10 WWE Stars Who Totally Stole Their Gimmick

[@Captain_Pudding]

"Hey Sting, have you ever seen The Crow?" -Scott Hall "Hey Vince, have you ever seen Scarface?" -Also Scott Hall

[@walkinphoenix45]

The thing is, Tony Montana doesn’t look anything like Razor Ramon.

[@Unitenotfight]

@@walkinphoenix45 no, just acted like him to a T

[@michaelbanks4457]

He really acted like manny from Scarface more than Tony Montana

[@KingBrahma-xw6mt]

@@Unitenotfightbarely cause the accent was horrible

[@walkinphoenix45]

@@Unitenotfight minus the rage, the guns, and the drugs. To me Razor was the embodiment of someone from that time and way of life.

[@MwizeraUwizera]

That original Flair photo is unbelievable lol

[@alfjones6377]

Hahaha agreed

[@williamkirschenman]

Scott Hall in his early years was completely different too. Both are insane to look at and know who they are at their most popular 😂

[@SsnakeBite]

I'm surprised Hogan didn't make up some excuse about how, if you account for time zones differences due to how he travelled between japan and the USA 400 days a year, he actually came up with the gimmick first and also, he met Billy Graham just before he died and Graham said he considered him a son, a father and a brother and viewed him as the worthy successor to the gimmick.

[@paulrogers4852]

Considering that Billy Graham was only 8 years older than Hogan and only started wrestling when Hulk was 19, I doubt the validity of Terry telling his dad that he wanted to be like Graham. Hogan has said the same thing about Dusty Rhodes. Meanwhile, Dusty didn't wrestle anywhere near where Hogan would have seen him wrestle until Hogan was 16 or 17.

[@KaladinVegapunk]

Hahah seriously though..99.99999% of his gimmick was copy pasted, brother, the stache, pythons, color scheme..it's so classically Vince to make bank off an egomaniacal plagiarist douchebag

[@Unitenotfight]

@@paulrogers4852 I think we’ve all come to understand that anything Hogan says is at best 5% truth.

[@derrickhaggard]

@@Unitenotfight 5% truth and 90% BS

[@jibba0jabba1]

Hogan would never say that because it doesn’t sound ridiculous enough

[@Unitenotfight]

I remember Tiger Ali very well. Particularly the one where he offered money to anyone that could swallow a big sausage whole. I remember thinking “what, are they trying to end someone?” Then he called a lady in the ring who easily put the whole thing in her throat, and pulled it back out. Then Godfather came out, claiming the lady was one of his, and therefore he was owed money. What a segment that was 😂

[@rickyrosay33977]

I cant believe the stuff I watched as a kid that segment, choppy choppy, the kat showing her kitties for a second, an old lady birthing a hand, val venuses finisher was called "the money shot" for hecks sake

[@thesnuffpunk1]

It was long ago so I don't remember it too well, but I'm pretty sure the lady was "the Kielbasa Queen* from the Howard Stern show.

[@austintgod9621]

😂😂😂😂😂 Oh what a time to be alive.

[@AdonisMediaProductions]

Insane stuff, it s gauche now but it's amazing for the time. I gotta look for that clip.

[@Unitenotfight]

@@thesnuffpunk1 I believe that’s right actually

[@crimsondeath84]

6:15 it’s sad how people claim the Angle Lock was originally Angle’s move when it actually was originally Ken Shamrock’s move

[@mklem147]

I can't people don't realize that

[@Peinfull87]

You forgot Mason Ryan being a full copy of Batista.

[@DeSantisIsADouche]

*Bro you aren't wrong. Mason Ryan looked like a Dollar General version of Batista.*

[@FlightVideos-we5kj]

he just looked 100% like him, but wasnt actually a ripoff of the gimmick and character

[@semyaza555]

Mason Ryan didn’t have tramp stamps.

[@G.Kettle-yz6ki]

​@@semyaza555 he doesn't have tramp stamps 😂. Bet you'd green out looking at the needle 😂

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

Ryback legally changed his name to Ryback! That has nothing to do with this video. I just think that is something.

[@Captain_Pudding]

Stole that gimmick from Warrior

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

@ Yes he did! The Warrior also change his name but he took it to the next level and just be Warrior no last name!

[@GBTwelveSixteen]

@@Captain_PuddingThe first time he showed up in OVW as Ryback, he was a Terminator gimmick.

