8 Wrestling Gimmicks That Were Much Darker Outside WWE

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From gush-hackers to Bushwhackers. These are 8 wrestling gimmicks that were much darker outside of WWE.
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@TheGilgameshepic
@TheGilgameshepic 4 жыл бұрын
The thing about Repo Man was how much fun Darsow seemed to be having, it almost seemed like he was thinking "well hey, I've got this gimmick, let's see how much I can do with it". True professional!
@andrewblanchard2398
@andrewblanchard2398 4 жыл бұрын
BARRY DARSOW was a cool guy that really enjoyed his work and always gave 100% no matter how goofy the character WCW turned him into a TRUCKER 🚚 & a GOLFER ⛳ the golfer gimmick was his favorite because he got to play golf ⛳
@TheGilgameshepic
@TheGilgameshepic 4 жыл бұрын
@@andrewblanchard2398 He did the best facial expressions (well okay, William Regal does THE BEST facial expressions, but Barry Darsow's were pretty good) and his cartoon-y tiptoeing to the ring, sneaking around the apron etc. as Repo Man was pure pantomime but he still had that Demolition style brawling that looked really good in the ring. Watching some of the shoot interviews with Demolition on here seems to be a really decent bloke too.
@TheUltimateE
@TheUltimateE 4 жыл бұрын
Simon running from Haku is the funniest thing I've seen on this channel. 😂
@minecraftmancam
@minecraftmancam 4 жыл бұрын
You mean the most terrifying thing!😂😂😂
@jonbourgoin182
@jonbourgoin182 4 жыл бұрын
They cut away from it too quickly, now I want to see more footage of it.
@mattmckee7498
@mattmckee7498 4 жыл бұрын
I need to know the story behind this lol
@HugeGarnetFan
@HugeGarnetFan 4 жыл бұрын
@@jonbourgoin182 search up Simon Miller Haku and click the 1st video
@Angelus13AOV
@Angelus13AOV 4 жыл бұрын
I was there at the Bullet Club Block Party. Simon and the What Culture guys showed up early that morning. I warned Simon that it was a mistake for them to be there (keeping kayfabe alive). I managed to get a picture with Simon, too before Haku tried to kill him.
@darkmarv8045
@darkmarv8045 4 жыл бұрын
I love the original Matt Borne Doink. His feud with Crush was fire.
@outlawrip-offartist4161
@outlawrip-offartist4161 4 жыл бұрын
You making kids cry brab.
@justinhillenburg9286
@justinhillenburg9286 4 жыл бұрын
Doink Brah! You making kids cry, brah!
@JT-sw3sp
@JT-sw3sp 4 жыл бұрын
This needs more Kronus.
@chriscarbone4116
@chriscarbone4116 4 жыл бұрын
JT Kronus for life
@thecut2033
@thecut2033 4 жыл бұрын
Classic
@timetofightpod
@timetofightpod 4 жыл бұрын
Terry Funk was a Badass before WWE homogenized him, then ramped it up again following his run.
@aceee9813
@aceee9813 4 жыл бұрын
Raven is definitely underrated. I wish we could have a raven like character in wrestling today. Just an outcast but a badass in the ring
@bradbogard4603
@bradbogard4603 4 жыл бұрын
They could've done something similar with Dean Ambrose. A little different, but they could've made it work
@shallweplayLV
@shallweplayLV 4 жыл бұрын
Darby Allin is doing a Punk / Skater version of Raven
@christopherpennetta8973
@christopherpennetta8973 4 жыл бұрын
@@shallweplayLV I too thought of Darby 2 seconds after reading his comment! He's the closest thing to Raven for sure. AEW can really make some money with Darby cuz he's relatable and liked by the audience.
@aceee9813
@aceee9813 4 жыл бұрын
@@christopherpennetta8973 Cool I'll have to check him out
@aceee9813
@aceee9813 4 жыл бұрын
@@shallweplayLV I'll check him out cool
@RelentlessWrestling407
@RelentlessWrestling407 4 жыл бұрын
Meng was one of my all-time favorites from WCW’s roster. He seemed like a monster and only really lost to upper carders.
@mrdgenerate
@mrdgenerate 4 жыл бұрын
Omg..... "Only lost to" in wrestling means nothing.
@chrisschoff2969
@chrisschoff2969 4 жыл бұрын
Mid card meng
@AKSourGod
@AKSourGod 3 жыл бұрын
Meng was def scary back in those wcw days.
