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My Big Yap Vol 9

    Yo yo another big yap coming your way. It has been a while since I made one but figured what the hay might as well pump out another one. This time I am going to talk about the gimmicks that are being used in the WWE and how some of them are so bloody stupid.

    Lately we have been given the gift of Jericho and how he has turned into the conscience of the people watching and enjoying the WWE. Which is fine.. when he was coming back from his retraining his theme was to save us. However he has turned into the legend killer, as proofed by the last Wrestlemania. Now strike me if I am wrong but didn’t we already have ANOTHER fighter use that gimmick? And did it not get very old very quick? I mean come up with something a little new to our  senses.

    I realize that it is hard to do so when you have 60 year olds writing the storylines for the shows and they have been doing so for many years. Eventually they run out of ideas. Or maybe they think that the last time they ran gimmicks was so long ago that they can refresh them anew with the young viewers watching. I can understand that but Randy Ortons legend killing days were not that far back.

    Why not use spousal gimmicks like they did with Miss Elizabeth. Oh wait they did with John Cenas father getting kicked in the head. Yes I realize it is not a spouse but its family, to me it is the same thing. These gimmicks are not teaching our children anything as it shows to get at someone why go through them themselves when you can go after someone else and torture them emotionally. There are great gimmicks out there that don’t make us change our views or mentality of what is right and wrong.

    Now the gimmick they got with Santina to me is golden. That is absolutely hilarious with him stating to the Amazon that she is not half the woman that “Santina” is. It is an innocent gimmick with tons of starting branches for later on. However it is not something that can be run for long. If it does then it’s just dragging a dead cat behind it. Aka it stinks.

    I am just glad that they have stopped two gimmicks that basically made me shut off my TV. whenever WWE appeared on the screen. Those gimmicks are the Hornswoggle  and the genetic jackhammer. Now people know which ones those are so I wont go into details on them. What they should do though is use Horn as they did back at the start of 2008 when he fought another little person “Mini Boogeyman” The stuff they used in that match was great. They brought back green mist. Which to me is GREATLY underused. They even had a mini royal rumble which was absolutely hilarious and one of the best matches I have seen in a long time.

    Some of the best gimmicks are never used anymore. You don’t see any hill billies anymore. You don’t even see any anti establishment characters in the ring. Lets use DX for a min. Sure some of their skits were to me not very polite as they mainly used a sexual nature to their jokes. But the interaction between Hunter Hurst and Shawn Michaels  had some of the best moments in the WWE or the WWF history.

    My favourite skit from those two  was the one where Hunter meets Shawn back stage and comments on how they were not controversial. Then Shawn goes around superkicking interns and office staff left and right while he complains down the hallway. That stuff worked and it drew the customers. Personally I don’t know why they can’t go back to doing that sort of thing but with new wrestlers. The stuff they had Orton doing sucked beyond belief. There was no gimmick and no storylines. Orton just came down to the ring and kicked people in the head. Yes I know I have mentioned this in my last yap but cmon.. it really does suck.

    You can tell they realize that some of the stuff they try is horrible as they brought the deadman back from his biker image. That was a great move on their part. There is only so much they can do with a biker image and they definitely didn’t want to make the Undertaker a heel as he was a fan favourite. Some of the biggest hypes that I saw from earlier main events was the Undertaker getting half killed and he kept on sitting back up. Now however they toned it down. He still sits back up but you can see now that he makes it look like it’s an effort. To show the audience that he is indeed hurt. What ever happened to you cannot hurt the deadman?

    Some of the best gimmicks that I have seen is yes the DX gimmicks but also the Bushwackers. Those guys rocked whenever they had a match. Who else can lick another mans head and make it look tasty. These guys were golden and to me they were severely underused. The last airing they had was at the gimmick royal rumble on April 1st 2001 during Wrestlemania 17. They were in the ring for all of maybe 3 seconds combined time literally but of that Match I can’t remember who won but I definitely remember that moment. Absolutely the best of all Gimmicks I have seen of any wrestler since.

    Personally I say for WWE to release their storyline guys and grab a younger crew that can come up with fresh ideas. I don’t think this is asking for much. I personally haven’t really watched any WWE shows for the past while due to the fact that either the gimmicks are totally stupid and moronic or they don’t even exist at all.

