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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Aug 8, 2017 1:21:42 GMT -5
In a podcast interview a few years back, Rob van dam said that he was in negotiations at one point to come in to WCW as Glacier, but he stayed with ECW.
On Madusa's podcast, Tommy Dreamer said that he turned down WCW's offer 3 times,and that the first time he was slated to be Marcus bagwell's partner in the American Males.
Are there any other known or confirmed instances when someone was originally slated for a gimmick, but it went to someone else before it debuted?
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Post by Joe Neglia on Aug 8, 2017 1:29:11 GMT -5
Giant Gonzalez was slated to be the Yeti in WCW, and *might* have been in the costume for the original shot of him encased in ice (I've heard differing accounts on it). But they realized in working with him for one day that he was not in good enough health to pull it off and replaced him with Ron Reis instead. (It also totally explains why he was a "yeti" - he was originally meant to wear a costume similar to his WWF suit)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2017 1:49:16 GMT -5
Moondog Rex in Demolition before Smash.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Aug 8, 2017 2:05:05 GMT -5
Moondog Rex in Demolition before Smash. Doesn't count - he actually debuted as Smash and was in the role for weeks before being replaced. OP is asking for ones intended for a gimmick but didn't get it before the actual debut (so this disqualifies Konan as Max Moon as well) |
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 8, 2017 2:18:16 GMT -5
I suppose Chris Hero allegedly being meant to be in the Shield counts, though I don't know if that's quite the same thing.
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Post by auph10imitated on Aug 8, 2017 3:25:29 GMT -5
Malia Hosaka was originally suppose to get the spot that Lita got as Essa Rios' valet and her name was to be Aphrodisia
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Aug 8, 2017 3:27:10 GMT -5
WWE apparently wanted Samoa Joe to be Umaga before he went to TNA.
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Post by Capt Lunatic on Aug 8, 2017 4:24:22 GMT -5
If you misunderstand his words, Terry Taylor could have been Mr.Perfect.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Aug 8, 2017 4:29:53 GMT -5
I remember Honky Tonk Man saying that his idea for Rockabilly was Savio Vega, not Billy Gunn.
Of course, that may have never been on the office's radar, and may have just been HTM running off at the mouth.
I share it simply because the idea of Vega as Rockabilly is... certainly something.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Aug 8, 2017 5:05:09 GMT -5
If you misunderstand his words, Terry Taylor could have been Mr.Perfect. Yep, so glad that old myth is finally starting to fade away. Taylor never meant he was tagged to be Perfect or Hennig be the Rooster; he was just implying that the two very similar guys coming in at the same time could have ended up in each others' roles, not that it was ever even a notion that was considered. People forget that Taylor wasn't immediately the Rooster when he came in, though; he was given that gimmick later because of his attitude in the lockerroom, acting like a big shot. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Aug 8, 2017 5:09:45 GMT -5
Another rumor-buster - Jimmy Garvin was never considered for the Doink role. Jimmy's gone on record that he did have talks about coming in, and that McMahon wanted to give him a new name, but he's adamant that it had nothing to do with Doink.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Aug 8, 2017 7:01:16 GMT -5
Chris Jericho as The Goon, what an ungodly waste of talent that would have been. Elijah Burke was also picked for the Spirit Squad, but he turned it down.
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Aug 8, 2017 7:21:54 GMT -5
Mark Jindrak as a member of Evolution...even shot the entrance theme video with HHH, Orton, and Flair until his spot went to Batista.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Aug 8, 2017 8:24:17 GMT -5
WWE apparently wanted Samoa Joe to be Umaga before he went to TNA. I have my doubts about that. Umaga signed with WWE in December 2005 and would've reformed Three Minute Warning had Rosey not been released not long after, resulting in the creation of the Umaga gimmick. Joe had been signed to TNA for six months before that, and Vince had been dead set against bringing Joe in despite the best efforts of Heyman and Prichard to convince him to - Vince saw him as just a generic fat Samoan, who didn't even have the benefit of any Anoa'i family connection. |
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Post by crashmatsbazz on Aug 8, 2017 8:26:56 GMT -5
Sting as the leader of the NWO
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Post by froggyfrog on Aug 8, 2017 8:28:37 GMT -5
It's always interesting when they come up with the gimmick and then slot a guy into it rather than coke up with the gimmick based specifically on the wrestler
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 8, 2017 8:40:17 GMT -5
Sting as the leader of the NWO I can't imagine that really working at all for a variety of reasons. |
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Post by crashmatsbazz on Aug 8, 2017 11:00:32 GMT -5
Sting as the leader of the NWO I can't imagine that really working at all for a variety of reasons. me either really, but having watched 96 WCW recently I would say it would have been very interesting to see a Heel Sting at that point. |
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Aug 8, 2017 11:47:16 GMT -5
New Japan Pro Wrestling originally wanted to give the Big Van Vader gimmick to the Dingo Warrior. He ended up going to the WWF instead and got the Ultimate Warrior gimmick.
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Post by Reflecto on Aug 8, 2017 13:10:53 GMT -5
Luke Harper was supposed to be the jobber in the role that eventually became Colin Delaney, but was too tall for it...did that count?
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