20 DUMB WWE Gimmick Changes (That We Didn't Want To Admit Were GENIUS)

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[@IshtheStomach]

Ron Killings is a national treasure!

[@danjonmills]

Oh, my bad!

[@Theblackvortex75]

Ngl him mixing up Tomasso and Triple H has been popping me recently 🤣😭

[@zanethind]

😂😅

[@mattalan6618]

to be fair DIY did come out wearing DX green for their tag match like 2 weeks ago

[@rivanianx]

Rusev Day was extra funny to us Bulgarians because we genuinely have so many officially recognized holidays, some of which vary drastically depending on the region. Like, this weekend is Flower Day and my town always hosts a huge fair to celebrate. A Rusev Day would not be out of the ordinary here.

[@TheRemedy87]

Love this 😂

[@TheRemedy87]

What you’re saying is, if Rusev ever won the big one, there is every chance that Bulgaria would have an actual Rusev Day to mark the occasion? How can we get Miro back in WWE…

[@KarlWPickup]

The funniest thing about R-Truths run is when WWE said he'd been with the company non-stop for 30 years

[@theimmortaldavefuckinmiller]

“What’s TNA?”-Vince McMahon probably

[@TrialzGTAS]

I saw that it was noted he joined the company in 2000, saying the earliest tenured active superstar

[@xPOOPx]

R-truth coming to the ring in a confederate soldier uniform and declaring he was ceceding from the wwe was the funniest thing he's ever done

[@JimNedCreek]

God Save The South

[@Nick-xn3pu]

God save the Ring

[@Nick-xn3pu]

Butch n Luke.

[@sashkob6626]

R-Truth thinking he was in the Money in the Bank match. Kane informing him that he's not in the match. And then Truth apologizes to everyone with a "my bad!" And hearing Dolph Ziggler and Roman Reigns cackle.

[@Stirredy]

My favorite part about Dude Love was the 1998 Royal Rumble where Mick entered 3 times. :^)

[@GrimR3ap3r86]

R Truth getting the hot tag in the tag team ladder match at WrestleMania was GOLD 😂😂😂

[@JimmyStevens]

But, getting the hot tag from Dominic Mysterio at the Royal Rumble was SO MUCH funnier...

[@GrimR3ap3r86]

You got me on that one. So true 💯

[@Phoenixbrand95]

The Best R truth moment is him "undeclaring" for the Royal Rumble. The man broke lesnar

[@waywardgun]

Good point about R Truth surviving the 24/7 championship, you look through that list of champions and he's one of a very select few (excluding 'legends') who haven't since been released or just fallen off the radar completely

[@derrickmcmullin]

As a 17 yr old kid I hated RTC. Now as a 41 yr old I see the genius in it.

[@leethecomedian]

Ahead of their time lol I'm with ya

[@Bman32x]

The music and not letting tween me see bewbz made me hate them. Seeing them now they were genius and should have gone on much longer.

[@moopert86]

As a horny teen... I hated it. But being annoying and taking away what the fans love was the whole point of their heel gimmick,.

[@tomseville2345]

Vince was taking the piss out of the real *PTC*, who were on him about certain characters of the Attitude Era; they got in contact with USA,TNN and UPN that aired Raw, SD and Heat around those times, and complained chiefly about the portrayal of women in the WWF, The Godfather and Val Venis gimmicks. That's why Vince had to begrudgingly surrender them to the RTC on TV, with Ivory and The Kat (for one day) being the only women he was willing to have join them...

[@leethecomedian]

@@moopert86 same, lol sadly

[@TheMKUProject]

Okay hear me out: "Lost In Cleveland" should have been the debut of Dude Love. Following on from that, I think it should have been part of Foley's whole gimmick that when he gets hit on the head real hard, he becomes Dude Love.

