@@shadowfoxx4 yesssss!!! Like it’s so try hard that it’s super lackluster. Everyone is just trying to use him to hold on to “nostalgia” but I don’t see the rock or Austin in him at all. Wow they all wear vest! 🙄
So glad that we someone like LA Knight right now in WWE. He has the mic skills like Rock and charisma like Austin, really brings the old Attitude Era feel YEAH!!
Mark Jindrak portrayed something similar to Lex’s Narcissist gimmick. In the independent circuit, a guy named Paul Lee is doing a “Nature Boy” gimmick, similar to Ric Flair. (SIDE NOTE: Although this gimmick is widely hated, he’s doing a fine job at carrying the Nature Boy gimmick.) In 2015, Daniel Richards, a political leftist since 2011, debuted the “Progressive Liberal” gimmick and began billing himself as such in 2016, after Donald Trump became president, which emboldened conservative fans, and thus, he was a heel in conservative areas in the US and a face in liberal areas (like California); a concept that is awfully similar to Bret Hart’s 1997 run, when he was a heel in America and a face in his home country of Canada. Around the same time as when Daniel became the Progressive Liberal, Sam Adonis, the real-life brother of Corey Graves, pitched an idea to CMLL’s higher-ups, in which he would portray a pro-Trump character and play off Trump’s stance on Mexico and immigrants; this gimmick is still in use to this day. In other words, Sam’s character is a stark opposite of Daniel’s character.
@@kidz4p509 Paul Lee isn't the only "Nature Boy". I mean, for goodness' sake, Ric Flair himself ripped off the original "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers and, of course, there's also Buddy Landell as a poor man's Ric Flair.
@@Fireworkfoxxvinyer imo, there's only so many different types of personalities to go around. Someone's always done "it" before so just because a wrestler seems similar to someone before them, it doesn't make it a rip-off. LA Knight just seems to naturally fill that role.
Kevin Thorn said the reason he was made into a vampire character was because WWE was in the works of bringing Gangrel back and they wanted to put thrm together as a tag team but something happened and Gangrel couldn't come back at that time
Nah. Michael Hayes showed Steve cause it was Jim Garvin's finisher and Mickey Whipreck said he stole it from Jimmy Garvin in an interview on TH-cam so basically the Freebirds get the credit.
@WHOGIVESAFUK10 nah, Steve Austin actually admitted that the Stunner was directly influenced by Mikey Whipwreck, he said it years ago in a interview. And I've actually spoken to Mikey Whipwreck before on this very topic. Regardless of who actually created it, Mikey influenced Steve using it, Just like the Sandman influenced him too
@JimmyJames05081986 Now that I look back at it Michael Hayes came up with it in 1994 and Garvin used it at Super Brawl in 94. Mikey in an interview said on TH-cam said he got it from Garvin. All this is on TH-cam. Move was called 911.
@WHOGIVESAFUK10 we're not debating who started it, the whole point was who influenced Austin to use it, and it was Mikey Whipwreck who actually beat Austin with a roll up of doom
I think Sarah Logan and Ivar are practicing heathens judging by their instagrams, To them the viking stuff is part of their religion and culture. Wheras Max the Impaler is a Mad Max inspired post-apocalyptic type. While both have a badass warrior in brown leather presentation and wear face paint, it's two different aesthetics.
I always wondered if I'm the only one who thinks that L.A. Knight is more similar to Mr. Kennedy instead of Stone Cold or The Rock. I apologize if I'm wrong, but the truth is that L.A. gives me Mr. Kennedy vibes.
Yeah definitely. Cause he was running the same gimmick in ECW as The Franchise. Same style of clothing too. Specifically the “Flat black backwards hat” not sure what that type of hate is called. But, Shane pointed it out and took the high road and giving H praise for taking that look and using it on a mainstream platform.
16:06 That was such an underrated moment in NXT's card from the ECW Arena last week. Yes, it was a bit of a corny storyline compared to what we're used to seeing from WWE programming, but it was a fun match to watch.
They literally had kevin owens pretend to be austin for years ziggler acted like hbk for years and danielson took benoits entire moveset and no one mentions it.
