Author Topic: Worst Gimmicks (Read 16264 times)

littleguns · « **on:** July 16, 2011, 01:47:17 PM »

Who had the worst gimmick?

leaky_frog · « **Reply #1 on:** July 16, 2011, 02:04:48 PM »

Yeah, Shockmaster is way up there on my list, along with Repo Man and Saba Simba.

My least favorite of all time, though, has to be Dusty Rhodes in the black and yellow polka dots with Sapphire. I'm surprised he didn't just light VKM on fire when he found out that was going to be his gimmick.

Andy Griffin · « **Reply #2 on:** July 16, 2011, 03:09:56 PM »

I only watched the first video so forgive me if I'm redundant. Some horrible gimmicks there. I remember a couple more...Dumpster Drosie...and a one-shot called "Friar Ferguson" oh, brother

mass 04 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 16, 2011, 03:22:01 PM »

Quote from: leaky_frog on July 16, 2011, 02:04:48 PM

Yeah, Shockmaster is way up there on my list, along with Repo Man and Saba Simba.

My least favorite of all time, though, has to be Dusty Rhodes in the black and yellow polka dots with Sapphire. I'm surprised he didn't just light VKM on fire when he found out that was going to be his gimmick.

Dusty has said a couple times the polka dots were his idea...but who knows?

Montague · « **Reply #4 on:** July 16, 2011, 03:37:28 PM »

Quote from: mass 04 on July 16, 2011, 03:22:01 PM

Dusty has said a couple times the polka dots were his idea...but who knows?

Another "brilliant" idea from the same mind that produced the "Shockmaster," another "worst-of" thread highlight.
Once again, WHY THE FUKK IS RHODES CONSIDERED SOME KIND OF "LEGEND?"

The common man?
How fukkin common was it to leave your house and pass THIS on the street:

Montague · « **Reply #5 on:** July 16, 2011, 03:40:15 PM »

Albino,
Bleached afro,
Racoon eyes,
and EEE Moobs,

Common?

WHAT THE FUKK TERRITORY WAS HE IN THAT THEY GAVE HIM THAT MONIKER?

Montague · « **Reply #6 on:** July 16, 2011, 04:29:43 PM »

Rhodes was an incredibly versatile worker.
In a 9:36 second match, I counted:
2 bites,
2 kicks,
12 punches,
27 elbows,
Choking (I guess),
And ear pinching.

No wonder the Japanese fans loved him...shades of Karl Gotch.

What’s even worse is Rhodes actually wears an elbow pad…as if the dangling adipose isn’t enough to protect his humeral-condylar fragility.

outby43 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 16, 2011, 04:43:09 PM »

The whole Kevin Sullivan thing where he was the master or something and had his followers going through the woods and caves all the time wearing their wrestling outfits. I think thise who were in the spell were the Giant, Perry Saturn maybe...I don't know but it was so ridiculous it was funny.

Montague · « **Reply #8 on:** July 16, 2011, 04:48:23 PM »

Dammit, I’m melting down hard for the first time ever on this board, and I don’t give a shit!

Back to Rhodes...

He draped himself in black & yellow polka dots, and booked the “Shockmaster.”
Yep; sounds like one of the industry’s greatest minds to me.

Hogan inspired millions of kids to lift weights.
I would say that Rhodes inspired millions of kids to lift jelly doughnuts, but I doubt that’s true.
Growing up, I never saw a single kid dress up like Dusty.
Nobody was Dusty when we pretended to wrestle. Although, I now recognize the irony of pretending to engage in make-believe fighting as a child.

Dusty, you were a bum.
The only reason people liked you is that your pathetic lethargy, obesity, and tits were enough to make most guys feel better about themselves!

Dusty, the bottom line is that, even without the polka dots, YOU were the shittiest gimmick to ever plague professional wrestling…even when you stood in the same ring at the same time with this guy:

Ex Coelis · « **Reply #9 on:** July 17, 2011, 07:05:38 AM »

I never understood the whole Golddust character

cool music tho

nasht5 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 17, 2011, 07:46:16 AM »

I can not remember his name, I'm pretty sure he was early wcw sometime in the late 80's. He was supposed to be from the future. He came back in time to save us or wrestling....does that ring anyone's bell?

The Showstoppa · « **Reply #11 on:** July 17, 2011, 07:20:55 PM »

Quote from: nasht5 on July 17, 2011, 07:46:16 AM

I can not remember his name, I'm pretty sure he was early wcw sometime in the late 80's. He was supposed to be from the future. He came back in time to save us or wrestling....does that ring anyone's bell?

Lasertron?

And putting Sting in this category is ridiculous. The Crow gimmick was WAY over at the time, and I'm not a big Sting fan.

I would still vote for Red Rooster, but because it took a very solid in-ring talent and made him into a complete and utter joke who will always be remembered for it.

tu_holmes · « **Reply #12 on:** July 17, 2011, 08:22:12 PM »

Glacier and Mortis.

Kris Kanyon was a great talent though.

Montague · « **Reply #13 on:** July 18, 2011, 02:51:30 AM »

Andy Griffin · « **Reply #14 on:** July 18, 2011, 02:58:25 AM »

Quote from: tu_holmes on July 17, 2011, 08:22:12 PM

Glacier and Mortis.

Kris Kanyon was a great talent though.

I remember that I quit on WCW (and missed out on the fingerpoke of doom, David Arquette, etc) when for about four weeks in a row the main event on Monday night was Glacier and Ernest "The Cat" Miller vs. Wrath and Mortis (managed by James Vandenberg). Jeebus.

oderus · « **Reply #15 on:** July 18, 2011, 04:44:39 AM »

mass 04 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 18, 2011, 02:26:58 PM »

WWF had some awful ones in the mid 90s...Man Mountain Rock, Mantaur, Aldo Montoya, Xanta Claus, Isacc Yankem etc..

tu_holmes · « **Reply #17 on:** July 18, 2011, 02:30:15 PM »

Heavy Metal Van Hammer.

mass 04 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 18, 2011, 02:35:33 PM »

littleguns · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2011, 02:07:09 PM »

Let's not forget bastion booger

Hulkster · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2011, 05:53:12 PM »

or Beaver Cleavage.

The Showstoppa · « **Reply #21 on:** October 21, 2011, 06:56:40 AM »

So Monty....tell us how you really feel about "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes?

I really think his popularity had more to do with during that time period there was a clear face vs heel thing and if you followed territory wrestling during that time, they ALWAYS put Rhodes against the most over heels. Whether it was Sullivan the devil worshipper in Florida, the Four Horsemen, etc... I think it was more of a "he stands up to them" kinda thing. I hated the fat slob, more as a mark than knowing anything about him. And another not so small part of Rhodes "popularity" was he was often a major booker in the territories.

GraniteCityDon · « **Reply #22 on:** October 21, 2011, 11:03:11 AM »

GraniteCityDon · « **Reply #23 on:** October 21, 2011, 11:18:26 AM »

There is also the unfortunate memory of PN News, Robocop (yes there as one lol), the queer Chuck & Billy, Umaga (all i could think of was him being demolished in 3sw by Goldberg every time i saw him), the French sympathizer Robert Conway, Arachnaman (Spiderman rip off that plain FAILED)............ this is really stretching the memory to things i thought i had long buried away lol

Montague · « **Reply #24 on:** October 21, 2011, 02:09:44 PM »

Quote from: The Showstoppa on October 21, 2011, 06:56:40 AM

So Monty....tell us how you really feel about "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes?

Brother, what you read above...

I didn't even get started, yet!