Old gimmicks from current wrestlers you want to see return?

[MartialHorror]

Before Mark Henry turned heel, the crowd started chanting sexual chocolate and he actually played along. It was pretty funny and I'd rather see sexual chocolate Mark Henry than normal face Mark Henry...although I'd rather Hall of Pain Mark Henry, so...That got me thinking. Are there any old gimmicks that the current roster used to have that you want to see again?

Cena being a white rapper? I hear he was very funny during this time period, but he might be a bit too old for it to work.

Deacon Batista, if Batista still even counts? I remember this, but no...I don't remember him doing anything, although I thought Devon played the reverend role pretty well.

Dolph Ziggler, male cheerleader? At the absolute least, I might find him more interesting...although it would kill his push.

The return of Husky Harris? I saw a clip of him and I actually thought Bray showcased a good amount of charm. There have been implications that Bray is (kayfabe) a possessed Husky Harris. This could lead to an intriguing storyline where Bray has an internal struggle of dominance...I'm sure WWE would botch it, but it would be something new.

Demon Kane? Ugh, I'm still frustrating how Kane could've been reinvented following (kayfabe) being responsible for Daniel Bryan's injury...Yet immediately he went back to jobbing. That could've made him a legit threat again, but nope...So I'm fine with Corporate Kane. Demon Kane is dead.

Big Show or the Giant? I like the Big Show, but I think the Big Show is a stupid sounding wrestling name. It seems too short sighted and gimmicky. I'd rather he just got by his real name. But I've always liked the sound of the Giant. Granted, this would be pointless as his Giant persona wasn't any different from his Big Show persona and they occasionally refer to him as the giant anyway.

Triple H back to being the blue blood? No...But I'm sure somebody had to have liked it.

Undertaker as a biker? I actually enjoyed this, as taker looked and acted the part. I remember thinking at the time that for the first time I could remember, his deadman gimmick was growing a little stale. But when he returned to it afterwards, I was pleased. I don't see the point of bringing it back though as Undertaker is at the tail end of his career.

For me, I want to see the return of Goldust as a total creeper. They don't even have to play up the homosexual paranoia. During his early days, he was unsettling for many reasons. I think Stardust could benefit from a darker edge as well. I'm fine with them as a more comedic team, but only as faces.

 

[MasterDebator]

Before Mark Henry turned heel, the crowd started chanting sexual chocolate and he actually played along. It was pretty funny and I'd rather see sexual chocolate Mark Henry than normal face Mark Henry...although I'd rather Hall of Pain Mark Henry, so...That got me thinking. Are there any old gimmicks that the current roster used to have that you want to see again?

Cena being a white rapper? I hear he was very funny during this time period, but he might be a bit too old for it to work.

Deacon Batista, if Batista still even counts? I remember this, but no...I don't remember him doing anything, although I thought Devon played the reverend role pretty well.

Dolph Ziggler, male cheerleader? At the absolute least, I might find him more interesting...although it would kill his push.

The return of Husky Harris? I saw a clip of him and I actually thought Bray showcased a good amount of charm. There have been implications that Bray is (kayfabe) a possessed Husky Harris. This could lead to an intriguing storyline where Bray has an internal struggle of dominance...I'm sure WWE would botch it, but it would be something new.

Demon Kane? Ugh, I'm still frustrating how Kane could've been reinvented following (kayfabe) being responsible for Daniel Bryan's injury...Yet immediately he went back to jobbing. That could've made him a legit threat again, but nope...So I'm fine with Corporate Kane. Demon Kane is dead.

Big Show or the Giant? I like the Big Show, but I think the Big Show is a stupid sounding wrestling name. It seems too short sighted and gimmicky. I'd rather he just got by his real name. But I've always liked the sound of the Giant. Granted, this would be pointless as his Giant persona wasn't any different from his Big Show persona and they occasionally refer to him as the giant anyway.

Triple H back to being the blue blood? No...But I'm sure somebody had to have liked it.

Undertaker as a biker? I actually enjoyed this, as taker looked and acted the part. I remember thinking at the time that for the first time I could remember, his deadman gimmick was growing a little stale. But when he returned to it afterwards, I was pleased. I don't see the point of bringing it back though as Undertaker is at the tail end of his career.