[@faceurhell]

Everything with Ryback is way more funny when you remember Ryback's fans on Twitter voted for Ryback to retire on a poll Ryback created.

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

@ Yes that make even more funny! His fans said no!

[@jersydvl]

Fun fact. Superstar Billy Graham was also the inspiration for Super Macho Man from the NES game Punch Out.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Chad Gable even tagged with Shelton Benjamin

[@dane3038]

I missed that. I hope that booked them as unstoppable.

[@stylezofom]

Val Venis - Rick Rude

[@deadbrothers8348]

Always said hhh stole Shane Douglas’ ginmick and character etc … i also imagine if we had a Douglas run after mania 14 … being Austin’s foil … would’ve been legendary… Shane Douglas was such an unrated worker who doesn’t get his due ever!

[@maxpower6979]

Because he's sucked

[@scotthardie5141]

Thank you for pointing out how hard HHH cosplayed as Shane Douglas

[@slashpiff8946]

Facts tho hhh jacked the franchise

[@michaelscott-joynt3215]

But, learning how to dump Chyna, marry the billionaire boss's daughter and head of creative, retiring as a company executive and legendary generic body builder bad guy, that was all his idea.

[@JorgeMunoz-gn5do]

@scotthardie5141 I'm getting hit on the comment section how HHH didn't take Shane's gimmick. At least there's some that see it

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

​@@michaelscott-joynt3215HBK always hated Douglas, same with Scott Hall.

[@maxpower6979]

Shane Douglas sucked

[@Highrollinhunter]

Its funny Tiger Ali Singh was cut from WWF wrestlemania 2000 that game had the most stacked attitude era roster

[@RyanHerrmann-r5e]

Technically Ric Flair's gimmick is from Gorgeous George as Buddy Rogers took George's gimmick and added to it.

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

Muhammad Ali took it from Gorgeous George too 😂

[@Matthias-sl6jr]

Yeah but they had a whole feud storyline between Flair & Buddy Rogers they wrestled for the right to be called nature boy.thats not really stealing if they own up to it like that

[@cjvaye99]

Triple H looked like such a knob with that backwards leather paddy cap 😂😂😂

[@volodymyrbilyk555]

Goldberg RVD mashup is actually an interesting idea

[@UncomfortableShoes]

True but I feel like if you’re going to do it you have to lean into it really hard. “He’s on a 100 match winning streak because he’s a monster and can’t feel pain from all the weed he smokes.” Lol

[@Deadguy2322forreal]

Imagine a wrestling asking “Who’s next?”, but not to be intimidating, just asking because he’s too high to remember.

[@fridaypanda2063]

​@@UncomfortableShoesGoldberg with a ponytail going coast to coast spear feels like a fever dream.

[@XX-vu5jo]

You are referring to Ricochet then LOL

[@American-Zero]

Let's not forget how Demolition stole their gimmick from the Road Warriors. Face paint, spikes etc. When the REAL deal finally came over they came out on top in every match.

[@stevegallo8483]

Powers of Pain as well: big musclebound guys with face paint.

[@American-Zero]

@@stevegallo8483 They even had the same haircuts...Vince really wanted the Road Warriors.

[@Matthias-sl6jr]

Demolition were Pat Patterson creation they weren't stealing LOD,they were doing leather gaybondage fetish check out nightmare on elm St 2

[@RYrenaissanceGuy]

They showed that in the intro montage of this video

[@Matthias-sl6jr]

@@American-Zero demolition didn't get their gimmick from road warriors they were Pat Patterson creation.Dressed like they just came from g@@@¥ fetish bondage club.ever seen police academy movies or Nightmare on elm St 2?

[@Devondavis-fm2dz]

They really regimmick the eddie and Chyna

[@Reason1024]

Chyna just dressed like a dominatrix, whereas Rhea Ripley has the much better persona. Plus Dominik kinda idolizes Eddie so it's more of an homage

[@keithrochester4671]

Never thought about Shane Douglas and triple h

[@seankelly4594]

It is as clear as day if you watched ecw even down to the nickname, the franchise and the game it was crazy to see. I was like nine and I was like man he really acts like Shane Douglas.

