10 Gimmicks That Destroyed A WWE & WCW Wrestler's Career

[@danielbaker1248]

WWE: "Here's a gimmick. Do it or you're fired..." Also WWE: "Hey... remember that gimmick we *MADE* you do? It didn't work out. You're fired."

[@reggiewolfpac7711]

4 Real bruh.

[@kevinjaimes51]

Ya F WWE. They’ve ruined too many good guys.

[@zakkmylde1712]

Just one of the many reasons I'm All Elite now.

[@crashpal]

Vince McMahon logic

[@zakkmylde1712]

@@crashpal I don't think there is any kind of logic behind Vinny Mac's irrational, impulsive, arbitrary decision making and that's the problem.

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

I will admit Eugene gave me one of my favorite segments ever from Raw. When he was GM for a night and had a game of musical chairs determine the #1 contender for the IC title.

[@stunnauchiha5644]

That was good

[@tomseville1057]

All so Jerry Lawler could "trick" Stacy Keibler into sitting in his lap...

[@anhonkandae]

I’m ngl I absolutely loved Eugene

[@canonballkid8829]

Ric Flair was his usual hilarious self. Loved that segment

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

@@canonballkid8829 Flair strutting around the chairs was the best part.

[@dazzaMusic]

Brodus 100% got on somebody’s bad side because he’s been hated in every promotion he’s been in.

[@jerimiahjohnston9208]

ghes a fox news dbag,,, says it all

[@Coltavena]

I don't really know if that's legit true or not. He is NWA champ right now. I don't think they'd make a man they hate champ

[@philanderphillips2309]

He's HATED on Fox news as well.

[@tyblack544]

@@philanderphillips2309 😳 faux loves him he’s always on the white side 😆

[@HyperActive7]

I remember when WWE was pushing him to be this badass big man similar to Bam Bam Bigelow. What we ended up getting was what would happen if the Godfather mated with a T-Rex wearing a pink skirt.

[@daviddaniel6949]

I don't know if Eugene was destroyed, from what I remember all the fans loved him including those with special needs. He was cheered and not laughed at.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

sadly most people thought it was a jab at the mentally handicapped, rather than telling an underdog story. i adored that and am quite disappointed at the fans for thinking the worst.

[@mikeroagreschen5350]

Yeah, Eugene had a decent run. And he worked with guys like Triple H, William Regal, and Error 404.

[@lawv804]

The gimmick was in incredibly bad taste. But he pulled it off the best anyone could. Having him be a wrestling savant that emulated other big stars took away from the bad a bit.

[@cathycatsville67]

People say it was totally offensive to people with special needs but i guess they never asked them... from what i heard Eugene was basically a hero in there eyes and made them thought that they can become a wrestler too even with their disability so once again it was only offensive to those who were not even the target of the so called offense 🙄 i personally liked Eugene a lot and his victory over Kurt Angle is one of the best moments of the ruthless agression era 😁

[@gameprose4293]

@@cathycatsville67 As someone on the spectrum, and with other friends on the spectrum, I can confirm that I enjoyed Eugene and that the complaints most likely came from those who got offended 'for us' because we're 'too stupid to understand what is going on'. The amount of times I've been treated like I was dump for not finding a special needs character on a show or in a movie offensive happened way to often than I'd like it to happen.

[@bossplaya1110]

DDP could have been absolute 🔥 in WWE. Just imagine if Vince used him correctly pushed him and then just a few years later we could have had Diamond Cutter vs RKO

[@wwfchampion7222]

@Matt Harelik agree ddp is a world championship material ddp is awesome

[@kayskreed]

Yup. This one will always stick out to me as well as a huge missed opportunities. The egos were running wild back then, too much so to have any common sense. Vince's main goal was to bury WCW even after it was dead.

[@justincombs7440]

Didn't the Undertaker hate working with DDP or something?? I can't remember but thought that was one of the reasons his push didn't last long. They did him so dirty. DDP has helped so many former wrestlers who are alcoholics or drug addicts get back on their feet. Jake the Snake & Scott Hall to name a couple. DDP could of been a big star but giving him that Stalker character was the complete opposite of who DDP was in WCW

[@Ashkihyena]

That would’ve required Vince to have some form of humility which he does not.

[@fattiger6957]

@@justincombs7440 What I heard was that DDP came into WWE with a bunch of ideas that he was really excited about and pitched them to Vince. Things like him facing Rock in a People's Champ vs People's Champ. Vince apparently didn't like the ideas and thought DDP was being full of himself to consider himself at Rock's level. Thus Vince, being petty, gave DDP a terrible gimmick and proceeded to bury him on TV for months.

[@derekwhite1870]

Does Vince have a thing/fantasy for family affection? I’m not sure what to call it. He even tried to have a storyline where Stephanie was pregnant with his own kid. Huh? Am I missing something here?