    An example for that would be Batista. Where is his gimmick? All he does is strut around the ring flexing. He cant wrestle.. he has no gimmick.. what is the point of having him in the WWE anyways. To be he ties with the skills of Khali. I have seen both of these gentlemen fight outside of the WWE so I know what their abilities are. Both have no skill and no gimmicks. Sure they tried Khali with a gimmick but cmon, the dude is a clubber. He swings his arms 2 miles an hour.

    90% of the people in the WWE right now have gimmicks that suck. The rest don’t even have gimmicks. Bloody jobbers. If this keeps up what is the point of even watching wrestling anymore. I say buy the wrestling anthology so you can see what wrestling is actually about. Jerichos beating of men in their 60’s and 70’s is downright ridiculous. Its a waste of our time and money to watch stuff like this when there are better things we can be doing. Like guzzling battery acid.

    The WWE should stop insulting its viewers and realize that some actually have a brain. Notice I said some. Watching some of the shows there are people that still jump the barriors and try to attack the wrestlers. Or you can see some of them spit on the wrestlers as they make their way ringside. Some of these wrestlers play a great heel. So great in fact that I guess some people don’t remember what is real and what is fake. For those of us that actually have an education and don’t drink out of the toilet I say its time to give the WWE a chance to remake themselves by turning our attention to the indy matches. There are some great little companies out there that have some good talent and their wrestlers have some gimmicks that are worth enjoying. That are actually worth our time AND money.

Thank you for your time reading this. This has been my big yap and I guess it is time to shut it.

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Comments

  1. Comment #1

    Rem, I have to agree with you on this. WWE has some good gimmick right now but they have other gimmicks who are really bad. Well, great article Rem ;)

    Posted by Johnny Martin on Friday, April 17, 2009

  2. Comment #2

    I'd like to see you go into some of the indy gimmicks you enjoy seeing..

    Posted by Aztec-aka-Tzimisce on Friday, April 17, 2009

  3. Comment #3

    you need to have more of these big yaps up lol...I enjoyed that and which is exactly why I watch TNA
    Don't go into a TNA vs WWE argument as that just annoys me
    As soon as I mention TNA in a sentence a WWE fan always has to try and prove that WWE are better. I do not want that but I have stopped watching WWE around 5 months ago now and have gone to TNA and I enjoy TNA much more. You can disagree but I do not care. WWE are slacking and everyone was talking about Wrestlemania to be the biggest event for WWE and it turned out to be rubbish. That is my oppinion

    Posted by King Neli on Friday, April 17, 2009

  4. Comment #4

    It seems like Rem wants to be 'entertained' - they've changed the name to include the word 'entertainment' so that's what they should be doing. I get bored with the moody psychopath gimmicks - a Chris Jericho or Randy Orton monologue bores me to tears. I much prefer 'fun' gimmicks like the ones you've pointed out - things that are slightly daft and make you laugh - that's what it should be about. You're right about Batista - he's the most over-rated employee since The Ultimate Warrior. They really do need to go back to producing characters like they did in the 80's - things like Cryme Time work. It's a shame they've neglected the tag team division as it's far easier to produce chemistry with two people doing a skit than one guy standing in the ring spouting a monologue.

    Posted by Mad Maggie Handbag on Friday, April 17, 2009

  5. Comment #5

    I personally haven’t really watched any WWE shows for the past while due to the fact that either the gimmicks are totally stupid and moronic or they don’t even exist at all. <-- At this point all your comments become completely irrelevant. Wrestling is always hit and miss with gimmicks, but you only remember the good ones from times past.

    Posted by Cycotic Adversary on Friday, April 17, 2009

  6. Comment #6

    Actually cycotic I mentioned some good ones as well as bad ones. Also at that point my comments become irrelevant why? because I said I dont watch it in the last little while? I keep abreast of whats happening even if I dont watch it.

    Posted by Remorce on Friday, April 17, 2009

  7. Comment #7

    What they really should be doing is, instead of having them as WWE exclusives, actually run things like Word Up (or the Dirt Sheet in the past) as a segment on the show, rather than on the website. Having the Dirt Sheet on ECW meant that it replaced a match, and so doesn't *really* count. You're right, tag teams or stables (not Legacy obviously) have a better chance of getting a gimmick that the crowd actually likes. Palumbo's biker gimmick might have had a shot if he'd been given a partner, hell a biker gang stable? That would actually have been pretty interesting...

