10 Worst WWE Gimmicks Of 2018

10. Jinder Mahal: Man Of Peace

2018 saw WWE present Jinder Mahal for what he is: a preliminary f*cking wrestler.

His failed World Title reign yielded no upturn in business in the targeted Indian marketplace, rendering months of cumbersome matches and unlistenable, strained promos pointless. Pushed for his impressive vascularity, this big, sweaty man was badly exposed throughout, with his outdated wrestling style and inability to utter a sentence without his voice breaking presenting him as a man pushed way over his head.

This was addressed upon joining Raw earlier this year, with 'The Modern Day Maharaja' shunted towards the bottom of the card soon after. Unfortunately, this period also saw Mahal go from one garbage gimmick to another.

The generic foreign heel of old claimed he'd 'found tranquillity.' Reverting to the old 'Man Of Peace' gimmick he briefly worked in early 2017, Jinder took on a Zen-like character, rambling about his 'Shanti' and practising breathing exercises backstage. It's paper-thin. The idea of such a gimmick existing in a universe built on scripted combat could make for some interesting material with the right amount of focus, but little effort has been put into Jinder's new persona, leaving it feeling one-dimensional.