[@najacipedo6898]

Used to have, can't anymore because PG.

[@tonymcneill7779]

I still remember Steph was asking Vince for a favor on one episode and damn if they didnt play that as some creepy daddy daughter thing. Lol

[@fattiger6957]

I don't know if he does or if Russo really got him hooked on trash talkshows where that is a common subject.

[@itachi-kun7736]

He even faced God in a tag match

[@UltimateGamerCC]

they was trying to get the Springer fans in on WWE.

[@MattDoesLife539]

DDP might have his career ended by a bad gimmick, but he saved many people's lives.

[@petr79]

Participating as a bouncer in the sequel of House of Thousand Corpses, was the best thing I saw wrestlers do on cinema after Piper's performance in They Live.

[@yvesleroux9313]

Matt, not the point of this video

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@yvesleroux9313 no, but he is addressing the silver lining, which is fair to DDP.

[@guangingleea8316]

YES HE OPENS A YOGA STUDIO

[@alonebitts12]

How?

[@Phentari]

Let's be honest: there was no way the Shockmaster was going to get over. He could've come through that wall, done a triple backflip and a no hands cartwheel, and landed perfectly, and he still would have been a guy in a glitter-covered toy Stormtrooper helmet with the Black Scorpion's voice.

[@namikstudios]

Always wondered whether he was going to be wrestling with the helmet on?! Also, wouldn't they need to get Lucasfilm's permission to use it?

[@wereallthinkingit9389]

And named the shock master

[@emperorjack8946]

Kross is going to be up here one day isn't he.

[@Reggie202010]

Hope not

[@venom74799]

I think he’s already there. Does that look make you think WWE champion one day?

[@chihollywood9379]

God i hope not

[@najacipedo6898]

He is trying so hard to be Kane 2.0 lmfao, won't be surprised if he finds himself in this list one day.

[@diggermeddler1169]

I don't watch wrestling what is with him? Thought he's booked like a star?

[@SHSscorp82]

I actually liked Eugene. Him mimicking legendary wrestlers of yesteryear was great.

[@adiavila22]

1:00 Mike Awesome - Various 2:08 Brodus Clay - The Funkasaurus 3:32 Matt Morgan - Stutterer 4:19 Paul Burchill - I Fancy My Sister (tf🤣) 5:03 Perry Saturn - Moppy 5:59 Fred Ottman - The Shockmaster 6:52 Vito - Crossdresser 7:57 Albert - Lord Tensai 8:39 Nick Dismore - Eugene 9:10 Diamond Dallas Page - Stalker

[@duyphan4617]

I fancy my sister 😂😂😂

[@PleasantLakeDrummer]

How about the one legged Zach Gowen gimmick with Lesnar and McMahon. SOOOO DUUUUUMB.

[@101superchao]

I never found Eugene offensive. As someone with a disability I was never offended by it.

[@stfu2364]

“u gee

[@Minami9714]

The problem with his gimmick was that there were fans who thought he was actually retarded in reality.

[@rivahkillah]

@@Minami9714 what's the problem if people actually believe he's mentally handicapped?

[@davidparkes7741]

Ditto OP.

[@christopherlithgo2600]

Weirdos like to be offended for you..

[@boxdryer6973]

I actually liked the lord tensai gimmick what killed it was that they never acknowledge that Albert was in Japan before he came back. It would have made sense on why he was given the name tensai

[@MrRywee123]

I’m certain they did acknowledge it.

[@retrocysper3709]

It would work. Until they made him dance in a dress. smh

[@AllThingsInfamous1]

Typically Vince not recognizing other promotions exist.

[@retrocysper3709]

Actually they could push him as a dominating heel. But they made him a joke smh.

[@mcqueenx75]

You know about it because they did acknowledge it

[@DrBeanBaggin]

Eugene character was actually entertaining

[@pauliewalnuts829]

Eugene was great. Nick Dinsmore nailed it.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@darryl paynts i cared, i loved the Eugene character, a mentally disabled kid who dreamed of being a WWE superstar and wrestling with his favorite wrestlers, i ate up that gimmick and adored it, while everybody just took it the wrong way.

[@style3804]

Eugene is what got Nick to the main roster not sure how that’s a career destroyer

[@mrseansir]

Eugene with William Regal? Yes please!!

[@uploadvidz4490]

@@UltimateGamerCC some ppl love taking things the wrong way smh

[@BeAGoodDoga]

Goldust was not exactly a bad gimmick… But Seven - that was too far.

[@Wrestlelamia]

Luckily he bounced back

[@cedwardsmedia]

Was it too far or not far enough? I have to wonder if it would've done better if filtered through Vince McMahon. You know it wouldn't have been so "in your face" off the bat. Moreso just enough of a hint to make you uncomfortable, then something like DDP stalking Sara lol

[@BeAGoodDoga]

@@Wrestlelamia indeed!

