We all like to complain about character directions for some of the roster from time to time (well, almost always) so how about taking a stab at creating a gimmick for a NXT wrestler or in repackaging someone from the main roster.
I have a gimmick in mind that would be a mix of Orton's legend killer and the Sylar character from the original run of the TV show Heroes. I'm going to repackage Adam Rose with this gimmick and have him go back to using the Leo Kruger name, complete with South African accent. The idea behind it would be for the Kruger character to be introduced after a series of vignettes similar in tone and feel to this
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You want that creepy serial killer vibe to come across and to have Kruger talk about how he likes to collect things. That would lead to the character debuting and squashing a few minor wrestlers with one twist, the guy wouldn't have any finishing or trademark moves to begin with. He'd just beat his opponent senseless and pin him.
I would then move him in to a feud with Jack Swagger, have Kruger beat him down during the match but at the end lock in the ankle lock for a submission victory. The next night on Raw I'd feed someone like Zack Ryder to Kruger and again have him win by ankle lock. Give him promo time to talk about how he 'collected' the signature move from Swagger by taking it from him and go from there. The idea is to get across that every feud he enters he will look to collect a move from his opponent. You could have him face Ziggler and collect the Zig Zag for example. You could feed him legends to collect moves from, like have Edge cut a promo in the ring with Kruger interrupting to beat him down and eventually spear Edge. Kruger would then start using the spear as one of his signature spots.
The collecting idea could then segway in to a feud with a babyface with a love interest. Lets say you have Kruger fixate on Natalya and have a returning Tyson Kidd feud with him over her, think back to the Pillman v Goldust feud over Marlena. He could eventually want to collect titles then or careers (how about bringing a nostalgia act like RVD back for one more run and have Kruger retire him?). He could get cocky after beating opponents and say he doesn't need any of their moves or, and I'd love this personally, beat Chris Jericho and still Y2J's armbar off him.
It might come off as a bit gimmicky for 2016 but I think it might work. Any of you have gimmick ideas floating around that you think could work with any of the current roster?
I have a gimmick in mind that would be a mix of Orton's legend killer and the Sylar character from the original run of the TV show Heroes. I'm going to repackage Adam Rose with this gimmick and have him go back to using the Leo Kruger name, complete with South African accent. The idea behind it would be for the Kruger character to be introduced after a series of vignettes similar in tone and feel to this
[YOUTUBE]FqVGDAxiPLo[/YOUTUBE]
You want that creepy serial killer vibe to come across and to have Kruger talk about how he likes to collect things. That would lead to the character debuting and squashing a few minor wrestlers with one twist, the guy wouldn't have any finishing or trademark moves to begin with. He'd just beat his opponent senseless and pin him.
I would then move him in to a feud with Jack Swagger, have Kruger beat him down during the match but at the end lock in the ankle lock for a submission victory. The next night on Raw I'd feed someone like Zack Ryder to Kruger and again have him win by ankle lock. Give him promo time to talk about how he 'collected' the signature move from Swagger by taking it from him and go from there. The idea is to get across that every feud he enters he will look to collect a move from his opponent. You could have him face Ziggler and collect the Zig Zag for example. You could feed him legends to collect moves from, like have Edge cut a promo in the ring with Kruger interrupting to beat him down and eventually spear Edge. Kruger would then start using the spear as one of his signature spots.
The collecting idea could then segway in to a feud with a babyface with a love interest. Lets say you have Kruger fixate on Natalya and have a returning Tyson Kidd feud with him over her, think back to the Pillman v Goldust feud over Marlena. He could eventually want to collect titles then or careers (how about bringing a nostalgia act like RVD back for one more run and have Kruger retire him?). He could get cocky after beating opponents and say he doesn't need any of their moves or, and I'd love this personally, beat Chris Jericho and still Y2J's armbar off him.
It might come off as a bit gimmicky for 2016 but I think it might work. Any of you have gimmick ideas floating around that you think could work with any of the current roster?