5 WWE Superstars who are close to their onscreen persona in real life
Real life brothers Bray Wyatt and Bo DallasPro Wrestling is accpeted to be a scripted sport hence the name Sports Entertainment. But as WWE learned during the time of the Monday Night Wars, the best characters on screen are the ones who remain as close to their real life persona as possible.Case in point -Dwayne Johnson becoming a world famous superstar after shedding his Rocky Maivia character in favour of his more natural The Rock persona.A 1980s fan might have fainted in disbelief if some one had told him that Hulk Hogan who advised kids to say your prayers and eat their vitamins had been caught in a sex tape scandal.Save a few notable exceptions, the era of over the top persona of wrestlers is definitely over. This list takes a look at 5 superstars whose on screen persona resembles their real life selves.
#1 C M Punk
C M Punk is the best example of a wrestler who has successfully incorporated his natural characteristics into his wrestling character. Starting out by wrestling in the backyards of his friends’ houses as part of Lunatic Wrestling Federation, Punk’s gimmick has remained same through out his career – a no drugs, no alcohol straight edge superstar which is actually how Punk is in real life.
Punk tweaks his personality depending on whether he works as a heel or a face – displaying a ‘holier than thou’ attitude in the former to draw heat from the fans.
His worked shoot on Raw in 2011 when he ‘aired his grievances’ on Raw led to WWE becoming relevant in pop culture again owing to his brutal honesty. How the WWE fans would like to see some one like Punk again considering the current condition of the roster.