Create a Pro Wrestling Gimmick
For people who want to be a pro wrestler or just show off when wrestling friends in the backyard, the most important thing in professional wrestling is your gimmick. A bad gimmick will only get you a sure spot as a "jobber".
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Steps
- Decide on if you want to be on heel (bad guy) or face (good guy). This would be your starter, as it flows into how you act and your reputation as a wrestler. Try to make up your backstory and to have clear motives .
- Learn how to act. If you do this, you can make your character much more believable and you'll be known for your attitude and actions. Put strength into your words, use hand motions while you talk, and use body language - you can become your gimmick. And having your own catchphrase will be helpful, Brother!
- Learn how to wrestle. Learning how to perform a move safely without hurting your opponent is essential; it will also be helpful and make your matches flow. Do not attempt to try a move if you don't have the slightest idea how to maneuver it. Several moves can lead to severe injuries.
- Develop a signature move. Just about anything can become a finisher if made to look believable. Remember that with good timing, even a simple move such as the "DDT" and/or "Clothesline" can be used as finisher. Many Famous Wrestlers have used the most basic of all moves eg. Hulk Hogan used the Leg Drop. Finishers don't have to be fancy, but if you want to be unique, it's nice to make up your own style.
Tips
- Watch wrestling, watch how the professionals do it, and get exposed as much as you can through TV, internet or local events.
- Some promotions normally give you a gimmick anyway; so try your best to play it.
- Keep in mind that if you're original, you can go far as long as it isn't overdone.
Warnings
- Technically, it's not "fake," it's scripted. Real wrestling promotions, be it independents or professional and televised promotions, know how to perform and sell (that is, act like you've been hit by) moves. In other words, even if you and your opponent agree that you're going to hit a piledriver on him three minutes into the match, you better know how to perform it in order to avoid damaging the opponent's neck, or, worse, killing the opponent.
- Always be extremely careful when wrestling; injuries and even death could result if the proper precautions are not taken in this form of entertainment.
- No matter how "fake" it is, remember that when you wrestle, you can and probably will get hurt.
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