[@TheRealAhoy]

Behave. Having a few similarities, even adopted, isn't "stealing". It would be like me saying Adam Pacitti is stealing off "The US Office" because they also did a version of Who started the fire by Billy Joel. Douglas wasn't the first angry heel champion y'know lol

[@JonnyAugz]

Really?

[@Real_Name_Jim]

​@@seankelly4594 The two were nothing alike.

[@seankelly4594]

@@Real_Name_Jim if you believe that you weren’t really watching

[@chrispullinsproject]

You forgot about Austin stealing the Sand mans beer drinking gimmick.

[@conorhegarty4611]

Triple H never came up with a idea of his own, always taken from other wrestlers

[@TheAnthonyf1981]

Biggest gimmick infringement in this video is Adam from the simpsons mob guy - "I'm seeing double - 4 krusty's!" Excellent!

[@oliverl.5834]

Ryback didn't steal anything. He's just Goldberg's and Rob Van Dam's Love Child!

[@kimchinguyen7969]

never put ryback and rvd in comparison!

[@oliverl.5834]

@@kimchinguyen7969 If he stole Goldberg's gimmick he also stole RVD's clothes.

[@marcussims1615]

They literally have the same guy do their tights​@@kimchinguyen7969

[@DemonPE]

Mentioning Swagger is wrong since the Ankle Lock was originally performed by KEN SHAMROCK and not by Kurt Angle. Before that move, Kurt tried to use Bob Backlund's chicken wing lock, he changed to ankle lock after a while.

[@justlookin28]

Mentioning Swagger is not wrong. He still lifted the move from Kurt's repertoire along with with other parts of the gimmick. He wouldn't have used that move if Kurt hadn't used it too.

[@DKCG0113]

Yeah, but when you hear "Ankle Lock", you think Kurt Angle, not Ken Shamrock. Most people anyway. Maybe because angle sounds like ankle.

[@DemonPE]

@@justlookin28 it's a generic move, like saying the frog splash is from Eddie or armbar is from Jericho

[@DemonPE]

@@DKCG0113 for kids who watch since 2004 maybe

[@DKCG0113]

@DemonPE ok, boomer.

[@retrograde1999]

Pirate Paul Burchill should be an honourable mention. He was literally WWE Jack Sparrow. That aside, it was a brilliant gimmick

[@Filmation77]

You COULD say Burchill was a rip on Jean Pierre Lafitte from the Early 90s (that's PCO to you TNA Fans)

[@michaelscott-joynt3215]

​@@Filmation77 Jean Pierre's pirate gimmick was the same time as WWF thought a crazy dentist was a good idea. And that followed Doink the Clown. They were using up every bad Halloween idea. Burchill debuted the pirate gimmick in 2006, in the middle of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, which was insanely popular. His look was Johnny Depp and even his theme music was clearly inspired by the Pirates film score.

[@retrograde1999]

@Filmation77 true🤔

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

PCO

[@zacharytaylor7706]

You forgot to put Seth Rollins ripping off Shinsuke Nakamura. But y’all aren’t ready for that conversation.

[@dariuskimbrough8215]

Genuine question. How

[@zacharytaylor7706]

@@dariuskimbrough8215 extravagant outfits, dancing and posturing to the ring. Not to mention WWE changed Shinsuke's theme to where fans can't sing along to it anymore and shortly there after debuts Rollins "whoa" theme. Their in ring styles are different no doubt but Rollins presentation is a complete rip off of what Nakamura was doing in NXT and his early run on the main roster.

[@jayc6395]

@@zacharytaylor7706 WTF cares.. Geez...get a gd life

[@anajjar456]

@@zacharytaylor7706 I'm probably in the minority, but Rollins gimmick still makes no sense to me. Revolutionary of what? He wears wacky outfits that don't match his character or persona - unless the outfits are the gimmick - which isn't a good gimmick IMO. He's great in the ring, but I can't get behind him the way I did with stars before him. And the whoa chants are fun, but nowadays fans will do anything to be part of the show. But again, I'm probably in the minority.

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

Freakin' Rollins was a bad idea. He's just a crossdresser now

[@DeeNice681]

Hogan stole ‘Hulkamania’’ from Austin Idol ‘Idolmania’!

[@cutekanjii]

I think Beatlemania predated both

[@ThumperT51]

YES. Terry the Hulk Boulder came to South Eastern Championship Wrestling, briefly and picked up that line. Austin Idol was a face and beloved by us locals. Super nice guy!!!

