10 Forgotten WWE gimmicks from the 90s

Damien Demento faced The Undertaker in the first-ever episode of Monday Night RAW
Damien Demento faced The Undertaker in the first-ever episode of Monday Night RAW

#8 Leif Cassidy

Al Snow as Leif Cassidy
Al Snow as Leif Cassidy

Replacing one member of a popular tag-team almost never works out and it was the same story with The New Rockers. After WWE legend Shawn Michaels started his singles run, Marty Jannetty went on to form The New Rockers in February 1996 along with a young Al Snow who was wrestling at the time as Leif Cassidy.

The duo never got a proper push during their short run in the WWE and the team dissolved in December when Marty Jannetty left. Cassidy continued to wrestle as a singles star after Jannetty left WWE. His last appearance came at One Night Only 1997 in a loss against Tiger Ali Singh.

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#7 Phantasio

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Magician gimmicks have never found much success in pro wrestling and it was the same story for Phantasio. Phantasio made his debut in a 1995 episode of Wrestling Challenge where he magically pulled out his opponents boxers before rolling him up for the win. He then “magically” removed referee Earl Hebner’s boxers.

Needless to say, the gimmick was not well received and this ended up being his only televised appearance. Phantasio also wrestled in a house show shortly after this, beating Rad Raford.

Interesting fact: Harry Del Rios, the man who wrestled as Phantasio, also wrestled on the first ever broadcast of NWA TNA in 2002.

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Edited by Akhilesh Tirumala
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