Significant Interal Pushback To Gingerbread Man Gimmick

Not everyone was a fan of the Gingerbread Man.

WrestleVotes on Fightful Select reports “there was significant internal pushback to the gimmick as of late, with one source near creative calling it ‘hokey and archaic.'”

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The Gingerbread Man was introduced ahead of WrestleMania in the feud between Sami Zayn and Trick Williams. Gingy started as a mascot for Trick, but was murdered by Zayn on the May 1 episode of WWE SmackDown. There will be a funeral on the May 8 WWE SmackDown.

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