It would still have some appeal but not to the same extent.I loved the wrestlers with great gimmicks,Pallo,Street,Starr, Kendo,Kellett,Billy Two Rivers and so many more. It added so much to the entertainment value.Would it have been the box office it was in the sixties without them?I don't think so.Your opinions please.
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In a word, 'no'. Without the gimmicks - the showmanship, the flamboyant gear, the characters, the posturing, the goading of the audience, etc. - professional wrestling would have much, much less appeal. Yes, you can have an impressive, less glitzy, technical match in among the rest, and the true fans do enjoy it, but it only works as part of an overall package in which the more entertaining wrestlers and matches take centre stage.