10 Wrestlers Who Saved Their Careers TWICE With Gimmick Changes

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Born again (again). These are 10 wrestlers who saved their careers with new gimmicks.
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@westnile21
@westnile21 5 жыл бұрын
Unpopular Opinion: Wyatt never needed a gimmick change he just need to win matches.
@RoadWarriorRoderick
@RoadWarriorRoderick 5 жыл бұрын
I disagree he's so damaged by all the losses he's not credible anymore like Dolph Ziggler this reinvention is not only making him relevant but credible as long as they book him right my fear is they'll feed him to alesiter black and lose if they do so I think he should come out as the nice guy Mr. Rogers character than snap and transition to the fiend & go on a winning streak until he wins a title
@AB707HDFIFACONTENT
@AB707HDFIFACONTENT 5 жыл бұрын
Not unpopular
@aaronaustin9814
@aaronaustin9814 5 жыл бұрын
@@RoadWarriorRoderick you literally repeated what the original commenter said but said in a more nonsensical way
@TheYamiJK
@TheYamiJK 5 жыл бұрын
Cult Leader Bray was perfect, some wins and leaving him unchained to wander between brands, it's amazing how far off the mark they got.
@michaelriley8879
@michaelriley8879 5 жыл бұрын
Tell us about your successful, billion dollar wrestling company....
@ickaman2955
@ickaman2955 5 жыл бұрын
Edge! Started out as this crazy dude, turned to The Brood, then became The Rated R Superstar!
@riotxcore6108
@riotxcore6108 5 жыл бұрын
How did this one not make the list?
@calebstewart7467
@calebstewart7467 5 жыл бұрын
He was the Ultimate Oppurtunist before Rated R Superstar
@ickaman2955
@ickaman2955 5 жыл бұрын
That's right. Add that one to the list as well
@MoKo_HB
@MoKo_HB 5 жыл бұрын
riotxcore because he didn’t save his career with the changes he wasn’t in danger of failing
@ickaman2955
@ickaman2955 5 жыл бұрын
Neither did Undertaker. His career was never in jeopardy o.o
@LordBarros
@LordBarros 5 жыл бұрын
Some of you are missing the point of the video. It isn't guys with multiple good gimmicks, it's wrestlers whose career were SAVED by gimmick changes more than once.
@TheAccursedEntity
@TheAccursedEntity 5 жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@peterkaymakcian
@peterkaymakcian 5 жыл бұрын
Did Taker really save his career then? If Taker counts I think a lot of these guys should count.
@Ckmodel_horses
@Ckmodel_horses 4 жыл бұрын
peterkaymakcian taker said on Stone Cold Sessions that he could tell fans were getting tired of the undertaker gimmick and said it was the right time to change it up for a bit to the American badass
@christopherneumann78
@christopherneumann78 5 жыл бұрын
Kane. He had more gimmick changes than just about anybody. Or Mick Foley.
@lindenstromberg6859
@lindenstromberg6859 5 жыл бұрын
But he only saved his career once. I don't think there was any indication his career was in danger after he put on the mask.
@zariahbuffalo8607
@zariahbuffalo8607 5 жыл бұрын
He was still that creepy demon type guy he just wore a mask or he didnt
@nakulkumar9415
@nakulkumar9415 5 жыл бұрын
What about cody rhodes
@Sideshownicful
@Sideshownicful 5 жыл бұрын
It is not just the Kane gimmick that changed. You also have to remember Isaac Yankem and Fake Diesel. The Kane gimmick really saved his career.
@kennybadger
@kennybadger 4 жыл бұрын
Kane was never supposed to be a permanent job, undertaker was supposed to kill him at the end of the fued. Kane just got so over, he stayed.
@santanabangz
@santanabangz 5 жыл бұрын
John Cena started as Prototype then became the rapper gimmick and then the allmighty kick out at 2
@jopiedingvink
@jopiedingvink 4 жыл бұрын
His career didn't need to be saved
@nickellis5868
@nickellis5868 3 жыл бұрын
@@jopiedingvink Yes it did before his rapper gimmick he said it himself he was about to be released
@DiarraHarris
@DiarraHarris 5 жыл бұрын
Ron Killings floundering as K-Quick but then the "Little Jimmy" period as R-Truth and his current run.
@ChristopherJames1993
@ChristopherJames1993 5 жыл бұрын
Thats one gimmick change. K-Kwik to R-Truth
@cantthinkofaname7706
@cantthinkofaname7706 5 жыл бұрын
The current R-Truth is carrying the company rn
@cantthinkofaname7706
@cantthinkofaname7706 5 жыл бұрын
Chris Lyons no it’s not. Little Jimmy R-Truth was around when he was a heel and with the miz. Now he’s just a comedy thing and is made to look dumb
@bcushing
@bcushing 5 жыл бұрын
@@cantthinkofaname7706 And being paid nicely to do so.