[@user-sy5sy2np8r]

No one ever talks about the fact that JBL makes some pretty damn good audio equipment.😊

[@tomseville2345]

Funnily enough, there *was* litigation about that in the mid-2000's... 🤣🤣

[@user-sy5sy2np8r]

@@tomseville2345 No kidding?!? 😂 I actually hadn't heard about that. LMAO

[@christrump6501]

It was also a failed finance company in New Zealand😂

[@user-sy5sy2np8r]

@@christrump6501 That's a new one for me too. 😂

[@JimmyStevens]

10:28 Yep, I'm one of them that would have liked to have seen Chad Gable be the one to topple Gunther... Gable could be the next Kurt Angle if they use him properly

[@RaymanBoom]

Vince not pushing Rusev day is as about mind boggling as when Zack Ryder was white hot. Vince not being there is a very welcoming breath of fresh air. Hes sadly not missed for me.

[@ericosb4503]

My favorite R-Truth moment is him breaking Lesnar.

[@christopherwiessner555]

Biker Taker makes Undertaker feel like a DnD lich. He’s got a human disguise that is his biker and he’s got his undead overlord of darkness form that is the Phenom

[@bradleyrocks618]

The video where mick played all 3 characters together was amazing.

[@JimmyStevens]

18:00 More like John Cena equals Marky Mark😂 (I mean come on, they look like each other)😂😂😂

[@tmoney1209]

He looks like Mark Wahlberg ate Mark Wahlberg!!! IYKYK 🤣

[@JimmyStevens]

@@tmoney1209 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I remember that scene...

[@JeromeDoyle]

Seeing Truth do that splits dodge in real time live is actually still a sight.

[@mattlewis8889]

In case people weren't aware Cody, as a child, wanted his ring name to be The Stardust Kid.

[@gwfanimations]

And a kid didn’t know who Cody Rhodes was at one point, just him as stardust which is why he 100% decided to leave

[@JimmyStevens]

WOW 😲, really?

[@gwfanimations]

@@JimmyStevens yeah

[@larry01902]

Little Jimmy needs to induct R Truth in the HoF.

[@JimmyStevens]

1:21 Least we forget, he defeated Booker T at WrestleMania

[@GachaReact2024]

I think the 24/7 title survived as long as it did because of R-Rruth.

[@silentjay1284]

R-Truth entrance often gets the loudest pop of the night - and many times they do commercials during his entrance.

[@kingxd3ath]

Tbh when Stardust debuted i thought ot was genius. A very entertaining way to do a rhodes brothers feud but stardust went on way too long the gimmick shouldn't drop when the feud with Goldust stopped maybe a few months after since they made it seem like cody lost his mind and wasn't just paying homage or teasing. Cody should've returned a big star and given a mega push without leaving wwe 1st

[@kc1john]

Cody begged to be let out of the Stardust gimmick when it had gone on way too long, but WWE creative at the time told him they didn’t have anything for him. So he left.

[@tareklegrand7747]

turns out that leaving was really really worth it

[@alexburgess378]

Boogie man wasn’t known for matches but had many good back stage skits. R truth has been rambling on about random shit for 12 years and we’ve all loved it

[@CrowYaeger]

Does anyone remember when R. Truth was heel and got arrested with The Miz? I really hope we never go back to those days

[@stevenashbeatz5939]

My favorite R truth moment “If I open that briefcase and I find a spida THE GRITS GON HIT THE PAN!” Peak comedy😭

[@wishbone8027]

I still remember getting my Hurricane mask and cape back when 😂

[@damiana5268]

Right to censor was, and still is, an all time top heel stable. Perfect fit for that era too.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Loved Heath and Rhyno tag team

[@mattalan6618]

''i've got kids''

[@TheUncleWulf]

Ron Killings is one of the best People around & one of the funniest I´ve ever seen.

[@BrainDamage922]

I love Sami Zayne, but the conspiracy theory gimmick was stolen from Jericho in WCW akathe BEST Jericho character.

[@dandoesrandom]

There better not be not ONE SPIDER on that ladder. I got agoraphobia!!! -Ron Killings

[@tomseville2345]

I hope if Erick returns with Braun (as Bo/Howdy and Alexa's monster hitmen), they go after the World Tag titles and Rowan pulls out his spider to scare Truth... 🤣🤣🕷🕷

[@theminoritiesreportpodcast4997]

wwe needs to sign Truth go a lifetime contract so once he stops wrestling he can still bring joy to all as he does. Definitely HOF candidate

[@JLWprime10]

I think Stephanie should be the one to induct cena in the hall of fame one day

[@mattalan6618]

Charles Wright going from Papa Shango to Kamala from Kamala to the Godfather.