@ClementsSan
@ClementsSan 4 жыл бұрын
Borne Again appeared to be ahead of its time. It's a really pity that the drugs held him back.
@nickcrim6735
@nickcrim6735 4 жыл бұрын
And what pisses me off more is he only got fired for weed
@t6amygdala
@t6amygdala 3 жыл бұрын
@@nickcrim6735 fax. I imagine many wrestlers use it to deal with the pain and to enjoy working out more
@michaelbull4344
@michaelbull4344 3 жыл бұрын
He had a heavy drinking problem too. Kevin nash references it in a you shoot. Interview nash said borne was an alcoholic loser and referenced the fact that his personal Demons. Played a part in why he was never successful in the wrestling business. Nash also said he was reckless and hurt wrestlers in the ring.
@dannythomas1228
@dannythomas1228 4 жыл бұрын
I miss the gimmicks.... A mad clown versus a witch doctor Now it's like Bobby Johnson vs Chris Bradley..... Bring back the cheese
@mondowrongo9510
@mondowrongo9510 4 жыл бұрын
I’m so with you on that! Wrestling should be ridiculous!
@samuhell211
@samuhell211 4 жыл бұрын
I think the good way to go is a nice mix of both
@dannythomas1228
@dannythomas1228 4 жыл бұрын
Something more than what's going on now....
@dannythomas1228
@dannythomas1228 4 жыл бұрын
@@thebombspayloadisexposed exactly
@JeromeHughes
@JeromeHughes 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@creoleDJ
@creoleDJ 4 жыл бұрын
I remember The Sheepherders wrestling down South with Mid South & Southeastern Championship Wrestling. They were so badass & brutal that sworn enemies would team up to try and fogjt against them!
@jonbourgoin182
@jonbourgoin182 4 жыл бұрын
3:06 “they missed the Mark” I see whatchu did there.
@joshg9470
@joshg9470 4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@flyguy2589
@flyguy2589 3 жыл бұрын
You missed the mark too by around 1.5 seconds
@boscoequadruple3240
@boscoequadruple3240 4 жыл бұрын
Can't believe you forgot Brian Pillman's Loose Cannon gimmick.
@christopherpennetta8973
@christopherpennetta8973 4 жыл бұрын
I'm with ya on that, but they probably passed it up cuz he only had a half a cup of coffee with ECW. But his first appearance and that promo he cut with Joey Styles was soooo f'n good!!
@drmgiverdrmgiver5335
@drmgiverdrmgiver5335 4 жыл бұрын
Shooting stone cold isn't dark enough for you?
@TNLable
@TNLable 4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact : Candice LeRae has a wilder version when she was in the indies and Japan (esp. when she was with Joey Ryan)
@123mosdefandtalibkweli
@123mosdefandtalibkweli 4 жыл бұрын
@Last Drop Falls hey bud, have you heard of anything called comedy wrestling?
@KyleKnoblauch
@KyleKnoblauch 4 жыл бұрын
Worlds Cutest Tag Team, poor Candice used to get the sh*t kicked out of her in their inter gender matches, that superkick she took from that SB Dunk loaded with tacks from the Bucks is still one of the most brutal spots I've seen
@TNLable
@TNLable 4 жыл бұрын
@@KyleKnoblauch it was the moment that both Jacksons (then later on Jim Ross, Kenny Omega, all Rhodes, Britt Baker, Tony Schiavone and Tony Khan) became high on Candice LeRae. By the time her NXT contract expired, she will be lured to AEW in no time, then they might rotate their women's division on Candice.
@dynamicjaethought7788
@dynamicjaethought7788 4 жыл бұрын
Asuka too.
@myquest666420
@myquest666420 4 жыл бұрын
Last Drop Falls lol hey you got your wish. Joey Ryan is out of impact for sexual assault.
@GenGamesUniverse
@GenGamesUniverse 4 жыл бұрын
The Sheepherders vs Fabulous ones (Keirn and Lane) was hilarious, especially when Lane and Keirn would hop the rails and start running as fast as they could up the stairs to avoid being chased by the heel sheepherders. There's a fantastic story about it from them here on youtube.
@ryanrichardson76
@ryanrichardson76 4 жыл бұрын
What Culture are so proud of that Haku clip, they play it any chance they get.