@TimDaGoof
@TimDaGoof 5 жыл бұрын
BHax10 r truth enjoys being the comedic spiel
@chrisharrison1454
@chrisharrison1454 5 жыл бұрын
No Jericho?! YOU JUST MADE THE LIST!
@chrisharrison1454
@chrisharrison1454 5 жыл бұрын
Zach Altif he went from Y2J, to “best in the world at what I do”, to “you just made the list”, to his character change in NJPW, to who he is now in AEW. Soooooo 🤷🏽‍♂️
@chrisharrison1454
@chrisharrison1454 5 жыл бұрын
Zach Altif Matt Hardy’s Broken character was brought to life in TNA and was only called “woken” in WWE and Austin’s character changes began in WCW, ECW, and then WWE so it’s not true that this list is only about WWE changes. Also, those changes I listed are all gimmicks that helped Jericho keep being relevant. So, I SAID WHAT I SAID!
@TimDaGoof
@TimDaGoof 5 жыл бұрын
Chris Harrison you right
@mstieler8480
@mstieler8480 4 жыл бұрын
@@chrisharrison1454 Hell, you can start your list from WCW, and include "random Cruiserweight", "Man of 1003 Holds", and his stint against Goldberg w/Ralphus.
@xanderlowe1543
@xanderlowe1543 5 жыл бұрын
For Mabel, he also reinvented himself as "Big Daddy V." Maybe it wasn't hugely over, but he was definitely one of the better aspects of ECWWE
@MrNaposey
@MrNaposey 5 жыл бұрын
Seriously! How was this not mentioned?
@UltimateGamerCC
@UltimateGamerCC 5 жыл бұрын
Mabel first became Viscera, part of the Ministry of Darkness, then he became The World's Largest Love Machine, then finally Big Daddy V, personally i felt he looked most menacing as Viscera.
@bradcarver8127
@bradcarver8127 5 жыл бұрын
I think we all want to forget Big Daddy V’s ring attire
@ChristopherJames1993
@ChristopherJames1993 5 жыл бұрын
WWECW
@DedMan28
@DedMan28 4 жыл бұрын
FTR SImon did mention it, though he mislabeled it as "Big Vis".
@justin_your_cousin9273
@justin_your_cousin9273 5 жыл бұрын
The Rock. He went from smiling Rocky Maivia to N.O.D Rock, to People's Champ Rock, to Hollywood Heel Rock.
@i.am.king89
@i.am.king89 5 жыл бұрын
You took the words right out of my mouth lol you're exactly right!
@ChristopherJames1993
@ChristopherJames1993 5 жыл бұрын
@bill gates yeah cause he started calling himself 'The Rock' when he turned heel as part of the NOD so thats one really cause all the others were just him putting a different spin on his character (Heel Rock was better than babyface Rock cause his gimmick on the whole is a heel gimmick, Jericho has the same one).
@ChristopherJames1993
@ChristopherJames1993 5 жыл бұрын
You forgot Corporate Champ Rock too.
@mjolden
@mjolden 5 жыл бұрын
I'm lmao at your user & profile pic 😂😂😂
@Ludoed
@Ludoed 5 жыл бұрын
wrong.The Rock joining Nation of Domination is the only time he saved career.From 1998 The Rock was so over
@Spidahman4283
@Spidahman4283 5 жыл бұрын
I would like to say Cena Jericho and Orton, but those 3 were never going to fail. Jericho changes gimmicks almost as often Hardy has. To stick with this though, I would say Kofi Kingston dropping the Jamaican gimmick leading into Air Boom, and then the New Day
@colechung7806
@colechung7806 5 жыл бұрын
Viscera revamped to Big Daddy V
@EduardoMendoza-vv4kn
@EduardoMendoza-vv4kn 5 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of that
@frenchfries2424
@frenchfries2424 5 жыл бұрын
Cole Chung he was in wwe a long time never realized
@colechung7806
@colechung7806 5 жыл бұрын
@@frenchfries2424 no I did but the vid says he mabel then jumped and stayed viscera he didnt he became Big Daddy V afterwards
@frenchfries2424
@frenchfries2424 5 жыл бұрын
Cole Chung ik I was just saying he was I’m wwe like 20 years
@colechung7806
@colechung7806 5 жыл бұрын
@@frenchfries2424 oh sorry man 😅
@ze-panda
@ze-panda 5 жыл бұрын
Biker Taker gave us the new finisher "The Last Ride"
@jovanss2361
@jovanss2361 5 жыл бұрын
Are we really gonna pretend the Godfather gimmick wasn't absolutely epic
@gregoryiszchak9092
@gregoryiszchak9092 4 жыл бұрын
I preferred the Goodfather
@rockstarphantom8112
@rockstarphantom8112 4 жыл бұрын
It's 2020 so unfortunately yes.
