Mark’s “hall of pain” gimmick was legendary, it was so believable & perfect.

@Onlyputjalen

2 жыл бұрын

@Jayzo Black Mamba Jr yessir, it was amazing & i honestly thought it should’ve lead to him being wwe champion

@Deedy_speedy

2 жыл бұрын

The theme song went well with the gimmick too.

@Onlyputjalen

2 жыл бұрын

@@Deedy_speedy I SWEAR ❗️ I think that’s why his theme is probably one of my all time favorites.

@Deedy_speedy

2 жыл бұрын

@@Onlyputjalen Yeap, could jam that shii on a random day and still be hard😂

@sameeknowsitall

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. His sexual chocolate gimmick was very strange. The hall of pain saved his career and he for sure deserved the push he needed. It was just satisfying seeing him throw the security guards 😂

Now we need 10 gimmicks that ruined a superstars career, this was really good!

@Wrestlelamia

2 жыл бұрын

Already done that one 😁

@wazupladies332

2 жыл бұрын

@@Wrestlelamia Awesome! I didn't even know that you replied and hearted my comment! Thank you!! And I'll be sure to watch that list

@wazupladies332

2 жыл бұрын

@@AmiriHipHop Thank you!

@ttvywziks

2 жыл бұрын

@@AmiriHipHop no need to be rude nigga dam

@ouuitsvonn

2 жыл бұрын

@@AmiriHipHop should’ve known you was one of us 🔥. W KZreadr 💯

Kinda hard to believe Triple H first came into WWE as a rich snob. I wonder what would have happened to him if he never teamed up with Shawn Michaels.

@stansmith5610

2 жыл бұрын

Or if he never dated the boss' daughter

@newelljoseph5060

2 жыл бұрын

He'd probably have the same career as William Regal and basically be 'just a good hand'

@joeboggio4002

2 жыл бұрын

He networked well for sure. Friends with a powerful backstage group, marrying the boss's daughter. Cerebral Assassin for sure.

@onesaucynougat7471

2 жыл бұрын

@@stansmith5610 literally main evented summerslam and became wwe champion before he and Stephanie even started to kayfabe date.

@standardofexcellence

2 жыл бұрын

Job to Alex Wright a third time during the invasion

Drew McIntyre’s story continues to inspire me to this day. The fact that he was able to come back to WWE and become one of the biggest names ever in an era where WWE would normally never pull the trigger on anyone that wasn’t Roman Reigns, it was refreshing and him winning the 2020 rumble was so beautiful. It was depressing to see him win the WWE title with no crowd though. Here’s hoping he gets another moment like it with a crowd soon.

@72rmboyd

2 жыл бұрын

I watched him on Stone Cold's podcast and that interview a lone got me into watching again

@Alvaro-qz6qk

2 жыл бұрын

He just roided up

@RAAM855

2 жыл бұрын

It's also dissapointing he didn't come out to Broken Dreams

@rhynfairplay

2 жыл бұрын

Can we all say this about Jinder Mahal too? #donthinderthejinder

@gordoloco86

2 жыл бұрын

Ñ

Everybody's forgetting about the major change Vince McMahon made to himself to make Mr McMahon.. if Vince McMahon stayed Vince McMahon.. WWF would have lost the war and probably would have been out of business.

@kenallen8213

2 жыл бұрын

Very true. The Mr McMahon character is one of the greatest character heels of all time. He was an integral part of the artitude era. Being more than the prototype Million Dollar Man character, Mr McMahon was the Attitude Era's fiend long before Bray Wyatt.

@nobodyfamousX

2 жыл бұрын

The unfortunate thing is that now it seems like McMahon is just so out of touch that he hurts the company more than helps it. He was fantastic in the 80's and 90's, but the more time passes...

@Johncornwell103

2 жыл бұрын

Vince McMahons as Vince McMahon doesn't get the credit it seriously deserves. It's probably one of the best serial show villains ever.

@osamamanan2723

2 жыл бұрын

Mr mcmahon was born after montreal screwjob. Its awsome how screwing Bret actually paid off as a business move. Mcmahon is a godamn genius. Wish we all be this smart..

@trazyntheinfinite9895

2 жыл бұрын

What i like about him is that never was afraid to get hit to make the show

You've gotta hand it to JBL. I couldn't believe that he got pushed for so long, but he made it work as a top heel for a while.

@steveowisdom2486

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah!! JBL was phenomenal, such a class act and amazing champion during my childhood. Especially his matches against taker

@dingleberry42069

2 жыл бұрын

for me JBL was the best heel in the 2000s you just really hated the guy

@aznnp77

2 жыл бұрын

@@dingleberry42069 Yeah hated him in a heel kinda way. Not in a Baron Corbin kinda way.