    In the absence of tag teams, they really need to get things like the VIP Lounge, Carlito's (or Primo's...) Cabana, Morrison/Miz-only Dirt Sheet maybe, Cutting Edge, little segments like that where guys play off each other. You know, like you do in a fed perhaps? As one of your basic segments where you get 2 guys to work together? Maybe they should look on here for some script writers... there are some pretty creative guys on here

    One final thing... what's MVP's gimmick now? He's the cocky, arrogant... face? Just make him a heel again already.

    Posted by The General on Friday, April 17, 2009

  8. Comment #8

    Wrestlers do not need gimmicks.

    Now, am I saying gimmicks have no place in wrestling? No. But gimmicks are be like ketchup on french fries. If the fry is bad, well you need to smother it in ketchup just to choke em down. If the fry is good, you might want some ketchup on them but they'll be fine without. And if the fry is like, Checkers fries for example, then keep your ketchup off them because that'll just take the flavor away.

    Now, here's the problem with WWE and it's fans.

    90% of WWE performers have gimmicks because they are bad wrestlers. They NEED them. And there's so much of it that you won't even give the decent wrestlers a chance because they don't have gimmicks.

    You're eating all the fries with ketchup on them, and not trying the good ones not because they aren't good, but because you've been eating so many fries with ketchup that you can't fathom a fry being good without one.

    And who are some of these good wrestlers without gimmicks, who dont need gimmicks, and would be less valuable if given gimmicks?

    Kenta Kobashi, Mike Quackenbush, Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe before TNA ruined him, and perhaps most famous of all, Chris Benoit.

    What I am going to say is bound to get me tons of hate, but I'll say it anyways because, well, it's true:

    If you only watch WWE and/or TNA, and refuse to watch any other product because 'they are indy', you are NOT really a wrestling fan. You are a SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT fan, and there is a world of difference.

    Sports Entertainment would be like the pop rock bands, like Five Finger Death Punch, who are simply corporate tools that are all about marking and presentation, with no substance to the fluff.

    Wrestling is like the less known, heavy metal bands, who are greatly underappreciated, and the ones who do make it big usually become watered down parodies of themselves.

    Posted by October Raven (TWG name Gutter) on Saturday, April 18, 2009

  9. Comment #9

    WWE has become nothing but a pure "entertainment" company (Entertainment used lightly) if you expect real wrestling, might as well start watching the indy circuit.

    Posted by Brian Daniels on Friday, April 17, 2009

  10. Comment #10

    "Actually cycotic I mentioned some good ones as well as bad ones." <-- I meant my comment as more fo a general "you" lol. Like in 10 years most people will forget the people like Dolph Ziggler, Spirit Squad, Jesse & Featus, etc etc (I'd name more but have already forgotten them lol). And as far as not watching WWE...you can't GET the shows properly just from reading spoilers. It's the equivilant of writing a two page article dumping on a movie you haven't watched, just based on other people's reviews.

    Posted by Cycotic Adversary on Saturday, April 18, 2009

  11. Comment #11


    John Cena Sr. father of Current WWE Superstar John Cena, has recently had an interview with ClubWWI.com. During the interview Cena basically talks about Mr McMahon and the way WWE does their storylines. In summary he basically says they don't Make sense.\



    Here are Cena's comments.

    "Vincent Kennedy McMahon, who I have a great deal of respect for, one of the greatest guys in the business that I know today has come out and I think he started it all when he said, 'Now it's sports entertainment'," "Yeah, they tell a story, but you know, some of the stories they tell, and I'm gonna probably get my head kicked in by son but, you know, some of the stories they tell just don't make too much sense."

    Posted by John Cena Sr. on Saturday, April 18, 2009

  12. Comment #12

    **hell a biker gang stable? That would actually have been pretty interesting...**

    There was one about 12 years ago, DOA (Diciples Of Apocalypse) and they sucked to be honest :-)

    Posted by Joose on Sunday, April 19, 2009

  13. Comment #13

    *applause* While I don't completely agree with what you say, I'll fight to the death your right to say it

    Grade: A+

    Posted by Edge Head on Sunday, April 19, 2009

  14. Comment #14

    wrestlers do need gimmicks ... it helps to define who they were and who they are ...

    just imagine (for a second) if you could ...

