10 Crazy Proposed WWE Gimmicks We Never Got To See
After Vince McMahon's rumoured plan for The Revival (prior to their release) was revealed, let's take a look at some more gimmicks we ALMOST saw...
8. Sleazy Rider
For this one, elements of the original artwork were incorporated into the gimmick we saw, though they seemed more literal in the planning stages than in the execution. You know the story of Shawn Michaels' famed heel turn: donning a leather jacket and a passive smirk, he kicks partner Marty Jannetty in the mouth, before launching him through a plate-glass window, severing the Rockers' union. This moodier, surlier Michaels ultimately became a preening prima donna who fell for Sensational Sherri.
While *that* Michaels took on characteristics of an egotistical lothario, there was apparently an idea to make him a rebellious biker. The provided artwork shows Michaels looking similar to Marlon Brando in The Wild One (or Adrian Adonis, pre-Adorable, the opposite of an amorous ladies man. In the coming years, Michaels did take on some of the biker attire as part of the Heartbreak Kid ensemble (especially the biker cap), but never was that the overriding theme. Instead, Shawn came off more like a male stripper who used biker get-up as part of his stage motif, which sounds very odd when phrased that way.
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
