5 WWE Superstars who were accused of stealing gimmicks

#2 Kiera Hogan accused Ember Moon of using her gimmick in WWE

Kiera Hogan said in 2018 that her heart “literally dropped” when she saw Ember Moon use elements of her “Girl On Fire” gimmick in WWE.

Hogan and Moon attended the same WWE tryout in 2015. Moon went on to join WWE while Hogan later signed with IMPACT Wrestling before making her way to AEW.

In an interview with Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, Hogan claimed Moon intentionally stole her gimmick during her time in NXT:

“I know for a fact I'm the reason she did it. I try not to look at it in a negative way, but in the end it is negative, because it's something that I did first. Something that I brought to my company first. She debuted it at NXT Takeover Mania weekend. I saw her come out and my heart literally dropped,” Hogan said.

Hogan received hate online from fans who accused her of being a “rip-off version” of Moon. She added that it hurt to read comments like that when she had worked so hard to develop the character herself.

Like the Charlotte Flair-Sienna situation, Moon did not directly address Hogan’s claim. She did, however, post on Twitter that she used her fiery gimmick back in 2012, three years before witnessing Hogan’s “Girl On Fire” character.