10 Most Radical Wrestling Makeovers
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
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Umm, you can’t do a bigger change than from Dr. Issac Yankem to Kane...imagine how different the business would be if that had never happened!
Ryan Cochran Yea dude. He was a Christmas monster also. Guy dig out of the💩.
Don't forget he was also fake Diesel
Braun strowman to Brains Stroman
🤣👌🏾
Prathmesh Mangalvedhekar Awesome post
Rose Bud to Braun Strowman
That wasn't the same person though.
Those are two different people what are you talking about?
Never would of thought festus was the bad ass Luke gallows
Like really??? Take notes on tattoos by superstars
Yereli Yang I didn't watch wrestling all like that growing up I was to busy in the gym
hero's welcome ahhh LOL that explains it
Yereli Yang yea it does I wrestle on the indies now
Forreal was just talking about Festus the other day then I see this. Never knew
I wonder how Kane didn't make this list...
J. Allen Cause they talked about that for like 10 times on other lists
Best way I can explain that is that all the characters on this list changed in front of us on TV, mostly as a part of a storyline. Even when Festus became Luke Gallows the former character was acknowledged. Glenn Jacobs' prior personas have never really been acknowledged on TV.
Dale Harris Excellent explanation.
J. Allen Thanks. I suppose Nash and Raven would be the only exceptions to the rule but they both switched companies before undergoing their transformations.
I remember watching a match featuring Mean Mark Calloway once. ....not in WWF...
who would of thought how long that gimmick would last lol
Festus to Gallows had a logical story. As Festus he was on drugs then Punk helped get him clean and then found himself & pledged his loyalty to the Straight Edged Society. Can't forget Mabel to Viscera, One of the Giddings to Mideon...there's a few more...
FlyBoyEnterprises I'm pretty sure he referred to something similar like what you said in a promo once. How Punk saved him from his past or Punk showed him the way.
Simon, single-handedly keeping whatculturewwe alive.
IKR he’s the sole survivor #SimonSurvivor
SykosymatiK Jules is alright as well
The Rock had a pretty big transformation, going from the smiling "happy to be there" third-generation face that everyone booed because he was so uninteresting and forgettable to the arrogant shit-talker who wore designer clothes and expensive sunglasses and whose promos would instantly become catchphrases. He utterly embraced the fan hate and used it to his advantage. He did it so well that even though he was a heel, he won so many people over with his humor and charisma that they had to turn him face again. There's no way Dwayne Johnson becomes one of the biggest movie stars on the planet without his change from Rocky Maivia to The Rock.
Glenn Welsh Rock wasn’t booed because he was uninteresting and forgettable.
Uninteresting and forgettable wrestlers don’t get reactions.
He was booed because WWE tried shoving a shitty gimmick down everyone’s throats, every bit as much as they’re doing with Roman.
Glenn Welsh j
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missing:
Isaac Yankem/Fake Diesel to Kane to corperate Kane
Deadman Undertaker to American Badass
Generic wrestler to rapping heel John Cena
Husky Harris to Bray Wyatt (though mentioned)
Shane Helms to Hurricane to Gregorry Helms to Hurricane
You forgot Helmsley to HHH
Dont forget Sugar Shane
mike unabomb to isaac yankem to fake diesel to kane
Big Josh to Doink the Clown as well
Smash to Repo Man
*WHY DIDN'T WE EVER HAVE TAKER VS STING AT WRESTLEMANIA!!!* 😒😒🙄
Ellis Guerrero because nobody wanted to see surfer vs biker 😜😜
Because the match has already happened just not at mania. It was takers first gimik vs surfer sting in wcw
Ellis Guerrero next year maybe???
It would be dumb because it would ruin both of their careers!
Would’ve been like cousins fighting an that Aunt screaming ALRIGHT ENOUGH YALL LOVE EACHOTHER STOP FOOLING AROUND WITH THE LIGHTS
What about Dr. Isaac Yankem DDS to Kane? You guys forgot that one.