@rosshassall5965
@rosshassall5965 4 жыл бұрын
I would brag about haku trying to kill me
@christopherpennetta8973
@christopherpennetta8973 4 жыл бұрын
@@rosshassall5965 I think I would too right with ya bro LMFAO!! "Really, you won a Pulitzer Prize for helping end world hunger? That's pretty cool, but look at what I did!! I had Haku almost kill me in a parking lot!" 😲 Total Win BABY!!!
@nekospaw
@nekospaw 4 жыл бұрын
got a source/related video for that? i'm fairly curious!
@heatherwright3981
@heatherwright3981 4 жыл бұрын
Simon Miller talking about Kamala and the Von Erichs makes me happy.
@opywuzheer9687
@opywuzheer9687 4 жыл бұрын
Yo my parents used to live down the street from the Von Erichs when the were coming up.
@casanodrums
@casanodrums 4 жыл бұрын
opy wuzheer CBC xvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
@MrRitztastic
@MrRitztastic 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's his acsent
@ashotofwhiskey219
@ashotofwhiskey219 4 жыл бұрын
It'd be better if he wasn't such a wuss about it.
@Al-ou3so
@Al-ou3so 4 жыл бұрын
Matt Bourne was awesome in ECW with Skinny Puppy performing his ring music. Shame not much footage of it exists.
@jhc1971
@jhc1971 4 жыл бұрын
Goldust seven and black reign were three separate and different characters
@NickMichalak
@NickMichalak 4 жыл бұрын
In fact, they had Dustin trash the Seven gimmick directly upon his debut in WCW. It was a worked shoot promo on Nitro that crapped on Seven and Goldust. He then became "The American Nightmare" Dustin Rhodes. Also, it wasn't in 1998 like they said in the video. It happened at the end of 1999 into 2000. It's right on his Wikipedia page.
@zenos02
@zenos02 4 жыл бұрын
I actually liked Black Reign during his TNA Days
@83reggieT
@83reggieT 4 жыл бұрын
In bad taste because there still isn't tribes living in primitive ways in Africa and Asia and south America wait a minute?
@KaneRobot
@KaneRobot 4 жыл бұрын
As if WhatCulture gives a shit about accuracy
@nigelthorpe4002
@nigelthorpe4002 4 жыл бұрын
That got me wanting them to get in is van who is he Jimmy savile
@83RockaRolla
@83RockaRolla 4 жыл бұрын
Of course I remember M.O.M, Mo, Oscar and Mable! "We're men, men on a mission!"
@rg7792
@rg7792 4 жыл бұрын
The Torrie Wislon-Dawn Marie story with Torries Dad & Kane-Triple H Story with Kanes girlfriend. Both were horrible.
@SadwichPunch2100
@SadwichPunch2100 4 жыл бұрын
You brought up both Raven and Goldust but didn't even touch on their TNA runs in the mid 00s. Raven was great in TNA and Goldust's "Black Reign" persona was much darker and more brutal than the Androgynous Golden one.
@KyleKnoblauch
@KyleKnoblauch 4 жыл бұрын
Matilda the Rat was soooo creepy
@BraveFencer
@BraveFencer 3 жыл бұрын
Not only that, Doink was a very technical wrestler very underrated on that regard
@willieholmes1483
@willieholmes1483 4 жыл бұрын
I remember the Sheepherders were so violent, they wrestled the Road Warriors to a double DQ.
@max__p1765
@max__p1765 3 жыл бұрын
Wrestling Road Warriors to a double DQ was a day off for the Sheepherders: In 1986, The Sheepherders and Fantastics worked 37 barbed wire cage matches in 45 days.
@Jbabyss
@Jbabyss 3 жыл бұрын
@@max__p1765 😳 that's savage!
@c0pyimitati0n
@c0pyimitati0n 4 жыл бұрын
2:05 I would have pushed him _harder_ simply because of the backlash, just like *Marilyn Manson* used to do. People would protest his shows but it just gave him more attention and made kids want to listen to him even more.
@c0pyimitati0n
@c0pyimitati0n 4 жыл бұрын
@Nathan gamezio 😆😆😆
@mfhood7871
@mfhood7871 4 жыл бұрын
@Nathan gamezio You're wrong on that one buddy
@KyleKnoblauch
@KyleKnoblauch 4 жыл бұрын
Disgruntled Runnels shoot interview on Nitro as Seven is hilarious 😂🤣😂
@andrewblanchard2398
@andrewblanchard2398 4 жыл бұрын
I have the video on my 1st KZfaq account ANDREW BLANCHARD just look for my picture in the profile circle
@GenGamesUniverse
@GenGamesUniverse 4 жыл бұрын
@Hunter Bidens Crackpipe yep, Rhodes came out and confirmed that Se7en was his own idea and that Russo shot it down as soon as it started...which is odd since you'd think Russo would be into something like that.
