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1. The early-to-mid-'90s were a time for many gimmicks in the then-WWF. Everybody seemed to have some sort of profession. There were plumbers, trash men, and even magicians. One such profession was played by Glenn Jacobs who you know and love as the Undertaker's younger brother Kane. What character did Mayor Jacobs play from 1995-1996?
2. Barry Darsow was another wrestler saddled with bad gimmicks but he also had a couple of good ones. One of the good ones was as Smash of Demolition. As Smash he would win the WWF Tag Team Title three times with his partner Ax. During his time in the NWA territory when it was known as Jim Crockett Promotions Barry had a successful run with another gimmick winning several titles. What was Barry's other successful gimmick?
3. Believe it or not, even Andre the Giant had a gimmick. In 1986, Andre was (kayfabe) suspended from the WWF. Not long after, a team of rather large Japanese wrestlers, called The Machines, showed up in the WWF managed by the now face Capt. Lou Albano. These men were called The Super Machine (Bill Eadie aka Ax of Demolition) and which Machine (who was Andre under a mask)?
4. One of the most popular tag teams of the Attitude Era was The New Age Outlaws. The team consisted of "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn and The Road Dogg. The duo won the WWF/WWE Tag Team championship six times.
Before this, Road Dogg was The "Real" Double J who was the real singer behind Jeff Jarrett's song "My Baby Tonight" in a lip synch controversy. Billy Gunn, after leaving The Smoking Gunn's and his kayfabe brother Bart, fell under the tutelage of the Honky Tonk Man became this gimmick who would end up nothing more than a low card jobber. What was this gimmick?
5. Solofa Fatu who you know as Rikishi had an interesting career. Being a part of the famous Anoa'i family that produced the Wild Samoans, The Uso's, Roman Reigns, Umaga, Yokozuna, Tonga Kid, and The Rock he started his gimmicks usually were of his Samoan heritage like Rikishi.
But from late summer 1996 until early 1998 he adopted an unusual gimmick that was far from his Samoan roots. He was managed by former WWF champions Bob Backlund and The Iron Sheik. His biggest match was against his real life cousin Rocky Mavia at 'Wrestlemania 13' for Rocky's Intercontinental title. What was this unusual gimmick?
6. Kevin Nash reached stardom in the WWF as Diesel where he was a Triple Crown champion (World Heavyweight Champion, Intercontinental Champion, Tag Team Champion) then after leaving the WWF for WCW he along with Scott Hall and Hulk Hogan changed the face of wrestling when they formed the nWo. But before all of that, Nash went through a couple of bad gimmicks in WCW. One of those gimmicks was as a mob rip off character named Vinny Vegas. The other is known a one of the more ridiculous gimmicks in wrestling history. What was that crazy gimmick?
7. Dolph Ziggler has had a very successful career. He's a two-time World Champion and multiple time tag team, U.S., and Intercontinental Champion in the WWE and he even won the Money in the Bank. But before that, he was saddled with a couple of bad gimmicks. First he was caddie to Chavo Guerrero's character Kerwin White and when Chavo came to his senses on that, he was repackaged with three other guys into the male Cheerleader gimmick The Spirit Squad. Oddly they held the tag team title for a while before mercifully being literally thrown in a box and shipped back to OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling). Which member of the Spirit Squad was Dolph?
8. The late Scott Hall had an illustrious if not frenetic career. He performed in all three major territories: WWF, WCW, AWA and won titles in all three. His most famous gimmicks was in the WWF when he was Razor Ramon then under his own name in WCW when he helped formed the nWo with Kevin Nash and Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
But before he joined the WWF and became "The Bad Guy" Hall's first stint in WCW he was a part of a stable called The Diamond Mine with Vinny Vegas and Scotty Flamingo(Scott Levy aka Raven). What was Scott Hall's gimmick in this stable?
9. The late Del Wilkes is best known for the masked flag waving Patriot. But before donning the stars and stripes Wilkes was a part of the AWA and won the tag team championship along side Paul Diamond. His gimmick at this time was a law enforcement-themed gimmick. What was his name?
10. Scott Levy is best-known as the brooding alternative music inspired Edgar Allen Poe quoting Raven. This is where he achieved the most notoriety winning titles in the WWF, WCW, and ECW.
But before this his first gimmick in the WWF was a complete opposite of Raven. He wore preppy clothes, carried a polo mallet and managed the Quebecers to the WWF tag team titles. What was the name of this preppy character?
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