Daz says the guy on a post about wrestling and wrestling trivia. I thank you for being lame with everyone else my good sir.
FLEX MY VISION Glenn Jacobs went from Isaac Yankem DDS to Fake Diesel to Kane
Daz says the nerd who is triggered about something simple as a trivia question and answer. You seem to be the guy who secretly says "IT'S STILL REAL TO ME DAMNIT" off of RUclips lol. It's okay sir, we welcome your lameness and thank you for being a fellow nerd who joins wrestling posts and interact with rants that bring out your inner nerdness about something that really isn't trivial at all 👍
_ _ most people really don't know that because most people these days are casual wrestling fans. Soooo just because YOU know if it doesn't make everybody like you. But it seems you could be a wwe writer one day since you know a lot, instead of being a guy with no name or face on RUclips making a living off of unsuccessful troll methods to amuse yourself or sound like someone who is very intelligent. Don't worry, I'll donate to your GoFundMe. I promise 🙂
Daz would ya look at that? I knew the inner nerd would come out! Welcome 🙂
Biscuits and gravy
KingBurger52 MADE ME A MAN
Aw biscuits And gravy
KingBurger52 thx for the like
BISCUITS AND GRAAAAAVVVVVVVYYYYYYY
that's what made me a man (part of the song)
Dolph Ziggler.."it should be me on the list"..spirit squad
Sting is most well written character in wrestling hands down because he changed because of nwo killing wcw the story they made for him was amazing
-The Great Muta to Keiji Mutoh
-Okado to 'Rainmaker' Kazuchika Okada
-Shinsuke Nakamura: Million Dollar Rookie to King Of Strong Style
-Takaaki Watnabe to 'King Of Darkness' Evil
Husky Harris aka Bray Wyatt ??????????
Skip Sheffield aka Ryback ????
Jamal aka Umaga ????????
Isaac Yankem aka Kane??
There absolutely was a story of how Bradshaw became JBL. The APA kept losing, and Bradshaw was tired of it. He stormed off the set with Farooq trying to talk some sense into him, and came back as JBL, willing to do what was necessary, for the Corporation, and himself, to be the champion.
Seems like everyone forgot Luke Gallows was DOC in the Aces & Eights
"Almost" unrecognizable? If you told me in 1996 that Raven was Johnny Polo, I would've called you a liar.
Sheamus looked weird with the braided beard and mohawk
Mia Bent sameee The beard now looks sickkk
Some would say, "He looks stupid."
Wait I thought they just put a chicken in the ring
Jamie Holmes looks weird
That look got him over with the crowd
the godfather/goodfather was papa shango (voodoo man) too
ASAP Dex really?
Luke The Geek yep....in the early 90s Papa Shongo, mid 90s Kama Mustafa(Nation of Domination), late 90s/early 2000s The Godfather. I totally forgot about the Goodfather tho lol.
FLEX MY VISION It seems like you forgot about sarcasm too.
Matthew Punk naw, I don't recall him being a wrestler. If so, I wonder what he been repackaged into. Fill me in on the info when you find out. Thanks 👍
Matthew Punk Do you know Luke personally and can definitely say that it was indeed sarcasm, or are you just trying to start shit?
The Ringmaster? the bigger transformation was from "Stunning" Steve Austin to "Stone Cold"
That number one spot was perfect, don't think theres been a bigger transformation in my eyes!
Before even watching this- Bo Dallas better be on this. When he grew facial hair, he started looking badass! And completely different, i didn't even recognize him
I was watching the Classic Memphis Wrestling Show on tv and it showed The Rock as Flex Kavana in Memphis before he was Rocky Mavia. That character was much closer to The Rock and he spoken well like The Rock too.
Now I want a Raven vs Bray Wyatt feud. Wyatt Family Vs The Flock/Nest.