@KyleKnoblauch
@KyleKnoblauch 4 жыл бұрын
Hunter Bidens Crackpipe yep, during the Russo era when worked shoots were all the rage, still absolutely hilarious 😂🤣😂
@jamesterrell5009
@jamesterrell5009 4 жыл бұрын
He called himself Uncle Fester. Shit had me rolling.
@razorsedge3107
@razorsedge3107 4 жыл бұрын
Doink was the reason I so damn scared of clowns in the early nineties
@stevenwheat3621
@stevenwheat3621 4 жыл бұрын
Mission completed..
@randybarnett2308
@randybarnett2308 4 жыл бұрын
I liked how Heenan always compared Hulk Hogan to Doink the Clown !!!👍💪🤡Brother!!!!!
@amcdonal2020
@amcdonal2020 4 жыл бұрын
True there but I also loved doink and dink
@MinscFromBaldursGate92
@MinscFromBaldursGate92 3 жыл бұрын
The Joker of WWF.
@ejs3589
@ejs3589 4 жыл бұрын
I remember the bushwackers here in Puerto Rico, they were VICIOUS! They were hitting people in the eye with the pole of their flag and everything.
@ashleycastle9286
@ashleycastle9286 4 жыл бұрын
Raven was one of my favorites growing up. And a couple years ago when i learned he was Johnny polo, I lost my shit😂😂✌️
@ajiskilla1349
@ajiskilla1349 3 жыл бұрын
That's crazy about the history Nation of Domination name, I did not know that. You have done a great job I enjoy your videos.
@willieholmes1483
@willieholmes1483 4 жыл бұрын
Runnels as Black Reign in TNA/Impact actually was kind of scary.
@MrSkerpentine
@MrSkerpentine 4 жыл бұрын
until you watch the OSW Review podcast discussing it and all you can think of is MEOOW MEOOW MEOOOOOOW
@willieholmes1483
@willieholmes1483 4 жыл бұрын
Mr. Skerpentine, well, that was rather STUPID. STILL think the character was scary.
@ufa-ultimatefigureanimatio4484
@ufa-ultimatefigureanimatio4484 4 жыл бұрын
Haku almost killed you lol
@ddt6591
@ddt6591 3 жыл бұрын
Wow
@ufa-ultimatefigureanimatio4484
@ufa-ultimatefigureanimatio4484 3 жыл бұрын
@@ddt6591 what
@ddt6591
@ddt6591 3 жыл бұрын
@@ufa-ultimatefigureanimatio4484 what
@ghostcatoffical
@ghostcatoffical 4 жыл бұрын
Jeff hardy and Matt had some pretty dark gimmicks outside wwe. Willow and broken Matt were both pretty dark. Willow was what got me hooked on impact and continued on with their story line of broken matt, then with decay, and rosemary, and they haven't slowed down that pace at all.
@CreamFraiche
@CreamFraiche 4 жыл бұрын
"Missed the Mark" Pun intended?
@seeyouinhellyeowie3865
@seeyouinhellyeowie3865 4 жыл бұрын
Think I played back Simon running Away 10 times had me rolling haha
@SheriffOutlaw
@SheriffOutlaw 3 жыл бұрын
Looking back and rewatching this, I'm just growing more and more in love with these lists. But I got a more recent one. Sami Callahan in Impact. His New "Hacker turned to 11" gimmick is a more darker version of his Solomon Crowe gimmick in NXT
@markuswithak5084
@markuswithak5084 4 жыл бұрын
I have one for you: Dexter Lumis. Samual Shaw´s gimmick in Impact was basicly the same but better done because of an actual backstory
@nickcrim6735
@nickcrim6735 4 жыл бұрын
Facts. He shouldve had vignettes to hype his debut
@heathen3789
@heathen3789 4 жыл бұрын
I loved Raven in WCW. I was a huge Nirvana nut and dressed like him and had long greasy hair. The whole nine yards.
