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Eugene

Also known as Special E, U-Gene, Eugene Dinsmore, U-Gene Dinsmore, Nick Dinsmore, Dr. Nicholas Dinsmore, Conquistador Dos, Doink, Mr. Wrestling 2

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119.03.2024face painted legend7.0Kinda shocked that Nick's not rated higher on here considering he had one of the biggest turn arounds that any wrestler ever had. He went from being the wrestler's wrestler that could do all of the holds, do all of the moves, and took himself and his wrestling seriously in the ring as "Mr. Wrestling" Nick Dinsmore. With his only draw backs being that he had absolutely no personality, couldn't talk at all, and had no facials. To going in the total opposite direction when he became Eugene and showed character, showed personality, had mannerisms, made you feel for him/ like him, took himself and his wrestling a lot less seriously than before, and was one of the most popular overall acts on the brand in his era, and worked with some of the biggest stars on RAW at the time. He also played a major role in helping train a lot the talent of the last 3 decades that became major stars while he was coaching at OVW (That is probably a hall of fame list in itself these days.).
222.02.2024vinnyv914.0 
309.02.2024Grizzly7.0 
403.02.2024KEI4.0 
525.01.2024MattHall5.0Unfortunately, Nick Dinsmore was settled with a gimmick that sounded bad on paper. Somehow the crowd actually gave this gimmick sympathy from taking ass-kicking beat downs from heels, especially from Triple H. He was a good wrestler, but settled with a gimmick that should've never been created in the first place.
612.01.2024JamesHarro4.0 
705.01.2024JTI7.0A good wrestler with a bad rap because of a stupid gimmick. It must've been awful for Dinsmore when he found out this is what he was going to have to work with, and it was either that or go find a day job because 99% of talent at the time had no say in their creative. That being said, this dude still got over *playing a mentally retarded person*. Not even Cuba Gooding Jr. could do that. So imagine if he had been given, like, any other gimmick possible. His OVW stuff is a pretty good insight if you're willing to seek it out. Really sucks for Nick to have gotten the short end of that stick 20 years ago but he's made it work, somehow.
828.12.2023xitachi4.0 
930.11.2023andytuga864.0 
1017.11.2023JediSaiyanMaster12034.0As a man who is on the Autism Spectrum, I can safely say that the Eugene gimmick is hit or miss in terms of offensiveness and empowerment. On the one hand, he was a great wrestler and had some nice moments here and there. But on the other hand, it's hard to watch him get beaten up without thinking how cruel the heels are to beat up someone with a disability and watching his heel turn (I don't care what anyone says, I find it offensive). Overall, while Nick Dinsmore is a great wrestler, the Eugene gimmick has had more misses and cringe moments that I can't give it a pass.
1103.11.2023crippleddonut6.0 
1231.10.2023Conquistador37  
1329.10.2023DangoDaisuki5.0 
1412.10.2023MrRaider9596.0 
1529.08.2023Bakers What many don't understand is how talented Nick Dinsmore is. He is very smart in the ring and does all his moves picture perfect. Eugene was a hard gimmick to carry and only few could do it. Some might not like Eugene but when he arrived to WWE he was over like no tomorrow.
1631.07.2023bigredtalk896.0 
1725.07.2023xGAICHx6.0 
1824.05.2023Giantfan19805.0Good wrestler, dumb gimmick which got over with crowd sympathy but then they hit the ceiling early on and couldn't figure out what to do with him. Kind of a one note gimmick.
1921.05.2023Leth994.0 
2015.05.2023AidanArcher7.0 
2110.05.2023tmxicon4.0 
2210.04.2023hbg5.0 
2314.03.2023DtriplehX6.0 
2426.01.2023joaosousa206.0 
2523.01.2023AugustBurnsRed5.0 
2628.12.2022arrancar2.0I can only judge him on his WWE work, which is all I've seen of him and obviously his most famous work. Obviously, the Eugene character was trash. It was probably palatable and endearing if you're younger than about 10, but if you're older than that then it just feels really cringeworthy and really, really weirdly exploitative. We all know what sorts of conditions/disorders Eugene was written in mind with, and even if he was played up as a babyface, he was always still the butt of the joke because of how 'unusual' his character's condition was. I'm definitely not the sort of person to make a big fuss about any random insertion of reality or offensive content in wrestling, but this particular character just feels really insulting. That's not to mention that, despite supposedly being an actually good wrestler, Dinsmore's portrayal of Eugene's wrestling style was thoroughly unconvincing, since it was always focussed on incredibly cheap comedy and low-effort homages to older, genuine wrestling stars, rather than him doing anything truly competitive- or convincing-looking. Making him the hero of children or whatever the hell that was, was also really embarrassing. This whole character is your brain on "sports entertainment", and I'll admit it's somewhat entertaining, but only in a "jfc this is soooo bad and idiotic but I can't look away" way, which has no lasting value.
