Gimmick Battle Royal - 2025

[TheScarlettChad]

Maybe not a gimmick battle royal but a mid carder one. There wasn't many cartoony gimmicks in the 2000s but there were plenty memorable characters 

[LEGIT]

Commentary by Jerry Lawler and Jonathan Coach (filling in for JR)

Ring announcer Lilian Garcia (Justin Roberts and Tony Chimel are in AEW)

Featuring:

Zach Gowen

Maven 

Daniel Puder

The Heart Throbs

El Grande Americano's cousin El Grande Luchadore

The Bushwacker that's still alive

K-Kwik

Tatanka if he still wrestlers

Butterbean

Furface

...and more...

Basically someone "wins" then Coach from commentary runs in and eliminates them, Coach then thinks he's won but in a further twist Santino (or possibly Santina) had been hiding under the ring the whole time and he/she runs in and wins, righting the wrongs of Royal Rumble 2011. Santino/Santina celebrates and the crowd goes home happy.

Book it

Edited June 25, 2025 by LEGIT

[jm29195]

Great to so many replies, and there's several really obvious ones that I completely forgot. Hurricane, Santino etc. 

You'd have to have a Heenan/Okerlund duo on commentary too, so that would Jim Ross and Lawler.

I wonder if they'll actually do one, one of these days? Nostalgia is more popular than ever!

Last time they did one that I can recall was this chestnut in 2007 (thanks Cagematch):

15th Anniversary Battle Royal: Ted DiBiase defeats Al Snow and Bart Gunn and Bob Backlund and Doink and Flash Funk and Gangrel and Gillberg and Irwin R. Schyster and Jim Neidhart and Pete Gas and Repo Man and Scotty 2 Hotty and Sgt. Slaughter and Skinner and Steve Blackman and The Goon (5:45)

2007, which of course is now 18 years ago itself, or further away than 1984 was in 2001! ?

Edited June 25, 2025 by jm29195
Removed a duplicate Jim Ross!

[FUM]

1 hour ago, jm29195 said:

 

You'd have to have a Heenan/Okerlund duo on commentary too, so that would Jim Ross and JR.

[jm29195]

2 hours ago, FUM said:

D'oh! I wasn't advocating for cloning!

[simonworden]

13 hours ago, Slapnut said:

I know it’s a bit of fun but I can’t believe somebody has suggested Ricky Ortiz. Looking forward to Bam Neely making an appearance and then eliminated by Jackson Andrews.

Mine is in no particular order, just who came to mind first:

1. Naked Mideon

2. Super Crazy

3. Rico

4. Scotty 2 Hotty

5. Luke Gallows as Fake Kane

6. The Sandman

7. Kizarny

8. King Booker

9. Santino

10. Headbanger Mosh

11. Festus

12. Curry Man (fuck it, why not)

13. Mr Kennedy

14. Perry Saturn w/ Moppy

15. Goldust

Fuck it, mine only has 15. I can see why some of you put the likes of Heideinreich in there. 

 

I did, you've got to have a few who?!? Moments in there. Especially considering the time period we were looking at. Someone like Ortiz is a great gap between two big entrance pops and then an easy target for our the battle royale first. Besides the guy married Layla so he's done alright! 

[TAFKA Jonny Vegas]

Eugene

Santino Marella

Enzo Amore

Boogeyman

Jack Swagger

Ryback

Festus

Heath Slater

Scotty 2 Hotty

Wade Barrett

Gangrel

Simon Dean

Great Khali

Mr Kennedy

Ezekiel Jackson

Vladimir Kozlov

Funaki

Hardcore Holly

Brodus Clay

Chris Masters

 

[garynysmon]

10 years ago there were loads still doing the rounds on the circuit, but from memory some 80's/90's wrestlers still somewhat active:

Rock n Roll Express, Chic Donovan, Dustin Rhodes (Goldust obvs), Billy Gunn, Big Boss Man, Bushwhacker Luke, Gangrel, Savio Vega, 1-2-3 Kid, 2 Cold Scorpio (Flash Funk), Taka Michinoku, Ken Shamrock, D'lo Brown, The Blue Meanie, The Big Show / Giant, The Barbarian.

