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Post by Gecko on Jul 31, 2018 15:06:41 GMT -5
The Max Moon thread lead me to another gallery on WWE.com which has sketches of characters from when they were still working out the details. I always find stuff like this interesting in how things evolve, some things may be close to the final design whereas others may be way off and change completely. www.wwe.com/classics/superstar-sketches-photos#fid-26159610The 117 images include: Doink Mankind / Headcase Razor Ramon Shawn Michaels (post Rockers) Goldust (and a few other options for Dustin) Rocky Maivia Dude Love Papa Shango Adam Bomb (and a few other ideas) IRS Max Moon |
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Post by timelimitdraw on Jul 31, 2018 15:31:38 GMT -5
"Stargate" Dustin Runnels is too awesome in such a bad way. Loved the "Max Moon" sketches where they crossed out most of the references to Charles, which was clearly done after Konnan bailed before the character hit WWF TV because he was making more money in AAA.
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Post by Dub H on Jul 31, 2018 15:44:36 GMT -5
Razor Ramon looks like he came from JoJo
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Post by Hit Girl on Jul 31, 2018 15:58:50 GMT -5
Blue Oyster HBK and Rocky Maivia wearing red are the best ones,
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Jul 31, 2018 16:23:40 GMT -5
Very cool gallery! All those Max Moon drawings depicting him like some sort of badass Mega Man X Maverick and then you get that last picture of the real thing, haha.
They had a lot of interesting ideas for Goldust/Dustin. Always a fan of the emerald green/gold color combination. I actually don't like his original look very much, so I like some of the concepts better, but ultimately Goldust had some pretty sweet gear later on in his career that branched off his original look.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 17:02:49 GMT -5
Love these things. I would legit buy a book that featured all of the early designs of iconic characters.
Some thoughts:
Artist that drew Rocky really liked his ass.
That has to be the most “flamboyant” Razor Ramon ever.
Good thing that Dustin hit gold with Goldust because those other ideas were ass.
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Jul 31, 2018 17:42:17 GMT -5
Neat to see that Dustin ALMOST got a prototype of Jeff Jarrett's Aztec Warrior get-up from 1998 in 1995.
EDIT: Also, some nice low key confirmation that Bryan Clarke was almost the Ringmaster.
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Post by Heeltown, USA on Jul 31, 2018 21:16:40 GMT -5
What a treasure trove of sketches!!
Too much stimulation right now
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Post by ERON on Jul 31, 2018 21:40:13 GMT -5
I actually prefer the name "Headcase" for the Mankind character.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Aug 1, 2018 1:38:52 GMT -5
Love these things. I would legit buy a book that featured all of the early designs of iconic characters. Some thoughts: Artist that drew Rocky really liked his ass. That has to be the most “flamboyant” Razor Ramon ever. Good thing that Dustin hit gold with Goldust because those other ideas were ass. Talking of flamboyant, I like disco dancing IRS in his sketches. |
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Post by dreamer75 on Aug 1, 2018 6:36:38 GMT -5
Razor Ramon looks like he came from JoJo Damn you're right. Now I want Araki to draw some of the WWE roster.... |
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Post by auph10imitated on Aug 1, 2018 7:01:24 GMT -5
I have seen these before but my brain clearly didnt store them as I had forgotten about some of these cool alternative names
Headcase
Shadow Roads and Stargate
The Voodoo Man
Ring Master for Adam Bomb?!
WE NEED TO SEE MORE!
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 1, 2018 12:14:06 GMT -5
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Post by 2coldMack is even more baffled on Aug 1, 2018 13:28:31 GMT -5
I have seen these before but my brain clearly didnt store them as I had forgotten about some of these cool alternative names Headcase Shadow Roads and Stargate The Voodoo Man Ring Master for Adam Bomb?! WE NEED TO SEE MORE! Ring Master was apparently a trademark name they'd had on the books for YEARS by the time Austin got it. Chris Benoit almost got it in 1995, right down to having Ted Dibiase manage him in his try-out match. |
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Post by Honeybear Lyder on Aug 1, 2018 14:28:08 GMT -5
Bret Hart with hearts on his ass cheeks. Now I've seen everything. |
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Post by Chainsaw on Aug 1, 2018 14:37:17 GMT -5
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Post by Chainsaw on Aug 1, 2018 14:44:03 GMT -5
Love these things. I would legit buy a book that featured all of the early designs of iconic characters. Some thoughts: Artist that drew Rocky really liked his ass. That has to be the most “flamboyant” Razor Ramon ever. Good thing that Dustin hit gold with Goldust because those other ideas were ass. Talking of flamboyant, I like disco dancing IRS in his sketches. I'm pretty sure all of those were sketches Vince did of what he wished he could come into work dressed as. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2018 15:35:39 GMT -5
I have seen these before but my brain clearly didnt store them as I had forgotten about some of these cool alternative names Headcase Shadow Roads and Stargate The Voodoo Man Ring Master for Adam Bomb?! WE NEED TO SEE MORE! Ring Master was apparently a trademark name they'd had on the books for YEARS by the time Austin got it. Chris Benoit almost got it in 1995, right down to having Ted Dibiase manage him in his try-out match. They’ve said before that they had characters named The Ringmaster and The Sandman and they were just looking for people to fill the roles. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 1, 2018 15:38:14 GMT -5
Bret Hart with hearts on his ass cheeks. Now I've seen everything. Many of those sketches do have a certain homoeroticism to them. |
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Aug 1, 2018 17:14:37 GMT -5
He was almost HG Razor Roman before japan did it. |
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