10 Old School Wresting Gimmicks That Need To Return

2. Aspirational Douchebag Yuppies

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And not just because The Mean Street Posse were a good laugh in small doses.

If there's one thing worse than feeling incredibly estranged from governments and leaders that are supposed to have your best interests at heart, it's seeing those that either toady up to supposed authorities for favour. Or worse, people you know that embrace said toadying in the hope that they'll get some of that reflected glory.

These are inherently dislikable qualities, and WWE are currently desperate for characters that are actually one thing or a-f*cking-nother. Are The Hurt Business still heels? And if not, does that mean that Cedric Alexander is a babyface again? But Ricochet and Apollo Crews are babyfaces, and he turned on them. But Mustafa Ali was with that group and he's turned heel to join Retribution, so does that make the Hurt Business babyfaces. But. But but but.

Point is, these bootlick types are absolute Grade-A pr*cks in real life and in kayfabe, instantly recognisable for having a load of awful traits and a some idiosyncratic dress code that marks them out as such. Raw could do - and is doing - much worse.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back almost 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 60,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett