Ranking The 5 Best Gimmicks In WWE Today
By Dalton Quix
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2. The Usos
Speaking of characters going stale as faces, that is exactly the position The Usos were in when they got drafted to SmackDown Live.
Their face paint wearing and always smiling act was going stale with the crowd and needed to shake it up, and that is exactly what they did by turning heel on American Alpha.
After that, The Usos lost the face paint and took on a more serious demeanor. Their promos have been fire ever since. Even though New Day “won” their rap battle, The Usos absolutely killed it. The Usos have a similar gimmick to John Cena’s Thuganomics gimmick, but The Usos are more fresh and modern.
It has not stopped with their promo skills either, The Usos now even rap over their new theme song. The Usos have completely elevated their game on the mic and as characters to the point where they are two time and current SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
By elevating their game, they have made the likes of American Alpha, Breezango, and The New Day elevate their game just to match them on the mic and in the ring. The Usos now have the look and demeanor of serious tag team champions.
This gimmick definitely veers toward more reality based characters, but The Usos have added their own flair to this rapping gimmick to make it unique and stand out from the rest of the tag teams on SmackDown Live.