Did we miss any out... maybe
Rocket Owen Hart > Black Hart
Papa Shango > Godfather
Narcissus > American Hero Lex Luger
Fatu > Rikishi
Bob Backlund > Mr Backlund
Dustin Rhodes > Goldust
Deadman > Badass Undertaker
Yankem > Kane
Rocker > HBK
Hulk Hogan > Hollywood
(Or even his 80s change to the red and yellow)
Albert > Tensai
Hunter Hearst Helmsley > The Game
Rocky Maivia > The Rock
Vince McMahon > Mr McMahon
123 Kid > X pac /Sixx
Sid Justice > Psycho Sid
John Cena Rapper > Attitude Adjusted
Y2J > Jericho
Brodus Clay... yeah
Oh yeah
Alex Wright > Berlin
Samu > Umaga (was that Samu originally? I can't remember anymore)
Smokin Billy Gunn > Bad Ass
Haku > Meng
Deacon > Big Dave Batista
Legend Killer > Viper Randy Orton
Sparkle > Twisted Alexa Bliss
El Generico > Sami Zayn
Hunico > Sin Cara (by necessity rather than natural change)
Tugboat > Typhoon
Michael McGillicutty > Curtis Axel
Syncope > Dean Malenko
Ok that's a joke... I'm starting to run out off the top of my head
@@jayofthep husky harris to bray wyatt
BISCUITS AND GRAVY!!!
CM Punk from 1940s Chicago gangster, to a straight edge punk dude
Honorable mentions
Issac Yankem DDS to Fake Diesel to Kane
Greenwhich snob Hunter Hearst Helmsley to Cerebral Assassin Triple H.
Christmas Creature into Isaac Yankem, etc. etc.
or generic wrestler terror ryzin to triple H
Gotta say I loved Simon as Ike "the Spike" in "Twin Peaks". ;)
I remember Stone Cold was "Stunning Steve" in the WCW. First wrestling match my dad took me to was when he wrestled against Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. Good times man...good times.
When I saw the pic of Conor McGreggor I thought he was going to say something like "if he came out and told us he wants to fight a bus at the next UFC event no one would ever believe that, oh wait."
Terra Rizing & Jean-Paul Levesque (and even Hunter Hearst Helmsley) to “The Game” HHH
Is it just me who loved the JBL character?!
I'm excited Raven was number 1. He has always been my favorite wrestler. I met him a couple years ago at a small speaking/Q&A gig he did where he shot about his career, the biz, etc. I asked him about Johnny Polo. He was 100% told to play that character. He was, at the time, a booker and producer who had his own office at Titan Towers and as a secondary job, Johnny Polo. He hated it, drank a lot and took a chance walking away so he could actually wrestle and be himself, that being Raven in ECW, later WCW, and then returning to WWF/E.
Second story from that meet and greet: there was an infamous circa 1999 WCW meeting where Eric Bischoff told all wrestlers they were rebranding, and this was a 1 time opportunity to get out of your contract if you want. Raven stood up and was the only one to do so. I asked him about it, and he confirmed it, while also mentioning that Bischoff specifically pointed him out saying "Raven, if you want out, there's the door."
Last note: He signed an 8x10 to me and asked who to sign it to. I said Red, he asked "why do they call you Red?" I told him the dull story. And while Raven I'm assuming is simply from the Edgar Allen Poe peom, I can't say for sure that's why he's called Raven, so Scott Levy knows why I am nicknamed Red, but I don't know why he is nicknamed Raven.
Facial hair, Cody Rhodes and Damian Sandow. Gold right there.
Luke Gallows is a great guy. I meet him once. Change my life. He is now one of my favorite wrestles. Good brother luke.
Biscuits n Gravy!!!! 😎
It’s a testament to his acting skills that Gallows pulled off straight edge...
Bradshaw to JBL is every southern politician who runs for office. Makes perfect sense.
You forgot Raven was Scotty flamingo in wcw
dasher920 such a great name 😂
charcater was very similar though
Before becoming The Godfather man who got that gimmick was Papa Shango. Also Scott Steiner becoming Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner was big deal and who could forget Dr. Issac Yankem to Kane as it was huge change that did miracles to career of man playing both roles.