[@xammas1245]

Hogan, Ventura, Buddy Rodgers, Powers of Pain, The Blade Runners, John Nord, Sabu, Missing Link, Adrian Adonis, The Midnight Rockers, The Fantastics, Big Show, The Islanders, The Headshrinkers, Big Poppa Pump, the list goes on and on...

[@WinstonKnows]

What about them?

[@joshcrapper864]

Did Hogan attend those Billy Graham matches with the man who first saw his potential? That man being a time traveling Franklin D Roosevelt. He sat next to a time traveling Elvis naturally

[@noelguzman1242]

Laycool was awful. But WWE likes to pretend that Michelle McCool is a legend thanks to The Undertaker

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Definitely

[@joeseph18]

Were we watching the same product? Michelle McCool was one of the best during her time, and thanks to Laycool, allowed her to solidify herself as one of the top heels of that time. Your stigma against the Divas Era is apparent here.

[@31ensar]

​@@joeseph18 Me when I make shit up They had go away heat, Michelle was terrible on the mic and in the ring

[@lcceo22]

@@joeseph18 “One of the best during her time” That’s not saying much. That era was dog shit.

[@JonnyAugz]

Nothing wrong with Michelle.

[@thesterlingstudies]

I never knew about Max the Impaler until I saw the comments about Valhalla's new look. 🤯

[@FredGarvinProstitute]

I thought of Maria Franz from the band Heilung the first time I saw Valhalla.

[@DJVexillum]

Saw #1 coming from a mile away, brother

[@cvela83]

That doesn't work for me brother!

[@Reason1024]

You got 20/20 vision DUDE!!!

[@seanrittwage]

So it's a "who did it better" lol

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

That Valhalla one is genuinely tricky, as I think Max the Impaler had their look inspired by Imperator Furiosa from "Fury Road," who's look was based HEAVILY on Viking warrior garb and war paint. So this one of the rare times it genuinely COULD just be parallel inspirations looking very similar.

[@dane3038]

I just said the same exact thing. here's the paste: I can see how Logan's Valhalla gimmick could be the result of parallel evolution. That general look is not unique as those things go. If she was inspired to do a viking gimmick, the similarities would be hard to avoid.

[@dane3038]

Actually it's kind of weird how similar our thoughts are. Holy shit "parallel commentary"! dang, this some good weed!

[@peterrichardson2337]

Valhallas looks like it's been taken straight from Senua from hellblade. A warrior who goes to viking hell to save the soul of her viking partner, which makes sense with her being in the group with Her actual "viking" partner

[@DeathsNitemareShepardOfHope]

Haa! 11:50 Before doing the Billy Graham stuff Hogan actually tried cutting promos like Dusty Roads with the lisp and accent and everything. He sounded ridiculous compared to how you picture him. 😄👍

[@walterhager8626]

You're supposed to put Mr Socko on the door when watching a Beautiful People entrance compilation 😂. Bully Ray or Bubba whatever he's going by this week is a lucky SOB

[@drewnickel2423]

To be fair… hogan and graham were doing body builder poses, and tons of other wrestlers were doing it too.

[@benG3483]

It was a lot more than the poses.

[@ERICARCIERI-t1x]

If you remember besides Chris masters and Mark jindrak lex Luger took that mirror gimmick from Paul orndorff who was using it way before Luger did

[@bobbysyxkiller]

It's a narcissist gimmick.

[@thechosen481]

Hogan was a prime replica of Superstar Billy Graham. Hogan used to flex and claim to have 22 inch "pythons". At least he did until Superstar returned to the WWF in the early 90's and flexed his 25 inch arms. Then within a week of this, Hogan suddenly claimed to have 25 inch pythons. WOW, he really hated to become the #2 mini Superstar.

[@bigcisco85]

Ultimate Warrior - The Renegade NWO - DX LOD - Demolition

[@thekkkdeservesaricocharge273]

I don’t like to say DX bc I look at it as factions of the kill being on separate shows

[@daprincewhite3781]

Dx smh... naw bro

[@bigcisco85]

@daprincewhite3781 think about it.. nwo hottest group I'm wcw.. they had to counter and dx became the anti hero wwf stable... they just did it right and kept it at a small group of guys.

