The Born Identity: Ten wrestlers who drastically switched gimmicks.

#6. The Road Warriors

The Road Warriors in the early days, before the facepaint.

Hawk and Animal were the real deal in wrestling, two big men who could fly around the ring like they were light as a feather.

The big, burly men were certain to be stars, and stars they were, even with their atrocious 'biker' gimmick. While they were meant to look tough, many fans believed the Road Warriors drew more comparisons to the Village People than bad ass motorcycle club enthusiasts.

Then a movie with Mel Gibson as Mad Max arrived, and the Warriors changed their look...

The LOD/Road Warriors in WWE, with Precious Paul Ellering

With their wild hairdos, painted faces, and spiked body armour, the Warriors instantly elevated their personas to the stratosphere. Arguably the most dominant tag team of the 1980s, the Road Warriors would capture gold all over the world.

About the author

Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.

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Edited by Shiven Sachdeva