[@ngud_gaming267]

As a 28 year old man I just have to say WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS BEEN ALMOST 20 YEARS! I thought it was max 12 years since boogeyman made his debut

[@CaptainBadNews]

I saw R truth as K-Kwick and I thought this guy with his highflying and athletic wrestling was going to the top! I’m so happy to see him still around, evolving constantly and leaning into his natural funny personality to push himself to his peak later in career. Clearly he is creative and knows how to tell a good story, when he retires he is going to be a fantastic backstage guy who elevates wrestling further creatively.

[@sammycool1653]

R-truth antics with Lesnar and Heyman…

[@JLWprime10]

No my favorite R truth is the serious R truth when he cut that promo about racism he was that dude we need that back

[@gwfanimations]

You can’t lie, Stardust after splitting from Goldust was fantastic

[@bbsy1]

Don’s gimmick is he went to prison when in reality he spent a few hours in jail.

[@BobbyCrosthwaite]

I loved r truth with the 24/7 title

[@jackdunn116]

R truth best moment coming out to the world championship contract signing getting told he’s not in the match wishing luck to Roman and dean but not to the others as he doesn’t like them 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sashkob6626]

I loved the Conspiracy Theorist Sami Zayn character a lot. Was this the program when he mentioned AEW on live tv? I can't remember which character roll this was.

[@TeamPaul17]

I don't understand why The Hurricane was never brought back to help with Nikki A.S.H.

[@anilbalram7768]

So when Cody turns heel he can use Stardust as an excuse

[@Mary-le1mh]

I enjoyed seeing who R-Truth could make break character.

[@pierre-paulmarcil8850]

I would have loved to see Vicky Guerrero on the list. The "Excuse ME!" Could have backfired big time but she took it and tan with it so well. As for R-Truth, love every time he talk about John Cena, his childhood héros haha

[@DJDoubleCee]

At 12:32, I remember Joe C. being a big fan of Too Cool. May he rest in peace.

[@RomantheWarriorgames]

I’m pretty sure many people, me included, thought Corbin was gonna be future endeavored several time throughout his career. This latest NXT run saved his career and I hope they keep it up

[@PhantomOverlordX2]

The Sad Corbin gimmick could've pushed him to superstardom. But they blew that chance, in just making him a villian again. 'Happy' Corbin, was just 'King' Corbin 2.0. Which is why it went so horrid. If they had kept the Sad Corbin going, more would've gotten on his side, and would've been a much needed change compared to what he was before.

[@warlock12uk]

Surprised you didn't mention that the JBL gimmick seemed to be at least partially based on Vince McMahon himself, which is probably why he liked it so much.

[@moopert86]

Best truth moment was getting Brock to crack up before the Royal Rumble a few years ago. When you can make a block of angry granite smile you're winning at life.

[@dominojuggalo13]

You can all say that Rusev Day shouldn't have been killed all you want. We said the same thing about Fandango. As soon as WWE got behind it, they were accused of not being genuine and it killed Fandango.

[@DJCloroxx]

Who is "We"? A bunch of these I'll gladly admit were pure gold

[@leethecomedian]

Wrestlecrap shout out, nice. Early 2000s internet wormhole that I loved.

[@kc1john]

Cody was in favor of the Stardust gimmick at the start because he wanted to tag with his brother. But then they wouldn’t let him out of it. Even when he begged them, WWE creative at the time told him they didn’t have anything for him. Which is why he left.

[@tareklegrand7747]

glad they didn't have any plans for him cause leaving saved his career. Bullet Club, The Elite, All In, AEW, returning to WWE as the American Nightmare with the same theme song. all of that might never have happened.

[@stephenmorton6764]

Al Snow needs to shut his mouth and go away.

[@jamesyourhomie]

Who hurt you

[@Sleepzz716]

Damien Sandow walked so Seth Rollins can run

[@AssassinOnAcid]

Bro i love Slater's "i got kids" gimmick

[@MFNDman]

Chad Gable and Otis have a lot more in common and the tag team wasn't just for a joke.

