10 Wrestling Gimmicks Originally Designed For Other Wrestlers

10. Max Moon - Konnan

Konnan is best remembered by wrestling fans as the razor-tongued Hispanic member of the New World Order in late-90s WCW. The hip-hop style and street smart demeanour of the Mexican superstar was a solid addition to the WCW roster and Konnan’s role in the nWo is still remembered fondly by fans to this day.

Not so fondly remembered is the character of Max Moon. A far cry from the K-Dogg of ‘98, Max Moon was a robot-inspired, intergalactic superhero and the brainchild of Konnan and Vince McMahon. Presented as a futuristic cyborg, the gimmick called for a lot of financial investment, predominantly due to the extravagant costume (which included a pyro gun that would shoot sparks into the crowd).

A combination of disinterest, frustration and locker room jealousy, Konnan parted ways with WWF before the Max Moon character was really off and running, having only appeared in the role on a handful of occasions. The gimmick was immediately given to former tag specialist, Paul Diamond, who would notably appear on the very first episode of Monday Night Raw.

The Max Moon gimmick was a colossal failure in execution and the character was dropped as quickly as it had arrived, appearing just once on WWF PPV (a two minute appearance in the 1993 Royal Rumble match).