10 Hilarious WWE Wrestler Gimmicks You Forgot Happened | WrestleTalk

Today we’re reviewing the 10 most wacky and hilarious gimmicks from some of your favorite wrestlers, including Roman Reigns! What do YOU think is the most hilarious gimmick you’ve ever seen?
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0:00 - Introduction
0:53 - Evil Rugby Player - Cesaro
1:44 - Like, I Want To Say… Jewish Deadpool? - Colt Cabana
2:44 - Incestuous Twin - Paul Burchill
3:57 - Golga - Earthquake
4:50 - Johnny Polo - Raven
5:54 - Who - Jim Neidhart
6:49 - Make A Difference Fatu - Rikishi
7:44 - Impersonator - Charlie Haas
8:53 - Businessman With A Big Watch - Roman Reigns
9:50 - Hulk Hogan’s War Bonnet
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[@WrestleTalk]

ADAM: What's your favourite forgotten gimmick? Let us know!

[@JimCarr22880]

Not really forgotten but, RELLIK. Thanks Mike Tenay for making us realize what it means.

[@wstine79]

Mr. America!

[@maskedllama7775]

Balls Mahoney as Xanta Claus

[@DjangoRaisuli]

Seeing NJPW Dad Nakanishi as Kurasawa in mid 90's WCW is very weird to me.

[@xavierortega6846]

Adam please do Coolest Wrestling Attires please please 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@UlsterDogPlays]

I won't lie, Businessman Roman sounds like a hilarious heel and I can see it getting over if he stuck with it

[@420Horseman]

....like ‘Big Money’ Matt Hardy in TNA before he became ‘broken’

[@kailaquinley8223]

Personally I liked that rendition of Roman reigns the best

[@burnthetrolls5971]

That version of Roman Reigns makes me think of Paul E Dangerously mixed with Attitude Era Rock good mic skills and good work rate in the ring

[@AlyxDG]

@@420Horseman Well whadda ya know? Big Money Matt is back.

[@joesomenumbers]

Worked for Batista

[@zs675]

That part when he describes Rikishi as “A happy go lucky vehicular murderer.” 😂😂😂

[@monstermikeheinrichs]

I remember reading something from John Tenta a while back, where he said he thought the Golga gimmick was supposed to be a punishment for jumping ship to WCW years earlier. It apparently didn't work because the big man really enjoyed it because he got to put smiles on kids faces. Because John Tenta may have been the sweetest man to ever be in the business. Also, that Hulkamania helmet may be the most gloriously ridiculous thing that I've ever seen.

[@dibyoghosh]

Charlie Haas’ impersonations were the greatest thing to have been forgotten. He was gold. I would literally wait for his segments.

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

Honestly I remember Charlie Haas more for his impersonator gimmick more then the world greatest tagteam.

[@Ezoogie]

Ditto

[@eduardopena5893]

He really did a great job of mimicking the other wrestlers. He would have been great for some DX parody skits. I think he missed a chance though as his signature move "Haas of Pain" could have had him being some sort of early John Cena "thuganomics" clone. He could have come out to "Jump Around" by House of Pain.

[@abhinavt8674]

Seeing that photo at the start of Adam with the wcpw belt brought back good memories of the days when whatculture was good!

[@KimiMTZ17]

Heel Blampied with Rampage Brown and Big Damo later was pretty cool to see, to be honest!

[@BlueInkAlchemy]

Love the subtle reminder that Rikishi is a member of the Bone Street Krew, meaning he's one of the hardest men ever to be part of the WWE and someone you absolutely did not want to cross backstage.

[@richardmullan6158]

Or his friends were

[@Bman32x]

Doubly fascinating because it makes him one of the most respected and actually compassionate wrestling trainers. He’s incredibly easygoing with kids/young adults wanting to learn how to wrestle. He’s strongly against hazing & that cruddy WCW power plant break them mindset. He’s said on numerous occasions he hates the idea of crushing someone’s dream before it even gets started.

[@traupman84]

prediction: the war bonnet ends up on the price is shite by march

[@YaBoyEdGames]

This week guaranteed.

[@jaimevillegas2418]

@@YaBoyEdGames lol the way Adam is marking out for it, FOR SURE 🤣🤣🤣

[@idioticpanther8068]

I am desperately trying to imagine Jon Moxley in his current AEW persona with a british accent.

[@user-rp6jg7nw2j]

SEÑORAAAAA NO LE ECHE AÑOS A SU VIDA PONGALE VIDA A LOS AÑOS QUE ES MEJOR

[@jliller]

I guess I'm not the only person who thinks Jon Moxley looks like a surly Bruce Dickinson.