[@daprincewhite3781]

@bigcisco85 true.. but totally different, one just jump ur az and the other one make fun of ur az then kick ur az

[@bigcisco85]

@@daprincewhite3781 lol, can't argue with you there bro

[@Doc_Valparaiso]

I've heard it multiple times that the "Funkasaurus" gimmick was punishment for Brodus tweeting about his return. The rumored original plan was more of a One Man Gang style gimmick.

[@Tiffany-mu6br]

9:13 when the shield first hit the scene I couldn't help but see a parallel to aces n eights. Never could unsee it either

[@hectorrico8661]

I saw them as a cheap ripoff of Agents of S.h.i.e.l.d that the MCU makes.

[@jackwilliamtaylor5656]

9:59 youre trying to tell me THAT is what Flair looked like at the start of his career???????? The mind absolutely boggles

[@NcWcN1]

His image change was a direct consequence of the plane crash he was involved in 1975... And he could've fared a lot worse hadn't he switched seats with Johnny Valentine beforehand (Johnny, on the other hand, ended paralyzed from his own back breaking)

[@jackwilliamtaylor5656]

@ I don’t know why I never put that together but it makes so much sense, I guess I’d never seen pictures of him before the crash. Another thing to chalk up as “how different the wrestling world could be if the crash never happened”.

[@wjl2068]

Bro looks like distin rhodes lol

[@CreightonRabs]

1:37 I might have missed something, but I thought it was Ted DiBiase, *Junior* who was facing federal charges, not Ted Senior.

[@maqclark]

They were both involved

[@YouTubenostalgia914]

He also says the reflection guy was 11 years after Lex Luger. I gotta believe it was at least twice as long.

[@GeekExtremist]

Narcissistic was in 1993, Jindrak's version was in 2004, exactly 11 years apart.

[@charlesgreen8703]

Demolition DID NOT…Let Me Repeat That For Ya…DID NOT Steal Their Gimmick From The Road Warriors…Did They Weat Faceprint YES…but they looked Nothing Like The Road Warriors,..The Real Road Warrior Rip Offs were The Powers Of Pain

[@alanguages]

I initially thought Demolition were rip offs also, then noticed they did not act, wrestle or behave like the Road Warriors. I compared the two and thought the Road Warriors matches were actually terrible.

[@SM-nz9ff]

Its the same guy who just said it was Kurt Angles finishing move when it was Ken Shamrocks as well

[@roidjones]

HHH lifting Shane Douglas style was diabolical work, WWE kept a close eye on ECW but always claimed they did not

[@geeshep4836]

The Beautiful People VS Laycool That's My Dream Match Right There.

[@bam444r]

Sting = the Crow Road Warriors = Mad Max Razor Ramon = Scarface

[@RYrenaissanceGuy]

Never noticed that before. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@djrayray55]

Forgot bout stone cold Steve Austin stealing the sandman gimmick

[@mikem10481]

He stole the beer part.

[@djrayray55]

@ it was enough to make him famous

[@djrayray55]

@ it was enough to make him famous

[@JonnyAugz]

And Bad News Allen.

[@ckdaimen8028]

@@JonnyAugz I don't know if you're being factitious but there are actually a lot of similarities there that never even crossed my mind.

[@Ozzable1]

Vince's creative process is a closed loop. He keeps coming back to certain gimmicks no matter how badly they fail

[@TopJazzCat]

Hogan also borrowed from the "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant....Jack!

[@SoberCatMan]

Tyler Breeze definitely stole the narcissist gimmick. His cellphone was his mirror 😅

[@NcWcN1]

10:29 which could be argued on being a Fargo Strut lookalike too, although Buddy Rogers always stated that he never saw Jackie Fargo's take.

[@BadBoyV1]

I totally forgot about the Gold Dust dress up 🤣

[@brianban110]

Shane Douglas may be annoying but I'm happy someone acknowledges that Triple H stole alot of the Franchise's style

[@maxpower6979]

Triple h did it better

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

The Rock stole his gimmick from Scott Hall’s Razor Ramon & stole a lot of his catchphrases.

[@mikemolloy138]

Some of these wrestlers probably had zero control over their gimmick

[@Clintonitus]

Flair broke his back didn't choose to slim down

[@Ttw1976]

I don't consider Ryback a Goldberg clone. And he definitely should have became champion.

[@tonware]

Has HHH ever been asked about the Shane Douglas comparison?

