5 current WWE Superstars who once had terrible gimmicks

A Former NXT North American Champion, Johnny Gargano has come a long way since his first WWE gimmick.

In WWE, you live and die by your gimmick. Your character, it is what fans think of when they think your name or see you in the ring. In WWE history, there have been plenty of gimmicks, both good and bad.

Good gimmicks include the take-no-names attitude of 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, and the undead lord of Darkness, The Undertaker.

However, whilst Austin and the Deadman were able to benefit from having a good gimmick, many Superstars have suffered under bad ones, and have seen their careers as part of the WWE end because of it.

There are some though, who were able to weather the storm, and eventually were able to rid themselves of bad characters. Here are five current WWE Superstars who were able to survive strange, terrible gimmicks, and went on to do much better.

#5: Cesaro- The Yodeller

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Whilst the majority of the Superstars had terrible gimmicks before making it big in WWE, this one happened when the Swiss Superman was arguably at his peak.

Cesaro has always been a mystery in WWE. Despite his incredible in-ring ability and fair competency on the Mic, he has never received a World Championship, reportedly because Vince McMahon believes he lacks a certain 'it-factor'.

What he did have instead, was a gimmick where he would yodel before matches, playing up to his Swiss heritage.

Possibly the most cliche thing the company could've given him, fans didn't take the yodelling well but should've been pleased that the Swiss Superstar didn't come out with some Toblerone and Cheese fondue.

To be fair, Cesaro made to be a great yodeller, before the character was quickly shelved.