@t6amygdala
@t6amygdala 3 жыл бұрын
@@rockstarphantom8112 stop acting like things are different. People were mad about the gimmick back then too
@rockstarphantom8112
@rockstarphantom8112 3 жыл бұрын
@@t6amygdala that was back in 2020.
@t6amygdala
@t6amygdala 3 жыл бұрын
@@rockstarphantom8112 I’m talking about when it debuted. There’s no way conservatives weren’t mad at it at the time. They were little pissbabies in the 90s like a lot of liberals are now
@Gamamus
@Gamamus 5 жыл бұрын
Heath Slater - 3MB, and then later as the "I've Got Kids" guy. But seriously, I wish they'd put a mid-card belt on him. He can be really entertaining.
@awaistahir8104
@awaistahir8104 5 жыл бұрын
100%, crowd are behind him too, also does great with whatever he's given
@christianhafer9819
@christianhafer9819 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed. He's damn entertaining.
@bradcarver8127
@bradcarver8127 5 жыл бұрын
He could be just as good as R-Truth with the 24/7 title. I’d love to see a multitude of different and hilarious skits between the two. Trading the title back and forth eventually leading to a serious match
@lewisblackwiththenicehair
@lewisblackwiththenicehair 5 жыл бұрын
Heath Slater is literally the perfect long term US champ, you could do so much with him
@christianhafer9819
@christianhafer9819 5 жыл бұрын
@@lewisblackwiththenicehair I enjoy him immensely. I also enjoy your comedy, Mr. Black. Funny stuff.
@richardklose441
@richardklose441 5 жыл бұрын
Do you know what happens when you don't add Chris Jericho the guy who can literally get anything over? WhatCulture Wrestling, YOU JUST MADE THE LIST!
@dontrell6093
@dontrell6093 5 жыл бұрын
Yea but Jericho gimmiks didn't save his career,his career was nvr anywhere near dead
@TimDaGoof
@TimDaGoof 5 жыл бұрын
HYFR it made him relevant though
@edumasterpro2k24
@edumasterpro2k24 5 жыл бұрын
John Cena Doctor of thugonomics and Cenation Leader I think the prototype was quite underrated
@gorouw2534
@gorouw2534 5 жыл бұрын
cool dude You mean the phony thug?
@rocketcon
@rocketcon 5 жыл бұрын
Is there really all that much of a difference between Thugonomics Cena and current Cena? He just stopped rapping and had new entrance music. He still had the same ring attire and move set, so if you skipped the entrances and only watched his matches you be hard pressed to tell which version of Cena it was. Saying that he changed his gimmick is a bit of a stretch.
@notoriousmigz2427
@notoriousmigz2427 5 жыл бұрын
I don't think Cena counts because he was absolutely fine as the Dr of Thuganomics. Changing to wannabe soldier fruity pebbles Cena didn't help him, if anything it's a pretty big part of (head-slap) why WWE feels boring now days and more like Gossip Girls than wrestling.
@Shane3125
@Shane3125 5 жыл бұрын
Prototype doesn't really count though. He only did that in OVW.
@notoriousmigz2427
@notoriousmigz2427 5 жыл бұрын
@@Shane3125 wasn't he the prototype when he debuted vs And (not his name but like his attire and move-set).
@Malik-ge5ui
@Malik-ge5ui 5 жыл бұрын
4:56 Woah JBL was jacked man. Didn't always come off the same while on screen he looked like a standing pack of powdered donuts
@TimDaGoof
@TimDaGoof 5 жыл бұрын
Lmao real, back in his hay day he was huge
@malikmack3589
@malikmack3589 4 жыл бұрын
Give me my name back
@Ryan_Mythic
@Ryan_Mythic 4 жыл бұрын
I cant breathe 😂
@alee_enn
@alee_enn 5 жыл бұрын
How is Chris Jericho not on this list? He literally took an idea of a list and made that one thing more over than 90% of the roster at that time.
@RoadWarriorRoderick
@RoadWarriorRoderick 5 жыл бұрын
Very he's done multiple times and is still doing it
@juniorkhomari1850
@juniorkhomari1850 5 жыл бұрын
Chris never needed to revamp his character in order stay relevant because he was that good. So he really doesn't fit into this list
@lanceaustin7057
@lanceaustin7057 4 жыл бұрын
Alee Enn that was mick foleys idea.