Steiner just decided to take more steroids, hardly a gimmick change
Papa Shango to Kama the supreme fighting machine to the God Father
He went from all american wrestler to a freak of nature. Attitude and character was totally transformed
Matt Hardy V1 was a great gimmick. WWE just cared too much about Jeff. Sad
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The thing was, Matt V1 was just so more interesting, and got into better angles as well.
The whole Matt facts thing was gold, and then you had his followers. All worked perfectly.
When he was losing weight to win the cruiserweight title was more interesting than pretty much anything they was doing with Jeff.
And then there was the great odd couple tag team with MVP.
I am hard pressed to think of anything original with Jeff Hardy during his solo run.
IIRC, Gallows' transformation from Festus and joining SES was explained on screen as Punk helping him get out of that state of mind with his straight edge, no-drugs ways
Watching Festus would make anyone shit their pants with laughter
Biscuits and Graveey! Lol
"Luke Gallows was a heavy drug addict who was warped by his habits!" Jesse, do you have anything to do with that? The angle THAT could have been.
Unfortunately Jessie aka Slam Master Jay was gone before that...
FlyBoyEnterprises Damn shame. The man was very entertaining and very well could have had a good run in the business.
Sounds like a Vince Russo storyline
The godfather looks like Stevie J from love and hip hop before the makeover😂😂
Bradshaw turning into JBL was the best thing wwe could have done, he was such a good villain.
WrestleMania is this sunday, but tonight it's....
KHABIB TIME!!!
George Phillips tonight is NXT TAKEOVER
Reb Aclan Oh i know. But tonight, a legend is born.
Bobba Dockersons Paper champion Conor?
Damien Sandow to Damien mizdow was a really great transformation and he got hella over with the fans
People who say Sting was Ted Turner's version of the Undertaker never watched WCW. Damn Simon, that was a really dumb thing to say.
No Rocky Maivia to The Rock? Or Dolph from the Spirit Squad?
I already knew Festus character was Luke Gallows plus that character was with Jessie Biscuits And Gravy Svr 09 at it's finest
Raven looks like jeff hardy in 10 years
Narek Duymalyan omg yess!!😂😂
To say that Sting's look is "crow-inspired" is an understatement
Luke looks like someone's angry biker dad.
isaac yankem dds to kane
mark calaway was in a tag team called the skyscrapers before he was the undertaker
etc, etc
the JBL persona came about because in real life bradshaw was a financial wiz, and was even a finance commentator on cnn or fox news for a bit. All while still wrestling.
Oh, how about Mabel to Vicera aka "Big Daddy V" or Jamal to Umaga. I also think "HHH was a drastic change too since I remember when he used to wear a ponytail with tight black pants.
Hearing Simon miller talk in a video is strangely soothing is I that just me?
Bars🔥😂
“It Would Be Wrong To Not Include Stone Steve Austin On This List,
Giving That After His Make Over In 1996”
Missed that Raven started in WCW as Scotty Flamingo b4 the Johnny Polo gimmick
Brutus Beefcake was The Disciple? I watched the shows back then and I didn't even know that? What. The. Hell.
What about cool John Cena to pg John Cena?..
That’s not radical though
To this day I still can't tell JBL was one of the APA
We forgot about Vinnie Vegas
Scott Steiner too Big Poppa Pump has to be the biggest transformation EVER
Sting change up was really good
I wonder what Bray Wyatt will look like now he’s been DELETED in the Lake Of Reincarnation
He’s going to become Husky Harris again
Jamie Holmes „Husky Harris“!👍
*Gong* ...please!
MLaak86 Can you imagine if he comes back as a sort of Taker character and goes instead of Undertaker against John Cena lmao he'd get bullied out of the building
Jamie Holmes Delete
No lie. I enjoyed the hell out of Stardust, I just wish WWE would have let him drop the character. He's one of the best independent wrestlers out there right now from a storytelling perspective and in-ring perspective.
