5 wrestling gimmick ripoffs that surprisingly succeeded

Modified Oct 28, 2017 11:03 GMT

The popular New World Order faction of WCWJust because a gimmick has been blatantly ripped off from one that came before, it is no reason why that gimmick can't be successful. In fact, some ripped off gimmicks have been so successful that promoters frequently copy what their competition is doing.

#4 Sting

WCW's franchise player, Sting, wrestled for years as a bleached-blonde haired, face-painted, California bodybuilder before he morphed into the Crow version of his character.

While Sting was quite popular and successful in his previous gimmick, many feel the Crow character took him to another level.

The character was a rip-off of Brandon Lee's movie "The Crow", which had achieved cult-like popularity during the 90s. WCW made little attempt to hide the similarities between the two characters but fans loved the gimmick, even if it wasn't overly original.

Edited by Nishant Jayaram