7 Old-school gimmicks that would have worked in WWE today

Honourable Mention 1: Waylon Mercy

A completely genius character, far ahead of its time

Waylon Mercy would have absolutely made our list (drink it in, man!), except that Bray Wyatt’s character is based on the same and is a modern day adaptation of his classic floral shirted weird man gimmick.

There are obvious dissimilarities (Wyatt is a doomsday prophet while Mercy was a psychopath), but their appearances are quite similar indeed.

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Honourable Mention 2: Jake ‘The Snake' Roberts

Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts’ character inspired Bray Wyatt as well

Jake ‘The Snake' Roberts was a character far ahead of his time. Unlike the other Superstars who cut promos in loud, brash voices, Jake Roberts would drop his volume to a minimum when he delivered his enigmatic lines.

However, while his character would be ideal for 2017, we wonder how well he would fare without his python because of all the restrictions in today's WWE. He probably would not have had as much of an impact without his snake.