[@BeAGoodDoga]

@@cedwardsmedia I don’t know, dude.

[@retrocysper3709]

Seven is basically Whitedust. LUL

[@rickythekid]

I loved Eugene’s gimmick. I especially loved his tag team with Ric Flair where he mimicked Ric Flair’s moved and mannerisms perfectly.

[@samheeley]

Eugene was entertaining. I remember when he trolled Kurt Angle, asking him (as Angle had been doing to local talent for weeks) what's your name and where do you come from. When Angle went to answer Eugene cut him off with "it doesn't matter what your name is!" Brilliant

[@margegarland7635]

Funkasaurus was funny. It could have been better if they let brodus clay run with it, his way

[@braymazawasicuna8397]

he needed to be heel for his size; im pretty sure him dancing around like that killed wrestling for me and i was 12

[@rickosuavante3676]

Hes in are now I like when it was him and tenzai together

[@andrew36345]

And gave him his own theme instead of recycling ernest miller/God's music

[@ElGranSanto]

@@andrew36345 God's music is hilarious.

[@Jay-zc6op]

yeah, he looked like he was having fun with it

[@lljkcdw]

I definitely think the Stalker Gimmick with DDP could have redeemed itself but the problem was more just Vince having him squashed because he was a "WCW guy", which was the huge problem with the entire Invasion angle. If you buy into all these badass new stars, they're yours now, don't concern yourself with who they were making money for 8 months ago. I can't imagine Bruce Arians getting Tom Brady and going "You know what, let's make him a kicker and maybe we'll give him another shot at QB after he pays his dues."

[@namechange9470]

When your arrogance outshines money

[@TheFailedmessiah]

Stalker gimmick was supposed to go to Sting. But when they couldn't sign Sting. They gave it to DDP. That's why ppl wanted to see Undertaker vs Sting.

[@kyuremcjn8406]

Mike Awesome could of been the face of WCW when I look back in his ECW days I was impressed with his matches and how good he was, he had the body, great chemistry, and honestly knew how to get the Crowds to cheer for him, RIP Mike Awesome

[@ernestwitherington7385]

"could have been", please.

[@Chuck_EL]

Him, Vader, Bam Bam and Yokozuna were all pioneers of the athletic/high flying heavyweight wrestlers that came later on

[@epec20]

He was actually a really bad wrestler and used to injure most the wrestlers he faced.

[@epec20]

@@ernestwitherington7385 actually in modern slang the have is often replaced with of.

[@The4cp]

Blame Nash and his ego and fear of real talent

[@RebelRockstar919]

Not gonna lie , at first I was clicking on WL for the top 10 lists topics , just like this one . Then I started watching and also became anticipating the daily wrestling news . And I haven't watched wrestling since 08 . My point is that this channel has brought me back a passion that was once lost .

[@Larry]

Surprised the Bastion Booger didn't make the list!

[@joebaumgart1146]

In my universe Ric Flair shaves his head and wears an ancient Roman Halloween costume. So glad you guys didn't have to see that.

[@joebaumgart1146]

@southern island of new zealand🇳🇿 He called himself Sparticus and dropped the title to "Mr.Perfect" Terry Taylor. It ruined his carreer for the rest of his short life. He died at 48 in a DUI. His son Reid would go on to be a 16 time WWWE Champion and the biggest star of WWWE's late Attitude era (around 2000-2008 when NWA WCW finally won the Thursday night wars.) WWWE died when Vince McMahon did. (Heart Attack due to excessive steroid use) After which they tried to turn Reid into Sparticus so he left NWA WCW and became a Musician. He was fairly successful, it was more his band was famous rather than him. He's kind of fallen off the face of the earth when I left my dimension.

[@joebaumgart1146]

@southern island of new zealand🇳🇿 You're from my Earth too? What ever happened to Chris Benoit after he retired in 2013? I hear he's become a minister now. Do you know?

[@joebaumgart1146]

@southern island of new zealand🇳🇿 but what if all of what I said was true somewhere else?

[@beardolikeswrestling]

Larry Bundy Jr. I love your channel!

[@LigerFan]

IIRC Eugene was getting over with the fans just fine until Hun-Tor had to have his way with him in a cage match that just killed his heat.

[@NikhchansGaming]

0:18 Hold it right there! Kurt Angle DIDN'T have a gimmick. He had An Olympic gold with a broken frickin neck.

[@tedbundywastheultimatechad8400]

Agreed. Definitely not a gimmick.