@Oniphius1

2 жыл бұрын

I love it when they moved him to announcing too

@kazallroberts

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly he was another victim of bad booking following the Eddie Guerrero feud, making him a "One & Done".

Stone cold was the biggest change that probably shot the wwe ratings past the WCW. The whole wwe roster was jammed packed with great stars to help but Austin was the reason why they called it the attitude era

@topher3127

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, even though he been gone from ring competition, to this day, he is still the biggest draw.

@samadagoat7769

Жыл бұрын

It was really taker, rock , vince and Austin that put wwe over wcw and in 2000 hhh and the rock was the biggest draw

@maxpower9286

Жыл бұрын

@@samadagoat7769 out of all the superstars, stone cold sold more merchandise at an alarming speed. And still out sells at every event. No other person has done that. The closest was hogan but that because he's been around for 1000 years

@sgthotsauce

Жыл бұрын

Half this list was attitude era gimmick changes... Austin became the biggest draw no doubt, but they all played a part. HHH, Kane, Rock.. even Bradshaw going from Blackjack's to Acolytes (Ministry of Darkness)

@voodeuxsfilmsmore7081

Ай бұрын

WWF rocketed past WCW because Sting didn’t go over clean in 97. Had that happened the war was over.

deacon batista would’ve never last, glad they switched

@davidkatsuragi

2 жыл бұрын

really? no way

@DBoy38

2 жыл бұрын

Worst yet, before they moved him to Evolution, they were quite high on the idea to reveal him as a child of rape.

@mattmarovich6244

2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed Deacon Batista but you're right.... that was a limited thing with a short shelf life

@joeriveracomedy

2 жыл бұрын

Dee Konn could have went somewhere

@dkaz0065

2 жыл бұрын

It’s funny looking back lol

The Hall of Pain was so good because it never felt like a gimmick change they forced onto him to turn him heel, but as a believable continuation for the strongest man gimmick as Mark Henry grew frustrated of being overlooked over and over again despite being so much more powerfull than the others.

@drzerogi

10 ай бұрын

It's one of those things where in retrospect, was a no-brainer.

@kjiyere7224

9 ай бұрын

Well said.

@timothyjaydyning3247

3 ай бұрын

just saw somewhere that he was pranked with a no show dark match and got really pissed off and started destroying company property. vince told him that if he was like that every single time, he would be pushed better

@himjyotigoswami3027

Ай бұрын

I was worried about the wrrstlers....felt like they would really get hurt

@polkhigh_33

17 күн бұрын

@@himjyotigoswami3027 Well tbh a respectable number of them really got hurt, since Henry was infamous for his countless botches. Dude took quiet some years off his opponents' careers with his in-ring shortcomings. Besides, the Hall of Pain was literally the definition of a forced push. WWE desperatly needed a Heel maineventer at that time and their ultima ratio was to take the strongest dude they have and make him turn into a monster heel. Sadly Henry neither had the charisma nor the ring capabilities of a monster heel, thats why they couldnt get some letigimate heat out of his last mainevent run and thats the reason they dropped him after 2014 and sent him into retirement in 2017. Its a shame that he got HoF'ed in 2018 since its pretty obvious he wouldnt be there if it wasnt for his skin color. Dude has never been a wrestler, sorry to say that.

You can kind of add Edge also. From the mystery man in the crowd to the "Brood" and finally to "The Rated R Superstar". Also you have from "Kama, The Supreme fighting Machine" to "The Godfather"

@BLK_O

2 жыл бұрын

The godfather was also Papa Shango.

@codyeble6764

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely Edge, from the stable to tag team to individual.. great growth and career

@fivebearrugs

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, LOL, Papa Shango to Kama, The Supreme Fighting Machine to Kama Mustafa to The Godfather to The Goodfather, and then back to The Godfather. On another note, here’s a fun fantasy Survivor Series Match: Undertaker, Papa Shango, Kane, and Gangrel vs. Mankind, Bray Wyatt, Abdullah the Butcher, and Boogeyman.

@r.a.g.l666

2 жыл бұрын

What about mean mark to The Undertaker?

@CWAYNE....

2 жыл бұрын

Now he's heel

The fact you could take someone like Bradshaw who was a tag team specialist and later turned into a top Heel and great character shows how much talent wwe had in the attitude era

@snakeeyes2551

2 жыл бұрын

To tell you the truth if John Cena hadn't changed his gimmick in 2003 he probably wouldn't have became my favorite wrestler, because I started watching WWE in 2005 and when I saw John Cena I liked John Cena's theme song, his ring attire, and his move-set.

