8 TNA Impact Gimmick Changes That Lengthened Careers
2. Bully Ray
On the flip side of the Aces & Eights storyline, Brother Ray was pigeonholed as a tag team guy until he emerged from that overweight chrysalis as the trimmer, meaner, and far superior Bully 'Calfzilla' Ray.
A fierce, engaging, and capable top heel, Bully Ray not only captured TNA's greatest prize, but did so while delivering promo gold against the likes of Hogan, Angle, Styles, and many others.
This turn singlehandedly made Bully Ray a main eventer -- even if WWE sees him as nothing more than a tag team table toter -- and he's still banking on the reputation he built during this run these days in ROH and across the Indies.