5 wrestling gimmick ripoffs that surprisingly succeeded

#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.