10 Next-Level Tweaks That Took Wrestlers From Lame To Cool As F***
All it took was one inspired tweak to make this bunch of dull wrestling figures unquestionably cool.
It's very rare for a performer to turn up in this wrasslin' business boasting the complete package.
Sure, many of them may possess plenty of athleticism, a certain charm, or even just have the look of a headliner, but it can takes years of trial and error before a promising worker evolves into a genuine superstar.
And after spending a great deal of time figuring out what works and doesn't within this barmy industry, the following wrestlers all discovered just how much a worker's life can suddenly change on the back of one final, hugely successful tweak.
Had this collection of entertaining, impressive, or badass talents not decided to alter their look slightly, gradually been pulled away from dying factions, or been given a subtle attitude adjustment, who knows where they'd each be today.
Thankfully, they were all very much given the chance to ever so slightly tweak their character in the end, though, with these changes ultimately leading to game-changing runs, inspired television, and dying careers being saved.
In other words, this lot went from dull to coolest f***ers in the room all thanks to one brilliant alteration.
10. Steve Austin Shaves His Head
Before he was opening up cans of whoop-ass and just generally raising hell on WWE programming throughout the Attitude Era, Steve Austin was struggling to make a rather lame 'Ringmaster' gimmick work on Vince McMahon's product.
And in the end, the future World Champion realised he was going nowhere fast in this particular role.
So, after fighting a losing battle with his hair for years, Austin eventually decided to bite the bullet and shave his buzz cut off to the point where he was completely bald.
Though he'd still strut into arenas as Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Champion, simply tweaking that already short hairstyle to a completely hairless one swiftly transformed Austin into a badass looking S.O.B.
And it was only a matter of time before WWE dropped the 'Ringmaster' gimmick entirely after that hair disappeared, with the company soon rechristening this menacing figure as 'Stone Cold' as Austin eventually added a goatee and fiery attitude to this always-evolving character.
Had Austin not decided to pull out the clippers back in 1996 and get the ball rolling on this inspired change of character via that superb tweak, though, there's a good chance 'The Texas Rattlesnake' would have never been born.