@lonnyvolat2979
@lonnyvolat2979 5 жыл бұрын
I remember guys like Isaac Yankum, DDS who became Kane, or Mike Rotundo who became Irwin R. Shuster, or... Demolition Smash who did a run as (wait for it) THE REPO MAN!!! 😁
@thebrandolorian9037
@thebrandolorian9037 5 жыл бұрын
I can't believe you Simon!! How can you miss Repo Man?!
@shanedavis3418
@shanedavis3418 5 жыл бұрын
KANE!!!!!! BY GOD THAT'S GOTTA BE KANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mask Kane, Crazy Psycho Kane, Business Kane, and all the Kane's in between.
@MrMistoffelees
@MrMistoffelees 4 жыл бұрын
Given all the crud Glenn Jacobs endured before (Yankem, Fake Diesel), you bet.
@Dem0nality
@Dem0nality 3 жыл бұрын
Business and paycho kane never necessarily "saved" kane's career. If anything his Kane gimmick saved Glen Jacobs' career.
@josephwedding9839
@josephwedding9839 3 жыл бұрын
Mayor Kane
@superrobz
@superrobz 5 жыл бұрын
Unpopular opinion I liked papa shango and also I really think Ron Simmons should have had a world championship in WWE (the fact that Bradshaw did and Simmons didn’t makes me depressed)
@UltimateGamerCC
@UltimateGamerCC 5 жыл бұрын
me reacting to Simmons not getting a WWE Championship, save for the IC title for a time: .......DAMN!!
@skydweller2304
@skydweller2304 5 жыл бұрын
How could Ms. Foleys baby boy not make this list!?
@IamGulzow
@IamGulzow 5 жыл бұрын
DDP: from manager, to champ, to wrestling's guardian angle.
@jakenapier6925
@jakenapier6925 5 жыл бұрын
IamGulzow Angel*
@srankoutcast348
@srankoutcast348 5 жыл бұрын
WhatCulture: 10 Wrestlers Who Saved Their Careers TWICE with Gimmick Changes. Chris Jericho: Only Twice.... That's cute.
@jas3946
@jas3946 5 жыл бұрын
I mean Jericho never needed his career "saving". He was over almost all the time regardless of his gimmick. Only exception would be his codebreaker return but that's only once
@brianban110
@brianban110 5 жыл бұрын
naito went from Tanahashi lite to Yakuza/cartel boss
@ericsmusic5927
@ericsmusic5927 5 жыл бұрын
That is one gimmick change
@brado1057
@brado1057 5 жыл бұрын
Lol at 5:49 and Joey Ryan doing the "this big" thing w his hands! His gimmicks just kept getting wilder!
@Ssjangel3
@Ssjangel3 5 жыл бұрын
Simon Miller you deserve a Golden Up. Why? *head slap* *head slap* Here's why? 6:05 "Matt Hardy. Just saying two gimmicks seems unfair when Matt Hardy is involved because he has about 67,578"
@chrisdoe3642
@chrisdoe3642 4 жыл бұрын
Wyatt is a genious like wow, super underated creative. id dub in the new and improved foley in some ways, not as hardcore but as multi dimensional and as good on mic.
@tylerwatkins3196
@tylerwatkins3196 5 жыл бұрын
CM Punk went from Edgy good guy to Straight Edge Savior to BITW
@juanatgoodwill2006
@juanatgoodwill2006 5 жыл бұрын
The 123 kid, syxx, and then x-pac!
@AZRockslide42
@AZRockslide42 5 жыл бұрын
Sting: First re-invention was Crow Vigilante Sting. Then, in later years in TNA, Joker Sting.
@tritrannhu7845
@tritrannhu7845 5 жыл бұрын
Eric Bouchard Ever since Sting turned into “the Crow” he has never have a down point in his career ever
@EMyers1981
@EMyers1981 4 жыл бұрын
@@tritrannhu7845 True, but to think his wrestling career started off as one half of the Blade Runners with Ultimate Warrior to the bleach blonde surfer type, and then the transformation into the Crow gimmick elevated him into the ICON he's known as today.
@ajsgaming8003
@ajsgaming8003 4 жыл бұрын
@@EMyers1981 and ur all forgetting Wolfpack Sting from his time in nwo Wolfpack
@EMyers1981
@EMyers1981 4 жыл бұрын
@@ajsgaming8003 I didn't forget it, but that transformation wasn't as big as the prior 2 transformations. I'd even say that transformation had the least impact on his entire career.
@dorrian7708
@dorrian7708 5 жыл бұрын
Surely scope for a part 2 of this video! Edge, Jericho, Cena, Xavier Woods
@KelticTim
@KelticTim 3 жыл бұрын
If The New Blackjacks had a diff name, man they could’ve gotten over big time. They were a great tag team, and worked incredibly well together.