Honorable Mentions: Mark Jindrak portrayed something similar to Lex’s Narcissist gimmick. In the independent circuit, a guy named Paul Lee is doing a “Nature Boy” gimmick, similar to Ric Flair. (SIDE NOTE: Although this gimmick is widely hated, he’s doing a fine job at carrying the Nature Boy gimmick.) In 2015, Daniel Richards, a political leftist since 2011, debuted the “Progressive Liberal” gimmick and began billing himself as such in 2016, after Donald Trump became president, which emboldened conservative fans, and thus, he was a heel in conservative areas in the US and a face in liberal areas (like California); a concept that is awfully similar to Bret Hart’s 1997 run, when he was a heel in America and a face in his home country of Canada. Around the same time as when Daniel became the Progressive Liberal, Sam Adonis, the real-life brother of Corey Graves, pitched an idea to CMLL’s higher-ups, in which he would portray a pro-Trump character and play off Trump’s stance on Mexico and immigrants; this gimmick is still in use to this day. In other words, Sam’s character is a stark opposite of Daniel’s character.
I really don't understand why Max is so upset about Valhalla. If she herself can't tell the difference between Vikings and thunderdome/fallout raiders, and can't understand that they are 2 COMPLETELY different gimmicks, then she'll probably never be able to be convinced otherwise. The only similarity I see isnthe color scheme (sorta). Also, Sami and R-Truth never had the same gimmick...they just happened to play similar roles in different specific storylines. And they both happen to be funny. Thats like saying the Bushwhackers and the New Day have the same gimmick just cuz (at one point at least) they were both comedy acts (at least at one point for New Day) lol
Max gives off more Mad Max vibe than anything else, just more apacolyptic wastelandish style. Valhalla comes off much more viking themed in dress and paint, i dont really get the comparison either because they also dont wrestle in the same way.
A lot of Chris Jericho's stuff was stolen too. Adam Cole got "Bay Bay" from him and The Miz's skull crushing finale, is an old finishing move that Jericho used to do. Jericho also originated, the "Best In The World" catchphrase that CM Punk stole from him, (and Jericho even called him out on it).
If anything Elias and Joe Hendry would be a more apt comparison - both had a "does diss tracks on their opponents, often with an acoustic guitar" gimmick. The execution is quite different in each case, admittedly.
Agree with you. I am glad someone said it. Especially his current run as the champion is so so lacklustre and boring. Even Escabar would be better than Knight.
You should also mention The Beautiful People in TNA which was used by LayCool and then used in NXT by Toxic Attraction which has now been recycled again in NXT by Fatal Influence
If WWE had wanted to get Kevin Thorne over in the vampire gimmick, they could have tried running a story line involving bringing Gangrel back for a limited time, to feud with Thorne as a babyface who won't get over in that role, who eventually gets turned into a vampire as the payoff to the feud, and Gangrel acts as his manager figure to help get Thorne over in the role. This way the fans get a bit more Gangrel, and he can help introduce the gimmick in a way that can help get the character over with the fans through the intentional association with another loved and still active vampire character.
So you're gonna leave out the L-A-Knight chant being a direct derivative of R-V-D? Or was there someone else pointing 3 times while the crowd chanted their name?
Yall forgot Michelle McCool using the styles clash, his entrance, and vest with the hoodie. Before styles came to wwe everyone was doing the hoodie and vest.
Randy Orton in evolution kinda also had a similar gimmick to the rock in the nation of domination. Young 3rd generation wrestler that was unappreciated as a baby face but joins a heel faction and gets over after getting a title while the leader of the faction doesn't have a title.
There is nothing original about knight. He took the low road and repackaged himself as a Steve Austin, Rock hybrid which was clear the moment he debuted this character. "Well, everyone copies from someone" or "Nothing is really original." I hate these excuses. There is a big difference between someone taking inspiration from someone or something and innovating it to something all their own and someone who simply repackages an image or idea with little more than a pallete swap. What bothers me most about la knight is he already had the likable character of Eli Drake but decided to, or was pressured into assuming this new character.