For me, I want to see the return of Goldust as a total creeper. They don't even have to play up the homosexual paranoia. During his early days, he was unsettling for many reasons. I think Stardust could benefit from a darker edge as well. I'm fine with them as a more comedic team, but only as faces.

You'd be hard-pressed to find a mention of Husky Harris, ever, if Bray Wyatt gets over. WWE doesn't often mention Mean Mark Callous or Isaac Yankem D.D.S. to protect the integrity of their more "supernatural" characters. Sure, a random mention may have slipped through here or there, but ultimately, Undertaker has always been Undertaker and Kane has always been Kane. Personally, I thought that Husky Harris' only redeeming quality was his athleticism, something he's retained throughout his metamorphosis into Bray Wyatt. Everything else about him gave me douche chills. What'd they used to say? He's like a freight train with a Cadillac engine or some other lame horse shit? Whatever lame-ass wrote that horrendous description probably came up with "lunatic-fringe" as well. Boo, WWE. Boo. Cringeworthy.

I miss Damien Sandow's "smarter-than-you" gimmick, but only because it used to make me laugh. Happily, it seems like that gimmick has gone by the wayside since it failed to get him over. I look forward to whatever is next for him.

 

[Ope1995]

I would have said Ryback's feed me more thing but he seems to have brought that back already. Maybe, possibly, Seth Rollin's silent times? He just seemed that bit darker and more unpredictable when he was the member of the SHIELD that just never spoke. Plus he was less annoying

 

[Mudlup50]

I'm surprised Damien Sandow hasn't been mentioned every time yet! I guess him being Miz's stunt double has lowered the anger about the Intellectual Savior of the Masses gimmick dropping suddenly.

A good one that I think most people will agree with in a couple of months is Dashing Cody Rhodes. When he became disfigured and had the mask on and the paperbags. Right now I think a chunk of the community is still happy with Stardust, but when it runs out he could return to this and I think he'd be over.

That's about the only 2 I can think of at the moment that I'd really enjoy seeing can't wait to read some of the others people come up with

 

[Radical Canadian Goose]

I'd absolutely say "Dashing" Cody Rhodes would be my first choice. The mask and paper bags were a great touch. Plus I'm not really a fan of Stardust.

Damien Sandow's intellectual savior of the masses was a great gimmick that should be recycled once him and Miz split. (Mizdow is gold, however).

One that I was thinking about was RTruth's heel character from a few years back where he was out of shape from smoking and stopping matches to grab a drink of water. It was the beginning of his heel turn which turned into Awesome Truth. Bitter out of shape RTruth needs to come back

 

[sMark]

- Adam Rose to Leo Kruger - he can be Bray Wyatt's new "student" or something like this, when your character is less popular than stupid rabbit costume, you need to change it asap
- Cesaro to King of the Swing - it was stupid to cut his popularity short so fast
- Fandango to Johnny Curtis - the guy is good, Fandango gimmick is what kills him
- Goldust to his "Darth Mole" facepaint, would work much better for his heel persona, also giving Stardust somewhat of this same Darth Mole variation and go with Older+younger siths gimmick could be awesome

That's all i can think of.

 

[ComeOnVince]

1. Demon Kane - I want to see one more unstoppable, farewell run from old-school Kane (full mask and all) that leads to his retirement.

2. Sandow - return to the arrogant Intellectual Savior of the Masses. I think that WWE could easily transition his current role into a turn on the Miz into a return that gimmick.

3. Randy Orton - Legend Killer mentality. Not to say they have to recycle the legend killer storyline. Loved what I saw Monday. Keep that going.

 

[Spidey Revivey]

I would love to see a return of "The Undashing" Cody Rhodes. Had a lot of potential to stick around and not get dull. Giving fans paper bags to wear over their heads was slightly eerie to me, and I can see Bray Wyatt teaming up with him for a decent team.

While I'm on the subject, I want to see Goldust return to his mesmerizing Oscar gimmick from way back in the 90s. His promos were stellar and would be a great character to have when it's his time to retire.

 

[The Gold Standard]

I'd love to see Johnny Curtis come back. Fandango has run its short course.
Would love to see Drew Mcintyre come back (if/when) and return as the "Chosen One."
A week prior I would've said Ryback's single's gimmick but its apparent hes back to normality.
Last but certainly not least, Damien Sandow.

