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During the Golden Age of pro wrestling in the 1980s–1990s, a rise of cartoonish, outlandish gimmicks became popular with the increase of the World Wrestling Federation's popularity. The WWF contributed to the explosion of gimmicks by becoming the most colorful and well-known wrestling brand because of its child-oriented characters, soap opera ...
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline .
This category lists professional wrestlers who were not individual people, but a gimmick and fictional characters played by many people in professional wrestling; and categories of individual wrestlers with a false national or ethnic origin.
In February 2024, Aramís signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). In July 2024, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) aired vignettes of a new wrestler called Hologram, which is a gimmick created by AEW owner and head of creative Tony Khan. [6] It was later reported that Aramís would be portraying the character. [7]
In 1989, the Pro Wrestling Observer awarded them the title of "Worst Gimmick". [24] The Ding Dongs are now consistently ranked among the most worst gimmicks of all time. [2] [25] [26] [27] Bill Apter's 1wrestling.com, however, has defended The Ding Dongs pointing out the team's appeal to younger wrestling fans. [28] [29] In 2011, The Bleacher ...
Randy Colley and Bill Eadie created the Demolition gimmick and worked for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). They debuted as a heel tag team on January 4, 1987, at the Springfield Civic Centre in Massachusetts, alongside manager Luscious Johnny V, defeating the team of The Islanders and later participating in a battle royal won by Pete Doherty. [11]
Charles Wright (born May 16, 1961), better known under his ring name The Godfather, is an American professional wrestler.He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, and underwent several gimmick changes; the most notable were Papa Shango, Kama, Kama Mustafa, The Godfather and The Goodfather.
Suicide is a professional wrestling persona, used by multiple wrestlers in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Suicide first appeared as a character in the 2008 video game TNA Impact! . In December 2008, the Suicide character was introduced on television as a real-life wrestler.