@DarkSaber22

2 жыл бұрын

@@snakeeyes2551 Cena has gone on record saying if he didn't change in 2003 he'd be released

@siphesihlevilakazi1853

2 жыл бұрын

this isnt attitude it is ruthless aggression

@deraelevans222

2 жыл бұрын

@@siphesihlevilakazi1853 you’re misunderstanding what I said.

@freakjob0

2 жыл бұрын

The same could be said of Shawn Michaels.

I think the Kane character really helped Glenn's career but his most hilarious gimmick in my opinion was Corporate Kane, essentially a parody of Glenn in real life. The JBL gimmick made for a memorable heel during Ruthless Aggression but I liked APA JBL, he didn't take himself so seriously.

@ZiggyMandarr

2 жыл бұрын

JBL was a product of neccesity. Everyone was hurt and SmackDown needed a top heel. They let him be himself and it paid off.

@Hitoshuratdn

2 жыл бұрын

The JBL Gimmick was also due in part because of Eddie.

@XVNRX

2 жыл бұрын

I always knew of him as ruthless aggression JBL But APA JBL seemed cooler

@MASTER3371

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZiggyMandarr Lesnar leaving was the real reason. He left the top heel void open

@ZiggyMandarr

2 жыл бұрын

@@MASTER3371 combined with Kurt being out, Jericho being gone, Taker just came back as the Deadman, Paul not working Tuesdays. It was a whole bunch of things that created a neccesity.

Hunter Helmsley's gimmick change to The Game definitely saved Triple H's career, even if he didn't marry a McMahon.

@kl2389

2 жыл бұрын

He even became the WWF/E champion before he dated Stephanie.

@kenterminateddq5311

2 жыл бұрын

@@kl2389 that was when he was dating the late Chyna, back when she was a face (yep).

@rriggs6547

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't change his gimmick. He just stopped acting like a foreign snob. HHH is Hunter Hearst Helmsley.

@kl2389

2 жыл бұрын

@@kenterminateddq5311 people tend to forget that. They though he became champion because of Stephanie.

@kenterminateddq5311

2 жыл бұрын

@@rriggs6547 But you also need to remember that he roided his body up and grew a trimmed beard. So, Triple H counts.

Not gonna lie, I’m a Cena fan and his rivalry with JBL was great honestly! Those two managed to play off of each other very well and represented almost class warfare type of theme in a way!

@rriggs6547

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Cena hadn't learned to wrestle a great match yet and JBL was never a ring general. So their matches were all crap. Cena of 2016 is a much different Cena than the one from the JBL feud.

@cjvaye99

2 жыл бұрын

yeah I thought they could of gotten more mileage out of that feud. shame they just wanted to get cena on raw asap. I always thought he fit better on smackdown because Cole and tazz just did a better job putting him over on commentary. you could tell JR and King liked batista better they did not do a good job with cena and actually I think that's why we got Joey Styles soon after cena arrived to replace JR.

@sreenaths6829

2 жыл бұрын

Their WM21 match sucked but their Judgement Day match more than made up for it.

@jamesstarter

2 жыл бұрын

Man I HATED the JBL persona

@jaybreacher4430

Жыл бұрын

@@rriggs6547 their i quit match was goated wym?

One of my more recent gimmick changes is The Usos. They used to come out with the face paint and do the Samoan chant before their entrance and were not nearly as interesting as they got when they started with the Day One Ish and Uso Penitentiary stuff. They barely had a gimmick before and still barely have one but I always liked the change and feel like it helped them out greatly.

@iceloveanime

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah usos tribal gimmick was good but on borrowed time. The uso penitentiary was the perfect persona change that came at the perfect time.

@sameeknowsitall

2 жыл бұрын

That gimmick changed him forever

@dealmakerdreamtaker5257

2 жыл бұрын

My only gripe is the fact day one ish and tribal twins songs are kinda swapped and should go with the other gimmick

@CharlesHitmanStone

2 жыл бұрын

But The Old USO gimmick goes better with The Bloodline when you think about it

@cjvaye99

2 жыл бұрын

wwe for so long were really bad at that. if you were from another country or ethnically different that was your gimmick. got an idea for an interesting or cool character? too bad you're going to be a generic wrestler from whatever country. they did it to so many good and talented people. becky luckily got out of it but she had to do the stupid irish thing to start. the usos like you said just had the most generic islanders gimmick. those are two that got out of it but how many wrestlers careers were ruined because wwe kept them in that box? smh. at least they're slowly getting over that stupid way of thinking.

The JBL one still blows my mind because I remember thinking ain’t no fucking way lmao. He looked and acted soo different. Drew’s is right there next to him for me

@elfarmy7729

2 жыл бұрын

yeah me too....even I look on Wikipedia for the truth LOL

@stuartmcquade3407

2 жыл бұрын

He was basically playing an extended version of his true self as a Rich investor.

@kw5371

2 жыл бұрын

I thought he was George W. Bush

@chondrinenigma

25 күн бұрын

I lost touch with WWE towards the end of 2002 but I'd sometimes still catch a bit of Smackdown while channel surfing a few years later. I remember doing a double-take when I saw BRADSHAW, of all people, as one of the new top guys! Unexpected doesn't begin to describe it!

@RedRanger_

25 күн бұрын

@@chondrinenigma the last memory I have him looking like his “old self” is in the Smackdown SYM game then he came back totally different

The jump the Usos made, from the colorful "chanting Samoans" gimmick, to the "Uso Penitentiary"; felt like a direct copy/nod to the jump The Rock made, almost two decades earlier.

@vise_atoxity8083

2 жыл бұрын

It seems they're doing the same exact thing with the Usos brother down in NXT. He's currently doing a tribal gimmick,but it's obvious that's going to be changed in a future heel turn (or face, don't know what he is). He's also related to Roman, the Rock, and the Usos so... he's pretty set in his career.

@solascripturaPR1517

2 жыл бұрын

The Anoa'i Family is crazy deep,@@vise_atoxity8083 Here's to hoping that Naomi might soon be added to the Bloodline stable 🤞🤞🤞

@snakeeyes2551

2 жыл бұрын

@@vise_atoxity8083 The thing about the Anoa'i family they always change their gimmicks to get popular Examples Rocky Maivia > The Rock 3MW Rosey > Super Hero In Training Rosey Jamal > Umaga Bad Man Rikishi > Too Cool Rikishi Face Paint Usos > Day One Ish Usos The Big Dog Roman Reigns > Tribal Chief Roman Reigns

JBL never gets the credit he deserves, one of the best heels the company had and a genuine heat magnet.

@stuartmcquade3407

2 жыл бұрын

His backstage bullying and Hazing of the younger talent is well documented but there's one Man who stood up to him and never took his crap,of course I talk about the legendary Joey Styles.

@polkhigh_33

17 күн бұрын

@@stuartmcquade3407 Yeah, the same Joey Styles who got hired by WWE out of mercy, was given the oppurtunity to become the next JR multiple times and fucked up every single time due to his inability to work in the companie's best interest. He's gone for good. Unlike JBL, who in fact became one of the better commentators of the last 5 decades besides his respectable wrestling career and tremendous backstage reputation among the veterans. And since youre mentioning the 'bullying and hazing'. Bradshaw as a wwf/e veteran himself just couldnt stand a lack of respect and work ethics. Guess what all the people who shittalk him have in common? Yes, they all failed. Lets look at the guys who didnt complain after working with him for some time? Oh, every single one of them turned out to become a succesful maineventer? Case closed.

The irony in the Rock's gimmick change is his first gimmick is something he never wanted. He wanted to make it as his own man in WWF/WWE, but what did Vince and company do? They give him a name that combined the names of his father, "Soul Man" Rocky Johnson and his grandfather the "High Chief" Peter Maivia.

@CricketDynamo720

2 жыл бұрын

It also didn't help that Rocky Johnson would often run in to save The Rock from getting beaten up at any given opportunity early in his career. it made The Rock look really weak.

@XtotheK

2 жыл бұрын

@@CricketDynamo720 Didn't that happen only once?

@standardofexcellence

2 жыл бұрын

They didn't need to do this for rock, reigns, or perfects son but they need to do it for steiner's son

@CricketDynamo720

2 жыл бұрын

@@XtotheK It happened multiple times. Any time that The Rock got beat up by a several heels, Rocky Johnson always ran in to save the day. You would sometimes hear Jim Ross say something about how he had heard that Rocky Johnson was in the building and how he was surprised to see him come out to his sons aid. That plus The Rock winning the Intercontinental Title as soon as he did soured the fans. I think that both of those intensified the fans’ hatred for The Rock before he turned heel and we got to see what he was really capable of in the ring and on the mic.

@stevegallo8483

2 жыл бұрын

@@standardofexcellence Other than when he was with Paul Heyman, Perfect's son didn't get much of a push.

I wish WWE would see potential in their current talent like they did back in the day 😔

Mark Heny's trolling leading to his match with Cena was golden.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I do.

@zeospark9715

2 жыл бұрын

That fake retirement speech was one of the best swerves in WWE history definitely

@sreenaths6829

2 жыл бұрын

He should have atleast got a 2 month WWE title reign after that. Shame that nothing came out of it.

@triplebeans4159

2 жыл бұрын

One of his best work.

Austin going from the Ringmaster to SCSA didn't not only saved his career but helped save the WWE.

@chrisortiz8072

7 ай бұрын

That's true. To this day his merch still sells 2. Remember in 2021 he outsold even the whole active roster

@topher9507

7 ай бұрын

@@chrisortiz8072 exactly, the only thing I would consider buying is the smoking skull belt. One day I probably will.

After looking at this and remembering it all, I think that's what ended up making the Attitude era so memorable: Here you have all these wrestlers who's previous gimmicks were just not going anywhere and yet thanks to a completely new one and it happening in the same time period, they combined to bring all these amazing personalities and characters that really stuck out into a fantastic time in wrestling where you just HAD to tune in every Monday and Thursday.

Eddie Guerrero turning into the heel sleazeball in 1997, in the long run, saved his career. Chris Jericho's heel turn shortly thereafter did exactly the same for him, not to mention Shawn Michaels turning on Marty Jannetty during the Barber Shop.

@jpdude7274

2 жыл бұрын

Best of times

RIP Luke Harper. I still think about how much love he got from his colleagues at his death.

It's crazy that pretty much every gimmick on this list were all great examples of allowing the talent be themselves.

Solofa Fatu's reascension into the Mid Card scene in the World Wrestling Federation. If anyone recalls, in 1997, he was "The Sultan", running around with Bob Backlund and The Iron Sheik. After that terrible New Generation Gimmick, he reemerged in 1999 as "Rikishi Fatu", then simply "Rikishi". The partnership of Too Cool & Rikishi certainly saved his World Wrestling Federation Career. "U Look Fly Today 😎"

I absolutely loved Layfield and Simmons APA gimmick! Did they kind of remind anyone else of the Road Warriors?

Here after Wyatt's departure... This loss feels personal hope he rests in peace

I would also include Latino Heat Eddie into the Lie Cheat and Steal Eddie. That version of Eddie was so good that it hurts when he turned heel on Rey. Unfortunately he passed when he turned face again

@tydance8865

2 жыл бұрын

Omg Frfr cause I loved Eddie then when he turned bad it felt like I got dumped and I hadn’t even had a gf at that point!!!!

@anvil4life

2 жыл бұрын

The reason that wasn't on the list is because neither gimmick was a make or break for Eddie, Eddie was already over

@Three-Headed-Monkey

2 жыл бұрын

I still remember Eddie's last match on WWE against Mr. Kennedy. Classic Eddie. Getting Mr. Kennedy disqualified by pretending to be hit by a chair. It wasn't a huge PPV match but by god it really did just encapsulate why Eddie was so good.

@troyancheta3803

2 жыл бұрын

@@Three-Headed-Monkey I remember that too, that was on Smackdown.

@ClapperDan

2 жыл бұрын

When Eddie passed, was it just me or did his final face run felt kinda weird. It was like he was too nice after everything that went down. Given that he passed from heart disease, it like he found out it was too late and, kinda accepted what will his his fate through wrestling. Not saying that that's exactly what happened but Eddie was just exceptionally carefree in his attitude near the end

The Sultan was wrong for its time anyway. I’m glad he became Rikishi later.

Honorable Mentions: -Rockabilly to Badass Billy Gunn -Sparky Plugg to Hardcore Holly -Kama to The Godfather

@Eherman23

2 жыл бұрын

jamal to umaga... how do people forget this

@TheMetalAllfather

2 жыл бұрын

You mean Papa Shango to Godfather.

@butchvito

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMetalAllfather - No I meant what I said. There was over 5 a year gap between Papa Shango and The Godfather, with Charles Wright using the Kama gimmick in between... Kama "The Supreme Fighting Machine" into Kama Mustafa in The Nation where "The Godfather" gimmick evolved.

@whaduzitmatr

2 жыл бұрын

The Sultan to RIkishi, Too Much to Too Cool, The Roadie/Double J to Road Dogg, Lief Cassidy to Al Snow and how did they not have Shawn Michaels: Rocker to Heartbreak Kid?

@TheMetalAllfather

2 жыл бұрын

@@butchvito Huh. Never knew that.

No bigger change than JBL. He went from a loved but going nowhere tag team star to the top heel in WWE in a week

I personally preferred Bradshaw but I can't deny he did much more as JBL

Glad you didnt include the American Badass Undertaker His gimmick didnt need saving!

Also Triple H aknowledged Wyatt was a man who made himself (when he won the WWE titile) and he evolved again and again. He saved himself not once but twice

The Hall of Pain is one of the most satisfying angles I've seen; 4 months might not have been enough but it was great while it lasted. Henry paid all of his dues.

Sting was always a popular wrestler in the WCW, but the Crow look made him a megastar. Too bad it didn't carry over into the WWE, but AEW gave him new life.

Bradshaw to JBL was an amazing Gimmick Change and wasn't the Reason for the Gimmick Change Undertaker And Big Show Got Hurt and Brock Lesnar left And They Need a Top Heel to Feud with Eddie Guerrero?

@balian9177

2 жыл бұрын

Bradshaw is the golfing buddy of vince, it was bound to happen

@benespinosa6725

2 жыл бұрын

@@balian9177 that's very interesting I had no idea about that thanks for letting me know.

@benespinosa6725

2 жыл бұрын

@Blackadder wow that's very interesting thanks for sharing.

@remingtonbouyer

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that's exactly what happened with JBL at that time Smackdown needed a heel to challenge Eddie Guerrero Undertaker was injured Brock was gone Kurt took time off to recover from his injuries

@Goldenleyend

2 жыл бұрын

@Blackadder then why didn't Bo Dallas get pushed?

If you were to make a list for 'Gimmick Changes That Desperately _Destroyed_ a WWE Wrestler's Career', I bet you could easily come up with 100 at the very minimum.

It wasn't the change from Hunter Hearst Hemsley to HHH what made him a top guy and you know it!

@Hknasw

2 жыл бұрын

He got on top of someone's daughter....

@ChrisManley1994

2 жыл бұрын

Riding the coattails of Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon and Diesel then later on riding Stephanie McMahon did that 😂

@murmursmeglos

2 жыл бұрын

He got there, that's what counts. And his return from injury in 2002 showed the fans really cared about him.

@alacrancebollero

2 жыл бұрын

@@murmursmeglos, they are making look in the video as the gimmick change was what got him there and we all know that's not true.

@murmursmeglos

2 жыл бұрын

@@alacrancebollero Okay random person on the internet claiming their opinion is fact. But, looking back, he still won King of the Ring as the blue blood character, so maybe Triple H was always destined for greatness. Well I'm convinced.

Man I miss the APA

@HaveCheetahWillView

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yes, best tag team this side of the Road Warriors

You forgot to mention that stone cold only got his push because of the 1996 curtain call at MSG. Scott Hall and Kevin Nash were both going to wcw, Shawn Michaels was the company’s champion, so that ultimately left Triple H to be the only punishable one. Triple H was supposed to win that King of the Ring and if it wasn’t for that stone cold most likely wouldn’t never gotten that push and he wouldn’t be who we love today.

@TheMetalAllfather

2 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget the three months he spent in WCW as Stunning Steve Austin, getting zero air time to the point he hijacked a camera, and cut the meanest shoot of his career, effectively getting himself over with the WWF before they even rehired him.

@kingsurgaleo1

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMetalAllfather Don't forget ECW's role in it too

@Brookewestt

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I don’t think his gimmick (before he was who he is today) wasn’t going to save him.

@HhhHhhh-nu4lm

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMetalAllfather actually prior to hogan coming to WCW Steve was was close to getting a push.he even fueded with Ricky steamboat.he was only dropped to the card when hogan came. Bret was the first one to take notice him.he told Vince to hire Steve . It was Bret idea for them to feud .before his feud with Bret Steve was only fighting uppermidcard on ppv

@HhhHhhh-nu4lm

2 жыл бұрын

Where hulk hogan.bwfore his heel turn his career was winding down

Great video lol 😂 seems like everyone was finding their way pre 1997. Goes to show Change can be refreshing.

Was never the biggest fan of Mark Henry but he did a tour of Australia and seen him appear on mulitple shows/ TV appearances in Australia. Dude was humble and a champion on everything he appeared on. Been a fan since

JBL is definitely one of my favorites

I think Kanes gimmick is based on Kane Huder (who played Jason Voorhees) he & undertaker I think are supposed to be Freddy & Jason, Freddy afraid of fire (hence Kanes fire) & Jasons afraid of water (hence Takers control of lightning which usually comes with storms) the best movie references ever.

@brianhooks1574

2 жыл бұрын

Undertaker got a more jeeper creeper vibe to me tho

@Universe7883

2 жыл бұрын

Undertaker was to me the tall man

@SecretSexSkeleton

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, allll of these^ feel like more of a stretch than Day 1 of training in the Hart Dungeon...

@BiggieTrismegistus

2 жыл бұрын

Speaking of Kane and the Undertaker, I think it's amusing that when the Undertaker was first introduced he was called "Kane the Undertaker".

@troyancheta3803

2 жыл бұрын

Kane was actually based on Michael Myers according to James Cornette, he's the one who pitched the Kane gimmick

I thought for sure that Roman’s change from The Big Dog to The Tribal Chief would be on this list.

@balian9177

2 жыл бұрын

Cause all his moves are still called the big dog ;)

@davidparkes7741

2 жыл бұрын

That was literally just a nickname change.