[@jaimevillegas2418]

I wouldn't be "hey brother!" It'd be "hello governor!"

[@WanArk86]

I imagine it sounded like every Adams of wrestling

[@jazibhussain5735]

So it’s just PAC

[@KevinSkye1]

"The bullies would be obligated to destroy you." Jesus, that made me laugh way too hard on a Monday morning

[@mat2000100]

Except they couldn’t, because you could headbutt them with the war bonnet.

[@sonofchlar6144]

I read this at the exact same time he said it and I actually laughed out loud.

[@kingtong1174]

“Quote the raven, kawabunga” idk why but I lost it

[@alfie859]

Adam makes sundays better

[@jakehowell3069]

Blampied is to wrestling fans what Church is to Christians.

[@Borderlands123123123]

Adam makes mondays better

[@pallyboy6005]

Adam makes *every* day better.

[@Chestwolf]

A series of memories resurfaced for me when seeing Golga. Weird memories...I thought his existence was a fever dream I once had but apparently not lol.

[@TTOF_JB]

Cesaro's best gimmick is his current one: Advanced Uno! player extraordinaire & dad joke machine.

[@GrtSage]

No disrespect to Big Tony.

[@kaind.badguy]

Hogan’s headgear makes Faarooq’s look like an intimidating work of art.

[@buck342443]

I'm wondering if it's the same helmet now...

[@seanabbins5481]

I remember that match with Bad News Brown. Bad News steals the helmet and briefly puts it on. Somehow, it looked cool on him, however briefly.

[@Paulthompson9942]

Ron would have been intimidating as the Gobbledygooker

[@kaind.badguy]

@@Paulthompson9942 ....DAMN!!

[@yashrekhari9042]

Just here to increase engagement for my favourite lads

[@WrestleTalk]

[@StAugustine6]

I didn't know Hogan used that thing in an actual match. I've only ever seen the promotional photo with him wearing it. Thought it was just merchandising BS.

[@concludedhail40]

Well..... You're not wrong. That's exactly what it was.

[@CrashHeadroom]

Dude earthquake's shark singlet was amazing... the mouth used to open and close when he raised his arms XD thats genius

[@EpsilonXero]

Ngl, I genuinely look forward to these lists. Haven't been disappointed yet.... Except maybe finding out my dad had been with all those guys..

[@jkblohm9899]

Same, bro, same... *Hello darkness, my old friend...*

[@t_fizz]

I have a challenge for ya, Adam. In your next “book it” video I task you with fixing Apollo Crews getting abruptly moved up to the Main Roster. The poor guy barely had any direction, or character, in NXT and was in a rough place for years before winning the US title.

[@JackTheripper911]

I read Apollo Crews as Apollo Creed and was infinitely more confused lol

[@drumfiend1234]

"Quote the raven ....cowabunga" Me: spit takes drink

[@richardgraves3698]

Dude I died when he said that 🤣🤣🤣

[@thebestcentaur]

I would have reached the same way if I were drinking anything🤣

[@pallyboy6005]

I *desperately* wished he said the word as Kidd Flipz! "Cowa-boon-gah"`

[@JackTheripper911]

Quoth the raven nevermore

[@DetroitMike313]

“That pirate D” spit my juice out hahahahahaha

[@dompanetta8127]

The main takeaway from this video- “Quoth the Raven, COWABUNGA”

[@nateculver7050]

I'm a little disappointed but you didn't take the easy "Pirate's Booty" joke. It was right there, Adam, it was right there.

[@AllHailTheRamenEmperor]

Too Easy

[@pallyboy6005]

@@AllHailTheRamenEmperor Just like Katie-Lea-Burchill. Boom.

[@Ryusuta]

Fun fact: In 2000, the Big Show also had an "impersonator" gimmick. And surprisingly, it was actually really funny. In his Backlash match against Kurt Angle, he came down as Hulk Hogan, complete with music, promo, and even the big boot to leg drop. It was tops. XD

[@wstine79]

"Look at that singlet. Look at that singlet!"

[@theonlylemmon]

I remember when Hass was doing that imposter gimmick and John Cena rumble return happened I thought it was going to be Hass trolling everyone

[@azrael_ao1]

That would have been nuclear heat 😂😂😂😂😂

[@supergirlvideoclips894]

Roman's old gimmick >> Big Dog Gimmick

[@morgantaylor84]

In the SHIELD Big Dog Gimmick no, singles Big Dog Gimmick yes.

