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#4 WWE Superstar Baron Corbin ‘hated’ his 'King' gimmick

Baron Corbin made an appearance on WWE RAW this week

WWE Superstar Baron Corbin is currently involved in one of the most entertaining storylines in the company. His riches to rags, coupled with the ghosts of his selfish past, often account for hilarious segments. He recently arrived on RAW to face Drew McIntyre in exchange for financial favors from Jinder Mahal.

He can't even afford to have his theme music to play in full 😂😂😂😂 #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/ST83e33X9R
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) August 10, 2021

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Recently, Vince Russo discussed Corbin’s current run and made big revelations about his former gimmick. He said that Baron Corbin didn’t like his “King” gimmick and would have probably used the phrase “I am not making any money” during a backstage meeting. Russo is convinced that the origin of Corbin’s current push in WWE lies in that dialog.

"I'm telling you. I'm telling you! I guarantee you, this is where it came from, okay? I know for a fact that he hated the King thing. The Burger King helmet and the cape. I know for a fact, trust me, he hated that! I know he was pitching a lot of things, and I guarantee you at one point he said, 'I'm not making any money.'"

"I guarantee you he said that at one point,' and that became the gimmick. I guarantee you that's how it happens here. You say one thing that they don't like, 'Oh, you have no money, ha? Oh, okay, you're really not going to, because we're going to make you homeless'. I'm telling you, that's how they work," revealed Vince Russo.

Another day, another struggle for @BaronCorbinWWE...@tiktok_us pic.twitter.com/hqFoVHeS7W
— WWE (@WWE) August 10, 2021

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Shinsuke Nakamura dethroned Baron Corbin as the 'King' on SmackDown, and the latter hasn’t been the same since. He can’t afford his theme music or even a decent shirt.

While some fans genuinely feel bad for him, others believe that he deserves his current struggles. He also deserves credit for nailing his current role as a helpless man. It will be interesting to see what’s in store for Corbin in WWE.

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Edited by Kaushik Das