Impact Wrestling has been the alternative option to WWE in the United States since its arrival in 2002. Replacing companies like World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling, Impact would have some huge shoes to fill. During this time the company has grown a large and loyal fanbase by creating stars like AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, and Abyss but not every gimmick was a smash hit with the fans.

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Impact Wrestling, just like any other promotion, has decided to air some completely awful gimmicks but luckily for the fans and Impact themselves, these gimmicks were quickly removed from television. Whether it be a long-time employee or a new wrestler trying to start their career, here are a few of the gimmicks that TNA/Impact Wrestling created but wouldn't last long.

10 Abyss & Hulk Hogan

While Abyss wouldn't have a 100% gimmick change during this time, he would start doing something that Abyss even two years ago wouldn't have imagined. With the arrival of Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff working in TNA, a handful of superstars would receive revamps to their character and style.

Abyss' change would come in the form of receiving Hulk Hogan's WWE Hall of Fame ring which would suddenly make Abyss stronger and more invulnerable to pain. This all came after Abyss would start getting beat up by multiple stars and would stop being the threatening monster he used to be but instead was a bumbling idiot who was constantly scared.

9 Nature Boy AJ Styles

One of TNA's biggest faults was the way they constantly would mishandle their talent, mostly someone like AJ Styles. The company would often throw something at the poor guy and just see if it worked, often with no success like Prince AJ Styles. Styles would get saddled with the role of being Ric Flair lite.

The two would start to partner on-screen after capturing the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Styles would then turn heel after defending the championship a few times and would even go as far as to wear Ric Flair's robes to the ring before he dropped the belt to Rob Van Dam.

8 Governor Palin

Despite how talented she was, Daffney wouldn't find a ton of success during her few stints with Impact Wrestling. After her first appearances with the company where she portrayed her typical character from WCW and even Shark Boy's valvet Shark Girl, she would return in 2008 under a new political gimmick.

Daffney would start impersonating a political figure, Governor Sarah Palin. During this time of her career, she would primarily feud with The Beautiful People faction and have one pay-per-view bout teaming with Roxxi and Taylor Wilde to defeat Velvet Sky, Madison Rayne, and Angelina Love.

7 Aron Rex

Aron Stevens would just finish a spectacular run with WWE after portraying The Miz's stunt double Damien Mizdow. Stevens would have a brief stint on the independents before signing a deal with Impact Wrestling and debuting for the promotion in the summer of 2016.

Stevens would work for Impact for a short while before becoming sort of parody of musician Liberace. He would have a new clean-shaven look, lip gloss, fur coat, and skin-colored trunks while also having Rockstar Spud as his new manager who he would make wear goofy outfits.

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6 Black Reign

Dustin Runnels would have a short run in TNA around 2004 where he portrayed "The Lone Star" Dustin Rhodes and would feud with the likes of Jeff Jarrett and Bobby Roode, before he would decide to not renew his contract with TNA and return to WWE.

He would make a comeback to TNA in 2007 and debuted a new character under the name "Black Reign". The character was a Jekyll/Hyde situation with Runnels flipping between Dustin and Black Reign. The character would last for a year before his profile was removed from the TNA roster page and released from the promotion.

5 Rock N' Rave Infection

Lance Hoyt and Jimmy Rave would start to team together in 2007 at the No Surrender tag team gauntlet. The two would be managed by Christy Hemme, who was Hoyt's on-screen girlfriend and would consistently lose matches against other teams.

The trio would come off dorky as they strut to the ring equipped with Guitar Hero guitars and dressing like rockers from the 80s and 90s. The team would be let go from TNA in early 2009 before both men went their separate ways working elsewhere.

4 Brutus Magnus

Former Impact World Heavyweight Champion Magnus would make his debut for TNA under the ring name Brutus Magnus and portrayed a gladiator. The company would start Magnus on a short undefeated streak beating the likes of Eric Young, Chris Sabin, and Matt Morgan.

The gimmick wouldn't last long however as soon Magnus would find a teammate in Doug Williams and form the team, The British Invasion. The duo would capture the TNA World Tag Team Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

3 Trytan

Professional wrestler Ryan Wilson would have a few gimmicks under TNA including security guards and bodyguards. His weirdest and most stand-out gimmick however was that of Trytan which he portrayed in 2005. The character had traits similar to The Terminator with his black leather attire, sunglasses, and stiff mannerisms.

Trytan would also do a finisher similar to Brock Lesnar's F-5 titled T-3, also a reference to Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Trytan wouldn't last long with this gimmick before his push was halted and Wilson would sign a contract to work full-time with WWE in their OVW developmental.

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2 Flying Elvises

During the asylum days of TNA, the company produced some of its weirdest characters. Some of those include the Flying Elvises tag team featuring talents like Sonny Siaki, Jorge Estrada, and Jimmy Yang. The trio would last for a few pay-per-views during this time and even would receive a title match for the X Division Championship against Low Ki.

Sonny Siaki would turn on Jimmy Yang and thus would end the faction. Estrada and Yang however would continue the legacy of the team without Siaki for a few more pay-per-views before the gimmick died off and wasn't seen anymore.

1 The Johnsons

Mike and Todd Shane would win the NWA World Tag Team Championships in June 2002 and quickly would debut for TNA on their first pay-per-view that same month. The twins would come out dressed in skin-colored full-bodysuits and masks and be called "The Johnsons".

Richard "Dick" Johnsons and Rod Johnson would appear on TNA with their manager Mortimer Plumtree for multiple pay-per-views before leaving TNA and having to vacate the NWA World Tag Team Championship since TNA had the rights to the belts.

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