[@constablekennedy7705]

Lord Tensai was D.O.A in the WWE and the ‘ShockMaster’ is just Comedy Gold … 😂

[@brandonmarzec8651]

Tugboat was the shockmaster

[@reggiewolfpac7711]

Vince always turning wrestlers into jokes I feel sorry for Karrion Kross cuz I know that's coming.

[@fattiger6957]

It's really a wonder that people think Vince is a creative genius when only about 1% of his ideas aren't trash.

[@reggiewolfpac7711]

@@fattiger6957 Yeah.

[@Theghostofhogan]

@@fattiger6957 cap...... 0.1

[@stfu2364]

ur weird now

[@MrManz36]

What they did with DDP was absolutely ridiculous. Talk about a waste of a top star. Good for him that he's been able to help so many people with his DDPYoga. He's a true inspiration.

[@radricdavis803]

Eugene was wholesome nobody was offended, there’s a whole documentary about it dissecting his character

[@stfu2364]

you gee

[@dynamicdoom2939]

Matt Bloom is one of the best underrated wrestlers in WWE

[@egpmh2891]

yes he was great as Albert and A-Train, feel bad every time I look back and think of the "shave your back" chants

[@egpmh2891]

Loved him tagging with Big Show and Kane, always destructive teams

[@Alvin_Vivian]

@@egpmh2891 Since when did Albert tagged with Kane?

[@itachi-kun7736]

WWE actually buried him bc he was leaving WWE after 2003

[@egpmh2891]

@@Alvin_Vivian a few house shows he tagged with him, I always thought he and Kane and Big Show would have made a hell of a trio

[@s.p.h.productions8034]

Brodus Clay's Funkasuraus gimmick was extremely fun.

[@josh-lv6wx]

I loved it

[@jmjfanss]

It was nice, but the hip hop Albert and scotty 2 hotty was better. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5qwfHRoi5eia8k

[@josh-lv6wx]

@@jmjfanss Albert and Test were the best 😂 nothing beats Too Cool though

[@TheAfam1234]

Nowadays, Brodus Clay now remind me of Top Dolla.....

[@juicepouch1]

The issue with his gimmick is that it had a hard ceiling. Nobody is going to buy the dancing dinosaur as the champ

[@joeychalmers1745]

He was Tugboat before Typhoon. He only became Typhoon after teaming up with Earthquake to form the Natural Disasters.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

then went back to tugboat and sank to the bottom. XD

[@samheeley]

I thought both he and Quake were darn good for their size, better than most of the big fat guys. That said I felt being in the team raised Typhoons profile and standing in the business a lot, but lowered Quakes a bit as he was an awesome main event level heel.

[@sassykaren7587]

I couldn’t get enough of Perry Saturn and Moppy. It was hilarious 🤣 I enjoyed the Eugene storyline and remember when DDP was stalking the Undertaker’s wife.

[@mrglass3617]

Moppy was over huge. Not sure why that's on here. I think his career went down hill once they killed the gimmick

[@mrglass3617]

@@Dman3827 that's sad, he's totally messed up now.

[@stfu2364]

peh ree

[@andrewmartin4416]

Eugene was awesome and one of the most over characters at the time. Eugene made Nick Dinsmore.

[@BigLee1901]

When I think of Matt Morgan, the stuttering gimmick never comes to my mind, his TNA/IMPACT run pretty much drowned that out of my memory

[@thewretched2474]

WWE should of kept the original idea for Matt Morgan as the younger brother of Kane

[@samheeley]

Thing is they'd already done the stuttering thing with Bubba Ray Dudley so it wasn't even original

[@forumcelebritypodcast]

Wwe ruined him. Morgan was an amazing talent. His gimmick was good at tna but they never let him be champ for long.

[@earlofdrumer1851]

The DNA of TNA.

[@hititdj]

@@thewretched2474 aa yeah the Abel gimmick...I think it wouldve been an awesome thing

[@DJDoubleCee]

I gotta admit, I found the storyline of Perry Saturn being in love with a mop to be completely hilarious 😆

[@mistermann3225]

I liked it too. But I kept wondering when they were going to make him come to his senses and turn him back serious.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

reminded me of Al Snow and Head, i loved it. to me it made sense that Perry went loopy after all those cranium chair shots.

[@electricdevil2422]

"Who weighed more? Terri or Moppy?" "Moppy, by far!"

[@mistermann3225]

@@electricdevil2422 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@xxSKAGhosTxx]

and they never teamed him up with al snow..

[@TFBadBush]

Eugene was legit one of my favorite wrestlers back in the day. Honestly he was the perfect way for Eric to get nuclear heat and as a talent he was super solid in the ring.

[@HyperActive7]

When Vince has a brain fart, you'd better not be downwind!

[@blackoceancreativeuniverse]

Mike Awesome was one of my favorites. I believe he was given dumb gimmicks to make sure he wasn't seen as a threat to the position of a certain 6"6"", 300 lb legend. Sad, really, the power of ego.