Kory you liked a super gay character? you must live finn balor aka the gay fonzie. REPENT AND FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST, He's coming back very soon
Cody rhodes to the wwe they always return at one point
Kevin Nash was also Vinnie Vegas in WCW before coming to WWE. Stone Cold was one half of the Hollywood blondes in WCW. Brian Pillman (RIP) also one half of the Hollywood blondes big transformation from face to heel. Billy Gunn: Smoking Gunns, Rockabilly, New Age Outlaws, Billy and Chuck, cute Kip. HHH: Hunter Hearst Helmsley (Blueblood) to the now cerebral assassin HHH.
I thought it'd be Papa Shango to The Godfather instead of The Goodfather, heh
Whats actually funny about the luke gallows thing, i had the jesse and festus action figures as a kid😂
Hulk Hogan when he became Mr. America.
MrHolyfuckingshit whaaaaaat, Hulk Hogan was Mr America????? No way!!!!!
MrHolyfuckingshit Hollywood too
I've always thought that Charles Wright's best gimmick was Papa Shango.
I didn't know Festus is now Luke Gallows 😱 Mind=Blown
And the undertaker went from looking like he was in a biker gang to looking looking demonic
Papa Shango to Godfather was crazy!
I always dig jbl. He dope af!!
XD I remember Jesse and Festus
Biscuits and gravy!
Hawkins and gallows
@@k.s.s.ramaniyer2283 Really? I don't watch wrestling anymore not since 2009
1:38 ayyyy, I liked the Godfather.
You could've also included Poppa Shongo to The Godfather, Billy Gunn to Bad ass Billy Gunn/Mr. Ass, Isaac Yankem DDS to Kane, Crash Holly to Hardcore Holly, Shawn Michaels (in the Rockers) to "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Hunter Hearse Helmsley to Triple H, The Diamond Studd to Razor Ramon
Festus has always stuck with me I don't know why lol! I just can't take him serious with being Luke gallows, that stupid face of festus just stuck with me lol anyone else?
"Hey, who hired Johnny Polo!?"
Shawn Michaels himself recruited Nash when he saw him as Vinny Vegas on WCW and thought, "This guy would make an excellent bodyguard for me. He's big and badass, but he's also hilarious and seems like a cool dude." He brought his idea to Vince, who liked it. WCW didn't have Nash locked down, so WWE picked him up. HBK officially introduced him as Diesel at WrestleMania 10.
The Big Red Machine to Corporate Kane.
Emma... To Emmalina
Scott Steiner to Scott Steiner = Steroids!
he was on steroids before the major transformation lol
@Lakers fan you dont just take more steroids...thats not how it works lol he just changed his diet...
You mean to big pappa pump
HUSKY HARRIS TO BRAY WYATT?????
Beat me to it
One that should def be in here.
Yea
Hang on....Gallows in The Straight Edge Society was (surprisingly) fleshed out well with the explanation that he was so off his ass on prescription meds he was being forced into, he finally saw the light after meeting Punk etc.
Bray Wyatt, Matt Hardy, Scott Steiner, Luke Gallows,
Sting had another look during his tenure in TNA.... Joker inspired Sting
Real American Hogan to Hollywood Hogan literally changed the entire landscape of the wrestling world.
The ringmaster....they introduced him a Stunning Steve Austin.....like a Ric Flare type
There is also Isaac Yankem to Kane and Deadman Undertaker to American Badass Undertaker
Hulk hogan to Hollywood hogan. Overlooked now how radical that change was. The biggest face of all time to one of the biggest heels of all time. Unthinkable
Baron Corbin to Constable Baron Corbin No1 😂
Isaac Yankem to Kane should be #1. As Kane he won WWE gold. Honorable mention to Albert aka Lord Tensai. 😂
Christopher Daniels to Curryman XD