@tempestfennac9687
@tempestfennac9687 4 жыл бұрын
Did you monologue like him though? :P
@heathen3789
@heathen3789 4 жыл бұрын
Tempest Fennac “Quote the Raven, Nevermore” 😂
@karisumataichou
@karisumataichou 4 жыл бұрын
Raven was basically the Jim Morrison of prowrestling.
@heathen3789
@heathen3789 4 жыл бұрын
karisumataichou I always thought that too. And Undertaker is the Keith Richards of WWE lol!
@kirablackstar6130
@kirablackstar6130 4 жыл бұрын
I also used to dress like Raven. Oddly enough he was sort of the catapult I needed to begin exploring the darker side of my personality. This began when I was in like 7th grade and eventually led to me embracing a more gothic (although I don't really do labels) lifestyle. Yep I have Scott Levy to thank for showing me the darkness within myself. Funny how things like that work out
@supernovamcr
@supernovamcr 4 жыл бұрын
Goldust was never ‘darker’ outside WWE- that gimmick never existed outside McMahonland. Seven and Black Reign aren’t the same as Goldust.
@christopherstark2474
@christopherstark2474 4 жыл бұрын
Still one of the funniest lines in wrestlimg imo. Raven,"What about me? What about Raven?" Jericho,"What about you?What about Raisin?"😂😂😂😂😂
@mariC061
@mariC061 4 жыл бұрын
I think Aj styles should use the “get ready to fly” theme from tna again that was golden
@pey666
@pey666 4 жыл бұрын
I'd mark out for that. I hated it when he changed it.
@jackoconnor6751
@jackoconnor6751 4 жыл бұрын
“Styles Clash” From NJPW was perfect.
@EssexAggiegrad2011
@EssexAggiegrad2011 4 жыл бұрын
Does he own the rights to it?
@mariC061
@mariC061 4 жыл бұрын
@@EssexAggiegrad2011 im sure they trademarked it uk how they is Wen it comes to gettn ov on ppl
@themadtripper
@themadtripper 4 жыл бұрын
I’m a big fan of Matt Borne as Doink, before they made him silly.
@laclintonjackson6419
@laclintonjackson6419 4 жыл бұрын
heel doink was really good
@MinscFromBaldursGate92
@MinscFromBaldursGate92 3 жыл бұрын
Whatculture-Haku Is the best feud ever.
@KingGeeKay
@KingGeeKay 4 жыл бұрын
Why have you guys never done a top wrestling ring announcers list! They deserve a little shine!
@HDBrown-wc9xt
@HDBrown-wc9xt 4 жыл бұрын
Clearly the Outsiders and Hogan were darker in WCW. Hogan went dark. And Macho Man
@ktaplet
@ktaplet 4 жыл бұрын
Hogan was actually a baddass heel in AWA; he had 'Classie 'Freddy Blasie as his manager & had a narcissistic persona at the time; he was so physically huge for a wrestler that moment in time, he used to make Tony Atlas look small; only Andre the Giant & Big John Studd made him look smaller than he actually was; then when he & Atlas got to WWF, both as babyfaces, Atlas actually caught up to Hogan's size & had more muscular cuts than Hulk; Hogan still had more muscle mass though; the point is, Hulk Hogan was a bad guy before WWF but he was a worse heel when the NWO started their run, hence, why he didn't make the list....
@thecut2033
@thecut2033 4 жыл бұрын
Well apparently everything went dark in Wcw
@thecut2033
@thecut2033 4 жыл бұрын
Apperently everything went dark in wcw
@Rendclaw
@Rendclaw 4 жыл бұрын
@@ktaplet Hogan actually was a heel opponent for Andre the Giant back in like 1981 or 1982. That was supposed to be a major feud, with Hogan busting Andre open during an interview to set up the feud.
@Magneticlaw
@Magneticlaw 2 жыл бұрын
"Matt Bourne went on to become a dork," - the Ultimate Warrior.
@hxctalent
@hxctalent 4 жыл бұрын
Today I learned, The Bushwackers were hardcore legends... wow and I'm in 30s and they used to be one of my favorite tags for the ridiculous shit they did. If I knew this, they'd be competing with The Dudleyz for that favorite spot in my heart. Anybody know if they ever had a hardcore match with either Terry Funk, Foley, or Dudleyz?
@Jack-si2ko
@Jack-si2ko 4 жыл бұрын
Do top 10 worst wwe names No.1 Scotty 2 hotty Update clearly not Scotty 2 hotty
@patrickbarron5193
@patrickbarron5193 4 жыл бұрын
It’s not that bad of a name though
@Jack-si2ko
@Jack-si2ko 4 жыл бұрын
@@patrickbarron5193 ik But it's like he made it in pre school lol
@patrickbarron5193
@patrickbarron5193 4 жыл бұрын
JackerTheHacker It suited his gimmick perfectly, unlike Shorty G
@Jack-si2ko
@Jack-si2ko 4 жыл бұрын
@@patrickbarron5193 Shorty g 🤢🤢🤢
@mr.fantastic1854
@mr.fantastic1854 4 жыл бұрын
The Shark
@kashmere7980
@kashmere7980 4 жыл бұрын
Actually a pretty damn accurate list, good job!
@ConwayKitty
@ConwayKitty 2 жыл бұрын
Never knew bushwhackers was a hardcore group before WWE. That's awesome
@connorkinsman3164
@connorkinsman3164 4 жыл бұрын
Gave this video a like just for "a man who tried to kill me" :')
@RobertGreenwald
@RobertGreenwald 4 жыл бұрын
I heard the Highlanders were a lot darker and violent before WWE. It kind of goes without saying that almost any ECW original was weak sauce in WWE: Sabu, Sandman, Balls Mahoney, Justin Credible, Tajiri, Taz, etc.
@randallw1977
@randallw1977 4 жыл бұрын
I still remember when The Bushwackers were The New Zealand Sheepherders and were in Florida.
@kingneutron1
@kingneutron1 4 жыл бұрын
Dude, I LOVED the Bushwhackers back in the day!
@arlopear7136
@arlopear7136 4 жыл бұрын
6:39 I knew all too well how great The Sheepherders were prior to coming to the WWF. I was disgusted to see how they were wasted and turned into circus clowns but wasn't the least bit surprised
@direcorbie
@direcorbie 4 жыл бұрын
It was their own idea; Vince had nothing to do with it.
@tripleparakeetshoes4613
@tripleparakeetshoes4613 4 жыл бұрын
I remember as a wee tike watching Age of the Fall hang Jay Briscoe upside down and cut a promo on KZfaq. I had no idea what ROH was or who any of those people were. It was my introduction to ROH and I was captivated because I had never seen anything like that on WWE television.
@katwomyn10
@katwomyn10 4 жыл бұрын
I was so confused when the Sheepherders turned up in WWF. I loved the violence and mayhem they performed in Florida.
@ktaplet
@ktaplet 4 жыл бұрын
YES INDEED; they were violent & bloody; they used to give my favorite tag-team at the time the 'Blues' (pun intended); & that tag-team at the time was 'The Bruise Brothers' but, they couldn't beat 'The Sheepherders' to save their life....
@Panwere36
@Panwere36 4 жыл бұрын
How it he world could you have forgotten about Al Snow's "Head" gimmick?!?!?!?
@neilburns9149
@neilburns9149 4 жыл бұрын
I remember the Bushwhackers as violent heels as well though they were hilarious on their WWE run
@johnrichmond5342
@johnrichmond5342 4 жыл бұрын
I dont remember watching bush whacker matches I just remember them walking to the ring. They were also in an episode of Married with Children when Al Bundy was trying to become a wrestler or something and his favorite wrestlers were the bush whackers
@Elgrug
@Elgrug 4 жыл бұрын
That was odd: "There was also this idea that this was WCW trying to create their own version of the Undertaker, and if that is true ...[Grammarly ad kicks in]...writing's not that easy. This sentence is grammatically correct but...[*skips*]...they threw the ball and missed the mark by around about 42,000 feet."
@OwenBroadhurst
@OwenBroadhurst 11 ай бұрын
The 'Nature Boy' gimmick, be it that of Ric Flair, Buddy Rogers, or Buddy Landell, was always much darker performed off the WWWF/WWF/WWE stage than on it
@jordylont1879
@jordylont1879 4 жыл бұрын
I like that most of these are genuinely completely different characters, missing the point of the video title entirely
@chperezjr
@chperezjr 4 жыл бұрын
Matt Borne was Doink everyone else was a joke. I also remember the Sheppard's back in their heel days, and was shocked when I saw that goofy gimmick in WWE.
@AmirBrooks
@AmirBrooks 4 жыл бұрын
Ah, the Bushwhackers. Great memories!
