When Doc Gallows was first getting his start in WWE he had to go through a number of gimmick changes which included a run as fake Kane, and he also spent some time working as Festus.
The Festus character was interesting to say the least, and during a recent episode of the MCW Cast Gallows explained how it all came together.
“They’re like, okay, so you’re gonna debut as pig farming hillbillies. We were in the ring, talking about what we’re gonna do for our debut for SmackDown. Vince wants us in his office. It’s 20 minutes before doors open, and I was like, are we getting fired before we even start? We go in, and Vince sits us down. He’s like, ‘We’re not gonna have anymore pig farmers. Can you do this?’ (Gallows does the Festus face).
“And he just sticks his tongue out at me, and I go, ‘I think so, sir.’ 23 years old, I stick my tongue out. He’s like, ‘Not like that, like this.’ So Vince and I are just sitting for five minutes sticking our tongues out of each other back and forth, and Ray Gordy’s just sitting there. Finally, he goes, ‘You’re going to be in a catatonic state at all times, until the bell rings, you’re gonna go crazy in rage. When the bell rings, you’re gonna turn to catatonic state. I knew a guy in high school that did that. Then he looks at Ray, he’s like, ‘You, what’s your favorite color?’ Ray didn’t say anything. He’s just sitting there. ‘Uh, yellow.’ He’s like, ‘Go buy a yellow singlet, you start next week.’ That’s how I became Festus.”
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