Today we present you 14 Funny And Interesting WWE Gimmick Changes That Never Happened
14) Christian as Jeff Hardy’s attacker
When Jeff Hardy found himself being attacked by a mystery assailant in late 2008,
speculation was running wild.
Hardy was one of the most popular stars on SmackDown,
but there was no shortage of suspects who would’ve benefitted from the demise
of the Charismatic Enigma.
One suspect was Christian,
who was scheduled to return after an incredible run in Impact,
and would’ve assisted his partner Edge,
who had been feuding with Hardy over the WWE Championship.
Whilst this would’ve made Christian a sadistic heel,
WWE instead had Matt Hardy turn on his brother,
with Christian instead returning as a babyface in ECW.
13) Sable as The Undertaker’s love interest
One of the most popular women of all time,
it’s hard to properly state just how big Sable was during the Attitude Era.
As fans would often cheer for her
at ringside over male Superstars in the ring,
Vince McMahon came up with an idea
to use her popularity on another huge star.
Sable was reportedly going to become the
love interest of The Undertaker,
which would’ve shown the human side of the Deadman,
instead of just being all darkness.
The gimmick was ready until Taker’s wife said
the angle made her uncomfortable,
and the Deadman turned it down,
though showed his human side
as the biker years later.
12) Kalisto as The Miz’s hairdresser
Despite being a former United States
and Cruiserweight Champion,
Kalisto is still trying to make a name for himself
on the main roster.
Between his time on 205 Live,
and as part of the Lucha House Party on RAW,
the masked superstar has been successful,
but not exactly the next Rey Mysterio.
With that said, we can’t imagine
Kalisto being any more successful as the hairdresser of The Miz,
an idea pitched to him before his call-up
to the main roster.
The mask would definitely have to have gone,
but Kalisto fortunately avoided the character,
and has continued to wrestle with his mask
firmly on for years.
11) Paige, Summer Rae and Anya, the female Shield
Three of NXT’s top female prospects
in the 2012 relaunch of NXT,
there was always high hopes
for Paige Summer Rae and Anya.
Bonding as a team both on and off-screen,
one idea pitched was
was for the trio to become a female version of the Shield.
Whilst a dominant trio of women
would’ve been interesting to see,
the WWE pulled the plug,
as the male Shield debuted in November 2012,
and the company didn’t want two similar stables.
As individuals, the trio had varying degrees of success,
with Paige becoming a multi-time champion,
Summer Rae a capable wrestler
and manager,
and Anya sadly never making it.
10) Neville as Mighty Mouse
Neville’s smaller size
always made it harder for him
with the creative team in WWE.
Vince McMahon usually doesn’t push guys of Neville’s size,
unless under very rare circumstances,
such as Rey Mysterio or Daniel Bryan.
Despite having an incredible run as NXT Champion,
Neville struggled on the main roster,
with there once being talks of the Newcastle Superstar
portraying a Mighty Mouse character,
complete with cape.
Clearly the character would’ve destroyed Neville’s credibility,
though he thankfully avoided it,
having a few solid years on the main roster
before leaving WWE
and recently made headlines as just one of
several former Superstars
to sign with AEW.
9) Cody Rhodes, Tye Dillinger and Tyler Breeze as the handsome faction
As Stardust, Cody Rhodes enjoyed playing the cosmic Superstar at first,
but the character quickly grew old, and Rhodes quickly began
pitching characters to get out of playing Stardust.
One such idea was
a trio of very handsome Superstars,
a follow-up from Rhodes’ time as ‘Dashing’ Cody Rhodes,
comprised of the man himself,
alongside Tyler Breeze and Tye Dillinger.
Unfortunately for the future NWA Champion,
the gimmick was shot down, and Cody was stuck as Stardust
before leaving the company in 2016,
with Dillinger and Breeze still struggling to get any main-roster time today.
8) Scott Hall as G.I. Joe
Scott Hall may have made his career as Razor Ramon,
the gimmick based on Tony Montana’s Scarface,
but it wasn’t the first fictional character pitched to him.
Originally, Hall was planned to play a character like G.I. Joe,
which would’ve played into Hall’s background
as a military kid.
Whilst it’s never been clear why the gimmick never made it to air,
one reason may be that it had already been done in the 80s
and early 90s with Sgt. Slaughter.
And when WCW had Booker T
play a similar character called G.I. Bro, it flopped,
showing WWE were right
not to put the gimmick on the Bad Guy.