2701.11.2022Voodoo Joseph6.0 
2828.10.2022jonsnoe6.0 
2923.09.2022GM56 Champion4.0 
3001.09.2022sbg20226.0He was always a good, solid mid-card worker who like anyone else who goes to WWE from development, was saddled with a bad gimmick. It was at times, distasteful, and maybe shouldn't have been done in such an abundant capacity. The "Eugene" character was crammed so far down the throats of WWE fans that it just became sickening after a while. That is in no way a reflection of Nick Dinsmore as a talent or as a human being. It's a reflection of WWE wanting to try something different. I think the ultimate undoing for Eugene was his Summer Slam 2004 match versus Triple H. Had he won, maybe his character would have had more credibility.
3110.06.2022TheCoolGuy5.0 
3209.06.2022CLUCK4.0 
3313.03.2022cpatchj7.0 
3416.01.2022MilkDDTea4.0 
3530.08.2021Firebird225.0 
3620.06.2021Daigotsu2.0The Eugene character doomed him. Whatever else he could do in the ring, there's no coming back from one of the more cringey gimmicks of a very cringey era.
3724.05.2021texasyosh7.0 
3821.04.2021dwight6.0 
3918.01.2021Ma Stump Puller6.0I mean, he was a pretty solid in ring talent, but the Eugene gimmick he got paired up with was a one trick pony, and that one trick got very tired, very fast. 2004 was probably the peak of his career in losing to Kurt Angle in less than 5 minutes. Doesn't help how terribly offensive it is as well and how it basically typecast the guy behind the gimmick, to the point where he can't even really do much on the indies without committing to the gag again. Good wrestler, shit gimmick.
4026.12.2020Strong Zero Machine4.0 
4130.11.2020SeanMck 2348.0The Eugene character was very entertaining and Dinsmore could go in the ring. Would be cool to see him make an appearance in WWE again.
4225.10.2020smarkcalaway4.0 
4316.10.2020qaywsxed5.0 
4421.06.2020Khalid Ace4.0 
4505.04.2020MAGICIAN4.0 
4603.03.2020Shoot Headbutt Lover7.0 
4727.11.2019wrestlingfan19917.0 
4826.11.2019JEK 19914.0The Eugene character was too much hype and lame. He was not that great in the ring. He was great in OVW.
4917.11.2019Liam Willows7.0 
5012.11.2019Wrestlefan206.0In-ring wise, he was good. Unfortunately, his Eugene character ruined the image of him as a potential upper-midcarder.
5111.08.2019pappahouse6.0Im Nachhinein betrachtet ist das Gimmick von Eugene natürlich absoluter Müll und es verbirgt, welch hervorragender Wrestler sich dahinter verbirgt. Für mich solide 6 Punkte.
5207.08.2019KyleEnjoysWrestling4.0Of course Vince couldn't help but to make a mentally challenged character. I mean... what can you really do with that? I guess it got over in some respect, but I never cared for it. I didn't find it offensive... but just dumb. It created poor television. Isn't interesting. Just low brow. Nick did his best. But there are some things that even the best in the world can't save.
5307.06.2019Tim Flyn6.0 
5411.10.2018RatingsMachine6.0Nick Dinsmore was a solid worker, the proverbial 'good hand', but his career never recovered from the Eugene gimmick. The gimmick did make Dinsmore very hot, for a short time, but the nature of the gimmick meant that once it had run its course, Dinsmore's credibility was completely destroyed. You just couldn't book Nick Dinsmore as a serious wrestler because of the stench of the Eugene gimmick.
5527.09.2018Oliver95x6.0Ich finde er hat seine Rolle wirklich sehr gut gespielt und hatte sogar das ein oder andere Match was unterhalten konnte.