Announcers: Sean Mooney and Jesse the Body

[HarmonicGenerator]

2 hours ago, garynysmon said:

10 years ago there were loads still doing the rounds on the circuit, but from memory some 80's/90's wrestlers still somewhat active:

Rock n Roll Express, Chic Donovan, Dustin Rhodes (Goldust obvs), Billy Gunn, Big Boss Man, Bushwhacker Luke, Gangrel, Savio Vega, 1-2-3 Kid, 2 Cold Scorpio (Flash Funk), Taka Michinoku, Ken Shamrock, D'lo Brown, The Blue Meanie, The Big Show / Giant, The Barbarian.

Announcers: Sean Mooney and Jesse the Body

I see what you did there, and I know which guy you’ve picked to win the whole thing.

[boshealecta]

I’m sticking with Attitude Era guys

1. Pete Gas

2. Rodney

3. Joey Abs

4. Mark Henry (as Sexual Chocolate)

5. Rikishi (He’s in it for the Rock)

6. Godfather (complete with original hos to represent the more mature lady) 

7. Henry Godwinn

8. Naked Mideon (Bumbags are in)

9. Meat (means Jacqui and Teri can appear too)

10. Goldust

11. Steve Blackman

12. Mosh (Wearing fur fake boobs)

13. Thrasher

14. Taka Michinoku (he can recreate his Rumble face plant)

15. Funaki (Indeed)

16. Scotty Too Hotty

17. Mae Youngs hand (big moment when he faces off with his Dad)

18. Prince Albert

19. Gangrel 

20. Earl Hebner (there’s a comedy spot where a load of merch falls out from under his refs top)

 

 

[SaitoRyo]

9 hours ago, boshealecta said:

5. Rikishi (He’s in it for the Rock)

They couldn't even medically clear him to do a Stinkface on the Old School episode of Raw in 2019. Can't imagine they'll have much luck six years on!

The main thing stopping a lot of the suggestions from being included is that people really underestimate how old, physically knackered and out of shape these guys are now (even for a battle royal). I reckon some would have the Iron Sheik issue of not being able to get over the top rope. 

[RedTwoster]

29 minutes ago, SaitoRyo said:

They couldn't even medically clear him to do a Stinkface on the Old School episode of Raw in 2019. Can't imagine they'll have much luck six years on!

I dunno, a lot of people have been cleared since then who previously weren’t, so you never know!

Some of the people being suggested here aren’t really gimmicks though…where’s the gimmick with Eziekiel Jackson, or Zack Gowen, for example? Same goes for Hardcore Holly, unless he came back as Sparky Plugg.

[Statto]

You can put together a reasonable line- up of 20 guys who are arguably:

- gimmicky enough,

- recognisable enough,

- still capable of doing enough in the ring to get by for something like this;

 just using people who are in some way contracted to WWE (per their Wikipedia page, sectioned as there) so they probably wouldn't have to pay much beyond travel etc.

"Ambassadors"

Armando Estrada

Boogeyman

Reverend D-Von (not Bubba cos fuck Bubba)

Godfather (maybe as Papa Shango)

Hornswoggle

Mosh

Thrasher

Tatanka

Creative Team

Drake Maverick (pulling the 24/7 title out of a bin on the way to the ring establish his gimmickyness)

Announce Team

Bad News Barrett 

Kung Fu Naki

Producers

Abyss (given the TNA link & putting him in the video game)

Jamie Noble (redneck)

Kenny (Spirit Squad)

Bobby Roode (stretch but "The Glorious" is kinda gimmicky and the music would get a pop)

Daivari

The Hurricane 

PC Staff

Lord Tensai

Screamin' Norman Smiley

Tyler Breeze

[Jazzy G]

OK, let's try this. 

Road Dogg,

Val Venís, 

Funaki

The Brian Kendrick

Mideon

Mo (with Oscar) 

Scott Too Hottie

Rikishi

The Headshrinkers (Samu and Sione) 

X-Pac/1-2-3 Kid/Syxx

Diesel

Paul Roma

Two lads under masks as Los Conquistadors

Rob Van Dam

Palumbo & Stasiak

Buff Bagwell

Booker T

 

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

24 minutes ago, Jazzy G said:

Val Venís