Vignette (professional wrestling)
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In professional wrestling, the term vignette is usually used to describe any piece of video footage featuring characters or events which is shown to the audience for the purposes of entertainment or edification.
Vignettes can appear as if the wrestler is being interviewed with the interviewer's questions omitted. This format is often utilized due to its simplicity and ease for character development.
In World Wrestling Entertainment, wrestlers rarely acknowledge that they are being filmed, forcing the viewer to "suspend disbelief" as to why a camera operator would be allowed to witness and record an intimate or secretive situation.
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[edit] Examples of vignettes
[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment
- Marty Wright's gimmick as "The Boogeyman". Horror typed vignettes played on Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown!
- Chris Mordetsky's gimmick as the "Masterpiece, Chris Masters". Spectacular vignette's of Michaelangelo's David played and pieces of Picasso's work stating true Masterpieces.
- Kenzo Suzuki's vignette of a fighting Japanese warrior.
- Kevin Fertig's gimmick as Mordecai, vignettes flooded Raw and Smackdown! of a priest like sacrificial man.
- Sean O'Haire's vignettes as a Devil's Advocate style character.
- Rey Mysterio's vignette featuring his masks and high flying maneuvers.
- Mike Mizanin's vignette "Get a reality check" playing a stereo typical rebel and cocky type wrestler planning to give a complete reality check to Friday Night Smackdown!
- Finlay's vignettes showcased both his tough-as-nails nature and Irish heritage.
[edit] World Championship Wrestling
- Glacier vignettes in a Mortal Kombat-style vault set up utilized to hype the coming of the Sub-Zero-style character.
- nWo vignettes filmed and edited with a rough, black-and-white effect to put over the "rebel" heel faction.
[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- Empire Saint vignettes for the repackaged Pat Kenney featuring the character outdoors holding a crucifix and praying.
- Senshi vignettes for the returning Low Ki (under a new name) featuring the character showcasing martial arts maneuvers as well as promising he will dominate the X-Division.
- Ron Killings vignettes for the rapper-wrestler focusing on his history, his love of music, and his former reigns as NWA World Heavyweight Champion
- Rhino vignettes for the former Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar focusing on his past wrestling experiences, his mistakes in life, and his looking forward to a second chance in TNA.
