10 Terrible WWE Gimmicks That Were One Tweak Away From Perfection
7. Marvellous Marc Mero
What kind of boxer can't actually knock folk out? Not a good one, nor a "Marvellous" one, despite his personalised branding and the support of megastar-in-waiting Sable.
Such was the immediate crisis Marc Mero faced upon his return from injury in late 1997. Going down with a knock earlier in the year, Mero had previously dazzled as the 'Wildman', with his flashy arsenal overwhelming a corny gimmick and lack of popularity in the locker room. The company he returned to later in the year had changed dramatically in his absence, not least in its need for heels following the meteoric rise of Stone Cold Steve Austin through the babyface ranks.
Abandoning the "call of the wild" (whatever that actually was), Mero drew on his Golden Gloves history to inform a turn to the dark side as a p*ssed off version of his former self. Unfortunately, sharing a stage with 'The Toughest S.O.B' undermined his every action.
Negating to batter folk with his fists of fury, Mero only really threw hands when he could cuff somebody in the balls for a cheap win. Like everybody else, he was a willing victim for 'The Rattlesnake' too, further denting his chances of getting the workable persona over.