@StreetUrchin4Life
@StreetUrchin4Life 3 жыл бұрын
Wait upload that Haku video!! I'd love confirmation of his brutality & idgaf attitude
@Chestwolf
@Chestwolf 4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate Simon using the measurement "feet" instead of "meters" for us American fans, but American football fields are measured in yards and not feet. Silly Brit 🤣
@Nostalgicguy2242
@Nostalgicguy2242 4 жыл бұрын
Americans are practically the only country in the world that use "feet" instead of "meters" "lb" instead of "kilograms" and "farenheit" instead of "celsius"..
@Chestwolf
@Chestwolf 4 жыл бұрын
@@Nostalgicguy2242 I know, I live in America. That's the whole reason I pointed it out lol.
@MrCubFan415
@MrCubFan415 4 жыл бұрын
42,000 ft = 14,000 yds
@Chestwolf
@Chestwolf 4 жыл бұрын
@@MrCubFan415 how on earth does your comment contribute anything to what I just said? Lol I was saying American football measures in yards and inches, not feet, and that Brits usually use meters. Ya unnecessary git.
@rishdog100
@rishdog100 4 жыл бұрын
The doink thing in ecw sounds and looks amazing...... unreal this didnt happen in wwe ..... mad.
@rlouie05
@rlouie05 4 жыл бұрын
No mention of the Headshrinkers? Fatu (Rikishi) and Samu as the Samoan SWAT team were quite a destructive force in WCCW/WCWA before they signed with Vince.
@freakshowfilmfestival3591
@freakshowfilmfestival3591 4 жыл бұрын
I like how Paul Heyman goes: "And then what do I see, Stone Cold being crucified on an Undertaker cross" Implying he got a better deal from Vince and Kurt took the idea to WWE
@tammym6311
@tammym6311 4 жыл бұрын
Actually met Meng in the 90s. He was a sweet guy
@imjusthere750
@imjusthere750 4 жыл бұрын
This is great content Simon brings to channel, the rest of this channel should be kissing his bald head.!
@vijayrandhawa91
@vijayrandhawa91 4 жыл бұрын
You should be kissing Benjamin Richardson's bald head tbh, Simon's a great presenter but this is Richardson's list he posted on the WC website.
@momoalfat5211
@momoalfat5211 4 жыл бұрын
Kamala is such a chill dude in person
@chaoticdays
@chaoticdays 3 жыл бұрын
Doink would have made a great sidekick to Joker in the DC universe
@Empathicveteran
@Empathicveteran 3 жыл бұрын
Don't let this distract you from the fact that Al Bundy scored four touchdowns in a single game while playing for the Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, "Spare Tire" Dixon.
@thedarkvegan6872
@thedarkvegan6872 4 жыл бұрын
IF WWE weren't PG, That hanging upside thing would work perfectly with his new character now
@pavey77
@pavey77 4 жыл бұрын
Chris Jericho smashing shawn micheals head through the tv but Shane McMahon vs kurt angle no holds barred match my oh my
@Ranuyasha
@Ranuyasha 4 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who thinks Matt Bourne looks a lot like Kenny Omega?
@bonusbaby801
@bonusbaby801 4 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching The Sheephearders in the Mid-South/UWF...It was almost a GUARANTEED blood bath when they had a match. They used to beat The Fantastics heads into hamburger meat on a weekly basis.
@MrBeckenhimself
@MrBeckenhimself 4 жыл бұрын
I actually remember Men On A Mission. The rapping from Oscar was good stuff at least to me as a kid.
@markellzey1531
@markellzey1531 3 жыл бұрын
As a kid I hated Doink. Watching the Matt Borne Doink today I really appreciate the genius of the character.
@Iznwolf
@Iznwolf 4 жыл бұрын
Haku a legit Badass one of the toughest SOB ever
@thefrenchspy81
@thefrenchspy81 4 жыл бұрын
I was at that show where they hung Jay Briscoe and bled him. I remember the lead up to who the Age of the Fall was was done pretty cool for the time. I want to say there was a blog you could follow that was linked off of there message board at the time. Seth Rollins was supposed to be writing it and it was supposed to all be hints as to who was a member and what there Agenda was. Fun group that led to great tag matches between them, the Briscoes and Steenerico.
@2crocks
@2crocks 4 жыл бұрын
No one thought Kamala wasn’t a racist character. He was great and played it great.
