20 ECW Easter Eggs, References And In-Jokes You Never Noticed
12. Arguably, WWF Creative Directly Caused The Need For Chris Candido's "No Gimmicks Needed" Nickname
Many people just presume that Chris Candido was called "No Gimmicks Needed" because he was a tremendous technical wrestler who needed "no gimmicks" to describe himself. However, when considering the fact that prior to entering ECW he had come off of a run in the WWF as Skip of The Bodydonnas tag team with Zip (Dr. Tom Pritchard) and Sunny, the idea that he was a better wrestler than being saddled with the gimmick of being a fitness fanatic makes sense. In one of those moments where history has been unkind to an obvious thing at the time, mentioning why Chris Candido had the nickname he had is of absolute importance.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
