5 Gimmick ideas for WWE Superstars that never made it to television

#3 The Undertaker as a Viking

The Undertaker will forever be known as one of the greatest Superstars in WWE and WrestleMania history, with his legendary career spanning multiple wrestling eras and a total of 34 years (and counting).

But, according to a 2017 interview with former WWE creative writer JJ Dillon, the mastermind behind “The Deadman” character, Vince McMahon, originally thought it would be a good idea for Mark Calaway to wear a helmet and horns and portray a Viking gimmick.

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Luckily for Calaway and fans of the iconic performer’s work, WWE went down a different route and gave the Viking persona to John Nord (aka The Berzerker) in 1991 instead.

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Danny Hart has been one of the most active writers at Sportskeeda since he began working for the WWE section of the site in October 2017.

Danny currently writes around 100 articles per month about WWE. Before joining Sportskeeda, he worked for seven years as a writer and editor for the football website Goal.com. He also reported live from Premier League stadiums around England.

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Edited by Kishan Prasad