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.

#1 New World Order

The New World Order is one of the most successful wrestling angles of all time. In the 1990s, WCW did everything they could to pull ahead of WWE in the ratings. They signed Hulk Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage, and other big stars from the 80s.

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It wouldn't be until the company packaged some of those signees into a group named the New World Order, however, that WCW would finally hit the ultimate of heights in the wrestling industry.

Eric Bischoff has not been shy in sharing the fact that he stole the idea for the invasion gimmick from an angle in New Japan Pro Wrestling.

In 1995, the UWF promotion invaded NJPW and a large portion of the matches the company would put on that year we're between the two warring sides. Bischoff wanted to create the same atmosphere in WCW and he succeeded.

Edited by Nishant Jayaram