Repackage a WWE wrestler

[loserX]

This has probably been done before, but it seem like the kind of thing all y'all would be good at!

Pick a wrestler (mid-carders preferred, but not at all mandatory) that you think needs a revamp, and tell us what you'd do.

Turn him (or her) face/heel? What's his new gimmick/angle? Who's the first feud?

[Celtics_Champs]

I'd take Alex Riley and Jack Swagger and I'd have them as a tag team. Their gimmick would be that they were college football stars and they'd wear the jackets that Riley were on NXT. They'd be a dominant heel tag team.

Highest Potential: Tag champs. Riley goes on to better things.

I'd keep the Otunga lawyer gimmick but he would wrestle more and wrestle in his lawyer getup. Sort of like IRS. I'd make Brodus Clay his bodyguard.

Highest Potential: Otunga gets better in the ring and makes a push for the IC or US title.

This ones sort of WWE 12's idea, and is not really a repackaging, but I'd take Drew Mcintyre and let him bring back the European championship.

Highest Potential: Gets Drew Mc relevant again. Gives us a third mid card belt which I feel is needed. Also gives Booker T a chubby.

Good thread, LoserX.

[loserX]

I love all these ideas, C_C...especially the Otunga one. He could make people sign liability waivers so that "I can't be held responsible for what I do to you in the ring"

[kdawg32086]

Kane as Fake Diesel. I miss seeing JR acting like the fake Diesel and Razor were the real ones.

[Dunthreevy]

Haven't wrapped my head around the repackaging details of it, but I'd like to see Justin Gabriel and Trent Beretta as a tag team. I think Alex Riley and Curt Hawkins could make for a solid team also.

Gabriel and Beretta vs. Air Bourne would be a really good rivalry in my opinion, as long as creative hit their mark on repackaging the former as a legit team. I think the best way to go would be to tag them as completely arrogant a-holes to play the heels in the rivalry.

[CapeCrusader]

Never thought about Riley and Swagger as a team. Could definitely work. They could even do it under Vickie's stable.

As for Otunga, if he can get better in the ring...then I agree. If not then he could easily be a manager to someone and possible down the line create his own stable.

[CapeCrusader]

As for my ideas....

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I've said this already on the Raw/SD thread. I think that they pushed Del Rio a little too early, thats why hes not as believable as a main eventer. I would have him go into a small storyline against Ryder, that alone will draw even more heat then he already has. Win the U.S title go on like a 3-4 month reign while changing the name of the belt to the "Mexican Championship" (something like that I dunno) ala Lance Storm to draw even more heat.

Big Show

I'm pretty tired of seeing Show as this friendly giant. I would love to see him as a monster heel, that can't be stopped. Dude is "The Largest Athlete" and a guy with his size should be used better then a 45 second title reign, especially since his last singles title was ECW championship (Are You Serious Bro?)

Ezekial Jackson and Mason Ryan

I know what your thinking...I'm out of my mind!!!

But stranger things have worked out in the WWE. Pairing those two animals wouldn't be a bad idea, I mean if it works it works. If it doesn't, then just add them to a list of people that haven't. But for the sake of argument, I would probably throw a manager with them. Maybe Laurinaitis, could have them in his office in like suits and shades (just dressed in black)...anybody that gets out of line...they'll think otherwise. Again, just an idea lol.

[Brandon-Clyde]

Ezekial Jackson and Mason Ryan

I know what your thinking...I'm out of my mind!!!

But stranger things have worked out in the WWE. Pairing those two animals wouldn't be a bad idea, I mean if it works it works. If it doesn't, then just add them to a list of people that haven't. But for the sake of argument, I would probably throw a manager with them. Maybe Laurinaitis, could have them in his office in like suits and shades (just dressed in black)...anybody that gets out of line...they'll think otherwise. Again, just an idea lol.

I would revamp them as a new Demolition or APA(JBL as manager)

[Callaway]

Yup, put me down for Ezekiel Jackson...

Shave off the ridiculous patch of hair he grew out...give him the Mark Henry mean streak treatment, never allow him to talk, give him a mouthpiece manager (Alicia Fox or even Otunga will do), and just have him unleashing the best power submission move he already does, in the torture rack.

[loserX]

Good stuff so far, gents. I especially like the "new APA" angle...I want to see more of Mason Ryan and he deserves better than what he's gotten so far (which ain't much).

[skbucks1985]

I gotta admit I'm a little surprised to see guys like Ezekiel Jackson, Mason Ryan and David Otunga mentioned. Jackson and Ryan you can repackage them any way you want, it doesn't change the fact that neither of them can really wrestle (Jackson's an average-below average worker as a big man) and neither of them can talk. I do think both of them could have a use which if I was forced to come up with a story line for either of them it would be as a tag team partner to one of the better workers in the company guys like Justin Gabriel and especially Tyson Kidd. Although if I had my choice I'd just put Kidd and Gabriel in a tag team. With Otunga, I think his current character can be expanded but that's probably the best way to use him unless he somehow learns how to wrestle.

As for the question, my answer would be Justin Gabriel. When he turned face, he never actually turned face. They did the typical tag team breakup angle but it was never explicit exactly who the audience should cheer for and against. I'd do something with his gymnastics background, maybe give him some sort of unique entrance.