5631.05.2018InactiveGuru6.0At the time I loved the gimmick of Eugene Dinsmore he was given in the WWE but looking back it mainly seems to be cringe worthy but that said he played the part well and it was evident from watching his other work that he was a very good in ring performer.
5711.05.2018Nourdin4.0 
5804.04.2018Xavier6.0 
5931.01.2018CHN3256.0This one is a hard one to rank. Nick Dinsmore is a great wrestler, and the character of Eugene had good moments. On the other hand, it had some not so good moments as well, and then some boarderline hard to watch moments.
6005.10.2017El Burrito5.0 
6114.06.2017st12995.0 
6202.04.2017HC76.0 
6303.11.2016HeadCheese7.0 
6403.07.2016BastiTakes0ver3D4.0 
6518.06.2016DanTalksRasslin7.0An underrated technical grappler, Nick Dinsmore spent years on the midwestern independent scene, primarily with Ohio Valley Wrestling (where he held both the Heavyweight Title as well as numerous Tag Titles with Rob Conway), as well as as an enhancement talent for WCW, but finally got his time in the spotlight as Eugene, "a very special superstar, " in WWE. The character was a risk, and to his credit, Dinsmore was able to portray Eugene as an endearing and memorable character rather than as an offensive one; no small feat. It is, however, a character that is somewhat difficult to move past. After leaving WWE in 2009, Dinsmore would attempt a comeback in 2009 that was cut short due to conditioning problems; he would then continue working on the independent circuit, including OVW, where he would ultimately collect 11 Heavyweight Title reigns in all, and worked with TNA's India project Ring Ka King, and has more recently opened his own school and independent promotion, Midwest All Pro Wrestling.
6603.06.2016KO FanGirl7.0 
6718.02.2016TheLoudMouth8.0Sehr schade, dass man ihm mit dem Eugene-Gimmick quasi die ganze Karriere versaut ist. Dinsmore ist ein ausgezeichneter Worker im Ring und kann, wenn man ihn denn lässt, auch ordentliche Promos halten. Schade, WWE!
6821.01.2016Interceptor6.0Gimmick fragwürdig oder nicht, Talent hin oder her. Der Mensch kann wrestlen in meinen Augen. Was man aus ihm und mit ihm gemacht hat, ist eine andere Sache. Für meinen Geschmack befriedigend
6911.01.2016Piegas7.0 
7020.12.2015smark calaway4.0 
7102.10.2015PWC6.0I'll admit this guy played his role extremely well and definitely made me chuckle from time to time but, that's really all about it. He was hardly daunting in the ring and was average at that at best. Can't say much else about him that hasn't been said already.
7204.09.2015Crippler Crossface6.0 
7310.08.2015ShooterMcShoot6.0Dinsmore's a good worker who was saddled with a gimmick that almost no one could've made work. To his credit he tried very hard, but the way they booked the character didn't do the guy any favors.
7402.08.2015KingKendrick6.0 
7531.07.2015Iam betterthan8.0Definately Undrrated, Eugene have a great start in OVW becoming multitime OVW Heavyweight and Tag Team Champion thenafter he was signed by WWE, and they give him a gimmick which liked because he was so funny and entertaining to watch.... but remains as a mid carder but not gone beyond far with this gimmick.
7627.07.2015Silent D5.0 
7718.07.2015DevinBenoit7.0 
7830.06.2015spongesam276.0 
7909.04.2015Evan136.0 
8013.03.2015TRowan4.0 
8127.01.2015KingofKingsHHH4.0Sein Gimmick Eugene konnte meistens überzeugen manchmal ging dieses aber auch ziemlich auf die Nerven. Im Ring war er maximal durchschnitt wenn überhaupt.
8215.01.2015Viper996.0Ganz ehrlich das Gimmick war einfach ansich schlecht! Aber was er aus dem Eugene Gimmick gemacht hat war super! Sehr sehr sympatisches Gimmick mit einem Guten In Ring Performer dahinter! Er war gut im Ring nur das Gimmick stand ihm im Weg....
