10 Gimmicks WWE Refuse To Give Up On
8. The 'Fun' Merchants
Do you know what's 'fun'? Being told that a wrestler is having loads of 'fun' and said wrestler then being instructed to dedicate their entire persona to having 'fun'.
In 2018/19, we have been reminded almost every time the Lucha House Party have graced our screen that the trio like to have 'fun'. They bounce around the ring, wave their hands in the air and have colourful masks - fun, fun, fun.
The glaring problem with being a one dimensional 'fun' act is that you can never be taken seriously as a threat in the ring. As soon as you see the likes of a Lucha House Party, No Way Jose or R-Truth, you know they're either going to end up staring at the lights or winning via flukey means.
Some talents have made 'fun' work in their favour. The New Day have used their own brand of hilarity to add some much needed levity to the company, while not losing any of their competitive spirit when the moment calls for it.
The key difference here is that The New Day made us laugh on their own terms and we didn't need to be told how much 'fun' they were having because we could see it!