@parknhunt4395
@parknhunt4395 5 жыл бұрын
I first saw The Undertaker in his biker gimmick because my first taste of wrestling was Smackdown!: Here Comes the Pain.
@anestashekelly9763
@anestashekelly9763 4 жыл бұрын
The guy in the blue check shirt behind Mark Henry in the crowd at 5:48 looks like Joey Ryan LOL
@bhasinanant
@bhasinanant 5 жыл бұрын
I know it wasn't all WWE, but what about Bobby Roode and Eric Young?
@AB707HDFIFACONTENT
@AB707HDFIFACONTENT 5 жыл бұрын
Should be a separate video
@Mondragora99
@Mondragora99 5 жыл бұрын
What about the Fallen Angel or actual frontman of SCUUUU, Christopher Daniels? And Cody as Dashing and later as American Nightmare.
@mjvdg4194
@mjvdg4194 5 жыл бұрын
Ronald Killings! K Kwik was going nowhere at 100 KPH but he resurfaced in the new century as R Truth and now his absolute absurdity and work with the 24/7 European Television Championship have made him more popular than ever when he should've died off 20 years ago. Also Shawn Micheals: His breakup with Marty was a seesaw point I think so when he got the Heartbreak Kid gimmick he massively pushed back his use-by date. Then again with his return he became the guy who could believably be in any storyline.
@lindenstromberg6859
@lindenstromberg6859 5 жыл бұрын
Neither Stone Cold nor Triple H's careers needed saving on their second gimmick changes. You're conflating a career in need of saving with a rising career being catapulted into greatness by a gimmick change. Two different things.
@MephProduction
@MephProduction 5 жыл бұрын
exactly. Plus everyone has to start somewhere,.. and Triple H , stone colds early gimmicks were quite good for where they were at at the time, and both kinda evolved naturally (ringmaster to stone cold.. i think he changed his name when he was still poncing around with Ted) It's like like Billy Gunn who desperately needed saving after the Smoking gunns split (Rock-a-billy)
@BCoriginal1
@BCoriginal1 5 жыл бұрын
Glenn Jacobs. Served as Isaac Yankem D.D.S,followed by a brief stint as Fake Diesel to his most famous gimmick Kane.
@paultanski-hampton928
@paultanski-hampton928 5 жыл бұрын
Did anyone notice in that still of Bradshaw looking at Ron Simmons at 04:03 that JBL had genuine affection for his friend? It was nice to see
@wolvezbane261
@wolvezbane261 5 жыл бұрын
Yea man even "manly man" dudebro douchebags have friends
@brkkab123321
@brkkab123321 5 жыл бұрын
You forgot Hulk Hogan/Hollywood Hogan. Yes, I know that happened in WCW. Sting's Surfer/Sting/Black & White Sting & Black & Red Sting happened in WCW, but also belongs in this video.
@ChristopherJames1993
@ChristopherJames1993 5 жыл бұрын
Not really gimmick changes cause he was still Sting. Not like X-Pac or Albert who had 3 or 4 gimmicks.
@sidious187
@sidious187 5 жыл бұрын
I got into wrestling after loving games like n64 no mercy, WWF raw and WWF Smackdown on psx...I started watching just a couple months before the ABA taker debuted, and as a 14 year old, I thought it was rad!
@holly160684
@holly160684 5 жыл бұрын
Well if you list the Undertaker then Hogan is definitely missing in this video. And of course Foley.
@UltimateGamerCC
@UltimateGamerCC 5 жыл бұрын
hogan technically only gimmick changed once, and that was Hollywood.
@kenrickeason
@kenrickeason 5 жыл бұрын
@@UltimateGamerCC Which Hollywood saved his career cause Hogan started to get booed heavily..
@Warrior_of_Fire
@Warrior_of_Fire 5 жыл бұрын
@@UltimateGamerCC Before Hulkamania was a thing, he was the "Fabulous" Hulk Hogan, managed by "Classy" Freddie Blassie.
@ChristopherJames1993
@ChristopherJames1993 5 жыл бұрын
Nah cause all Hogan did was do what The Rock did 5 years later and go Hollywood.
@SeasideDetective2
@SeasideDetective2 4 жыл бұрын
The Undertaker's Ministry of Darkness was really cool. They tried to check off all the "Halloween" tropes: vampires, weird pagan cultists, a Frankenstein/zombie type, and of course the leader of the group wearing a Grim Reaper hood! I just wish they had had a female member. Maybe Ivory, Tori, or Lita as a sexy witch?
