Underrated gimmicks

[BoogerDawson]

York with that Trash 80 computer

 

[sleepwalk]

York with that Trash 80 computer

Good Trash

 

[Starman]

Even though it got over, I’m saying Mankind. I think it was way better than Cactus Jack. Super interesting character.

As for stuff that didn’t get over as much:
Crowbar from WCW
Roadkill from ECW
And original heel Doink (which got over a little bit)

I liked Cactus Jack better. It’s just too bad Bischoff never let Foley go all out in WCW.

That said, he had a brutal fucking falls count anywhere match with Sting on WCW Saturday Night.

 

[Starman]

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York with that Trash 80 computer

That thing was rad.

 

[catchwrestle]

The dangerous alliance
and I’ll second the big wiggle. The wiggle was better than screaming norman

 

[Starman]

The dangerous alliance
and I’ll second the big wiggle. The wiggle was better than screaming norman

The WCW version of the Dangerous Alliance was great. Rick Rude, Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko, Madusa, and Stunning Steve Austin, managed by Paul E. Dangerously.

 

[Via Heeto]

repo man and pn news come to mind

 

[deezy]

Men On A Mission was great.

Oscar had bars.

 

[Sycho Sid]

Bo Dallas. Super positive motivational dick.

I still Bolieve in him

 

[deezy]

Bo Dallas. Super positive motivational dick.

I still Bolieve in him

I jumped on the bandwagon when he was wearing a mask and the crowd was going "Bo-lay......Bo-lay Bo-lay Bo-lay".

 

[catchwrestle]

repo man and pn news come to mind

Yo baby yo baby YO.

 

[Thrawn33]

Men On A Mission was great.

Oscar had bars.

That gimmick had to inspire New Day's

 

[El Dandy]

I was sports entertained by Stardust

 

[Satsui Ryu]

Technically Razor Ramon or Rowdy Roddy Piper. Biggest names to never hold top gold.

 

[Chad R. Thundercock]

*breathes in slowly*

Goldust

 

[Chad R. Thundercock]

Also Mike Awesome (RIP)

It's a shame what the WCW did to this dude with that stupid Fat Chick Thrilla gimmick

 

[the ambush]

Technically Razor Ramon or Rowdy Roddy Piper. Biggest names to never hold top gold.

Agree on Razor

Add Mr. Perfect to the list

 

[Thrawn33]

Technically Razor Ramon or Rowdy Roddy Piper. Biggest names to never hold top gold.

Ted DiBiase, I mean he held it, just never won it.

 

[Starman]

*breathes in slowly*

Goldust

Dustin Rhodes has always been criminally under appreciated. He was just as good as Barry Windham and better than a lot of other second generation wrestlers, but he never could seem to get over into the hump and into the main event scene.

He was and is a better worker than Cody, even at 53. Oh well. He’s not alone. Just one more name on a long list of wrestlers that never were able to quite break out.

To finish on a positive note, his feud with Razor Ramon was one of the best feuds in WWF in the mid 90’s. No way in hell that would ever fly today.

 

[Chad R. Thundercock]

Dustin Rhodes has always been criminally under appreciated. He was just as good as Barry Windham and better than a lot of other second generation wrestlers, but he never could seem to get over into the hump and into the main event scene.

He was and is a better worker than Cody, even at 53. Oh well. He’s not alone. Just one more name on a long list of wrestlers that never were able to quite break out.

To finish on a positive note, his feud with Razor Ramon was one of the best feuds in WWF in the mid 90’s. No way in hell that would ever fly today.

One could make the argument that his gimmick ushered in the Attitude Era.