8 Wrestling Gimmicks That Wouldn't Work In 2016
3. The Dancing Fat Man
What is it with Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment, and dancing fat guys? Even using that phrase seems a little disrespectful, as the guys that have been saddled with such a gimmick are only 'fat' in the most critical sense of the term, and only when compared to the 98% fat-free physiques around them. Brodus Clay isn't fat - Jimmy Five Bellies is.
And why is there such fascination with these performers dancing? It only works in short bursts, and even then it leads to comedy as opposed to credibility. The aforementioned Clay is a great example of this. If he was repackaged as the Funkasaurus and still retained elements of his prior violence, the gimmick could have been a success. As it was, he was more interested in dancing than wrestling and sucked because of it.
A dancing gimmick isn't an issue so much, it is more the fact that dancing becomes number one. Why would these individuals even bother wrestling if they were more interested in dancing? If we never see another dancing fat guy, it'll still be too soon.