5 WWE gimmicks that were quickly abandoned

Some WWE gimmicks barely get off the ground before they're tossed out like yesterday's garbage
Some WWE gimmicks barely get off the ground before they're tossed out like yesterday's garbage
Believe it or not, that's WWE Superstar Chavo Guerrero
Believe it or not, that's WWE Superstar Chavo Guerrero
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Oof, what can be said about WWE's golfing goofball known as Kerwin White? This was...just God awful. I'm sorry I'm even bringing this up, and if you're lucky enough to have not seen anything involving Kerwin White, it might be best to just go to the next slide.

Chavo Guerrero, by 2005, was already a well-established veteran. A multi-time WWE Cruiserweight and Tag Team Champion, Chavo Jr. had proven himself to be somebody any wrestling company would want on their roster. By mid-2005, though, he'd kind of fallen out of title contention of any kind and was getting repeatedly assaulted by the recently signed Mexicools.

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In the 2005 WWE Draft, Guerrero was moved to Monday Night RAW, where he soon denounced his Hispanic heritage in favor of the "Anglo-American Way." Yeah... yeah, that's how this one started. Shortly after, we began seeing vignettes of this middle-class conservative golf enthusiast. He was portrayed as a republican with incredibly racist ideals.

Peep that last name real quick and think of all the terrible catch phrases you can think of. I promise it won't be worse than, "If it's not White, it's not right." Soon after, it was tweaked a bit to be, "If it's not Kerwin White, it's not Kerwin Right." Guerrero would win matches by attacking his opponents with either golf clubs or coat hangers, and occasionally his caddy, future WWE World Champion Dolph Ziggler. So at least something good came out of this.

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The majority of gimmicks on this list had some potential and could've evolved into something given the right amount of time. Kerwin White, however, was something that shouldn't have ever made it past the first pitch. It was apparently Vince McMahon's idea, as Chavo revealed in an interview with Chris Van Vliet, and Guerrerro felt it was either going with the gimmick or possibly losing his job.

The gimmick was dropped five months following the unfortunate and sudden passing of his uncle Eddie Guerrero, and Chavo was quietly moved back to SmackDown.

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