10 Worst WWE Gimmick Ideas You Won't Believe Almost Happened

10. Justin Gabriel: Werewolf

He was with the company for six years, but former Nexus member and three-time WWE Tag Team Champion Justin Gabriel was given few opportunities to get over as a singles act. His final year with the company saw him compete as a lower tier babyface who'd occasionally moonlight in NXT, before donning a bunny suit and joining Adam Rose's Exotic Express in his last few months.

Recognising his career wasn't really going anywhere, the South African pitched a new gimmick idea to Vince McMahon towards the end of his run. As revealed on Talk Is Jericho, Gabriel proposed a werewolf/daredevil hybrid character, in which he'd not only sprout fur, claws, and fangs, but film a series of vignettes indulging in surfing, sky diving, and other high adrenaline pastimes.

The wolf part of the gimmick sounds atrocious, but the daredevil side was based on Gabriel's real-life thrill-seeking ways which have, unfortunately, caused him a number of serious injuries over the years. Vince apparently loved the idea, but Triple H did not.

The gimmick was rejected as a result, and while we're yet to see Gabriel go full lycanthrope on the indies, he has since taken on the 'Darewolf' nickname.