The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
New Characters for 21st Century Wrestling!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz offers some ideas for characters more in keeping with today than goose-stepping Nazis and Fu Manchu-like villains.
Characters are an important element of every wrestling promotion. Colorful and entertaining characters are the hallmark of a successful wrestling promotion. The day is long past when two anonymous boots-and-trucks guys can draw big crowds. Fans want to feel involved with the combatants and, in pro wrestling. That means dynamic personalities.
A vivid and intriguing characterization can spell the difference between success and failure. Look at all the guys who were flops with one character and main eventers with another. Kevin Nash, Steve Austin and Undertaker probably had the same level of wrestling school before they hit on winning characters, but they didn’t climb to the top of the card until they assumed a character that fans loved and/or hated.