3 Wrestlers who overcame awful gimmicks and 3 who couldn't

#2 Overcame: The Undertaker

The Phenom!

The Undertaker is one of the most celebrated superstars in the history of wrestling. Standing at 6'10 and weighing close to 300 pounds, The Undertaker certainly stands out in a crowd. But on paper, his character is wretched.

In essence, the real-life Mark Calaway plays a wrestling zombie. His disposition is the walking dead. For most wrestlers, this gimmick would have capped their careers.

But The Phenom entered the company when the company was still largely marketed to kids, and children were able to take the dead man character as a serious contender to heroes like Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan.

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#1 Couldn't overcome: Luke Gallows

Gallows portrayed himself as Festus long ago!

Remember him? If anyone thought they had seen Luke Gallows on WWE TV before, you aren’t wrong! This is long before the days of the Bullet Club, or simply ‘The Club.’ Luke Gallows appeared on the Smackdown team as Festus. I’m still hoping he’ll give us a five-second pose with that face.

Festus was a mentally changed, unresponsive southern boy. His tag team partner Jesse hyped up Festus to be an unstoppable and emotionally driven giant. Even though he kind of just stood there…with his mouth open.

I don’t even need to explain why this is just all around offensive. That’s not what makes this a failure. What makes this a failure is a fact that at any point in time his opponent could ring the bell and return him to his docile self.