3 WWE gimmicks that were created by Triple H and 2 that were created by Vince McMahon

#4 Created by Vince McMahon: Isaac Yankem

Before Glenn Jacobs debuted as the demonic Kane character in 1997, he was first introduced to the WWE Universe as an evil dentist, Dr Isaac Yankem, in the summer of 1995.

Yankem appeared sporadically on WWE television over the next year, notably facing Bret Hart in a losing effort at SummerSlam 1995. WWE was often criticised in the mid-1990s for its over-the-top cartoonish characters, so it was no surprise when the dentist gimmick was dropped within a year.

Speaking on The Steve Austin Show in 2018, Jacobs recalled the hilarious story behind Vince McMahon explaining the Yankem character to him.

“Everything is going well [in a meeting] and then Vince asks me, ‘Glenn, have you ever been afraid to go to the dentist?’ and I think this is one of those things where I’m going to a personality test or something. I’m like, ‘No, sir’ and he’s like, ‘You know, I’ve always had this idea for a wrestling dentist: Isaac Yankem… I yank ’em!’ and then he starts doing the Vince laugh, right?

“I’m looking at this one individual in this business to break into the big leagues and I’m sitting there with a blank face trying not to react. He says, ‘I think you’ll be great for it’ and then he walks out! I’m sitting there and I went from on top of the world to feeling the world has fallen on top of me. Because I’m like, a wrestling dentist?! How am I gonna pull this off?!”