy from Happy Wheels:



with thick plastic-rimmed glasses and extra elbow and knee pads worn over his suit.

[A Platypus Rave]

Aug 26, 2015 11:21:00 GMT -5 @therealoblivion said:

Personally, I'd like an indy wrestler whose name is "The Superstar" (and then whatever his name is) and his gimmick is that he really wants to be in WWE. He talks about how much he loves Vince and Triple H, wears WWE merch, does famous WWE finishers like the the AA, Pedigree, RKO, etc.

So FAN, what are your gimmick ideas?

Colin Delaney did something similar when he went back to CHIKARA.

He was the "Extremely Cute Wrestler" Colin Delaney and he acted like he was a huge star and used the Attitude Adjustment as his finisher, complete with the taunt of him yelling out the horns from Cena's theme

But for the wanting to get to WWE thing I had an idea for that in TNA during that loooong stint "where the company up north" was treated like the top heel on screen.

Would still have been stupid... but at least that way if they insisted on doing it there could be a bit of a pay off and get some heat on a person instead of a company that ignored them.

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Aug 26, 2015 11:32:28 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave said:

Aug 26, 2015 11:21:00 GMT -5 @therealoblivion said:

Personally, I'd like an indy wrestler whose name is "The Superstar" (and then whatever his name is) and his gimmick is that he really wants to be in WWE. He talks about how much he loves Vince and Triple H, wears WWE merch, does famous WWE finishers like the the AA, Pedigree, RKO, etc.

So FAN, what are your gimmick ideas?

Colin Delaney did something similar when he went back to CHIKARA.

He was the "Extremely Cute Wrestler" Colin Delaney and he acted like he was a huge star and used the Attitude Adjustment as his finisher, complete with the taunt of him yelling out the horns from Cena's theme

But for the wanting to get to WWE thing I had an idea for that in TNA during that loooong stint "where the company up north" was treated like the top heel on screen.

Would still have been stupid... but at least that way if they insisted on doing it there could be a bit of a pay off and get some heat on a person instead of a company that ignored them.

Gonna check out that Colin Delaney stuff on YouTube if I can find it, thanks!

[Burst]

I also kinda want to see a paranoid Cornette-like manager who hires a cop as a bodyguard, but week after week remains oblivious to the fact that he's actually a stripper cop.

[Porky's Butthole]

As a young man, I loved Return of the Living Dead. I always wanted to see the Muckman/Tarman/whatever as a wrestler. because HOW DO YOU KILL WHAT'S ALREADY DEAD?!?!

[lws]

one time i had the idea for an evil clown tag team called auguste and blanc caligary of the caligary family circus. i don't have much more than that. it'd be like an even darker doink. no icp tho. i just liked the names i came up with on ewr one time, who am i kidding?

i think, and i think others may agree, there needs to be a true hipster gimmick, too. super rich b/c his parents are in advertising, or whatever. always has his bluetooth on his ear, typing on his ipad, telling you that everything you've ever liked is cliche and old and passe. they reference james joyce, but they've never read him. he feuds with goldust because he finds big budget hollywood films trashy and pedantic and prefers french art films like the 400 blows. he asks all his matches be filmed in black and white because its more artistic and he sees himself as an artist, but he's never drawn, or sang, or write, and gets mad if you ask. or whatever.

[MolotovMocktail]

I've had the idea for a Mr. Rogers-like kids show host whose debut vignettes show him filming his show and talking to puppets, only for the camera to pan out to show it's just him filming himself in his basement: his show was canceled years ago and he's delusional that he's still a beloved icon and that his puppet friends are real. Like Waylon Mercy he goes from friendly to psychotic, and he brings his puppets to the ring where they tell him to destroy the mean opponents who don't want to be his friend.

[Milkman Norm]

The rich guy who luses his fortune ala Mr. Burns in that Simpsons episode.