8313.12.2014The Undertalker5.0 
8424.10.2014Wrestling Forever 7.0Eigentlich ist Nicholas David Dinmor wie hier schon viele gepostet haben ein wirklich guter Wrestler und das hab ich auch als er Eugene war gesehen. Nur war das Gimmick irgendwann total ausgeluscht. Als Eugene hatte er 2004 seine große Zeit er wollte so gerne in die Evolution, er fehdete kurz mit Triple H, er war der Storyline Neffe von Eric Bischoff, 2004 wurde er World Tag Team Champion mit Regal der dann sein Freund wurde. 2005 hat er sogar Kurt Angle Gold Medaille in einer Kurt Angle Invitational gewonnen. Gute Erfolge doch dann kamen die Probleme mit den Substanzen die er nahm. Super Eugene war dann auch níchts und sein Gimmick wurde dann immer lächerlicher. Als er dann von der WWE wieder entlassen wurde habe ich ihn nicht weiter verfolgt. Was auch erwähnt werden sollte er hat unter anderem John Morrison trainiert und ist mit Randy Orton gut befreundet.
8507.04.2014Zaza626.0 
8603.04.2014Schranzoid4.0 
8713.01.2014Lord Regal6.0Im Ring sehe ich ihn nicht so gerne, aber seine Rolle spielt er sehr gut.
8813.10.2013HHH Pedigree5.0 
8908.08.2013zackwoowoowooryder3.0 
9021.07.2013Boris The Menace5.0 
9106.11.2012Kitanoyama6.0Als Eugene sehr unterhaltsam, auch wenn man ein ums andere Mal das Gefühl hatte, das Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung oder geistige Behinderungen als solches ins lächerliche gezogen wurden. Als Wrestler war er durchschnittlich und daher in meinen Augen nie besonders auffällig gewesen. Sieht man mal davon ab das er als Eugene z. B. ein paar Moves bekannterer Worker kopierte.
9210.08.2012Sascha3113.0 
9321.04.2012dragonulteo8.0 
9417.04.2012EnemyOfJustice8.0 
9511.04.2012thereisonlyone6.0 
9624.02.2012Marlowe4.0 
9710.12.2011Iksuepsilon83m10.0Er ist nicht umsonst einer derer, die man Mr. Wrestling nennt (seht euch dazu mal Matches vor seiner WWE-Zeit an! ). Natürlich war sein Gimmick mehr auf Comedy ausgelegt, aber es war auch nicht schlecht. Ein geistig Behinderter, der Wrestling liebt und lebt. Es gab in seinem Leben nie was anderes, als Wrestling. Und er hat seinen Traum gelebt, so zu sein, wie seine Idole. Daher die ganzen Moves in seinem Repertoire von Junkyard Dog (bei denen ich immer besonders lachen musste), The Rock, Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, und und und. Und sauber hat er sie auch alle ausgeführt. Außerdem hat er auch einige gute Leute trainiert, zum Beispiel einen gewissen Randy Orton. Der Mann hat eine 10 verdient! Asche auf das Haupt der jenigen, die ihn nur auf sein WWE-Gimmick beschränken bei ihrer Bewertung!
9815.11.2011Baszdmeg6.0Eigentlich ein ziemlicher guter Worker, aber Jim Cornette hat es mal richtig formuliert: den Eugene "Gestank" wird Dinsmore leider so schnell nicht los.
9929.08.2011Fall Out Boy6.0Hat seine Rollen gut gespielt und war auch gerne mal witzig. Im Ring eigentlich sogar passabel.
10023.08.2011MaikBaader7.0Ich verstehe nicht, wie man Nick so schlecht auf grund seines Gimmicks bewerten soll. Er ist nur der Wrestler, der dieses Gimmick spielen sollte. Die Idee kam von den Vince und da sollte höchstens er schlecht bewertet werden. Auch wenn dieses Gimmick absolut dumm ist muss wohl jeder eingestehen das Nick diese Rolle als Eugene unglaublich gut gespielt hat. Leider wissen nur die wenigsten das hinter dem Gimmick Eugene ein ausgezeichneter Wrestler ist. Wurde von einigen verletzungen getroffen, aber trotzdem dann noch solide. Schade, dass sich die einigen Heelandeutungen nicht bewahrheitet haben, denn ansonsten hätte Nick endlich die Chance gehabt das WWE Publikum zu überzeugen. Jetzt tritt er independet an... Unter U-Gene. Schade, Ich glaube er tritt nur mit diesem Gimmick an, weil das sich besser vermarktet als ein "Nick Dinsmore". Eine verlorengegangen Karriere.