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

Hunter hated Shane like the rest of the Kliq so it was likely done out of spite.

[@maxpower6979]

Shane Douglas sucked and hunter did it better

[@SheaRoberts]

I mean haven't we known this for decades? It is one of the most well known wrestling tropes that gimmicks get redone after a while - hell storylines too. HBK is doing wonders in NXT but many storylines are just rehashed versions of ones he did himself coming up. Wrestling borrows from itself all the time.

[@shanda370]

Actually, Ric Flair got his style from Dusty Rhodes, and he says it in a documentary he admits that the way he talks, walks, and attitude, and costumes came strictly from his favorite wrestler, go watch the documentary of rivals Dusty Rhodes vs Ric Flair.

[@Schmidtactular]

Natalia markova wouldn't call someone out unless it was serious. She's a pretty awesome human being.

[@firebugjohnnypyro]

You coulda added Nature Boy Buddy Landell to the Flair and Rodgers part.

[@squarepickle]

I still don't see how Hogan was a rip-off of Billy Graham other than he was a jacked dude that says brother. Ventura was a WAAAAAYY bigger knockoff of Billy Graham. Graham even ripped off Hogan's mustache. It's crazy to me that there's still wrestling content creators out here with massive followings who don't realize Hogan had the blond caterpillar stache before Superstar did.

[@Phil007QOS]

Also currently as well for Chad Gable, everything about him screams Kurt Angle. Lot of the same moves, the look very similar. Acts somewhat similar.

[@BeastNationXIV]

So basically, Triple H Drake'd Mike Awesome's whole style. Smh

[@t3knyn]

Ric Flair had to change his style bcuz he damaged his back in a plane crash

[@andrewramsdale]

It was his neck Johnny Valentine is the one that got his back broken

[@darrensoogrim8130]

Angle stole Shamrock's ankle lock.

[@ibrohiem]

Shamrock said he has no problems with Angle using it. It's a common move.

[@darrensoogrim8130]

@ibrohiem he also stole benoit's triple german suplex routine as well.

[@andrewramsdale]

@@LG4K4Kthe three amigos are a different suplex than a German

[@andrewramsdale]

@ oh sorry yeah they are pretty similar

[@hwero265]

Solo Sikoa is a total ripoff. Tazz, Umaga, Samoa Joe.

[@JC-hw5en]

Dom/Ripley was clearly an homage to Eddie/Chyna; especially, knowing the history between Dom, Rey, Eddie, etc.

[@cassiusdio1138]

Then Nature Boy Buddy Landell ripped off Ric who ripped off Rogers

[@keltrepes2534]

Fun Fact- The character of Super Macho Man from the Punch-Out!! game series is modeled after Superstar Billy Graham; from his hair to his arrogant persona and his muscular physique, often posing and flexing just like Graham was known for.

[@mattbailey6417]

Im not watching the video. But Triple H didnt steal a gimmick. He had a similar outfit. Don't over exaggerate.

[@mjstaton76]

It was DiBiase’s son Ted Jr, who was a part Legacy who was charged with taking state funds in Mississippi.

[@raysoyars2905]

thank you so much for mentioning the embezzlement of funds from needy families... I really hate the Dibiase's because of that mess. Waiting to hear prison sentences handed down.

[@TivonSanders]

You're forgetting American Bad Ass Undertaker stealing his gimmick of jeans and motorcycles in Arena's from a mid card tag team in the mid to late 90's known as the Disciples Of Apocalypse.

[@Usedplungerstotheface]

The posing in the mirror in the ring gimmick has been done since the 70s

[@titanironwolf7986]

If you do a followup to include more wrestlers who took gimmicks, I think we can note Ric Flair's WWE gimmick being taken by not one, not two but 4 superstars. Those being AJ Styles and Jay Lethal in TNA. As well as Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair in WWE

[@mastermace7770]

Triple H copying Shane Douglas gimmick is no shocking surprise

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Lies

[@welcometothemovies9157]

How they didn't make Chad Gable Angle son. It fits better

[@samuraibeastwarrior2886]

I wish some wrestler from WWE copy Jeff Jarrett gimmick from 1999

[@Ryanfrom-es9xd]

Don't piss me off! Great stuff him, Debra and Owen.

[@Big.Stepper.]