[Cammo101]

Let's get a new Four Horsemen with Ziggler in the Flair role, Mason Ryan in the Windham role, and Swagger and Miz rounding out the group. They are believable as pretty boy party animals who can still wrestle and Ziggler and Miz are great mic guys.

[Dunthreevy]

Let's get a new Four Horsemen with Ziggler in the Flair role, Mason Ryan in the Windham role, and Swagger and Miz rounding out the group. They are believable as pretty boy party animals who can still wrestle and Ziggler and Miz are great mic guys.

Problem: Mason Ryan can't wrestle or talk, Miz can't wrestle

[CapeCrusader]

I gotta admit I'm a little surprised to see guys like Ezekiel Jackson, Mason Ryan and David Otunga mentioned. Jackson and Ryan you can repackage them any way you want, it doesn't change the fact that neither of them can really wrestle (Jackson's an average-below average worker as a big man) and neither of them can talk. I do think both of them could have a use which if I was forced to come up with a story line for either of them it would be as a tag team partner to one of the better workers in the company guys like Justin Gabriel and especially Tyson Kidd. Although if I had my choice I'd just put Kidd and Gabriel in a tag team. With Otunga, I think his current character can be expanded but that's probably the best way to use him unless he somehow learns how to wrestle.

As for the question, my answer would be Justin Gabriel. When he turned face, he never actually turned face. They did the typical tag team breakup angle but it was never explicit exactly who the audience should cheer for and against. I'd do something with his gymnastics background, maybe give him some sort of unique entrance.

You're right, Jackson and Ryan aren't great wrestlers. But if your looking for the best wrestlers, they are usually below the 220 lb mark. But I think like the APA (not saying they could be as good) but the whole point of APA was to have to big brawlers come in and just kick ass (they never had to wrestle till later). Even though Bradshaw and Faarooq were established and good wrestlers, that was never part of the gimmick in the begining. So I think it could work.

[CapeCrusader]

Let's get a new Four Horsemen with Ziggler in the Flair role, Mason Ryan in the Windham role, and Swagger and Miz rounding out the group. They are believable as pretty boy party animals who can still wrestle and Ziggler and Miz are great mic guys.

I dunno if it would work, cuz Miz and Ziggler are both in the main event scene. With The Horsemen, there wasn't room for two Flair like type of guys.

[Cammo101]

Let's get a new Four Horsemen with Ziggler in the Flair role, Mason Ryan in the Windham role, and Swagger and Miz rounding out the group. They are believable as pretty boy party animals who can still wrestle and Ziggler and Miz are great mic guys.

I dunno if it would work, cuz Miz and Ziggler are both in the main event scene. With The Horsemen, there wasn't room for two Flair like type of guys.

It seems Miz's main event days are behind him. I see Ziggler in the Flair role contending for titles. Swagger as the Arn Anderson type technical wrestler. Miz as the Blanchard type 2nd talker, US title level guy, and Ryan the non talking enforcer.

[Vandal Savage]

John Cena turing heel, selling out all his little kid fans and joining forces with Mr. Mcmahon. I never watched WWF in the 90s but Ive heard something similar occurred, with the Rock I think.

Christian, fed up the way he is treated be management, proves them all wrong and wins the championship as a heel and holds it for nearly a year. He would be a heel.

[Stanford]

I think if Cena turns heel, I think he should be as strong as ever by himself, or at least with a stable of other wrestlers. All the no-selling and Super-Cena stuff should stay. He's been the most dominant wrestler of the decade, and it doesn't make sense that all of a sudden he's relying on authority figures. When Hogan turned, it was authority figures that he turned on. Cena should be treated the same way.

Plus, I don't have much desire to see Vince back on TV.

[skbucks1985]

I gotta admit I'm a little surprised to see guys like Ezekiel Jackson, Mason Ryan and David Otunga mentioned. Jackson and Ryan you can repackage them any way you want, it doesn't change the fact that neither of them can really wrestle (Jackson's an average-below average worker as a big man) and neither of them can talk. I do think both of them could have a use which if I was forced to come up with a story line for either of them it would be as a tag team partner to one of the better workers in the company guys like Justin Gabriel and especially Tyson Kidd. Although if I had my choice I'd just put Kidd and Gabriel in a tag team. With Otunga, I think his current character can be expanded but that's probably the best way to use him unless he somehow learns how to wrestle.

As for the question, my answer would be Justin Gabriel. When he turned face, he never actually turned face. They did the typical tag team breakup angle but it was never explicit exactly who the audience should cheer for and against. I'd do something with his gymnastics background, maybe give him some sort of unique entrance.

You're right, Jackson and Ryan aren't great wrestlers. But if your looking for the best wrestlers, they are usually below the 220 lb mark. But I think like the APA (not saying they could be as good) but the whole point of APA was to have to big brawlers come in and just kick ass (they never had to wrestle till later). Even though Bradshaw and Faarooq were established and good wrestlers, that was never part of the gimmick in the begining. So I think it could work.

They were the Acolytes, a traditional tag team, before they became the APA. Plus, those guys had so much more charisma than Ryan and Jackson.

[tugs]

good job guys! nice thread.

my idea is forming a stable surrounding the new champs Epico and Primo. then have ADR and Camacho and Hunico join them. I'm still thinking how but I'd like to see that.

and Drew Mac. I love the European champion suggestion. suits him perfectly. and turn him heel again while at it. and give him a more suitable finisher.