To be fair, Lex Luger's Narcissist gimmick was suddenly and prematurely dropped when Vince decided that Luger would be the perfect Hulk Hogan clone. Luger was starting to get his heel gimmick over because it was kind of an extension of his own personality, but because it was dropped so quickly in favor of making him a top patriotic babyface and the fact that the Narcissist never got a true major televised big name angle, the gimmick is looked at as a failure by modern fans when it was simply a potentially successful formula for it's performer that was dropped too soon because the boss wanted a quick fix to Hogan's permanent departure.
Kairi Sane's pirate gimmick was essentially Redd ("We wants the redhead!" to quote the POTC ride's classic auction scene) meets Elisabeth Swan, whereas Paul Burchill is a wannabe Jack Sparrow (except Mr. McMahon just didn't get it at the time [despite the fact that "Curse of the Black Pearl" had just released in movie theaters], because he was still of the belief that pirates were thieving baddies [the officially historical depiction of them as "pillaging, plundering, rifling & looting" marauders for-hire and the gimmick that PCO played during the waning New Generation Era during his feud with Bret "Hitman" Hart under the name of Jean Pierre Lafitte], rather than the romanticized take on seen in Disney's POTC film franchise headlined by Johnny Depp as the swashbuckling Captain Jack Sparrow).
The Gangstas and Cryme Time were NOT similar, At ALL. ECWs The Gangstas were literally characters from a 90's NWA or ICE cube video and the Rodney King Beatings . Cryme Time was Satire like Chappelle Show and they just took the Piss out of White Wrestling institutions. Everything they did was very Tongue in Cheeks. Not similar at all
Max should be hired by WWE to join the Viking Raiders to give Sarah Logan a Female Tag Partner who fits their gimmick and go for th Women's Tag Titles. Kevin Thorn should bring back his vampire gimmick too as we don't have a vampire supernatural power since The Brood and Kevin's vampire and Vampires gimmick stopped. Plus the Vampires all had GREAT ICONIC Entrances! That have not been in games WWE games for a long time. They should be main stay entrances that are always there to be used at based game as presets.
LA Knight Gimmicks and Moves set is mixing from Austin and Rock Iyo Sky just Like Lita Solo Sikoa using Samoan spike like Umaga Dominik Mysterio trying to act like Eddie Rhea Like Chyna Liv Morgan looks like Trish Stratus Cody Rhodes using this gimmicks to change Dustin Kevin Owens trying using Stunner just like Steve Austin Chad Gable trying to act like Kurt Angle Wyatt Sicks is the Future of Wyatt Family
I knew I wasn’t the only one who noticed that they’re trying to make LA Knight a mixture of Stone Cold and The Rock. LA Knight is trash/corny and so is todays wrestling altogether. #IWillStickToTheAttitudeEra
The WWE has absolutely zero creativity anymore I’ll be watching a match and you’ll see the Stunner, Rock Bottom, and pedigree all in the same exact match done by one random superstar that is neither of those people I mentioned.
Yeah Rock borrowed a lot of stuff from other wrestlers. He got jabroni from Iron Shiek, when he says "jabroni beating, pie eating". It's supposed to mimic the way Ric Flair says "jet flying, limousine riding". Rock also said he got The People's Elbow from Dusty Rhodes too etc.
Same goes for his feud with Miz being a complete dud, after so many people believed they were destined to create something special. And, AJ vs Cody was more interesting than AJ vs Knight, despite having probably a third of the time for buildup
You forgot to include Mark Jindrak's "Reflection of Perfection" gimmick when comparing "The Narcissist" Lex Luger & "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters, since Mark Jindrak, quite literally, aped Lex Luger's self-loving persona, whereas Chris Masters is basically the marble statute of David come to life.
La knight sounds like stone cold trying to impersonate the Rock
meanwhile his face is doing it's best macho man impression...honestly love it tho ngl
He’s pretty entertaining to watch
He used to not exude nearly as much charisma
@@shadowfoxx4 yesssss!!! Like it’s so try hard that it’s super lackluster. Everyone is just trying to use him to hold on to “nostalgia” but I don’t see the rock or Austin in him at all. Wow they all wear vest! 🙄
@Sevenninefine I see it in him but it really just seems like he is trying to be like the guys he grew up watching rather than being his own character
@@Sevenninefinei think he is lame.