@wezzab3899
@wezzab3899 4 жыл бұрын
Saved me typing
@richspeck8932
@richspeck8932 4 жыл бұрын
I agree fully. I really can't stand people constantly judging things that happened 40 to 100 years ago by today's standards
@ravenfrancis1476
@ravenfrancis1476 4 жыл бұрын
@@richspeck8932 The thing is though he was racist even back then. Something racist being old doesn't make it magically not racist.
@ravenfrancis1476
@ravenfrancis1476 4 жыл бұрын
And yes, Kamala very much is a racist character. WWE really loved their egregious national stereotyping.
@richspeck8932
@richspeck8932 4 жыл бұрын
@@ravenfrancis1476 I fail to see how it's racist. Kamala himself is a black man. If he was white and doing it, then I could see it being racist. He obviously had no problem using the gimmick
@odie4464
@odie4464 4 жыл бұрын
Lol I've always thought the Monday night messiah thing was just WWEs attempt at copying Brodie Lee's Dark Order gimmick
@3ggh3ad
@3ggh3ad 4 жыл бұрын
haku didnt try to kill you, he just decided to let you live a little while longer
@youngma4205
@youngma4205 4 жыл бұрын
The background theme had me trippin🔥🔥🔥🔥
@kennethlewis7116
@kennethlewis7116 4 жыл бұрын
I still remember when Dustin Rhoades aka Goldust aka American Natural but in TNA he was known as Black Reign
@elonmartin3294
@elonmartin3294 4 жыл бұрын
Gotta love repo man
@matthewJ142
@matthewJ142 3 жыл бұрын
I would love to bring back the evil Doink gimmick. As the spirit of Doink possessing the current iteration of the Gimmick.
@wolfhurricane897
@wolfhurricane897 Жыл бұрын
The Seven gimmick in WCW was actually based on the concept of a living nightmare.
@jotithind7502
@jotithind7502 4 жыл бұрын
Haku didnt need a gimmick. He was a legit BADASS
@MIKELIN8
@MIKELIN8 4 жыл бұрын
After he was Johnny Polo in WWF, didn't Raven become a character named Scotty Flamingo in WCW?
@dnice2000
@dnice2000 4 жыл бұрын
He was scotty flamingo before johnny polo and raven
@tango1706
@tango1706 4 жыл бұрын
@@dnice2000 Yep. He was Johnny Flamingo here in Memphis. That gimmick went over like a turd in a punch bowl.
@dnice2000
@dnice2000 4 жыл бұрын
@@tango1706 yeah, so did johnny polo in wwf lol
@rawbundy4676
@rawbundy4676 4 жыл бұрын
He started out as Scotty the Body
@stevegallo8483
@stevegallo8483 3 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing that Haku/Meng is the one wrestler that legit scared Andre the Giant.
@RybackTV
@RybackTV 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting.
@oliverk.8312
@oliverk.8312 3 жыл бұрын
Still hungry big guy? Lol
@fuckthepolice.9410
@fuckthepolice.9410 4 жыл бұрын
Why was Johnny Polo a "not so good run"? Watch 1993 94 when hes on commentary with Vince I love that stuff. Especially when he calls Vince Vic all the time
@davidthepimp69er
@davidthepimp69er 4 жыл бұрын
Shout out to the Bushwhackers from New Zealand
@LordSathar
@LordSathar 4 жыл бұрын
Raven's ECW run was the best.
@prophetkillz
@prophetkillz 4 жыл бұрын
Idk if it counts since they were in wwe/f developmental (ovw) under these characters but Batista as the leviathan and Paul burchill as the ripper
@diamondstudd
@diamondstudd 4 жыл бұрын
Retitle: 8 wrestlers that portrayed different gimmick at different stages of their career.
@henrikschmidt3964
@henrikschmidt3964 3 жыл бұрын
It's humourous to think that I thought that Haku was a softie as a kid. I am told he is an extremely nice guy but I'd still be slightly terrified of him.
@Gamesta100
@Gamesta100 3 жыл бұрын
Apparently he's the kind of guy who is nice to everyone until someone pisses him off and then they should leave the planet lol
@eddiesavitzspizzaboxcollec7252
@eddiesavitzspizzaboxcollec7252 4 жыл бұрын
I found Chris Benoit's "Canadian Crippler" gimmick to be much, much darker outside of the WWE.
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