Pitch a gimmick

[The Line]

you can either pitch a gimmick for a specific wrestler, or just any wrestler in general.


I always wanted Shawn Stasiak to come back and really play up on his father's, Stan Stasiak, history. He'll come out to the ring with a framed pic of his father. Then, he'll start "Hearing" the picture telling him to do things(take people out backstage, attack refs). It would be the "Son of Stan" gimmick

[JMA]

Mangler Morgan (Matt Morgan) - Mangler Morgan is a nearly unbeatable monster with an elitist attitude toward fans. Indeed, he considers wrestlers to be superior to fans in all ways and believes their only purpose is to lift up their betters (wrestlers). However, Mangler Morgan doesn't really like other wrestlers--he only considers them worthy of being decimated by him. Wrestling-wise, he would be a mix of Killer Kowalski and a typical big man wrestler.

Promo example: "Some people refer to this business as 'sports-entertainment'--this is wrong. I'm a wrestler, not a sports-entertainer. (The crowd cheers.) I'm not here to entertain you. You're here for MY benefit, not the other way around. Your only use in life is to lift up your betters--like myself." (The crowd boos.)

[MolotovMocktail]

I would've liked Joey Mercury to come back as a Hare Krishna. As the wrestlers arrive at the airport for the evening's show, Nitro and Melina see a group of Krishnas dancing by. Nitro says, "Hey, isn't that Joey?" They go up to him and ask him what he thinks he's doing.

Mercury's response: "I have hit a rough period in my life. Drugs, partying, the breakup of MNM. Then, in rehab, I saw the light. I came to the Order, and achieved Gouranga. Wrestling is not my purpose in life anymore."

He would then show up at various shows with Nitro and Melina constantly mocking him, until he accepts their challenge and makes his comeback.

[JMA]

I had an idea a while back to turn Mercury into a Scientologist.

[rrm15]

Snitsky, when he goes to ECW, should have something like Mordecais gimmick. Just be completely wacked out, always talking about how corrupt the world around him is and attacking people.

[Psicosis Auto Theft]

Lately I've been really curious to go to these try-outs for a wrestling course in my area. I have a typical nerd look so I think i want to go with a manager/semi-time wrestler character like old school Jim Cornette who is a total computer smark who gets these annoying fan boy crushes on certain wrestlers. I want to learn mat wrestling and easy to pull off submissions and mix it with a Kevin Sullivan/Abdullah the Butcher style.

In promos I use internet slang and over exaggerated smark sayings. I'll come down to the ring with a computer keyboard in my hand (use it as a foreign object when really desparate for the win) and stab opponents in the fore head with pen hidden in my boots or pocket. I'd like it to have some edge to it. It be a gimmick that only internet wrestling fans would get because i think it's very much a growing market in the wrestling community.

Would the character (which I think I'll call "Marky Webb") being so over-the-top internet smark really get under the skin of marks or do you think it just go over most people's heads??? Just wondering....

Also something like a Double J Jeff Jarrett WWF country singer gimmick but with more of a Pop-star American Idol spin to it. The singing will be so bad but he does all he can because the ego will be so up there. That should piss people off after awhile. I guess I just want to be a Wrestle-crap heel. I want a Gooker! Dammit!

[Ultimo Chocula]

Chuck Palumbo-Kid's show host.

[Arturo Classico]

Any jobber-Reginald Z. Wildfowl

Overview of the gimmick-Basically his gimmick is that he's a wrestling version of Groucho Marx. Really I feel this writes it self!

[Ultimo Chocula]

kingsofwrestling said:

Any jobber-Reginald Z. Wildfowl

Overview of the gimmick-Basically his gimmick is that he's a wrestling version of Groucho Marx. Really I feel this writes it self!

Nobody in Creative is even close to being good enough to write Groucho of material. They'd probably write a bunch of 7th grade gay jokes and clink they're champaine glasses together on another job well done.

[Arturo Classico]

ultimochocula said:

kingsofwrestling said:

Any jobber-Reginald Z. Wildfowl

Overview of the gimmick-Basically his gimmick is that he's a wrestling version of Groucho Marx. Really I feel this writes it self!

Nobody in Creative is even close to being good enough to write Groucho of material. They'd probably write a bunch of 7th grade gay jokes and clink they're champaine glasses together on another job well done.

True good point but if they would do it right it would be hilarious!