[Alexander The So-so]

I have two big "dream gimmicks" that I'd love to see pulled off. Even though both would be pretty difficult from a performance standpoint.

1. A character similar to "Freddie" from the comedy anime Cromartie High School.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ6nZMgzIHw

A big, eccentric mute guy who becomes a beloved face. One day, he just shows up in the promotion out of nowhere, with no explanation, and no identification, and, because he's mute, no one even knows his name. When he ends up in the ring, he turns out to be a hugely badass, tough power wrestler who dominates his opponents. But after every match, he goes back to the locker room, where he can be seen quietly sitting, minding his own business, maybe licking a lollipop or eating a banana or something else random. Eventually he becomes friends with the other faces, and is a loyal, reliable friend and tag team partner to them, despite the fact that he never once utters a word, and his facial expression never changes.

The challenge would be finding such a particular guy to play the role: someone big and strong and charismatic who can, on top of everything, keep a Blue Man Group-like straight face whenever he's on camera.


2. If there's ever an American wrestler (or other westerner) who speaks fluent Japanese, I'd want him to wrestle in Japan as a "westerner pretending to be Japanese" nationalistic troll heel. Sort of like a Japanese version of Kerwin White, or the "All American Boys" Fabulous Rougeaus.

He'd wrestle under a Japanized version of his western name, and his catchphrase would be "Ware ware nihonjin!" ("We Japanese!"). Despite the fact that he's clearly white, he'd insist that's he's a proud Japanese who loves everything about the country. However, he gets major heel heat by acting out very stereotypical Japanese behavior. For example, his "angry" promos would involve him using very polite, apologetic language (just imagine a promo with him screaming in an angry tone of voice, "Excuse me! I don't mean to bother you, but I was a little unhappy with the result of last week's match!! If it is not an inconvenience to you, I would like a rematch today!!!!"). During promo confrontations with opponents, his opponent would verbally attack and threaten him, which he responds to by quietly hissing and shifting his focus, trying to politely avoid conflict. There could be a promo of him celebrating a title win by having drinks, only for him to start acting wild and crazy drunk after drinking only one beer. He would try to make a tag team with fellow heels by formally giving them his business card.

If the promotion is REALLY willing to let this wrestler be daring and controversial, they could have him touch upon sensitive social issues in Japan, like the country's issues with racism, it being surpassed by China economically, its low birthrate (often attributed to a lack of interest in relationships/sex among young people, particularly men), and other problems.

I really think this could be a revolutionary heel character in puroresu. But, it's of course hard to find, to say the least, a fluent Japanese-speaking foreign pro wrestler.

[lws]

Aug 28, 2015 13:38:02 GMT -5 MolotovMocktail said:

I've had the idea for a Mr. Rogers-like kids show host whose debut vignettes show him filming his show and talking to puppets, only for the camera to pan out to show it's just him filming himself in his basement: his show was canceled years ago and he's delusional that he's still a beloved icon and that his puppet friends are real. Like Waylon Mercy he goes from friendly to psychotic, and he brings his puppets to the ring where they tell him to destroy the mean opponents who don't want to be his friend.

this could be real cool if pulled off right. i'm seeing shades of norman bates too for a more general horror perspective 

[Mozenrath]

I want an old man with a cane who manages a young man who plays very scared or naive. Once the match starts, the old man sits down at ringside and the young man's demeanor changes because the old man has taken control of his mind and he wrestles viciously.

It's quite absurd, but it seems like something that could work better in an intimate setting with smaller venues than in WWE or the like.

Alternatively, they could just have a nut team with their psychiatrist, who, rather than trying to help them, is exploiting them. I guess TNA kinda did that with Doctor Stevie, though, and Abyss, Daffney, and Raven seemingly being led astray.

