Top 10 Gimmicks WWE Should Bring Back for the PG Era and Perhaps Saturday Morning Slam

In September WWE debuted a new show that I personally like. It is a kid's show but I enjoy it. Saturday Morning Slam debuted as a part of The CW's new Vortex Saturday morning cartoon block. To me, it is a throwback to the old days of WWE's original Superstars (of Wrestling) and WWF Mania only 30 minutes shorter. These shows had good action that put over popular talent directed at kids and sometimes had back in the past.

After watching some of these "from the vault" segments with  wrestlers and gimmicks from the past, I wonder why some of these from the 90's wouldn't work today? This is a top ten list of gimmicks from the past kid's era that I think could work in today's WWE. Maybe not the wrestlers due to age, death or any personal issues. BUT, they could always repackage wrestlers into these gimmicks or similar gimmicks.

10) Battle Cat

Brady Boone adopted the gimmick of a masked wrestler who wrestled a fast paced offense. Back then this was one of the most revolutionary wrestlers in WWE as most wrestlers never did handsprings or ranas. I think a Justin Gabriel type wrestler would do well in this gimmick.











9) Killer Bees

Jumping Jim Brunzell and B. Brian Blair were a tag team of athletic individuals who wore black and yellow striped trunks, had yellow high-tops as well as wore masks to confuse their opponents and referees. These two men were two of the best to never win a tag team title. Personally I would make Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel the modern killer bees. That or a similar tag team...







8) Doink The Clown

In 1992 Doink The Clown emerged on the scene as an evil clown. Within a year, he was a good clown pulling pranks on his oppoenents with a midgit clown in Dink. I know a LOT of people hate clowns in wrestling but it is a gimmick that has worked. In Mexico they have had many different clowns from Los Super Payasos to Los Payasos to even Los Psycho Circus. These gimmicks do indeed work, but they can't be at the top of the card.








7) The Jynx Brothers

In 1996 Matt and Jeff Hardy were not known. They wrestled in squashes and the independents. Jeff used a gimmick named Willow The Whisp, basically an American style Jushin Liger in a way. In 1996, Matt too a name similar to Willow to act as a tag team partner for Willow named Ignis Fatuus (Willow's name in Latin.) They got a chance in WWE to do this gimmick but sadly it didn't go anyway. Personally WWE could use a flashy gimmick for two smaller guys like this.


6) Real Man's Man

"He's a man, such a man..." After a few short matches in WWE, Steven Regal dropped the "Lord," dawned a fanel shirt, jean shorts and a hard hat and became a "Real Man's Man." I loved this short lived gimmick though I cannot see Regal back in this role again. To me Regal is too established in the traditional Brit role but we can always give this to another Brit perhaps.









5) Demolition

Ax and Smash, were originally WWE's "response to the Legion of Doom" however they were more than that. Instead of being brutes, Ax and Smash could wrestle and didn't just man-handle and destroy opponents. Their look is scary at times, but I feel that they were one of the best slight gimmicks that can be given to a team who will be married together for some time.
Admittedly, I am a mark for Demolition.




4) The Hurricane

"And they save a hero can save us..." OK there are a lot of superhero movies and television shows out there but only a few crime-fighting wrestlers. One of them is The Hurricane. I always loved the idea of the crime fighter though it was short-lived the last time as he was released rather quickly after the WWE ended ECW (and Hurricane got drunk and fought with Chris Jericho in a taxi...)









3) Los Conquistadores

Two masked "luchadores" that can be portrayed by anyone. You can bring up two developmental guys or you can just end up using two guys that are jobbers to the stars on the current rosters. They would stay in this role...







2) Max Moon

Max Moon debuted in 1992 as "The Comet Kid" but quickly renamed. Unlike rumors, Paul Diamond was Max Moon from day one (on tv and click here for proof.) Moon was similar to Battle Kat by being a very high flying wrestler with a colorful gimmick that lasted about the same amount of time. Unlike Battle Kat, I saw Max Moon when I was growing up. I really enjoyed the look and high flying of Max Moon and I know that this gimmick could have some sort of shelf life in WWE today.





1) The Boogey Man

In 2005 he was coming to get us and we all thought it would be wrestlecrap. But when I first saw him, I was not laughing at the stupidity. I was laughing because the gimmick was awesome. I think this is a scary enough gimmick to be creepy but like Disney's Haunted Mansion, it is campy so it gets the laugh. I rather laugh at Boogey Man than Santino.