What is the worst gimmick in WWE history?

[TheMizardofOzsome]

I would have to say Isaac Yankem, the wrestling dentist....yes the wrestling dentist, the one profession least likely to give a wrestler to the WWE, and entrance music was like and the guy who played him is still in the WWE, and on Smackdown, as the Champ,yes Kane, the Big Red Machine was a dentist apparently, how could WWE fathom that the IWC like to see 7 foot dentist.

Close second is the Gooker a giant turkey.

 

[Davi323]

Quite a few to choose from...but I would have to go with Bastion Booger. Even the name itself is awful, but when you actually see what he looked like, it really ties the whole package together...pure unadulterated EPIC FAIL.

 

[SpoodBeest]

The Gobbledy Gooker was a terrible gimmick. Thankfully it only lasted the night of Survivor Series 1990. During the night of the event there was this egg, that the WWE hyped the ever living shit out of for months and months. The promise was it would hatch during the night of the Survivor Series. What a lot of people were probably thinking at the time was "what in the hell does an egg, have anything to do with wrestling". This question would soon be found out.

The night finally came with "Mean" Gene Okerlund hyping the egg as it was hatching. Then out jumps Hector Guerrero in a turkey costume. The fans hated this "Gooker" as soon as they laid eyes upon him. As the fans booed, the terrible segment went on with Okerlund and the Gooker going into the ring. They danced around as underwhelming and corny music played. They bounced off the ropes, which Gene fell while trying to attempt. While the crowd continued to be pissed at the corny site they were seeing. The announcers tried to cover it up by saying the crowd was into the Gooker, when in reality i'm sure some of them just wanted to jump that guard rail and pluck that mask right off of Hector's head.

The segment went on and on with Okerlund and Gooker doing somersault attempts as well as other extreme time wasting shenanigans. All of this was being done in front of a crowd that wanted no more from seeing the vary site of the costumed character. The giant egg hype was nothing more than a giant letdown and thankfully after that initial reaction the Gooker got, he never came on WWE television again. Terrible gimmick and in my opinion after watching it, the worst one ever attempted at getting over with the fans.

 

[Jimmy King]

I hated Dreamer's gross out gimmick he had back in around...2002 I think?

Kung Fu Naki was blatantly racist. Obviously Vince doesn't care too much if the children watching his product turn into racists. Aside from racism, other degrading remarks have been made towards other people's nationality and beliefs by some of the company's top faces. (Cena's "big jar of mayonaise" and Morrison to Maryse "the french don't bathe.)

I have to say that since WCW is now owned by WWE and part of their history (yea, I know, a long stretch) that I, even as a 10 year old kid, was highly disappointed by The Demon. I hated Tank Abbot's 3-count stalking stage too.

 

[TheMizardofOzsome]

Well if you were to include WCW, I would say Seven (Goldust) standing outside a child's bedroom window, just spooky, he just stares in at the kid (shudder)

 

[ckoneagain]

actually when you think about, the undertaker is a terrible idea, i mean whoever thought that up must've got laughed at to begin with, i mean a guy who's a zombie who's come to take people's souls? Just sounds dediculous, but we all know how that one turned out. Alot better than 'the shockmaster' did lets put it that way!

 

[Chicago1989]

My god!...Hasn't this thread been DONE to death to the point where you can just consider it a "zombie thread from the dead"?

And speaking of zombies, you can add The Zombie as one of the most terrible gimmicks, as well as Eugene, Simon Dean, Adam Bomb, Chester McCheeserton, Beaver Cleavage, Kerwin White, and so many more.

The WWE has reiterated so many times on their terrible gimmicks on DVD's, magazines, and what not but come up with something more creative next time. Threads on gimmicks has been done WAY too many times...

 

[Jimmy King]

actually when you think about, the undertaker is a terrible idea, i mean whoever thought that up must've got laughed at to begin with, i mean a guy who's a zombie who's come to take people's souls? Just sounds dediculous, but we all know how that one turned out. Alot better than 'the shockmaster' did lets put it that way!

I think WWE has realized how silly the gimmick is now. On WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010, there's a Road to Wrestlemania role where Undertaker turns Santino and Finaly into zombies. They're then playable green characters lol.