@hashbrown7845
@hashbrown7845 4 жыл бұрын
The hall of pain gimmick was legit terrifying to me when I was little
@calmzgaming7212
@calmzgaming7212 4 жыл бұрын
Dont often comment, but Billy Gunn when he started joined new age outlaws, then formed billy and chuck
@EMyers1981
@EMyers1981 4 жыл бұрын
Steve Borden aka Sting... Started out as one half of the Blade Runners with the Warrior... Became the bleach blonde fan favorite... Became overshadowed by Hogan, nWo, and others so... Here comes the Crow gimmick... Transition to TNA... His time with the Main Event Mafia, and the Joker gimmick helped keep him fresh...
@enigmax79
@enigmax79 5 жыл бұрын
i feel Kane deserves an honorable mention. from Unibomb, Christmas Creature, Isaac Yankem, and fake Diesel to saving his career as Kane. then, after Kane got a bit stale, there was the unmasked deranged version. he also got some shelf life as Corporate Kane who we loved to boo and then finally returned back to masked Kane to end his career with some fun moments as 1/2 of Team Hell No where Jacobs got to show off his comedy chops in between. "do i have anything to say? I'M GOING TO DISNEYLAND HAHAHA!"
@bbsy1
@bbsy1 5 жыл бұрын
Didn’t realize the pig was a husky reference! Lol. The only one left to explain is the squirrel.
@FantasySweetness766
@FantasySweetness766 5 жыл бұрын
The Rock was Flex Kavana before joining the Nation of Domination, and from there, he became the People's Champ.
@sick0em0more0
@sick0em0more0 3 жыл бұрын
Umm Simon, Jericho? Dude has reinvented himself time and time again. Heck, he got a clipboard more over than 90% of the roster
@tannerlittleton91
@tannerlittleton91 4 жыл бұрын
The General character from Saints Row 2 is like a mix of both of Wright's gimmicks.
@TheRealDustinNunn
@TheRealDustinNunn 5 жыл бұрын
Aren't you forgetting something? Viscera later became Big Daddy V.
@salomehorn2295
@salomehorn2295 5 жыл бұрын
Or did Big Daddy V become Viscera?
@TimDaGoof
@TimDaGoof 5 жыл бұрын
Salome Van Staden no, big daddy v was his latest gimmick in ECW when it was at its worst
@BranniganCarter
@BranniganCarter 4 жыл бұрын
Mick Foley would flip personas every week in the early 2000s it was glorious
@sebastianmajkut4969
@sebastianmajkut4969 5 жыл бұрын
Daniel Bryan. After 18 seconds defeat he was going down. Then he was paired with Kane and had Goatface gimmick that became later a yes movement. Then he got injured. After return (weak, bad return) he was master of boredom. Then he was saved second time and got an ecomaniac heel gimmick.
@maxxxmodelz4061
@maxxxmodelz4061 5 жыл бұрын
Should have had Hulk Hogan in there too. He turned first from a bad guy in the early 80s into probably the most recognized wrestler of all time, then hHis heel turn into Hollywood Hogan was perhaps the greatest heel turn in all of wrestling history, and launched the stable of all stables with NWO.
@3010MrMughal
@3010MrMughal 5 жыл бұрын
Glenn Jacobs going from Isaac Yankem to Kane to corporate Kane, yeah he deserved a spot
@jmjfanss
@jmjfanss 5 жыл бұрын
Now he's mayor kane.
@CJL10398
@CJL10398 5 жыл бұрын
Not entirely sure on this one, but: shield leader Ambrose, lunatic fringe Ambrose, return to indies Jon Moxley. Might not count because I would never have considered his career to be in jeopardy.
@babaluplays4258
@babaluplays4258 5 жыл бұрын
My favourite gimmick is "The Legend Killer" (Randy Orton)
@jaycerrito3142
@jaycerrito3142 5 жыл бұрын
I love how Bray Wyatt is the only wrestler in this list that's still active while everyone else were from the 90s and 2000s but also part timers like Triple H and Undertaker
@UltimateGamerCC
@UltimateGamerCC 5 жыл бұрын
sadly wrestlers have to turn in their tights at some point, not everyone can wrestle into his golden years like Ric Flair, that guy is the six million dollar man irl... damn.
@WolfkinNorthclaw
@WolfkinNorthclaw 5 жыл бұрын
Jeff Hardy, granted most of was in Total Nonstop Action aka TNA Wrestling aka Global Force Wrestling aka Impact Wrestling but he had several gimmicks there, Brother Nero among them.
@michaelriley8879
@michaelriley8879 5 жыл бұрын
TNA lol. That's like saying AEW
@johnstorm9314
@johnstorm9314 5 жыл бұрын
The APA fake office is one of the best things I ever saw in pro wrestling
@dxzxax8772
@dxzxax8772 5 жыл бұрын
Isaac Yankem D.D.S. -> Fake Diesel -> Kane... I'd say he belongs on this list.