[Madagascar Fred]

A really good contemporary rap gimmick for once

Legit furious hungry badass battle rapper (DMX) or legit great smart face rapper (Lupe)

[the2ndevil]

I think it would be neat if there was a man/woman pairing that were boyfriend/girlfriend in kayfabe, that perpetually on the outs with each other. Constantly fighting, arguing, but at the end of the day, they always got back together and helped each other out… until the next show, where they're cats and dogs, again.

Would be best if he was one half of a tag team, and his tag team partner is constantly trying to deal with their drama, while trying to prep for matches.

[tigermaskxxxvii]

- I posted this in the "Gay Marriage Legalized. Let's Post Gay Wrestling Pics" thread. If I may quote myself to resubmit this gimmick for your approval:

Jun 28, 2015 12:34:25 GMT -5 tigermaskxxxvii said:

I want a wrestler to give himself the nickname "Rough Trade" not knowing what it means. He just thinks it sounds bad ass. When asked about it backstage he explains he was filling up his car and getting some snacks at a truck stop driving between towns when he saw a magazine called "Rough Trade" in a trash bin that had "some real bad looking hombres on the cover!". I mean sure, he didn't open up the magazine or anything. But he got the gist of it by looking at the cover.

- A Jobber to The Stars who has an air of superiority over the run of the mill jobbers. Much in the same way a "stylist to the stars" might have a condescending attitude towards cosmetologists who don't have such a high end clientele. "You guys are just jobbers. But I'm a jobber to the stars!"

- The Millennial Million Dollar Man. He doesn't carry any cash around with him. So when someone actually wins money from him he responds by saying "Yeah, I'll totally pay you. Are you on PayPal?" Or he could possess "The Bitcoin Belt" as opposed to "The Million Dollar Belt".

- Too bad there really isn't a major Canadian promotion (or at least a big territory comparable to Stampede Wrestling) because I'd like to see this gimmick: Have an out of shape American heel rip off Gene Kiniski's "Canada's Greatest Athlete" shtick. Despite being an out of shape American he considers himself "Canada's Greatest Athlete". Because that's how bush league of a country Canada is, that a fat American can be that country's greatest athlete. I guess the inverse can work as well, where a Canadian heel can be "America's Greatest Athlete" because "You Americans are so fat and out of shape that it takes a Canadian to be your country's greatest athlete!"

[lws]

Aug 29, 2015 11:57:56 GMT -5 tigermaskxxxvii said:

- The Millennial Million Dollar Man. He doesn't carry any cash around with him. So when someone actually wins money from him he responds by saying "Yeah, I'll totally pay you. Are you on PayPal?" Or he could possess "The Bitcoin Belt" as opposed to "The Million Dollar Belt".

as soon as i saw "millennial million" i started thinking about bitcoins, haha. would be real easy to be a bitcoin billionaire, too, since they aren't real.

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A wrestling mime. Bonus points if another wrestling mime shows up to challenge him and they block each others offense with invisible walls and lassoing and so forth.

[badkarma]

Aug 29, 2015 15:58:39 GMT -5 @akeem said:

A wrestling mime. Bonus points if another wrestling mime shows up to challenge him and they block each others offense with invisible walls and lassoing and so forth.

I take it you've never heard of Qefka the Quiet?

[A Platypus Rave]

Aug 29, 2015 17:49:00 GMT -5 badkarma said:

Aug 29, 2015 15:58:39 GMT -5 @akeem said:

A wrestling mime. Bonus points if another wrestling mime shows up to challenge him and they block each others offense with invisible walls and lassoing and so forth.

I take it you've never heard of Qefka the Quiet?

I'll be honest when they were doing the shoulder block spot I was hoping Qefka would have put up an invisible wall

[badkarma]

Aug 30, 2015 8:37:09 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave said:

Aug 29, 2015 17:49:00 GMT -5 badkarma said:

I take it you've never heard of Qefka the Quiet?

I'll be honest when they were doing the shoulder block spot I was hoping Qefka would have put up an invisible wall

Qefka has actually done the invisible wall in the corner spot before with varying amounts of success.