So glad that we someone like LA Knight right now in WWE. He has the mic skills like Rock and charisma like Austin, really brings the old Attitude Era feel YEAH!!
Does he though? He just feels like the Great Value version of both Austin and Rock.
@@StraightEdgeKnight19not really. The wrestler he’s most like is actually Mr. Kennedy.
The key thing here is that they're ALL generic AF! Catch phrase spouting machines are ANNOYING!!!!!
@@kadharefinley224 i like having around aswel, YEAH!
Charisma like the Rock*
Years before L...A...Knight! Yeah! There was this guy named Misterrr...Kennedy! ..... Kennedy! That had that Rock/Austin blueprint.
NAH NAH!
Honorable mentions:
1. Renegade/Ultimate Warrior
2. The Giant/Andre the Giant
3. Buzzkill/Road Dogg
4. The Beautiful People/Laycool
5. The Undertaker (2000-2003 version/Chuck Palumbo (2007)
Mark Jindrak portrayed something similar to Lex’s Narcissist gimmick.
In the independent circuit, a guy named Paul Lee is doing a “Nature Boy” gimmick, similar to Ric Flair. (SIDE NOTE: Although this gimmick is widely hated, he’s doing a fine job at carrying the Nature Boy gimmick.)
In 2015, Daniel Richards, a political leftist since 2011, debuted the “Progressive Liberal” gimmick and began billing himself as such in 2016, after Donald Trump became president, which emboldened conservative fans, and thus, he was a heel in conservative areas in the US and a face in liberal areas (like California); a concept that is awfully similar to Bret Hart’s 1997 run, when he was a heel in America and a face in his home country of Canada.
Around the same time as when Daniel became the Progressive Liberal, Sam Adonis, the real-life brother of Corey Graves, pitched an idea to CMLL’s higher-ups, in which he would portray a pro-Trump character and play off Trump’s stance on Mexico and immigrants; this gimmick is still in use to this day. In other words, Sam’s character is a stark opposite of Daniel’s character.
6. Dean Ambrose / Brian Pillman
Sylvan/The Miz
Gangrel/Kevin Thorn
Big Boss Man/The Shield
@@kidz4p509 Paul Lee isn't the only "Nature Boy". I mean, for goodness' sake, Ric Flair himself ripped off the original "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers and, of course, there's also Buddy Landell as a poor man's Ric Flair.
@ Dang it. I forgot to put that.
LA Knight, Stone Cold, and The Sandman, share the same grandad... Bad News Brown.
Exactly.. I said the same thing back in the late 90s.. I thought I was the only one.. Thank you 🤌🏿😢🙏🏿
I’m weak ! 😂
La knight is actually using his eli drake personality without actually saying eli drake
Exactly. Just cause he has a texas sounding accent he’s all of a sudden copying the rock & stone cold? Huh?
He’s literally snaking them both
@@Fireworkfoxxvinyer imo, there's only so many different types of personalities to go around. Someone's always done "it" before so just because a wrestler seems similar to someone before them, it doesn't make it a rip-off. LA Knight just seems to naturally fill that role.
Right, the only thing he doesn't have is a dummy button
@@packedentertainment2866 bro stop it’s the rock. Not too much of it. Nothing wrong with being inspired by the greats before you
R Truth and Sami Zayn? no their Gimmicks are really different. Sami is funny on purpose while R Truth is funny unintentionally. well in kayfabe.
Kevin Thorn said the reason he was made into a vampire character was because WWE was in the works of bringing Gangrel back and they wanted to put thrm together as a tag team but something happened and Gangrel couldn't come back at that time
Stone Cold also took the stunner from ECW Mikey Whipwreck. Mikey use to hit Stunners from the top rope
Nah. Michael Hayes showed Steve cause it was Jim Garvin's finisher and Mickey Whipreck said he stole it from Jimmy Garvin in an interview on TH-cam so basically the Freebirds get the credit.