[@jkblohm9899]

Roman looks so weird in a suit

[@Humorless_Wokescold]

@@jkblohm9899 muscular men always look weird in suits.

[@btf_flotsam478]

@@morgantaylor84 I'm pretty sure that Negative One wearing Hogan's war bonnet would be less unsuccessful than the singles Big Dog.

[@morgantaylor84]

@@btf_flotsam478 Yeah, but I'm also pretty sure Negative One anything would be less unsuccessful than anything WWE are putting out there right now on RAW lol so it's not exactly like we're talking about a high bar. Edit: Nikki, Drew being a killer and Bobby not with standing in this of course.

[@troy801]

Vince Mcmahon's unhealthy fixation on incest angles makes a stark and depressing kind of sense when you remember he disclosed being sexually abused in the playboy interview

[@pallyboy6005]

Look, brother or not, if I'm Paul Burchill, I'm *definitely* putting my all into that gimmick with Katie-Lea-Burchill.

[@JackTheripper911]

He mentioned the abuse came from an older women too, never mentioned if it was his mom. But made it clear the women had a "maternal" relationship with him. Which is. Wow.

[@Chiwalker]

I loved Charlie Haas, I'll never forget those funny impersonations, I loved especially the JBL and Beth Phoenix ones

[@chrisblazer4624]

I died laughing at the Hulk Hogan part. WTH 🤣🤣🤣😅

[@chikish]

I am genuinely shocked at how many impersonations Charlie Haas did!

[@TheSteveo1984]

I remember hearing that Roddy Piper was the one who ripped Hogans hair out

[@Slick5150]

WWE really shouldve gave Roman Reigns that "My Time" gimmick after he left The Shield

[@pallyboy6005]

Your time is up, *his* time is now.

[@JackTheripper911]

@@pallyboy6005 🤔 I Cena what you did there....

[@edalder2000]

I was annoyed by Roman Reigns for years. Not him. Reigns has assumed The John Cena role of WWE Ambassador and WWE wrote Reigns into a corner. I would see Reigns on a talk show without a script. He was thoughtful, charming, and charismatic. Once again, as soon as WWE Creative let Roman Reigns just be himself, it was great.

[@SCF721]

I'd say that was an issue since Hulk Hogan. Cena was just an iteration of that and then Roman ended up in that same spot.

[@c.a.t4607]

War bonnet Hogan was when he was peaking on steroids and cocaine.... It was acceptable in the 80's.....

[@shanedawndusk3290]

It was so freaking racist.

[@thomasbatta3250]

Osw fan I see

[@Thechezbailey]

It was acceptable at the time.

[@shanedawndusk3290]

@@Thechezbailey To the whites, yeah. Meanwhile the Native Americans were cringing to hell and back. I’m surprised Tatanka didn’t protest that.

[@Thechezbailey]

@@shanedawndusk3290 is it not supposed to be like a Roman type helmet?

[@larshetfield2156]

Damn, that WCPW image of Adam brings back a lot of memories... the nostalgia hit me like a truckload of Keith Lees

[@pederhalvorsen2289]

"Look at Hulk Hogan's stupid hat!!!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 God, wrestling is strange. Wouldn't have it any other way.

[@JackTheripper911]

"Leaving Birchall with nothing left to do, which is better" lol truth

[@christophertarsitano269]

Heading Adam passionately say “His shredded jorts” makes me laugh every single time I hear it.

[@WishYouWereHere75]

Nearly two years in and 'Quoth the Raven, cowabunga' is still an all-time Adam Blampied line.

[@crandy6541]

I absolutely think Charlie Haas was one of the most underrated of the ruthless aggression

[@Sanguivore]

I agree. Him and Benjamin were hella slept on.

[@MC-63]

I completely understand what Adam means when he said he wants the War Bonnet helmet more than anything else in his life. There is something oddly enticing about it 😂

[@dynamicpenguin55]

I absolutely love the Kenny Omega reaction pics

[@kaedx3387]

Well TBH, I indeed didn't recall most of these.... CAUSE I WANTED TO FORGET THAT ALL THIS EVER EXISTED! Nonetheless, Loved the video. WT you guys Rock!

[@tripleparakeetshoes4613]

So I actually really liked Charlie Haas' imitation gimmick when I saw it as a kid and I was CONVINCED that he would eventually come out one week as "The Haasbreak Kid" but they never did it and I'm slightly furious about it.