    Randy Savage without his high flying elbow drop

    Hulk Hogan without his famous "shaking his head no and wagging his finger at his opponent"

    Stone Cold without his beer and finger waving

    the Undertaker without him rolling his eyes into the back of his head

    Jake without the Snake

    Jimmy Hart without his megaphone

    Rey without the "619"

    you get the idea ...

    anyone remember George Wells, Nathan Jones, Dean Peters or Scott Casey ???

    gimmicks can be a wrestlers best friend

    Posted by it's me again ... on Tuesday, April 21, 2009

  15. Comment #15

    I would go more with "Rey without a mask" but your's was good too.

    Posted by The Superstar Austin Creed on Tuesday, April 21, 2009

  16. Comment #16

    Did you really say "These gimmicks are not teaching our children anything"??? I didn't know it was the place of WWE to teach our children anything. This isn't the 80's where good prevails over evil, the USA beats Russia or wrestlers tell kids to says their prayers and eat their vitamins. This is wrestling entertainment that has shown blood, gore, greed, sex, violence etc. If your looking for wrestling to teach your children anything then you have bigger issues then I thought you had already.

    Posted by Steve on Thursday, April 23, 2009

  17. Comment #17

    wrestlers gimmicks in wwe today yes some are horrible but think about it you have so many good ones 1.undertaker(rem you already gave props to him) 2.HBK he still is the showstopper has he had a bad match lately i dont think so? 3.HHH he is still the game and this is one of my fav gimmicks cause he can be heel or face with it hes arrogant sure but he has a right to be 4.randy orton (ok before you all start shouting in my face chill you may think he is boring but orton is perhaps the greatest heel of all time he makes you enjoy hating him does he or does he not i love to see him get beat but i also recognise him for what he is a phenominal star with great skill and a brilliant charisma 5.kane(unmasked is better) kane is and always was meant ot be a monster in wwe but over time in the attitude era he was made into some sort fo sideshow having feelings and tag teams and friends jeez kane went from being a guy he put the willies up the undertaker to being a teddy bear thank goodness he unmasked and became nasty kane again because it is much more entertaining to watch

    least fav gimmicks
    (5 being the lowest 1 being the most hated)

    5.in new santina (scrap it now please its just annoying)
    4.Batista (truly what is the point of him)
    3.dolph zigger (wonder if thats even his real name)
    2.jericho (ahh the jericho of the past is spinning in his grave as the new modern version tries to immatate his brilliance as soon as he starts saying ass clown jnr and Agaiin ill be happy

    1.FINLAY
    I AM IRISH AND I REPEAT WE DO NOT THATS NOT WEAR GREEN ALL THE TIME OR HIT PEOPLE WITH WOODEN CLUBS AND SHAMROCKS DONT FEATURE ON OUR CLOTHES EITHER (most of em anyway) WITH ALL THE GIMMICKS AN IRISH PERSON COULD HAVE THEY CHOOSE THE CELTIC SHAMROCK ON I MEAN JEEZ BELFAST IS A REAL BAD PLACE TO GROW UP IN FINALYS TIME STILL IS NOW BUT WE HAVE GREAT ATTITUDES AND GREAT CRAIC IRISH GIMMICKS SHOULD BE ABOUT BRAWLERS STREET FIGHTERS AND YOUNG GUNS WITH PRIDE AND STRENGTH

    Posted by philaroy aka skulduggery Pleasant on Thursday, April 23, 2009

  18. Comment #18

    vo ti mata

    Posted by $Assasino$ on Thursday, April 23, 2009

  19. Comment #19

    i agree

    Posted by Eric Ryan on Saturday, April 25, 2009

  20. Comment #20

    wwe isnt real tna and UFC are real

    Posted by bulk on Wednesday, May 06, 2009

  21. Comment #21

    i agree with whoever said it earlier about giving up on WWE for TNA, and bulk, TNA isnt real, its still planned like WWE but less.and tbh i think a wrestler doesnt need gimmicks but if you want a reaction from the crowd and to put on a good show then you need um, what do us(the viewing public) want to see more then something that we love to watch?
    nothing, exactly
    (shush you)

    Posted by Astatine on Friday, May 08, 2009

  22. Comment #22

    i think that mike cole needs to be fired for ever he has gotten away with to much i thought that it was mr mcmhons show owner

    Posted by james scruggs on Sunday, March 20, 2011

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