abhilash81
Best in the World!
The concept of a gimmick change has always fascinated me as a fan.
If I ask wrestling fans who was the best repackaged wrestler of all time, many would point out to the Undertaker. It's just amazing what a small repackaging can do to a person's life. It can turn him from an absolute nobody to arguably the greatest wrestler of all time!
In this thread, I would like to hear from you people on what do you think is the best gimmick change/repackaging of the modern Era (Let's say 2007-2017)?
I'm stuck between two.
1. Bray Wyatt
When he came in as a member of the Nexus, I knew right away that he was there because of his dad. I mean, he looked like the most bland wrestler in history with no charisma whatsoever. He was overweight, had zero personality and nothing about him made me excited as a wrestling fan.
Fast forward 2-3 years.
Now, he came back with a new gimmick, a strange character called Bray Wyatt, complete with 2 very creepy and intimidating sidekicks. His promos were a thing of beauty. Also he wore a cool hat, and colourful shirts with awesome leather pants and boots. Now he's competing in the main event of Wrestlemania and is going to be a future Hall of Famer for sure. It's staggering to say the least.
2. Xavier Woods
He debuted as the sidekick of R Truth. They competed against Rusev in a 2 on 1 Handicap match, and were destroyed with ease. There was no doubt that he was going to be stuck in the lower card for a while before being released.
Last year, he competed in a 6 men tag match against a team with Rusev as a member at Wrestlemania. This year, he's hosting the event as a part of New Day, one of the most famous tag teams ever. A simple gimmick change has set him up for life and a few more years of earning money in WWE and he'll most probably have a good life ahead.
The fact that a gimmick change can turn someone's life upside down for good, and set them up for life along with good money in the bank and respect from fans and peers, will never cease to amaze me.
Who do you think had the best gimmick change in the past 10 years?
If I ask wrestling fans who was the best repackaged wrestler of all time, many would point out to the Undertaker. It's just amazing what a small repackaging can do to a person's life. It can turn him from an absolute nobody to arguably the greatest wrestler of all time!
In this thread, I would like to hear from you people on what do you think is the best gimmick change/repackaging of the modern Era (Let's say 2007-2017)?
I'm stuck between two.
1. Bray Wyatt
When he came in as a member of the Nexus, I knew right away that he was there because of his dad. I mean, he looked like the most bland wrestler in history with no charisma whatsoever. He was overweight, had zero personality and nothing about him made me excited as a wrestling fan.
Fast forward 2-3 years.
Now, he came back with a new gimmick, a strange character called Bray Wyatt, complete with 2 very creepy and intimidating sidekicks. His promos were a thing of beauty. Also he wore a cool hat, and colourful shirts with awesome leather pants and boots. Now he's competing in the main event of Wrestlemania and is going to be a future Hall of Famer for sure. It's staggering to say the least.
2. Xavier Woods
He debuted as the sidekick of R Truth. They competed against Rusev in a 2 on 1 Handicap match, and were destroyed with ease. There was no doubt that he was going to be stuck in the lower card for a while before being released.
Last year, he competed in a 6 men tag match against a team with Rusev as a member at Wrestlemania. This year, he's hosting the event as a part of New Day, one of the most famous tag teams ever. A simple gimmick change has set him up for life and a few more years of earning money in WWE and he'll most probably have a good life ahead.
The fact that a gimmick change can turn someone's life upside down for good, and set them up for life along with good money in the bank and respect from fans and peers, will never cease to amaze me.
Who do you think had the best gimmick change in the past 10 years?