7) Justin Gabriel as the Dare wolf
Debuting on the main roster in the first season of NXT,
Justin Gabriel’s WWE career arguably peaked
when he was part of the Nexus.
After splitting with the group
the company struggled to keep the South African relevant,
as Gabriel could deliver high flying moves,
such as his 450-Splash,
but never had much of a character.
One idea pitched was for Gabriel
to become the Darewolf,
which would tie into his actual daredevil lifestyle
which includes Sky-diving
and bungee jumping.
Whilst it’s not clear how much of Gabriel’s character
would’ve been a werewolf,
it was Triple H who argued against the idea,
though Gabriel has used the nickname following
following his 2015 release.
6) Kevin Nash as the Anonymous RAW GM
When the anonymous RAW General Manager appeared
fans wondered who the mystery person would be.
Communicating only via e-mails on a laptop,
the GM would often cite classic quotes from former Superstars,
making fans wonder which legend it would be.
One name that was rumoured to be revealed
as GM was Kevin Nash, whom, with
his past creative control in WCW,
made perfect sense as the heel authority often stacking the deck against the faces.
Ultimately, it never worked out,
and Nash returned at the Summerslam 2011 pay per view,
with Hornswoggle of all people being revealed
as the anonymous GM years later,
to the delight of absolutely no-one.
5) Steve Williams as the unbeatable fighter
When you’ve got the nickname Dr. Death,
you need to make sure you can back it up in the ring.
Joining the WWF in 1998 as a friend of Jim Ross,
Williams was reportedly in line for a huge push,
which would’ve seen the former football star
clash with Stone Cold for the WWF Title.
All Williams had to do was win the Brawl for All,
the infamous shoot fighting tournament which was
WWE’s answer to UFC.
Instead of winning, Williams lost to
eventual winner Bart Gunn in the first round,
suffering a torn ham-string
and was released in early 1999,
never reaching the highs that were promised to him.
4) Bob Holly as a NASA employee
When Bob ‘Hardcore’ Holly first debuted in the WWE,
he appeared as Therman ‘Sparky’ Plugg,
racecar driver in what Holly
must’ve thought would be his most ridiculous gimmick.
But in 2006, Holly returned to the WWE,
and nearly had Sparky Plugg beaten
when he was given the character of a NASA employee.
The WWE’s reasoning was that
ECW was set to debut on the SciFi channel,
and despite Holly’s years as a brawler,
thought the former Hadcore champion could’ve easily passed
as a spaceman.
WWE even wanted to wrestle in a spacesuit,
though the character was fortunately cancelled,
as it seemed unlikely that Holly, or anyone,
could’ve pulled off the ridiculous character in 2006.
3) Christopher Daniels as the Higher Power
Best known for his time in TNA,
Christopher Daniels got his first taste of the big leagues in WCW and ECW.
In 1999, Daniels even had a chance of joining the WWF,
with booker Vince Russo wanting the Fallen Angel
to become the infamous Higher Power.
A robed figure capable of controlling Shane McMahon and the Undertaker
as the leader of the Corporate Ministry,
Russo was very keen to have Daniels play the role, though McMahon thought he was too small.
Instead, it would be McMahon himself being revealed as the higher power,
revealing all of this was just to annoy Steve Austin,
in one of the biggest disappointments in WWE history.
2) Cody Rhodes as heel Tony Stark
As we already know, Cody Rhodes was desperate to ditch the Stardust gimmick.
Pitching a ton of ideas at the company for a change, one idea included
the former Intercontinental Champion donning a heel persona based on ony Stark of Marvel comics.
Rhodes, a known comic-book fan, even had a promo filmed with his wife Brandi
imitating the Superhero’s arrogance, wealth and stature.
Whilst WWE would reject the idea, leaving Cody stuck in the Stardust role,
the promo did leak online, giving fans a glimpse of the Iron Man Cody Rhodes could have been.
1) Dean Ambrose and AJ Lee as a power couple
As two of the internet’s favourite darlings, there has been
plenty of fanfiction written about Dean Ambrose and AJ Lee.
Perhaps after reading one-too-many fanfics, the WWE pitched the idea
of having the pair on RAW in 2012 as a power couple, who had met at a mental asylum.
Whilst this would’ve pleased many fans online, it was the former Divas Champion
who nixed it, saying she didn’t want to make light of mental illness, given prior issues in her family.
Instead, Lee became one of the most successful women in WWE
, and Ambrose debuted with the Shield that November at Survivor Series.
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