10 Gimmicks WWE Needs To Bring Back In 2017 (And Who Should Use Them)

5. The Devil's Advocate

Sean O'Haire Devil's Advocate
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Pretty much every single article that talks of missed opportunities from the past and gimmicks will mention Sean O'Haire's devil's advocate from 2003. It was different, fascinating and unique in what was a confusing time for mainstream professional wrestling. That it was tied to a talent with the potential of O'Haire was a double boon.

The only problem was that O'Haire really struggled with live promos, and as a result was given Roddy Piper as a manager. This didn't work at all, and months after making his debut O'Haire was relegated to dark matches and Velocity once again. O'Haire retired in 2005 and tragically committed suicide in September 2014.

With all due respect to O'Haire, the devil's advocate gimmick left a lot on the table. We live in morally weak times, where even the slightest temptation can lead to people falling into less than pleasant circumstances. NXT is full of talent who could slip into this gimmick immediately, but for the purposes of this article let's go with either Roderick Strong or the weirdly underrated Buddy Murphy.

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Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.