@WHOGIVESAFUK10 nah, Steve Austin actually admitted that the Stunner was directly influenced by Mikey Whipwreck, he said it years ago in a interview. And I've actually spoken to Mikey Whipwreck before on this very topic. Regardless of who actually created it, Mikey influenced Steve using it, Just like the Sandman influenced him too
@JimmyJames05081986 Now that I look back at it Michael Hayes came up with it in 1994 and Garvin used it at Super Brawl in 94. Mikey in an interview said on TH-cam said he got it from Garvin. All this is on TH-cam. Move was called 911.
@WHOGIVESAFUK10 we're not debating who started it, the whole point was who influenced Austin to use it, and it was Mikey Whipwreck who actually beat Austin with a roll up of doom
@JimmyJames05081986 that's just beating him not influenced him lol.
@9:45 owen hart in the nation of domination says hello.
I think Sarah Logan and Ivar are practicing heathens judging by their instagrams, To them the viking stuff is part of their religion and culture. Wheras Max the Impaler is a Mad Max inspired post-apocalyptic type. While both have a badass warrior in brown leather presentation and wear face paint, it's two different aesthetics.
Hulk Hogan was a copycat of Superstar Billy Graham.
I always wondered if I'm the only one who thinks that L.A. Knight is more similar to Mr. Kennedy instead of Stone Cold or The Rock.
I apologize if I'm wrong, but the truth is that L.A. gives me Mr. Kennedy vibes.
Except he doesn't announce his own entrances.
There entrances are similar he just doesn’t announce himself
This is lowkey your best work. 100% accurate! I’m glad somebody finally said ALL OF THIS out loud!
So I’m just gonna say it… Triple H’s original “The Game” gimmick was a total watered down rip off of Shane Douglas from ECW
Good thing no one cares about Shane Douglas. The most useless professional wrestler of all time.
We don’t care who’s Shane Douglas, get of the internet grandpa
Lmao hell naw
😂@@fungames821
Yeah definitely. Cause he was running the same gimmick in ECW as The Franchise. Same style of clothing too. Specifically the “Flat black backwards hat” not sure what that type of hate is called. But, Shane pointed it out and took the high road and giving H praise for taking that look and using it on a mainstream platform.
La knight is a mix of Mr Kennedy, stone cold, and the rock
16:06 That was such an underrated moment in NXT's card from the ECW Arena last week. Yes, it was a bit of a corny storyline compared to what we're used to seeing from WWE programming, but it was a fun match to watch.
Mick foley is the only guy to pull off a multi person gimmick !!! Dude love, cactus jack, mankind and his regular self were all incredible
Kairi Sane was a pirate for years before she came to WWE and her elbow drop still looks like the most legit in the business.
Man WWF really pulled Marvel comic on ECW characters 😂
They literally had kevin owens pretend to be austin for years ziggler acted like hbk for years and danielson took benoits entire moveset and no one mentions it.
Honorable Mentions:
Mark Jindrak portrayed something similar to Lex’s Narcissist gimmick.
In the independent circuit, a guy named Paul Lee is doing a “Nature Boy” gimmick, similar to Ric Flair. (SIDE NOTE: Although this gimmick is widely hated, he’s doing a fine job at carrying the Nature Boy gimmick.)
In 2015, Daniel Richards, a political leftist since 2011, debuted the “Progressive Liberal” gimmick and began billing himself as such in 2016, after Donald Trump became president, which emboldened conservative fans, and thus, he was a heel in conservative areas in the US and a face in liberal areas (like California); a concept that is awfully similar to Bret Hart’s 1997 run, when he was a heel in America and a face in his home country of Canada.
Around the same time as when Daniel became the Progressive Liberal, Sam Adonis, the real-life brother of Corey Graves, pitched an idea to CMLL’s higher-ups, in which he would portray a pro-Trump character and play off Trump’s stance on Mexico and immigrants; this gimmick is still in use to this day. In other words, Sam’s character is a stark opposite of Daniel’s character.
We should have gotten a tag team with Adam Rose and No Way Jose. A missed opportunity for a tag team called "No Way Rose (Rosay)"
I really don't understand why Max is so upset about Valhalla. If she herself can't tell the difference between Vikings and thunderdome/fallout raiders, and can't understand that they are 2 COMPLETELY different gimmicks, then she'll probably never be able to be convinced otherwise. The only similarity I see isnthe color scheme (sorta).