@R3troZone
@R3troZone 5 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say the fake Diesel gimmick was an improvement over Isaac Yankem
@MPzzy26
@MPzzy26 5 жыл бұрын
No Jericho? No Foley? We don’t even know if this new Bray Gimmick is even going to work yet
@MephProduction
@MephProduction 5 жыл бұрын
which Foley gimmick needed saving?
@Onerom4728
@Onerom4728 5 жыл бұрын
CM Punk he turned into a cult leader and later become a rebel anti-wwe.
@jamesbaker7013
@jamesbaker7013 5 жыл бұрын
Glenn Jacobs, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Dallas Paige, just to name a few.
@jaymars12000
@jaymars12000 4 жыл бұрын
JBL’s transitions are incredibly underrated.
@tomvalentino8802
@tomvalentino8802 5 жыл бұрын
Honorable mentions: Chris Jericho Stevie Richard's Hulk Hogan
@fusionkamehameha4616
@fusionkamehameha4616 5 жыл бұрын
Kofi Kinston: It was only once, that a new gimmick saved his career. He had a good midcard career with some pushes here and there like in 2009 against Randy Orton. He had Tag Team Title runs US Title runs and IC Title runs until 2014 when Kofi;s career was on it's lowest point until he Xavier Woods and Big E became the New Day. The New Day saved his
@MatthewTalanKoons
@MatthewTalanKoons 5 жыл бұрын
You forgot about Viscera becoming Big Daddy V
@Captain_Howdy
@Captain_Howdy 5 жыл бұрын
VKM hasn’t had a chance yet to bury his new gimmick yet.
@bryantpartazana6356
@bryantpartazana6356 5 жыл бұрын
The rock started out as a Samoan tribal guy, then the nation of domination, and then the brahma bull most electrifying man in sports entertainment
@stephenfurlong4230
@stephenfurlong4230 4 жыл бұрын
How about Rikishi. He started as a Headhunter, moved on to fun loving Fatu, on to the evilly exotic Sultan then ended up with the awesomeness of Too Cool's running buddy.
@MarcoSilva-jj6xo
@MarcoSilva-jj6xo 4 жыл бұрын
Do a video of how many superstars have had different entrance music
@DjShadowfall
@DjShadowfall 5 жыл бұрын
I'd have to say Shawn Michaels. The Rockers were definitely over, but their longevity was short lived. The fact that Marty Janetty seemed to be the more popular of the two at the time posed a challenge to Michaels as a singles competitor, but the DX version of his character made it much easier for him to transition into what would become Mr Wrestlemania. That's 3 fairly succinct character changes.
@wolvie667
@wolvie667 5 жыл бұрын
Maybe an Unpopulair opinion, but I wouldn't have putt Bray in it.. The Firefly Funhouse gimmick isn't still a complete succes
@migi8840
@migi8840 5 жыл бұрын
wolvie667 he may not have a match yet but he’s gaining a lot of interest for his new gimmick. he’s still relevant so i think it counts.
@mauricehayden8835
@mauricehayden8835 5 жыл бұрын
Mick foley, he had three personas and that kept a crowd surprised
@ChristopherJames1993
@ChristopherJames1993 5 жыл бұрын
Didnt really save his career though cause they were all over.
@disfiguringthegoddess1102
@disfiguringthegoddess1102 4 жыл бұрын
While i personally didn't care for dude, they all had different purposes too. Incredible
@benjaminkelln8597
@benjaminkelln8597 5 жыл бұрын
Hold your horses about the new Bray gimmick. He’s done a great job so far and is the best part of the main roster these days, but they might handle it wrong when he makes his comeback. Like they had something going with Zayn’s comeback, but they messed it up on him.
@Filmation77
@Filmation77 5 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Shawn Michaels From Babyface Rocker to HBK to DX HBK /The Lee Harvey Oswald of Wrestling(Montreal Screwjob) to Born Again Wrestling Legend
@lukaseder1664
@lukaseder1664 5 жыл бұрын
I think you misused the word saved at some points. To me it sounds more like wrestler who has more than one gimmick 🤔
@noahtr2773
@noahtr2773 5 жыл бұрын
Mabel changed 3 times Mabel to Viscera to Big Daddy V (who had the most underrated theme ever!)
@scottmefford6917
@scottmefford6917 4 жыл бұрын
From the cartoon era to the day the man retired I loved every iteration of the Undertaker.