[@fro-zone2k]

Here's my list 10. A-Train: Lord Tensai 9. Chad Gable: Shorty G 8. Tony Atlas: Saba Simba 7. Mike Awesome: That 70s Guy/Fat Chick Thrilla 6. Matt Morgan: Stuttering 5. Paul Burchill: Incest 4. Nick Dinsmore: Eugene 3. Perry Saturn: Moppy 2. Diamond Dallas Page: The Stalker 1. Tugboat: The Shockmaster

[@themagnificentwhiskerbiscuit]

Prince Albert and Droz was great in 90's! He was great as A-Train as well.

[@fro-zone2k]

@@themagnificentwhiskerbiscuit Yeah he was

[@meirnissim5927]

Saba Simba actually saved Tony Atlas’s life

[@fro-zone2k]

@@meirnissim5927 That maybe true but the gimmick felt a bit too racist towards African people.

[@Naruto0s44]

Paul birchill was pre drew mcintyre

[@aboriginalson]

Saturn got Moppy over with the fans which resulted in a face turn. He was given the gimmick because he wrestled reckless with enhancement talent.

[@fattiger6957]

He wrestled like that because Mike Bell dropped Saturn on his head and gave him a massive concussion. They should have stopped that match.

[@nicholassealy251]

Eugene character was dope, I remember when he took out evolution

[@Big_Ben1988]

I always thought of the gimmick more as empowering to the special needs community than offensive. He did good for himself during his time with the WWE.

[@Humorless_Wokescold]

Mike Awesome was such a missed opportunity. I know the guy was so-so on the mic but Goldberg was worse. So was Sid. They could have done so much with Awesome and instead they turned into an unfunny comedy gag. I mean, at least Hugh G Rection always got a chuckle. What did Fat Chick Thrilla ever get?

[@fattiger6957]

Apparently he got a huge contract from WCW. So at least he got a ton of money out of the worst period in WCW.

[@joemixon834]

Sid was far more entertaining on the Mic than any of these guys even when he messed up. So I cant say Mike Awesome was better on the Mic than Sid.

[@JuanSanchez-fq7kl]

I loved Eugene he was funny not bc of special needs bc he was used in musical chairs segment and with Chris Benoit that’s much I remember as a kid

[@Ojamamon67]

I loved Eugene! its odd looking at it now but at the time it seemed like everyones create a wrestler had come to life giving Rock bottoms and stunners and pedigrees to fools lol

[@UltimateGamerCC]

lol that's true, Eugene was a real life CAW if you put it like that. too bad people saw it as a jab at the mentally handicapped...

[@ItwasMenotU1234]

Kross needs to become Nappa from DBZ as his next form 😂😂😂

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

That wouldn't be ENTIRELY terrible- a brutish, callous, thuggish sadist who destroys opponents without mercy but likes to play with his victims before annihilating them and no-sells their attempts to fight back. Unfortunately I suspect you're referring to DBZ Abridged Nappa, which let's be honest, is more likely for current WWE...

[@ItwasMenotU1234]

@@ArcaneAzmadi hahahaa ya the abridged is definitely WWE version. Especially the ghost dead version 😂😂. But the original would’ve been much better with the Killer Kross idea.

[@guillaumelavoie2563]

the shockmaster was there to shock us and indeed, he shocked us with a comedy gold segment :)

[@thomasofone]

Matt Morgan was badass. He and Awesome could have matched up with Kane and Taker easy.

[@KamenRider1985]

WWE shitted on DDP and Sting so hard. Sting has redemption in AEW and wish DDP would make a small stint on AEW just for fun. Diamond Cut Jericho for old times sakes lol

[@UltimateGamerCC]

DDP has found a more filling career helping to save lives, he definitely made lemonade out of the lemons handed to him out of all the others in this list.

[@karlc2869]

Raven and Stasiak too.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@karlc2869 WWE shat on a lot of people, let's be frank... who they didnt utilize wrong, they got rid of like Perry Saturn.

[@jays447]

I'm sorry, how exactly does Sting have redemption in AEW? He hasn't won a singles match and the tag matches him and Darby won were against low-carders. He's there in AEW just to be there.

[@PIP-zf9yb]

@@jays447 literally everyone with a clue has viewed stings run in aew as remarkable and nothing but a success they have protected him yet while still pulling off quality matches I didn't think it was possible

[@barryparker4733]

For the Burchill character, you could use the term: "Keep it in the family".

[@proxjayant]

vince then-loves to make new stars and character vince now-loves to make new jobbers and destory characters

[@TheLibermania]

I'm going to be honest. I loved Eugene when i was 14 - 15. They shouldn't have put him in Superman attire but besides that i had really fun with him mocking the heels and sometimes even "outsmart" them. In hindsight i can see how bad the gimmick was.