[@neilefc877]

The war bonnet! I haven't laughed this much in a year! Thanks, Adam🙏

[@biohazard2236]

Charlie Haas' impersonation gimmick was gold.

[@pallyboy6005]

I can't believe how many times people have referred to Titus O'Neil appearing as "Pancake Patterson" (the nephew of WWE Hall of Famer and Legend Pat Patterson) being a *Gimmick*, or a failed turn, or a gimmick change that didn't land/was abandoned after 1 showing. I can't believe it because I *swear* it was incredibly obvious to me that it was a *bit* that Titus O'Neil did. A comedy spot to get laughs, a rib or just a funny idea that wasn't, I was *certain* ever meant to be anything more than a one-time (or at least a rare-appearance) comedy character, not an actual try for a new long-term character/gimmick.

[@BronzeAgeBryon]

Outside of Jamiroquai's closet - that was beautiful.

[@mamrezzp1581]

man i love those Kenny memes

[@shawnzeegaming]

Adam, you're the absolute best. Never go away.

[@eddiesanchez551]

Why did " Having a mom " make me laugh?

[@Veteran622]

Ngl, a 4th wall breaking Deadpool like gimmick actually sounds like it could work! I kind of wish WWE would do more with that.

[@pixadragon46]

💖💖💖Adam you still have a big sense of humour still my man 👏😂

[@TheMonkeywitha6pack]

Adam never fails to make me laugh, improves every Sunday!

[@Robin0928]

Adam, be honest now.... did you just find the photo of Hogan's War Bonnet and make a whole list to show us that?

[@justaddressmeasking6625]

This is a really fair question....

[@Mr_Leo_DS]

I didn't knew about Hogan's helmet... I wish I still didn't knew

[@Onikage55]

Ok there's skipping and random cuts now that weren't there a year ago. I binge these lists sometimes and I know it wasn't doing these skips before

[@michaeldilks7399]

Day 1 of recommending Adam my 10 lists that he should do sometime in the future: -12 most shocking kickouts in WWE history -10 worst NXT Takeover matches ever -15 WWE champions that should’ve held on to the belt WAY longer than they actually did -10 worst mistakes WWE made with Roman Reigns -10 best wrestling matches that lasted under 10 minutes -15 best in-ring wrestling debut matches of all time -Adam’s 10 most overrated WWE matches ever -10 Wrestlemania matches that should’ve been that years main event -12 worst sellers in wrestling history -10 reasons to look forward to wrestling in 2021 (I’ll be doing this until half of these ideas are done by Adam himself. Merry Christmas, Adam. Love you lots!!)

[@JirbyLaughs]

That Charlie Hass gimmick was brilliant

[@kevinjackson1275]

BEAVER CLEAVAGE!!! 😂😂😂

[@JRGomez81]

Okay I have to say this. Ever since I heard about Make A Difference Fatu I have been obsessed with what his heel turn would have been like. Would he have blamed the fans? would he have started telling kids to do drugs? I just, I have to know...

[@exe2517]

The ex rugby player was a missed opportunity for Cesaro. Imagine him or his mouthpiece burying the NFL, stating that Rugby is better and more brutal than that abomination US people call 'football'.

[@exe2517]

@Brother Nero It didn't work well for them with the XFL

[@giloguy101]

Honestly the Rugby thing could still work if WWE or some other promotion tried it It is a sport which is basically "grab the ball and sprint for dear life before some guy decides to throw himself full body style at you BUT WITHOUT PADS"

[@shanayshukla6672]

Somewhere far off, in a parallel universe, Jewish Deadpool is Cody's dad and is related to big Michael Motorbikes, bumplegeezer, Mark the Murderer and so on. PS: it's already 3:1 in regards to Oli Davis Diss Track: Video. Thanks a lot for getting me through my IGCSEs Adam Blampied! Love from India.

[@SolidSonicTH]

Apparently that guy who was with Jon Moxley in that clip at the start is Hade Vansen--that dude WWE hired to feud with The Undertaker in 2008 but canned it after a single taped promo and never used him on TV.

[@mattalan6618]

really? is hade that bad in the ring?

[@SolidSonicTH]

@@mattalan6618 No, the problem was he wasn't tall enough to present a convincing threat to Undertaker (which probably comes from Vince, I'm sure). That's apparently the whole story. Completely pointless hire and an example of WWE putting the cart before the horse when it comes to drafting storylines.

[@henniandtone3954]

That pirate "D" lmfaoo 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sahm5071]

Wwe: *incestuous twin angle* Game of thrones: hold my beer..