Also, Sami and R-Truth never had the same gimmick...they just happened to play similar roles in different specific storylines. And they both happen to be funny. Thats like saying the Bushwhackers and the New Day have the same gimmick just cuz (at one point at least) they were both comedy acts (at least at one point for New Day) lol
Max gives off more Mad Max vibe than anything else, just more apacolyptic wastelandish style. Valhalla comes off much more viking themed in dress and paint, i dont really get the comparison either because they also dont wrestle in the same way.
I been knew LA knight reminded me of the Rock and Austin 🔥
Major snub: Ric Flair and “Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
A lot of Chris Jericho's stuff was stolen too. Adam Cole got "Bay Bay" from him and The Miz's skull crushing finale, is an old finishing move that Jericho used to do. Jericho also originated, the "Best In The World" catchphrase that CM Punk stole from him, (and Jericho even called him out on it).
I am surprised for multiple personalities they didn't bring up Abyss and his lawyer brother
The Elias one and Ethan Page is a stretch.
If anything Elias and Joe Hendry would be a more apt comparison - both had a "does diss tracks on their opponents, often with an acoustic guitar" gimmick. The execution is quite different in each case, admittedly.
11:36 You gotta love the guy on the left flipping Luger in the face lmao
No matter how much you copy them you'll never surpass The Rock and Stone Cold's legacy.
Rock was the biggest copy artist.
Oooh dont say that about knight.. the fanboys will get mad and deny it
Ok grandpa seems like your the only one mad
@fungames821 why would I be mad Knight sucks and grandpa? Come back with some better banter
@@andyanderson516How does Knight suck?
Agree with you. I am glad someone said it. Especially his current run as the champion is so so lacklustre and boring. Even Escabar would be better than Knight.
@jeelanmahkam3372 yeah true and they need to have him feud with bigger wrestlers if they want to get him over
Don't forget that Mark Jindrak also had a Narcissist gmmick too
LA Knight is no AUSTIN or Rock Copycat LA KNIGHT is Pretty much paying homage to his Eli Drake TNA CHARACTER without using the TNA
Eli Drake is a homage to The Rock in TNA. So, yes, L.A. Knight is mirroring The Rock & Steve Austin directly on purpose.
LA Knight, Triple H, and Demolition are probably the most successful "copycats"
Both Nature Boys (Buddy Rose and Ric Flair) would take issue with that statement.
@@JMSK248 Buddy Landell, too.
The most successful copycat ever is John Cena
H didn't copy anyone.
Of course!
Yes
Because when I think of Full Blooded Italians, Tommy Rich and Tracey Smothers are who I think of
Hehemm. Remember the 3 faces of Foley? That was the OG multiple personalities
Surprise Austin is quiet concerning his legacy! (🤔 Puzzling)if its okay then we must find another tuffest S😂B in the WWE! 😂Jacob Fatu 😂
HHH vs. Douglas would've been awesome
R Truth and The Judgement Day was pure gold
Xavier Woods coming up with the Valhalla gimmick is lore I never knew I needed
Being an exclusive WWE fan is bad. No one before his time in WWE ever compared him to the Rock. Literally no one!
LA Knight also gives me a hint of Kevin Nash. Knight will say "Let me talk to ya" is similar to when Nash would say " Let me speak on this"
Aliyah “Boujee Badass” and Lash Legend “ Boujee Bully.” She is the successor of the gimmick
5:00 Sarah Logan Actually Lives The Viking Lifestyle Where As Max’s Gimmick Is Part Of The Character For TV
You should also mention The Beautiful People in TNA which was used by LayCool and then used in NXT by Toxic Attraction which has now been recycled again in NXT by Fatal Influence
Ryback's gimmick reminds me of Goldberg.
Hulk Hogan basically copied the superstar Billy Graham gimmick.
If WWE had wanted to get Kevin Thorne over in the vampire gimmick, they could have tried running a story line involving bringing Gangrel back for a limited time, to feud with Thorne as a babyface who won't get over in that role, who eventually gets turned into a vampire as the payoff to the feud, and Gangrel acts as his manager figure to help get Thorne over in the role. This way the fans get a bit more Gangrel, and he can help introduce the gimmick in a way that can help get the character over with the fans through the intentional association with another loved and still active vampire character.
