Wrestlezone’s Top 10: Gimmick Changes to Championships

May 24, 2013

Number 8: Bradshaw to JBL

JBL

Becoming Tag Team Champions is one thing. Changing an entire gimmick and becoming World Champion is another. JBL was known as Bradshaw, a tough redneck with black stringy hair. He kicked ass and drank beer. When WWE was going through a transitional period, they relied on JBL and his new character to carry Smackdown. With Eddie Guerrero and John Cena, JBL was the guy to hold the championship for Smackdown for the longest period of time. It is crazy to think back and remember JBL as someone completely different. He certainly thrived in a great situation, furthering his legacy by the fast change of a gimmick.

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