[@zakkmylde1712]

It was definitely not a good gimmick at all. I met him a few years back and him and Mick Foley are the 2 coolest and down to earth wrestlers I've ever had the pleasure to meet.

[@TheLibermania]

@@zakkmylde1712 Again, a bit older and in hindsight i see it different. And to be clear, it was never about making fun about handicapped people, at least in my mind.

[@JOHNKOOL1]

There was nothing wrong with the gimmick and eugene was over. He would never have got anywhere near as over being a traditional wrestler as he did doing the eugene gimmick. This new modern b-tch made society tells you it was bad

[@ubuk-5676]

@@JOHNKOOL1 yes sjw people telling them it is bad

[@kokocaptainqc]

@@TheLibermania of course it wasnt about that....only braindead NPCs would believe that crap

[@candysell]

That Vito gimmick was hilarious. I remember watching him back then lol

[@stfu2364]

v toe

[@InnerEagle]

I literally remember stop loving wrestling after he was gone(not because of him ofc)

[@whaduzitmatr]

I remember going to a house show when Vito wore the dress and he was getting face cheers

[@stfu2364]

@@InnerEagle v toe

[@Offical_RemyKWNicholls]

Bloom re-debuted as "Lord Tensai", then before long the "Lord" was dropped and he was just "Tensai", then that whole "Funkasaurus" thing with Brodus Clay happend and Bloom would continue as "Tensai" for a bit before becoming "Sweet T", where he would be given the exact same gimmic as Clay, after that, Bloom Retired, as he addmited that his best days (and gimmicks for that matter) in the ring were behind him. His most sucsessful imo though will always be A-Train. Back in those days, You knew you were doing something right when Vini sent you to WrestleMania to fall victim to The Streak.

[@Marco-iy7lt]

I remember him in the late 90's with Trish Stratus and Test as T&A. They were a decent tag team at the time.

[@JenMistress]

If you ever decide to do a Part 2, one I thought of, Terry Taylor as Red Rooster. Even though Terry was an amazing talent in the ring, that gimmick haunted the remaining of his career.

[@djdalamar]

Yeah, how is Taylor not number one in this?

[@whaduzitmatr]

@@djdalamar or Barry Darsow as Repo Man

[@tedbundywastheultimatechad8400]

@@whaduzitmatr - I have to admit; I liked Repo Man. Darsow made it work.

[@LatPrince13]

"What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine too!"

[@robertcoggeshall3071]

Exactly what I said. I think the red rooster actually started the terrible gimmick onslaught.

[@jonathanfornwalt4919]

Mike Awesome in WCW was such a let down, it's tragic now since he's no longer with us. I understand that Russo or Bischoff were trying to give him a personality, since in WCW, or WWE, his size wouldn't have been enough to separate him from the pack like it did in ECW.

[@thunderstorm3969]

Brodus, Eugene, Burchill, and Vito were gold. 🤣😂

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Pirate Burchill was a great idea that they didnt invest into enough, with Pirates of the Caribbean and Alestorm fueling Pirate mania, they could've had a hit on their hands... but they added an S...

[@stfu2364]

bur chul lh

[@mistermann3225]

No one was offended by Eugene at the time...lol. It was a fun gimmick that was over w the fans. Everything wasn't so SJW back then.

[@DocMcCray]

Especially because Eugene was winning all the time. For a while...

[@johnmarston7268]

If you say so.

[@Ccubed92]

@@johnmarston7268 he is right though maybe you are offended by it but who cares these days lol

[@johnmarston7268]

@@Ccubed92 Whatever you say, partner.

[@jpbart1390]

i'm not a social justice wanker by any means, but it did look like vince was trivialising intellectual disabilities. did he get the idea from mad max beyond thunderdome?! still, i wouldn'tve created that character. then again, i wouldnt've made sgt. slaughter & the iron sheik iraqi sympathisers during the gulf crisis/ war. and that's despite how good the slaughter vs hogan match was in wm7.

[@CHANCEFOR27]

8:19 The Rocks mom chanting “Albert” 😂😂

[@djlaguna3047]

They really messed up DDP .when they should have just left him alone and let him run his own story not a stocker

[@richriseup190]

Stocker?)

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@richriseup190 he meant Stalker, obviously.

[@laurencedaffern1959]

Eugene was an inspiration to me as I am autistic and a wrestler

[@AlbertoGonzalez-xn1lw]

So nice to read this

[@UltimateGamerCC]

Eugene was cool and i felt that he would inspire a lot of people, probably more if folks stopped coming to the conclusion that they were taking a jab at the mentally handicapped.

