5 best gimmick characters in WWE history

#4 Yokozuna

The huge Yokozuna before a match

Rodney Anoa'i was brought into the WWF/E as the imposing and brutal Japanese Sumo, Yokozuna. As is the case with nearly every Anoa'i Samoan like Fatu (Rikishi), Roman Reigns, Umaga and The Wild Samoans, Yokozuna was a giant of a man that was deceptively agile and technical in the ring.

Yokozuna made his debut in 1992 along with his manager Mr Fuji and was given the Japanese sumo gimmick due to his 600lb frame.

He would go on to become the third fastest WWF champion after Brock Lesner and Sheamus and would terrify children and wrestlers with his heavy moves and massive weight dropping down on his opponents during his leg and Banzai drops.