@StarrPower2232

2 жыл бұрын

Would you mind explaining me how aside from moveset are Big Dog Roman Reigns and Tribal Chief Roman Reigns the same gimmick?

@davidparkes7741

2 жыл бұрын

@@StarrPower2232 It's literally just the heel version of the gimmick? Hell, swap out the Uso's for Seth & Dean & you've got a repeat of Shield! Roman.

@StarrPower2232

2 жыл бұрын

Except the was no clear cut leader of The Shield.

I like how Stone Cold Steve Austin was doing the Cesaro swing😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

@DaRozeman

2 жыл бұрын

I like how no one seems to remember his "Stunning Steve Austin" gimmick as part of a tag team called "The Hollywood Blondes".

@ThomasMiddlehurs1984

2 жыл бұрын

@@DaRozeman He actually had shoulder length hair before his WCW days. I absolutely hated Austin in WCW. Flying Brian Pilman for was far more fun to watch( I had to google that. It was on the tip of my tongue.)

I would argue that Cena's change saved WWE more than it saved him. Lol

Jhon Cena, was just an emotion for INDIANS, we never heard WWE without Jhon Cena in early 2010.🇮🇳

@behindthering329

2 жыл бұрын

Rock and undertaker were much known to Indians before cena debut. Undertaker character was picked up by bollywood in khiladiyon ka khiladi. Cena debuted much later. I was born in 1991. I remember rikishi too.

Bradshaw's gimmick was so believable because it was true. Gone were the days of the Sweetwater, Texas football player and son of a minister. And hello to the successful stock market investor and Financial analyst on Fox network. Another success story of wwe using the talent's true self and not a random gimmick.

Edge becoming the Rated R Superstar saved his career too. He would have never touched the top titles if not for that.

*What about dolph ziggler? From spirit squad to what he is known now*

@markmagician2471

2 жыл бұрын

Ehhhh bout the same

@FLICKY935

2 жыл бұрын

He's still not being utilised by wwe

@ChrisManley1994

2 жыл бұрын

He’s a bigger jobber now than he was then.

@DaRozeman

2 жыл бұрын

One of the most underbooked wrestlers in the sport.

@danjonmills

2 жыл бұрын

A crap HBK ripoff?

Man I can't stop watching your amazing videos 🔥🔥😍

Love JBL to this day! Met him on top of Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs. I kept it low key which he appreciated and took pics with me discreetly. Great guy

Rock's persona change cemented his whole career including movie star status. I doubt he would've made it this far as Rocky Maivia

They didn’t mention that Kane was suppose to be a short lived character. He was created to have a PPV match with Taker and that was supposed to be it. Glen also came up with the idea to unmask Kane because he felt the character has hit the ceiling with the mask and without it the character could grow more.

Great video

JBL was a legend heel. 🙌 hated him as a kid but looking back as an adult, damn he was good.

But JBL actually is a stock trading expert!

Wrestlelamia, Your NEXT Top 10 List Should be: "Top 10 AEW vs WWE Dream Matches"

I love how this dude never runs out of content ideas.

Bradshaw as Justin Hawk Bradshaw could have been HUGE! I loved that character!

NOBODY DREW HEAT LIKE JBL. The George W. Bush of Pro Wrestling, the guy you *LOVED* to hate! lmao

Kane's Isaac Yankem gimmick was underrated

2:49. Triple H and Motorhead! Whata picture!

Bradshaw to JBL is the greatest gimmick change in the history of pro wrestling

JBL is one of the best villains of all time.

JBL and drew McIntyre we’re 2 people I never thought would win the belt tbh.

The character change from Justin Hawk Bradshaw who’s gimmick was a ranch hand, to just being known as Bradshaw, who became a member of the Acolytes, really helped him.

This was fun to watch. Thank you

When I was a kid I freaking hated JBL! I didn't know the concepts of "face"and "heel" ,only now do I realize what a brilliant heel JBL was.

3:05 Correction. Mark Henry “wasn’t given” the Sexual Chocolate name/gimmick. Mark has talked about how his favorite movie is Coming to America and he got the idea off the band from that movie

Love all your work on this channel but your top 10 are your best. They are your World Title Run if you will.

Husky Harris to Bray Wyatt - Success Bray Wyatt to The Fiend - Failed

WSM to Hall of Pain is one of the best gimmick changes ever. Dude became legit overnight.

JBL was great! So much charm on his feuds with Rey Misterio. Two artists in the ring

Nice list. WCW gimmick changes were pretty good also, with surfer Sting to crow Sting and Hulk Hogan to Hollywood Hogan probably being their two best.

Mae Young giving birth to a hand is still one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.

@tharengore7215

2 жыл бұрын

The whole Mark and Mae thing had me dieing...good times.