 

[marklouis]

I'm going to lump 3 together, because they show the pettiness of Vince McMahon: Fake Razor Ramon, Fake Diesel, & Gillberg. At the time these guys were introduced, WWE was getting its ass kicked by WCW, & instead of actually doing something creative to combat it, Vince decided to be childish & make fun of 3 of WCW's biggest stars. They were pathetic & made me like WWE less. Of course, Vince's pettiness continues today, as he removes guys who loeave the company from the intro of his TV shows.

 

[TheDarkCloud]

I hated Dreamer's gross out gimmick he had back in around...2002 I think?

Kung Fu Naki was blatantly racist. Obviously Vince doesn't care too much if the children watching his product turn into racists. Aside from racism, other degrading remarks have been made towards other people's nationality and beliefs by some of the company's top faces. (Cena's "big jar of mayonaise" and Morrison to Maryse "the french don't bathe.)

I have to say that since WCW is now owned by WWE and part of their history (yea, I know, a long stretch) that I, even as a 10 year old kid, was highly disappointed by The Demon. I hated Tank Abbot's 3-count stalking stage too.

I'm gonna go ahead and stop you right there: The mayonnaise reference is based on his pale skin, not his nationality. If it was about him being Irish, I can think of 3 really simple things they could have said about him other than "Big Jar of Mayonnaise". Plus, this thread isnt about racial/offensive gimmicks; it's about the WORST GIMMICKS IN GENERAL.

Anyway, worst gimmick ever IMO was Naked Mideon. At least Bastion Booger seemed like it was planned. Naked Mideon was absolute garbage.

Runner up goes to Glacier. Sub Zero ripoff ftl.

 

[hatehabsforever]

There have been plenty of terrible gimmicks. The Shockmaster has to rank up there as one of the worst, if not the worst, of all time. How could anyone think such a ridiculous gimmick could ever work?

The Goon was pretty bad too, the wrestling hockey player (with wrestling footwear even resembling skates).

And what about the guy named Mantaur (I think), the man beast, absolutely brutal.

 

[Tenta]

Yeah... a thread like this has never been done before, and infinitely better.

http://forums.wrestlezone.com/showthread.php?t=54996

The Worst Gimmick of all time? Well, I'm going to have to go with The Gobbeldy Gooker, simply because there was no way this gimmick was going to be able to put on a match, whatsoever. Where did the idea come up for this? Is a Wrestling Turkey going to actually be taken seriously? It didn't even have a match, it just had a one night event, in which he was shat on by the live crowd. Allegedly, this was supposed to be the debut of Mark Callaway as "The Eggman". We may be able to call that the biggest misfire in wrestling, but luckily, common sense took over. I thin everyone realized this was an abortion from the beginning, and instead of getting rid of the dead baby, they let it rot inside the womb for a while, and then just plop on out.

So yeah, going with the Gooker

 

[brighamosity]

I don't know if I'd really even consider Gobbledy Gooker as a gimmick because it was clearly a Thanksgiving thing and I doubt they'd ever intended to have it last more than the night, even if it was successful.

My pick for worst gimmick was Knuckleball Scwartz. It was a baseball player. Even as a little kid, that made absolutely no sense to me why a baseball player would be wrestling.

 

[Syborgg]

Knuckleball Schwartz and The Goon have to be right up there with the worst ever. I mean they were two jabronies that no one really remembers. Atleast Gobbley Gooker and Bastion Booger are somewhat memorable.

 

[LongLiveTheStreak]

Any one of those superstars who runs those pre-taped promos of himself weeks before his debut like Beaver Cleavage. I don't see R-Truth going anywhere and this Alberto Del Rio hasnt even wrestled yet but I know he's gonna suck.
The absolute worst gimmick of all most probably don't remember. Blink and you missed him. Kizarny That freakshow who ran his stupid promos on Smackdown from a carnival in 2008. This loser wrestled one lousy match where he actually beat MVP during MVPs losing streak. And was released within a week. His wrestling was beyond horrible.
So many bad gimmicks: Dr. Isaac Yankem, Naked Mideon, Gooker, Festus, Eugene, Mordecai, Slam Master J, Viscera the 500 pound love machine, "The One" Billy Gunn too many to remember.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

Gotta throw the Godwinns in there, a family of pig farmers...why would anyone think that that would translate into wrestling well in any way? It was just cringeworthy, un-entertaining and terrible!