Hogan ripping somebody off isn't a surprise

[@lilpoetat]

Thanks 🎉

[@NuMetalfan1996]

There has been many wrestler copies DX was a copy of nWo Ric Flair got his gimmick from Buddy Rogers Hulk Hogan got his gimmick from both Jesse Ventura and Billy Graham Demolition got their gimmick from the Road Warriors Carlito got his gimmick from Razor Ramon LayCool (Layla and Michelle McCool) got their gimmick from The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky) Ryback got his gimmick from Goldberg Mason Ryan from Batista (didn’t help that Mason Ryan looked exactly like Batista as well) Brodus Clay got his gimmick from Flash Funk and his music from Ernest Miller Bobby Lashley from Brock Lesnar (even same initials) Robert Roode got his gimmick from Rick Rude Dolph Ziggler got his gimmick from Mr Perfect and style from Shawn Michaels FTR/Revival got their gimmick and style from Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard LA Knight got his gimmick from The Rock and Steve Austin Jay Lethal cosplayed as Randy Savage for a bit and tbh it was a nice tribute Shark Boy did a Steve Austin parody which was fucking hilarious Chad Gable and Jason Jordon from Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin Chad Gable wants to be Kurt Angle but is more like Charlie Haas And the Triple H and Shane Douglas thing is complicated but tbf Triple H during his McMahon Helmsley Faction Era circa 1999 to 2001 does seem quite close to ECW Shane Douglas.

[@elvistwatty]

Now I don't have to watch the video

[@rubemortenson1724]

Ryback had one of the most humiliating exits from the business of all time.

[@cmon3y215]

Forgot Steve Austin ripping of the Sandman

[@vandaminator5000]

Funny thing is I remember Brodus Clay more than Flash Funk.

[@Andy-ty6gv]

No one can copy Rick rude ring entrance and insulting audience

[@JustinJordan-vm8ff]

In Brodus Clays defense he didn't choose the gimmick Vince made him do it as a punishment

[@hectorrico8661]

Rick Rude was in ECW with Shane Douglas. Then Rick Rude joined DX

[@Jamal-bl7yh]

My Ripoff Wrestling Gimmick Would Be Someone like The Nostalgia Critic Doug Walker I'm more of a Andre Meadows Black Nerd Comedy guy myself I'd love to see the heat I'll get with my Critiques of popular movies and rile up those TNA crowds like It's my Buisness

[@DKCG0113]

@@Jamal-bl7yh lol. Haven't heard that name in a while. I was just thinking about his Battlefield Earth review today

[@UncomfortableShoes]

I’d be a mash up between Ric Flair, Demolition and Billy and Chuck.

[@Alejandro.Rendon]

I don't know if there's a term for this but certain wrestlers sanctify an entire gimmick or demeanor as a homage to one specific wrestler or that wrestler's entire genesis and regimen as a form of devotion to the business In many cases it isn't ripping off but rather its sanctifying.

[@stacygirard647]

in addtiion there was also a wrestler who copy twice someone else guimick ( mordecai/kevin fertig copy of undertaker/ gangrel) asuka :muta : great kabuki rikishi copy of yokozuna samu and fatu : afa and sika ect

[@Blodhelm]

Hogan was also recently stealing Stone Cold's "what" chants. Harder to explain that one beyond Stone Cold being a bigger star.

[@ReinEngel]

No LA Knight? He's 40% Rock and 60% "What?"

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

The Rock stole his gimmick from Scott Hall’s Razor Ramon’s & stole many of his catchphrases so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@fordid42]

This video should show you that wrestlers steal from each other a hell of a lot more than you think. There are even more out there, you could make several videos.

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

2 Cold Scorpio is the coolest wrestling name I’ve ever heard.

[@kye-o1k]

Stone Cold/ Sandman had to be on here 😂 Bray Wyatt - Waylon Mercy.... Velveteen Dream - Johnny B Badd

[@xammas1245]

Most of these weren't stolen but bestowed. Vince or Bischoff usually gave these gimmicks.

[@Hill_WLS]

i better see devon dudley on this list cuz he stole new jacks whole gimmick well the dudley boys in general with the colorful camo and cutoff shirts and the missle drop in the intro

[@solascriptura-e7t]

Rhea & Dom is hardly a rehash of Eddie & Chyna. Rhea was literally a dominatrix to Dom being a doormat man; while Chyna was a lovestruck girlfriend with Eddie constantly mistreating her.