The Lost Art of WWE Gimmicks

WWE used to build legends and superstars that felt larger-than-life. Wrestlers like John Cena, The Undertaker, Kane, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, and many others became part of mainstream culture. But in today's WWE, the art of character building and gimmicks has been completely lost. Most of the wrestlers are bland, generic, and barely distinguishable from regular people. There are no icons, no larger-than-life characters to look up to. So what went wrong? How did WWE build characters in the past? Why do WWE wrestlers not feel special anymore? Let's find out. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:26 Chapter 1 5:15 Chapter 2 9:22 Chapter 3