[@labbaby189]

Flex Kavana, Terra Ryzing and Chilly McFreeze is the dream triple threat match we never got to see.

[@painvillegaming4119]

7:25 where is my vampire hunter samoan huh Vince ?

[@codyjames52]

Ahhh WCPW the fed that got me back into wresting. 💙💛

[@ZeldaRoseSongbook]

This list is just twisted and bizarre. I love it! Much love to the WrestleTalk crew!

[@2128jrandall]

Lol the Haas gimmicks were hilarious!

[@Justin_North]

"Quote the raven "kowabunga"" this is my favorite joke Adam has ever made.

[@imre456]

I don’t even watch wrestling anymore but these videos are a must. Plumpy is still hilarious

[@blacksheep25251]

Rakishi hunting Gangrel's vampire gang... Oh MY STARS!! If written even decently, it would awesome...

[@AB.a1.6]

Adam you’re the best

[@pataker7875]

As a 14/15 year old huge South Park fan, I thought Golga was awesome.

[@imjusthere750]

Every time I see that WCPW title I can’t stop laughing how shitty that company went down when Adam left.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

It wasn't good to begin with

[@zaep2791]

Is anyone else noticing that most of these old Adam videos have moments in them where they skip ahead like 10 seconds or so?

[@AsheBlender]

You get all the likes for 'Quoth the Raven; Cowabunga'.

[@nick-playercharacter8583]

I'm now imagining Rikishi killing vampires using only his ass and I know what movie I'm producing if I win the lottery.

[@demarcoadkins]

This was a cool video, learning about these storylines brought back good memories in WWE.

[@SolidSonicTH]

Oh no, I did not forget Paul Burchill and Katie Lea. Also Haas as JBL should have just gone with "John Charlie Layfield" since JBL's real middle name is "Charles".

[@jackdaone6469]

Pirate Paul Burchill pisses me off because of how over the gimmick was, but Vince axed it because he was confused by it not being an Errol Flynn-based performance because he didn’t know about Pirates of the Caribbean.

[@dylanogg347]

"Make a Difference" Fatu was not a good gimmick, but it came from real life circumstances. Fatu survived a stabbing before he took up the gimmick, and was trying to legitimately make a good difference in his home neighbourhood. Sometimes a bad gimmick can have a good intention. Another example is Saba Simba, which Tony Atlas was unfortunately lumped with in the early nineties, since it was predicated on African Stereotypes. But Atlas had been living on a park bench at this point. He was pretty much homeless. Had it not been for that run, Atlas may have been homeless up until now, and perhaps even dead. He's gone on record stating the Saba Simba gimmick saved his life.

[@OscillatorCollective]

Omg...how have I never seen hogan in that hat 🤣🤣‼️🤣🤣

[@obicamkenobi6511]

The most risky gimmick in wrestling must be The Final Solution would of loved to be in the pitch meeting on that decision lol

[@joshbusby47]

"Believe it or not, the War Bonnett didn't catch on." 🤣

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

I don’t know why.

[@sethsmith1015]

Anyone else notice the hasty edit in the Cesaro section?

[@SolidSonicTH]

The Hogan segment is completely butchered.

[@killshot314]

​@@SolidSonicTH Stupid copyright bollocks. I just hope the original was preserved somewhere, preferably on the Wayback Machine

[@EmmaBonn96]

The vignettes at Raven’s family home in WCW just make me love the idea that he’s Johnny Polo but older and more grunge.

[@TaliaIGhul]

Roman Reigns as a Samoan JBL briefly. lol

[@sivis6682]

WWE re-hashing sh*t from 59 years ago with the Who? gimmick. Imagine that. *rolls eyes*. Haha

[@brandonjones8426]

Wouldn't the War Bonnet technically count as a weapon? And if so why was Hogan disqualified for using it during a match?

[@yoshaable]

Adam looks like a proper wrestler sitting next to Maffew

[@destendgem]

Weirdest part of the Oddities is how, like the b.W.o, they shouldn't have been over, but they were so popular.

[@leoalcaraz6153]

You’re on my Mount Rushmore of you tube personalities Adam

[@VinnieBartilucci]

OK, I LIKED the Big Watch. I would point to those promos when people wondered if Reigns could play a heel.

[@sebastianbaquero7227]

Hogan was so worried about losing his hair that he got himself the 'Jam that Jam" tattoo

[@nickmanganiello9505]

you’re wrong about Golga. it was great. i’m not sure what it was but i loved it.