The Born Identity: Ten wrestlers who drastically switched gimmicks.

#2. Big Daddy Kane, DDS

Dr. Issac Yankem and Kane. Which gimmick did you like better? If it's not Kane you're probably wrong...

At seven feet tall and still agile enough to come off the top rope, WWE knew they had something special when they signed wrestler Glen Jacobs, who had formerly been called Unabomb.

However, they struggled with what gimmick to assign to the former hog farmer from Illinois. Kane's first persona was Dr. Issac Yankem, a dentist who ironically had bad teeth.

When that gimmick fizzled--as was inevitable--Jacobs was assigned a no-win scenario; He was to play the Diesel character popularized by Kevin Nash, who had recently left the company.

A true company man, Jacobs did as he was told. The fans did not take kindly to the attempt at a swerve, and booed 'fake' Diesel--as well as 'fake' Scott Hall--relentlessly, and not in a good, heel heat way. After the gimmick was abandoned, Jacobs finally hit gold under a mask.

As Undertaker's kayfabe brother, Kane was billed as a nigh-unstoppable force, and even captured the WWE world title. Eventually, he would unmask but would remain the Devil's Favorite Demon, a role he continues to this day.