Power Slam magazine lists the Ten Best Wrestler Gimmicks

[TGM]

The list.

01. The Undertaker
02. The Masked Man
03. Gorgeous George
04. The Road Warriors
05. The Charismatic, Posing Muscleman
06. The Two Faces of Foley (Cactus Jack & Mankind)
07. The Sheik
08. Kane
09. The Great Muta
10. The Foreign Menace

Any thoughts?

[________ has left the building]

Weird list.

A number of the gimmicks named are just another name for the other ones. The Sheik is the Foreign Menace (Great Muta could be put in the same category). It would been better if they just did a list with the best gimmick wrestlers instead of this hodge podge mix.

[TGM]

I think Muta itself is a gimmick, same with Road Warriors and Kane etc.

[mcmahonfan85]

i'll just go ahead and post the obligatory response that seems to get posted a lot whenever Power Slam makes a wrestling list

duh, no John Cena?!?!?1?!/! this list is complete and utter bullsmark!!!!!!!!! its so smarky that only the smarkiest smarks would smark it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[happhazzard]

Seems a bit strange to mix generic gimmicks with specific wrestlers gimmicks. Muta's gimmick was basically a retreat of the Great Kabuki, although Muta was obviously a much better wrestler. Kane is largely a spin-off of the Undertaker character. The Sheik WAS a foreign menace, and others such as Abdullah did a similar gimmick.

[I'm Team Bayley and Indi]

The list has a lack of Goldust which I don't like

[happhazzard]

I think PS have always hated the Goldust gimmick.

[mrjl]

Aug 20, 2013 13:53:46 GMT -5 happhazzard said:

Seems a bit strange to mix generic gimmicks with specific wrestlers gimmicks. Muta's gimmick was basically a retreat of the Great Kabuki, although Muta was obviously a much better wrestler. Kane is largely a spin-off of the Undertaker character. The Sheik WAS a foreign menace, and others such as Abdullah did a similar gimmick.

I think it's a good list. It's basically like, some ideas are good enough they could be used for other people EXCEPT the main guy to use it has defined it so thoroughly it never can be, while other gimmicks can be used by multiple people

[Phosphor Glow]

Aug 20, 2013 14:03:23 GMT -5 I'm Team Bayley and Indi said:

The list has a lack of Goldust which I don't like

Agreed. Goldust, particularly early Goldust, is one of the best gimmicks ever.