Plus one of the Godwinns went on to play Naked Mideon

Turning Chavo Guerrero, who had been on the roster for years into a golfer- Kerwin White....WHY?! Its not like the fans will forget who Chavo was, as he never left the roster for any time period before his chance

Lastly, I will go for D'Von Dudley going solo and becoming a Reverand....just because he says "Testify!" as a catchphrase? It was just AWFUL, and the only good thing was that it led to Batista debuting as D'Von's assistant Deacon Bautista

 

[RT]

My vote is going to have to go to the Gobbledy Gooker. I mean this was a absolute terrible gimmick its great that it only lasted one night at Survivor Series 1990. All night mean Gene was hyping the egg and then when it was time out sprung Hector Guerrero in a turkey costume. The fans couldn't stand this gimmick as soon as they laid their eyes upon it.

The egg was nothing but a giant letdown and a complete joke. Gooker should never come back on WWE T.V. again. This was the worst gimmick ever and in my opinion the worst gimmick ever attempted to win over the fans.

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

I'm pretty sure the WWE likes to consider the Shock Master as the worst gimmick in wrestling history, but I would definitely have to disagree. Yeah, it's a god-awful gimmick, but it's not like it lasted or anything. There's not a whole lot worse than a fat guy in a glittery stormtrooper mask...except maybe a fat guy in a glittery stormtrooper mask that we would have had to watch for months on end... So, really the gimmick was a fail, but at least it wasn't around for very long.

Oh, wait no, the WWE officially believes that David Arquette is the worst gimmick ever. I guess he's not really a gimmick, as much as a guy who just didn't belong in the ring. But, hand it to Vince Russo to not only get him involved with the product, but make him the WCW World Champion in the process. Yeah, all of the money he made went to the familes of Owen Hart (cuz they needed it?), Brian Pillman, and Droz. So that's cool, but it was "the single greatest event responsible for the fall of Nitro." -WWE Magazine

I might just have to go with Kane the Dentist on this one... Honestly, it...just...a dentist? Really? REALLY? Personally, my least favorite gimmick I've actually experienced has got to be Eugene. Yeah, alright he's Eric Bischoff's mentally challenged nephew. Yeah, he inspired millions of people (or something). Yeah, he led to the return of the Rock. But...he was a legitimate wrestler that had to pretend to be mentally challenged, and do ridiculous things that were actually extremely offensive (in my opinion) to the actual handicap community. His matches were complete comedy, but they didn't use him against jobbers, they put him in the main event and made every week about him... They made him a Tag Team Champion, they made guys who could have been successful tag team with him. The further turned William Regal into a joke (which is saying something). And they mocked several WWE Hall of Famers by having a "mentally challenged" guy botch their signatures week after week. Seriously, if I had to watch Eugene bite another guys ass and crawl around the ring one more time, I was going to flip out. When the Rock came back I marked, obviously. But when he said "Eugene, you ain't goin nowhere!" I pretty much just gave up. Really...the Rock? The greatest of the greats, finally come home, and you're going to make it about Eugene? You would think Vince Russo was behind it, honestly...

 

[Kenny Powers]

People have said this in another thread before just like it, but since no one mentioned it hear I'll bring it up.

NAKED MIDEON

There is no reason for any wrestler to have a naked gimmick or to wrestle naked the whole time, unless you are a diva then that is the exception to the rule. There were probably a lot worse gimmicks in WWE, but honestly is there anything worse than a naked hairy man wrestler?

 

[The Holy One]

Could have done without the picture there Kenny, but I agree no gimmick such as Naked Mideon or Big Dick Johnson should ever be done. For me, I would go with Beaver Cleavage. Incest angles have no way shape or form any business in wrestling. The fact that Vince may have wanted to do one with Stephanie makes me dislike Beaver Cleavage even more. This was around the time when I was introduced to wrestling and needless to say I didn't want to see this as a kid and I'm pretty sure no one else would either.