[JMA]

Seth Traveller: A wrestler whose sole goal is to cause chaos. Seth Traveller would debut in an unexpected way, being around others during arguments and fights, without anyone acknowledging him. For instance, if two wrestlers were arguing backstage, Traveller would be in the background. He would also sit in the audience (always in the front row) and spread rumors. Physically, he would not look strange, wearing jeans and a t-shirt. When he's finally confronted and acknowledged, he would reveal that he's a wrestler, but would keep his motives hidden.

Traveller's true goal is to cause others pain, yet he doesn't do this directly. He likes to see people destroy themselves while he sits back and watches. He does this due to being completely anti-social and envious of the relationships of others. Traveller is too twisted and weird to connect to anyone in an emotional way, so he ruins the relationships of others. He's kind of like a combination of Sean O'Haire, Just Joe, and Randall Flagg.

[H-Fist]

Sonjay Dutt as Bollywood action star. Not a Bollywood actor, mind you, but as the too-cool-for-words characters from the big Bollywood action hits. An Amitabh Bachchan or Sanjay Dutt or Vivek Oberoi or Ajay Devgan. Or even better, just sit any wrestler without a gimmick down, make him study the mannerisms of Amitabh Bachchan in action roles, and emulate him. Doesn't need to be of Indian descent or anything. Just bask in Amitabh's baddassery and learn from it. Could also work with Toshiro Mifune (or for those who prefer the Japanese style nomenclature, Mifune Toshiro).

[barryhorowitz4ever]

CM Pink: a lemonade fanatic

[Doomrider]

Stole this from my friend Dave:

The E-male - a computer nerd meets Ravishing Rick Rude

[Shark Jumpin']

These are from my CAWs from SVR 2007:

Hobo Larry: a homeless man that learnt wrestling by sleeping behind bleachers in a high school gym where they did amateur wrestling and kickboxing. To get into the WWE he made his own title, the Hobocore title, which has basically the same rules as the Hardcore Title did. He comes down to the ring with a bag which contains weapons and his food, frequently wrestling as a mercenary for sandwiches. Uses the Bum's Rush DDT and the Epileptic Elbow (basically Muta's elbow with even more crazy) as finishers.

The Emotional Luchador, Raven Shadowrazor: a luchador who gets tired of no-one caring about the cruiserweight division, writing long poems about why he's pissed off, then turns them into songs with Simple Plan-esque vocals. See www.myspace.com/lifeisfutile for examples and fun. Gradually he collects an Emotional Army kinda like Raven's Flock, but with a J.O.B Squad feel about it with each member adopting emo type dress and style.

[JMA]

Ozymandias (Palmer Cannon): Ozymandias literally believes himself to be a god among ants. His only goal is to rule a group of inferiors (meaning everyone that isn't himself). He's cold and aristocratic, and undefeated in the ring. He dresses in the style of the ancient Egyptians, but not in an over the top way. He has many followers and will gladly sacrifice them to achieve his ends. His catchphrase is "Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair."

[mainsupreme]

I'd just like to see Snitsky becoming Edge's tyson tomko

[Psicosis Auto Theft]

molotovmocktail said:

I would've liked Joey Mercury to come back as a Hare Krishna. As the wrestlers arrive at the airport for the evening's show, Nitro and Melina see a group of Krishnas dancing by. Nitro says, "Hey, isn't that Joey?" They go up to him and ask him what he thinks he's doing.

Mercury's response: "I have hit a rough period in my life. Drugs, partying, the breakup of MNM. Then, in rehab, I saw the light. I came to the Order, and achieved Gouranga. Wrestling is not my purpose in life anymore."

He would then show up at various shows with Nitro and Melina constantly mocking him, until he accepts their challenge and makes his comeback.

I really like that! Please WWE writers read this thread!

[Austin's Middle Finger]

Now that they're real heavy on "WWE Legends" and the Hall of Fame, I'd like to see a wrestler who is convinced he's a legendary superstar. Problem is, nobody has heard of him. Every week Todd Grisham and Josh Matthews dig through videos from the vault to find out about this so-called legend. Hilarity ensues.

BTW, he enters the arena on one of those moving rings they had in Wrestlemania III.

[gargoylesocks]

Just throwing it out there, how about "Crazy Cat Lady"? She'd come out wearing a big wooley sweater with a cat picture on it, mom pants, and keds. Then her finisher would be the intro of her foreign object, a bag of live cats! She would just scream and rant the whole time then run out of the ring. Although, PETA might hassle them about it. Still a funny thought.