[@stfu2364]

you gee

[@kokocaptainqc]

@@UltimateGamerCC nobody ever thought that...the cancel culture pushed that narrative tho for sure

[@pesamino3503]

Never Ruin A Wrestlers Gimmick

[@stfu2364]

ur baIIs are creepy

[@Ashkihyena]

Actually Burchill’s pirate gimmick was over, but as usual Vince being the out of touch maroon he is did t know what Pirates of the Caribbean was and thought pirates should be bad guys. Just another reason the old man needs to go. And they completely did DDP dirty, all because of Vince’s ego.

[@mrnaughtycat]

His ancestors were pirates but they failed to mention it

[@arashitendou5941]

Actually both Burchill and DDP were also a case of backstage politicking from wrestlers alongside Vince Burchill got ruined via Klick being aholes and got in Vince’s ear DDP got on the wrong side of Taker, by pure accident, and Taker decided to become like the very aholes he once dealt with in Shawn Michaels and completely screwed over DDP the entire Invasion angle To the point many people in the roster like Kurt Angle believe Kane personally asked for the storyline later down the line to kill the Bikertaker gimmick because he HATED being apart of Takers bullying during that time

[@joemomma3208]

Every gimmick Brutus Beefcake had after “The Barber” destroyer his career!

[@primusvsunicron1]

No

[@mblue2321]

The Booty Man! Lol

[@funnerfunerals]

I seriously forgot about Star Dust!! Ya know, Cody really did everything he could with that gimmick

[@ShaneDouglas713]

I didn't know Morgan had a stuttering gimmick...whoever came up with that must have been high as a kite...😑

[@kokocaptainqc]

or be called Vince

[@wadewilson8011]

The DDP one pissed me off. He had such a great career in WCW, and he's saved so many people through his yoga rehab program. He deserved so much better than Vince's idiocracy.

[@LuisGuzman-kt1yp]

Personally I loved Eugene !!! Even though it would never work today because it is very offensive but he really pulled it off and is one of the most memorable and unique gimmicks in my opinion

[@kokocaptainqc]

LOL what do you mean it is very offensive? whats offensive to you?? are you disabled? if not then WHO told you to be offended for them??? elite clown

[@Master.Debater]

Loved ya in Carlito's Way

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

I'm surprised that Muhammad Hassan gimmick didn't make the list.

[@Veladus]

What? That gimmick really blew up

[@NickNackItaliano777]

Another one I can think of is that godawful Beaver Cleavage gimmick that was given to Headbanger Mosh/Chaz

[@robertcoggeshall3071]

Lol 😆🤣😂. That sure didn't last long, thankfully!!!

[@vincenzovicolli5565]

Funkasaurus = try to be Rishiki Perry Saturn = try to be Al Snow moreover Chuck Polumbo = try to be Undertaker the American Badass ..... That's why they're failed. WWE used the gimmicks twice.

[@shubhendubhaskar6187]

Wwe is career killer. I sometimes feel they do that to keep old legends like HHH and Goldberg still relevant, or maybe they would be replaced.

[@kokocaptainqc]

3000% garanteed

[@marcd73]

DDP's stalker gimmick is the worst by a mile. Vince must have hated him or something. Brutal.

[@stevieweivie8433]

Margine being a 8 year old Mexican kid and seeing mexicool come out on lawnmowers 🙄

[@Warpenguin55]

AEW list: 1. Nightmare Collective 2. Michael Nakazawa 3. Abbadon That's it.

[@anonluxor470]

The shock Master is always going to be number one

[@safranali9227]

Seeing these failed gimmicks I won’t be surprised to see OMOS dancing in a pink shirt at wrestlemania 2023

[@haydenmarshall2010]

Karrion " Super Shredder " Kross

[@AncestorEmpire1]

Kevin “Original Super Shredder” Nash

[@benjamincompton9767]

Kinda did tensai/Albert a bit dirty. Sure the tensai gimmick was weak, but he didnt just simply retire...for people who are like me and not into wrestling as much anymore, hes now Matt Bloom (real name), head coach at the WWE

[@ghosthicbou454]

Now should we call the shockmaster the shockfailure?

[@mblue2321]

Brutus Beefcake as the Booty Man...Demolition Crush as the Repo Man...Barry Windham as the Widowmaker...Killer Kross as the SNM Gladiator or whatever Karrion Kross is....Steve Kern as Skinner...Terry Taylor as the Little Red Rooster...mostly all the late 80s early 90s WWF locker room....oh and who can forget the Mummy from WCW Halloween Havoc! Was it Kevin Nash?

[@robertcoggeshall3071]

Smash was repo man. Crush was Crush, with the cranium crush, of course.

[@StarLord-gu9nr]

A new Gimick for Charlotte Flair would be good.