Stone Cold's 3:16 promo was legendary

Drew mcyntire is a true Cinderella story. At least to me. I remember his debut and feud with Matt hardy....soon as he went with 3mb I thought that was the dumbest thing to do with him cause he came in around the same time as Sheamus. He comes back a few years later and he looked bigger and was a great wrestler. Soon as he got his title belt shot and won I was so damn happy cause he deserved it. Too bad the pandemic ruined it in a way. That crowd would have went nuts for his title belt win

This video should spawn an entire series, because there's waaaayyyyy more than 10.

Man, JBL was really one of the best heels of all time

The "Hall Of Pain" is not a change in his persona. He was STILL The ". "Worlds Strongest Man". The Hall Of Pain was basically the same concept as "The List of Jericho". The only difference is, their was no pen and paper. It was just a new accessory to add to the same gimmick he'd already been using since 2002. They just did a better job of booking him and they were more consistent.

@sreenaths6829

2 жыл бұрын

Damn right. Henry was still called the WSM when he was doing his Hall of Pain thing. He was just booked better.

I got to watch JBL vs Batista in a small show house. It was good match. You could tell they were having fun with the roles since no cameras were rolling.

The JBL transformation was the biggest one 😂

Amazing how one change can change your whole life.

Like him or hate him but H.H.H. knew who to be friends with and who to sleep with to get ahead. He'd be nobody without sean, nash, and hall. Lets not forget steph. Test would probably be alive and as big if not bigger than Hunter.

@Walshy94

2 жыл бұрын

No, Test was never gonna be a top guy in the company. They tried to make him one, but as soon as they realised he didn't have what it took, they gave it to HHH, and he became one of the top guys instead, even before he started dating steph

@AcornSmokes420

2 жыл бұрын

Randy savage was in bed with Stephanie McMahon when she was 12-17 which is wooow

@cjvaye99

2 жыл бұрын

@@Walshy94 they tried a few times to make test a top guy and god bless him but he just didnt have it. every single time it just didnt work. test was good in the ring and looked like a badass but he just didnt have 'it'

@Walshy94

2 жыл бұрын

@@cjvaye99 I get what you mean man. Trips wasn't the best on the mic either, but he was always able to get under your skin because he was such a great heel. I just never got those vibes off of Test. He was barely even a midcarder in my eyes tbh

@gaming4life788

2 жыл бұрын

He won wwf title way before He married Steph

Hard to pick a best one out of this list, but Rocky Maivia to The Rock was probably the most extreme given that persona launched Dwayne Johnson straight past WWE/F stardom and into Hollywood. I have to show people old clips when they ask why people call him The Rock.

Drew has always been a favorite of mine, had so much potential and i would be pissed the WWE wouldn't use him more, glad he is where he is now

6:18 dude really picked the worst time to get up & go to the bathroom... seriously? You couldn't hold it for 10 more seconds? I mean EVERYONE knows when they are going home.

I know he wasn’t in the WWE at the time, but the Hulk Hogan to Hollywood Hogan change is the GOAT of career saving gimmicks.

This needs a Part 2 and a Part 3. So many more cases...

Worst part about terrible gimmicks is that it can potentially ruin a guys career no matter how talented they are. I remember a story of when Raven went back to WWE after becoming one of ECWs biggest stars and early IWC favorite, Vince happened to pass him in the hallway and exclaimed: "who the hell rehired Johnny Polo!?!". Here's Raven who's become a cult favorite and credited by Paul Heyman and others as being the brains of some ECWs most successful gimmicks and angles and all Vince saw was his failed cartoonish manager from the early 90's, Raven has said that's probably why he didn't have much success in WWE despite the hype he had because Vince couldn't look pass his original character in the company

I’d also argue Lita joining Team Xtreme helped her become one of the top female wrestlers of the era

JBL was supposed to be a heel but we all loved him lowkey

@troyancheta3803

2 жыл бұрын

I loved JBL as a kid because of the Limo lol. I alwasy choose him in Smackdown vs Raw games, him and Eddie

I don't know how I stumbled across this, but this was entertaining af😂 Wrestling was my entire childhood.

@prize5ighter

Жыл бұрын

Likewise Wrestling was my entire childhood 🤣🤣

What I learned from your preview image: Bradshaw went from wearing pants to wearing a shirt.

Remember watching JBL before he became JBL. My first thought was that this guy needs to get noticed by either WCW or WWF.

@stevegallo8483

2 жыл бұрын

Rikishi went through a number of gimmicks before becoming Rikishi: He was one half of the Headshrinkers with Samu, Make a Difference Fatu, The Sultan and finally Rikishi Fatu that got shortened to Rikishi.