8 Movie Characters That Should Be WWE Gimmicks
4. River - Serenity
Several years ago, Fox aired this Joss Whedon show titled Firefly. It was a show based around a concept of cowboys in outer space. I mean, not exactly cowboys in outer space, but outlaw-types in outer space that acted like cowboys and still wore jackets and hats and stuff. Ask anyone that knows about it and theyll explain to you in mind-numbing detail about how it was the greatest television show in the history of time. Sadly, it was canceled after one season. However, I was fortunate enough to receive season one on DVD as a gift several years ago. Unfortunately, I still havent bothered to take it out of the plastic and actually watch a single episode. BUT! I did see the movie Serenity, which was just a feature film version of the TV show and, you know, it was all right.
Anyhow, to the matter at hand, the character of River is a young girl genius who was held captive and had several tests performed on her brain for purposes of study. She was diced and sliced, reprogrammed to learn combat training, and was left as a quiet, emotionless girl that had difficulty communicating. Her brother, Simon, cares for her and communicators for her. He also acts as the main emotional trigger for her to flip the switch into killer mode and start mowing down whatever it is that outer space cowboy types may run into.
Why It Should Be a Gimmick: A female character with depthand shes kinda super bad ass
If theres one glaring issue with the WWE womens division, its that all the girls are pretty much the same. There might be a female wrestler here or there that comes along with subtle quirks or a different hair style, but most fit the same cookie-cutter mold. Even with the current roster, AJ is really the only character in the womens division that has a personality and operates with multiple motives. The involvement of a female wrestler with personality disorders, coupled with emotional detachment, combined with a killswitch, could really make waves for storylines beyond, That girls a bitch.
Clearly there wouldnt need to be any explanation that revolved around lobotomy or experimental medical practices, but a character could be introduced that is a little neurotic and is dependent upon a male counterpart for stability, or even a female counterpart. The womens division would be far more fascinating with a wrestler that could boil over and go medieval at a moments notice if not for, or even because of, a relationship with a character who would either nurture or manipulate her illness.