Hogan and cena are basically thesame character lmao
So you're gonna leave out the L-A-Knight chant being a direct derivative of R-V-D? Or was there someone else pointing 3 times while the crowd chanted their name?
Even his finisher is a boring copy.
LA Knight is super underrated. He could entertain the people but WWE don’t want to let him do it
Glad someone actually pointed out how Sand Man was doing that gimmick before Stone Cold..
For oddball members, even Owen Hart was a part of the NOD
Well in the USWF days Brakkus and Phantismo were members of the NOD
Crazy there isn't any interaction between LA Knights and The Final Boss Rock yet considering both are in Smackdown
Yall forgot Michelle McCool using the styles clash, his entrance, and vest with the hoodie. Before styles came to wwe everyone was doing the hoodie and vest.
Randy Orton in evolution kinda also had a similar gimmick to the rock in the nation of domination. Young 3rd generation wrestler that was unappreciated as a baby face but joins a heel faction and gets over after getting a title while the leader of the faction doesn't have a title.
Ravishing Rick Rude to Glorious Robert Roode. Rick was better.
I don't get how people can say LA Knight is a ripoff of Austin/Rock. He was doing this for 20 years!
Because that's exactly what he's doing
But did Triple H creatively borrow the spitting water entrance from Gangrel?
ECW's FBI was way way before Sopranos
" Now go play somewhere else I'm busy" - YEAH
There is nothing original about knight. He took the low road and repackaged himself as a Steve Austin, Rock hybrid which was clear the moment he debuted this character.
"Well, everyone copies from someone" or "Nothing is really original."
I hate these excuses. There is a big difference between someone taking inspiration from someone or something and innovating it to something all their own and someone who simply repackages an image or idea with little more than a pallete swap.
What bothers me most about la knight is he already had the likable character of Eli Drake but decided to, or was pressured into assuming this new character.
Finally someone said the truth. Also his current run as the United States champion is underwhelming to say the least.
@jeelanmahkam3372 I don't like bashing him I really don't as I was a fan of his during his TNA run and even his time in NWA wasn't bad.
To be fair, Lex Luger's Narcissist gimmick was suddenly and prematurely dropped when Vince decided that Luger would be the perfect Hulk Hogan clone. Luger was starting to get his heel gimmick over because it was kind of an extension of his own personality, but because it was dropped so quickly in favor of making him a top patriotic babyface and the fact that the Narcissist never got a true major televised big name angle, the gimmick is looked at as a failure by modern fans when it was simply a potentially successful formula for it's performer that was dropped too soon because the boss wanted a quick fix to Hogan's permanent departure.
Kairi Sane's pirate gimmick was essentially Redd ("We wants the redhead!" to quote the POTC ride's classic auction scene) meets Elisabeth Swan, whereas Paul Burchill is a wannabe Jack Sparrow (except Mr. McMahon just didn't get it at the time [despite the fact that "Curse of the Black Pearl" had just released in movie theaters], because he was still of the belief that pirates were thieving baddies [the officially historical depiction of them as "pillaging, plundering, rifling & looting" marauders for-hire and the gimmick that PCO played during the waning New Generation Era during his feud with Bret "Hitman" Hart under the name of Jean Pierre Lafitte], rather than the romanticized take on seen in Disney's POTC film franchise headlined by Johnny Depp as the swashbuckling Captain Jack Sparrow).
LA Knight is Steve Austin plus the Rock, with CM Punk’s name.
Yep
WHAT?! No Tha Gangstaz/ Cryme Tyme reference!
