10 WWE Superstars Who Are Nothing Like Their Gimmicks In Real Life
Believe it or not, the guy who calls himself the "Deadman' isn't actually an undead mortician...
Even in 2017, the degree to which pro wrestling can be described as "fake" remains a somewhat divisive issue. On one end of the spectrum, you’ve got the "oh, it’s totally fake" naysayers, with the "no, it’s just predetermined" apologists on the other.
But whichever side of the fence you sit on, we're hopefully all in agreement that when it comes to the wrestling gimmicks that we see on television, those gimmicks are simply fictional characters. And that just as in any TV show, the people behind those characters are very much different to the gimmicks they portray. Which really is a good thing, given that we’ve seen demons, cult leaders, and even an undead mortician grace a WWE ring over the years.
Still, in an age where we have guys like John Cena wrestling under their real names, and others like Triple H whose on-screen role mirrors real-life duties, it can sometimes be easy to confuse that distinction.
Here, we take a look at ten guys who are, or were, very much unlike their pro wrestling personas, busting some myths that we’ve been told along the way—some of which are fairly obvious, others rather less so…
10. Big Cass
The gimmick: Having recently gone down with a torn ACL just nine weeks into his big heel push, it’s difficult to know exactly where Big Cass’ current character was headed. One thing we do know is that prior to his turn, Cass spent the vast majority of his WWE run portraying a loud-mouthed, trash-talking—occasional chain-wearing—tough guy from the mean streets of Queens, New York City.
Alongside Enzo Amore, he was one of the self-professed "realest guys in the room," while he was also known for his apparent inability to spell even the simplest of four-letter words.
In real life: Big Cass, real name William Morrisey, presumably has no trouble spelling the word "soft" outside of the ring having once been a pre-med student at New York University. Plus, based on his handful of appearances on Breaking Ground, the 'loudmouthed' New Yorker actually seems like a fairly relaxed and mild-mannered dude.
Oh, and he’s not really seven foot tall. For what it’s worth, he lists himself at 6’9”. You may not be able to teach that but apparently, you can very much exaggerate it.