@Bison3000
@Bison3000 5 жыл бұрын
Kane, the rock, hulk hogan, randy orton, daniel bryan just a few
@rossnelson3120
@rossnelson3120 5 жыл бұрын
Rocky Maivia changing to The Rock and then once people were getting bored of that the change to Hollywood Rock for the last year or so of his first run got him over as an anti heel
@SheriffOutlaw
@SheriffOutlaw 4 жыл бұрын
I made it to the end of the video but I do have 1 thing to say. Everything happens for a reason. And I agree with Simon about some gimmicks that wasn't that great but worked to keep their career active. ABA Taker worked for that period because if yu really think about it, a popular character like The Undertaker remaining as The Deadman in The Attitude Era? You think that would work? Hell even Kane of all people changed up his gear to fit in with the period
@randybowen5455
@randybowen5455 5 жыл бұрын
The guy smash from Demolition he was something before I can't remember but he was also the Repo Man I believe I might be wrong
@washkabe9179
@washkabe9179 4 жыл бұрын
I always thought of the American Badass persona as the Under-Biker
@andraescott7470
@andraescott7470 5 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised that mic Foley wasn't mentioned he was working 3 gimmicks at once plus they were all loved
@TheViper4Life
@TheViper4Life 5 жыл бұрын
Which why he doesn't fit in the video...he didn't need to be saved.
@iHeartDeadSpace
@iHeartDeadSpace 5 жыл бұрын
Edge, Mick Foley, Booker T, CM Punk, Sting, The Rock are ones that come to mind :DD
@devilsadvocate8234
@devilsadvocate8234 5 жыл бұрын
I still remember 2007/08 CM Punk. Back then people just knew him as the Straight edge wrestler on ECW.
@iHeartDeadSpace
@iHeartDeadSpace 5 жыл бұрын
@@devilsadvocate8234 I know right lmao And then his straight edge society days
@devilsadvocate8234
@devilsadvocate8234 5 жыл бұрын
@@iHeartDeadSpace If it wasn`t for the pipe bomb in 2011. I believe CM Punk would`ve remained a mid card wrestler and wouldn`t have the following he does today.
@iHeartDeadSpace
@iHeartDeadSpace 5 жыл бұрын
@@devilsadvocate8234 absolutely, that's just how wwe works
@devilsadvocate8234
@devilsadvocate8234 5 жыл бұрын
@@iHeartDeadSpace He would've ended up like Rusev and R-Truth. It's actually sad that they are almost irrelevant now.
@TheViper4Life
@TheViper4Life 5 жыл бұрын
Seems a little early to put Bray Wyatt on this list. I know the Firefly Funhouse is over...but we need to wait and see how WWE handles his in ring stuff going forward.
@ElMundoDeHadesOK
@ElMundoDeHadesOK 5 жыл бұрын
well.. you could argue The Rock's momentum skyrocketed when he turned from Rocky Maivia, to The Great One
@FalconJudah
@FalconJudah 5 жыл бұрын
Yet the best gimmick he ever had was the Hollywood Rock
@Blackhawk211
@Blackhawk211 4 жыл бұрын
@@FalconJudah hollywood rock wasnt a new gimmick it was just a heel version of the same The rock
@danielrosenbaum9828
@danielrosenbaum9828 5 жыл бұрын
Sean Waltman went from The 123 Kid to Sixx in WCW, to X-Pac in WWF/E, to Sixx-Pac in Impact Wrestling
@leandrou100
@leandrou100 5 жыл бұрын
The only gimmick change there was 123 Kid to Sixx, the others were just ringname changes
@chiefcourtneymitchell410
@chiefcourtneymitchell410 4 жыл бұрын
Thee most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment! Dwane “The Rock” “Rocky Miavia” Johnson...
@harshgharlute9524
@harshgharlute9524 4 жыл бұрын
Very correctly said. Edge started as a crazy homeless guy then the brood and finally the Rated R suuupperstar Edge!
@emeraldaly7646
@emeraldaly7646 5 жыл бұрын
Chris Jericho has had about 118,000 different (albeit slight) variations of his character. I'm surprised to see him not on this list (hey that's one!).
@christianmedlin1965
@christianmedlin1965 4 жыл бұрын
You forgot the fact that Mabel underwent another gimmick change in 2007 when he became Big Daddy V.
@jovanss2361
@jovanss2361 5 жыл бұрын
I loved the Matt facts😂😂😂😂
@enigmax79
@enigmax79 5 жыл бұрын
Matt hates mustard!
@angryretailbanker5103
@angryretailbanker5103 4 жыл бұрын
How can you forget Glenn Jacobs!? First he was Isaac Yanken, DDS, then he was the Fake Diesel, before becoming Kane.
@uncannycerebro
@uncannycerebro 3 жыл бұрын
Ed Leslie had the most gimmick changes, I mean it probably helped him stick around longer.
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