The Gangstas and Cryme Time were NOT similar, At ALL. ECWs The Gangstas were literally characters from a 90's NWA or ICE cube video and the Rodney King Beatings . Cryme Time was Satire like Chappelle Show and they just took the Piss out of White Wrestling institutions. Everything they did was very Tongue in Cheeks. Not similar at all
Cryme Tyme was making fun of people like New Jack who genuinely subscribe to that hood lifestyle
Tiffany and Carmella
Max should be hired by WWE to join the Viking Raiders to give Sarah Logan a Female Tag Partner who fits their gimmick and go for th Women's Tag Titles. Kevin Thorn should bring back his vampire gimmick too as we don't have a vampire supernatural power since The Brood and Kevin's vampire and Vampires gimmick stopped. Plus the Vampires all had GREAT ICONIC Entrances! That have not been in games WWE games for a long time. They should be main stay entrances that are always there to be used at based game as presets.
LA night is a mix copyof The Rock, Ric Flair, and Stone Cold Steve Austin bundled in one
I still don’t see the LA Knight hype. I still remember him jobbing up through his fued with Bray Wyatt. Never bought the hype after that.
LA knight is similar to the Rock but also Steve Austin saying Na Na lol
LA Knight Gimmicks and Moves set is mixing from Austin and Rock
Iyo Sky just Like Lita
Solo Sikoa using Samoan spike like Umaga
Dominik Mysterio trying to act like Eddie
Rhea Like Chyna
Liv Morgan looks like Trish Stratus
Cody Rhodes using this gimmicks to change Dustin
Kevin Owens trying using Stunner just like Steve Austin
Chad Gable trying to act like Kurt Angle
Wyatt Sicks is the Future of Wyatt Family
La knight be 90% mic sills and body then 10% wrestling skills
And 0% aura.
It’s not about who came first, it’s about execution.
3:41 Jesus Christ they look so Similar to each other!
The Game nickname Is a Play on The Franchise Nickname
LA Cosplay 🔥
I knew I wasn’t the only one who noticed that they’re trying to make LA Knight a mixture of Stone Cold and The Rock. LA Knight is trash/corny and so is todays wrestling altogether. #IWillStickToTheAttitudeEra
nah man, L.A. Knight's game is a lot closer to Mr. Kennedy (Kennedy) than The Rock or Stone Cold
I love Tony D and the family.....my favorite group.
You’ve gotta admit he nailed it!
Everytime he says: "That's right", shot!
R-Truth is a staple of WWE and i had no idea he has been around so long.
Kairi elbow looks far better than the original randy savage elbow
The WWE has absolutely zero creativity anymore I’ll be watching a match and you’ll see the Stunner, Rock Bottom, and pedigree all in the same exact match done by one random superstar that is neither of those people I mentioned.
Lmao the rock copied booker T hard asf 💀
Booker who?
Yeah Rock borrowed a lot of stuff from other wrestlers. He got jabroni from Iron Shiek, when he says "jabroni beating, pie eating". It's supposed to mimic the way Ric Flair says "jet flying, limousine riding". Rock also said he got The People's Elbow from Dusty Rhodes too etc.
They should’ve kept Kevin Thorn as Mordecai
LA night’s boring US championship run proves that Vince was right about him.
Same goes for his feud with Miz being a complete dud, after so many people believed they were destined to create something special. And, AJ vs Cody was more interesting than AJ vs Knight, despite having probably a third of the time for buildup
Masters was to me better than Luger I know that’s a hot take but his entrance and Masterlock challenge was so awesome
You forgot to include Mark Jindrak's "Reflection of Perfection" gimmick when comparing "The Narcissist" Lex Luger & "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters, since Mark Jindrak, quite literally, aped Lex Luger's self-loving persona, whereas Chris Masters is basically the marble statute of David come to life.
The thumbnail to this video is 100% accurate
Nikki Cross plays a very similar character to the late and great Daffney.
A dream match would be Vahala VS Max The Impaler for the rights to that gimmick
Didn't Kevin Thorne come back as what was his name Malachi the reverse Undertaker the reverse Undertaker
Mordecai
He did Mordecai gimmick first, but it flopped because he was subpar in the ring.
Max and Valhalla give me Senua vibes.
I feel like it might be more likely Kairi got her inspiration for her gimmick from one piece I could be wrong tho
There is no problem copying gimmicks when you are trying to get over with the crowd
Bron Breaker and Ryback are versions of Goldberg.
Alberto Del Rio and JBL are versions of the Million Dollar man.
Remember LA Gear were popular tennis shoes?