[@Pako_equis]

A special-ed Charlotte would be amazing

[@tinotica]

Honorable mentions: -the Red Rooster -Damian Sandow cosplaying as the Meta Powers -Muhammad Hassan

[@stevenmcc712]

All of these careers had had one common point and it is Vince McMahon ... he knows it and knowing that it would destroy their careers ... McMahon has no problem with that ... this Goofy (McMahon) is a real Joke and knowing that a Narcissist never excuse themselves for whatever they makes around them ... the Fans will realize sooner (than Vince think) ... that Wrestling is on the downfall for the WWE. At the very beginning of when I start following Wrestling ... Vince was a very good commentator and then he became who he is right now ... a controversy (like the word that he loves so much).

[@waylaymaster6198]

I still remember the Brodus clay debut. My jaw dropped but not in a good way. I was expecting a monster coming out to a heavy theme and then...well you know.

[@jaydub2971]

You're saying that Punisher Dice Morgan isn't the 1st character you think of when I say "Mark Calloway?" Or Texas Red?

[@nicksoapdish157]

I loved the characters of Brodus Clay as the Funkasaurus, Vito as the guy who wore a dress, and the character of Eugene. Reading the comments section a lot of people really enjoy Eugene and I don't blame them.

[@theghostreckon316]

DDP being the stalker in WWE

[@BeAGoodDoga]

Even though it was Vince’s voice.

[@ericmoorejr8033]

And the fact that they didn't want him messing with the rock booking the match the people's champion vs the people's champion

[@kokocaptainqc]

@@ericmoorejr8033 because they thought that Booker T was the WCW version of the Rock and on that point i agree with them....dude even had a slightly different ''rock bottom''

[@ericmoorejr8033]

@@kokocaptainqc ohh yeah that's also the reason because you right booker and rocky had the similar finisher moves and some say rock stole it from booker t based on the clothes rock was wearing like the shades the expensive clothes and stuff

[@kokocaptainqc]

@@ericmoorejr8033 Bokker stole from Rock 2000% garanteed as i REMEMBER when he did as i was watching both shows back then....basically they turned him into ''darker Rock'' when they decided to turn him into a world heavyweight contender and thats also the exact moment ewhen he began using his ''rock bottom''...before that he was united states caliber at very best with only the scisor kick as his finish

[@Crizzly122]

We really live in a time where you have to spend half the man in a dress section explaining that there's nothing wrong with a guy wearing a dress

[@deadeyegamer3020]

Soon we will see Karrion Kross in that list. Last night raw was the start☹️☹️☹️

[@Miyakolover]

Last time I checked, Pirate Burchill actually got over with the fans, the reason WWE scrapped the gimmick was because of legal issues regarding Pirates of the Caribbean and the likeness of Jack Sparrow.

[@matunusdonnerhammer3423]

Golga should have been on this list too.

[@RedPanda212]

Eugene was amazing! Some of the best laughs you'll ever get out of the WWE

[@CASxH]

McMahon and Russo destroyed wrestles for fun smh

[@FabianEspinosa-oo4gh]

Thanks for a great and informative video so keep the good works and keep'em coming brother 😎

[@slayerBO2EPC]

Eugene was a Legend

[@robjackson4050]

people don't really talk about this one but saba simba is a great example of this also mike awesome had a terrible gimmick in fmw which was before he was in ecw

[@JoshPoor-Big_Josh_P]

Brodus Clay recently won the NWA TV title. I wouldn't say his career was destroyed.

[@fattiger6957]

The gimmick destroyed his mainstream career. Most people probably don't even know he's still wrestling.

[@bnegs521]

Funkasourus is now Tyrus and is a sidekick on the Gutfeld show.

[@marcuscompton3772]

Nothing and I mean nothing will ever top the shockmaster in my eyes!

[@goldenagenut]

That beyond-cheesy costume and entrance was one for the books for sure, doomed before he even said a word.

[@robertcoggeshall3071]

You can hear flair yell- I knew it!

[@jamesbellefeuille2926]

I still stand by "The Red Rooster" as the worst professional wrestling gimmick. Terry Taylor's in-ring career never recovered.

[@tedbundywastheultimatechad8400]

Yeah that was sad. Terry Taylor was a great worker.

[@deeznutz766]

What happened to him

[@jamesbellefeuille2926]

@@deeznutz766 As far as I remember, Taylor works in the back office at WWE. As the Red Rooster, Taylor walked like a rooster, cock-a-doodle-dooed during his interview and even spiked his hair in the middle of his head to look like a rooster comb. He died the spiked hair red too. Bruce Pritchard has an interview on KZbin where he discussed how McMahon gave Taylor the rooster gimmick. The short version is McMahon got an initial impression of Taylor as puffed up with ego, aka, "he's a little red rooster." It had nothing to do with a bird motif.