[@alococuccoyo6103]

Seeing King Booker on this list makes me think... I need to see our once haughty Prince become a King. Give me King Balor and give me the Demon King for ONE PPV, please.

[@coloneldookie7222]

No mention of the SAS? This list is as well-planned as the 1999 Royal Rumble winner. :\

[@craigcarlock8910]

Sad baron corbin was one of the best characters he’s ever done

[@zanethind]

Man Rusev should've been pushed to the damn moon when he was super over with the Rusev Day chants. So thankful Vince is gone but I wish he was gone back then 😢

[@dannygonzales3331]

Shoosh makes me remember Encino Man

[@DJDoubleCee]

I thought the Stardust gimmick was ridiculous but at least I thought his entrance music was cool.

[@SiReTV8929]

R-Truth is becoming the Vince Carter of the WWE, a very respected and dedicated veteran who knows his role on the team but rather cheer for his teammates... Had his time in the sun and isn't wearing out his welcome.

[@joho1745]

Boogyman and little boogy vs Finley and hornswoggle Classic

[@JimmyStevens]

So, HEAD was a Mannequin HEAD that was named HEAD after a Sexual Act... Not the fact that it is a HEAD... (We're just going to go with the sexual innuendos and double entendres... Okay then)

[@akunwanneprosper7016]

This is why they scrapped NXT ups and downs?

[@sarcasticcatlady2036]

R Truth is a true gem 💎 I don’t think I could pick just one moment 😂

[@dwaynetherockjohnson2024]

I'm sorry but i've always loved Stardust

[@outpostbc4470]

I didn’t like Corbin for so long but he just sold his character very well and showed me that he is willing to get down for the company

[@mattalan6618]

Bray Wyatt to The Fiend

[@VinnyHaw]

I don't understand why John Cena is on this list. He didn't have the gimmick beforehand so there was no change there. He just received his first gimmick. But then we skip stone cold and triple h. Both of those guys did have gimmicks and they were crap.

[@akunwanneprosper7016]

Gable back to being a heel 😁

[@zanethind]

How do you choose one R Truth moment? 😂😅 All of them are great 😂😅. If I had to choose though I guess I would go with it would be the ladder in the Royal Rumble. That shit was super hilarious 😂😅

[@tantona9315]

R-Truth is fantastic, but for some reason I've never liked Dominic Mysterio.

[@illiboi8072]

I hate when this guy just randomly says BUT I WANNA KNOW - STOP

[@TokenDrew]

truth with Brock Lesnar and Paul Hayman

[@unholyperiodza5442]

I'll ever forget WWE ruining Rusev Day as well as Rusev's divource even though AEW did it again years later.

[@davemac9087]

1:19 I thought boogie man was in prison for murder or something? Is he not?

[@grizzakaduke2331]

Honorable mention: B Team

[@spookerredmenace3950]

and how dare Rusev day get over by it self

[@spjulyer3124]

I still randomly say happy rusev day, I used it as an excuse out of work a couple years back

[@ChristopherJohn4389]

I liked Stardust. Cody did well with it. But WWE didn't...

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Bull Buchanan is Brooks Jensen’s dad

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

Dumb isn't dumb if it works

[@Canrugger]

Pretty sure they get the boogeyman because he is always available

[@Canrugger]

Truthelmania is running wild…thats whats up

[@monicabrill5821]

Love every version of Corbin. Because of my deathly fear of worms I had to close my eyes every time the Boggy Man came on TV. Actually I had my to close my eyes this time also. Loved biker Taker. I am not fan of any version of Cena or Cody.

[@user-jt2jr6cp8t]

R Truth and Pokémon go

[@claymathewselevator8121]

R Truth will never not entertain me

[@Canrugger]

Add the JOB squad

[@DateMike22]

There was nothing genius about Stardust 😂😂😂. Right to Censor was brilliant tho 👏🏼👏🏼.

[@LAshades]

Stardust actually was genius.

[@yock889]

R truth showing up to the womens rumble