 

[The Samoan Heritage]

The usos- I believe Wwe didn't use them to their full potential when they came in as heels with tamina(though Wwe didn't care as much for the tag scene around that time). I would love to see them team back up with Tamina and go back heel.

Los Matadores- COMPLETE JOBBERS as matadores, at least if they go back to being them selves, Epico and primo wouldn't seem so usless, (bring back Rosa as there valet)

R-truth: Crazy R -truth getting screen time again would be (in words of Miz) "Awesome"!

Speaking of Miz bring back Miz's former protegé Alex Riley- when Riley Left the Miz, I thought he would have been a huge mid-carder by now, but now he just being used on PPV panals. Give riley another chance to shine.

Big E- bring back his 5 count in NXT. Could you imagine him and Ryback both being pushed with the 5-count and "feed me more" gimmicks, after a year or 2 they finally cross paths, it would be a huge deal. Also anything is better than what he's doing now.

Sheamus- I don't know what gimmick he had before now but anything is better then this.

 

[HBKistheHOF]

John Cena: Doctor of Thuganomics - & that's heel Dr. of Thuganomics complete with Bull Buchanan, the old theme music, pumping up the sneakers, brass knuckles, "Word Life" gang signs & baby ruth bars for cheap rap insults.
Randy Orton: Legend Killer - Heel Orton is best but being with The Authority is pointless & old already. Orton should go rogue & just be a lone heel that cheats a whole bunch like he was in 2005 when he got drafted to Smackdown.
Cesaro: King of Swing - First Cesaro got some new music for the 3rd or 4th time since debuting but this time it had sirens, then he dropped the Antonio & FINALLY after winning the Andre the Giant Battle Royal he was declared a Paul Heyman Guy & The King of Swing. Things were in motion & the future looked bright for Cesaro. Then since Lesnar was returning WWE decided to axe his relationship with Heyman, Cesaro remained heel even though the crowd wanted to cheer him, he stopped doing "the swing", dropped the nickname & then got even newer music with a slightly different siren opening if I'm not mistaken before falling back into the mid-card. I'm glad Cesaro is at least challenging for the IC Title now but he also lost clean, 0-2 at the HiaC PPV. So I would say things don't look all that great right now either.
Sheamus: Celtic Brute - I've never been a big fan but heel Sheamus is a million times better than face Sheamus.
Cody Rhodes: Simply Cody - WWE is really in need of some solid babyfaces right now & while I've enjoyed the likes of: Legacy Cody, Dashing Cody, "Damaged" Cody, Rhodes Scholars/Mustache Cody, Brotherhood Cody & now Stardust Cody, I feel like Cody never really got a chance to just be Cody. After losing MitB last year, he feuded with Sandow for awhile (which was awesome but could have been even better) & then shortly after he was taken off TV by Orton so he could get married & then he came back to start a tag team that he has basically been with ever since. A lot of people, including myself, thought Cody was in line for a semi-big singles push as a babyface around that time but it never happened. I think it's about time it does.
Damien Sandow: Intellectual Savior Of The Masses - Sandow has made the Mizdow gimmick work simply because of how good he is. But as his original Sandow gimmick he was a future World Champion, now he is just a bad joke that is bound to wear out eventually.
The Great Khali: The Punjabi Monster - I don't get why he still has a job with WWE but since he does he should be a monster heel for up & coming babyfaces to to get a big "upset" victory off of.
R-Truth: Conspiracy Theorist - Easily Truth's most entertaining gimmick. WWE needs faces badly right now but Truth is a MUCH better heel.

Also Zack Ryder & Slater-Gator w/Hornswoggle all need to change their gimmicks. Not so much that I want them to change back to a gimmick I enjoyed previously but rather they're all just so irrelevant right now that they should either evolve their characters or make room for some of the younger talent coming up to the main roster.

 

[King Patrick Star]

I would love to see the return of the Corporate Ministry, only this time, it wouldn't be called the Corporate Ministry. We'll just stick with the Authority. What I want to see is Coporate Kane bring out his Brother of Corporate Destruction, Corporate Undertaker. Let Taker take Randy's spot in the Authority.