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Happy Corbin is one superstar who had experienced several gimmick changes during his WWE career. From “Sad Corbin” to “Happy Corbin”, Vince McMahon had made Corbin express different emotions through his gimmick changes.

Though Corbin worked as a heel for the majority of his WWE career, the WWE superstar once got the support of the WWE Universe. Before he became Happy Corbin, the WWE superstar put on the gimmick of “Sad Corbin”, who looked sad, sported dirty clothes and did not even shave his head, and kept an untidy beard.

Recently, in an interview on the Out of Character Podcast with Ryan Satin, Corbin revealed how Vince McMahon informed him about not shaving or cutting his hair and beard. The

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WWE superstar revealed he got a phone call from Vince McMahon at 2 A.M. Corbin said, “It was just this miserable guy with a dirty shirt. The worst part was not being able to cut the hair or the beard because I get a text message at like 2 A.M. from Vince.”
“It’s like, ‘Don’t shave or cut your hair’. And I’m going, okay, where’s this going? After like three weeks I’m going like, I got the Costanza hair going,” he added.

Well, Vince McMahon certainly wanted to give Corbin’s character a realistic feeling. The WWE chairman will go to any extent to make sure everything is in order.

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Happy Corbin mentioned the best part while being in that sad gimmick

Corbin mentioned that the best part during that time was visiting his daughter’s school. He admitted he could not wear a hat in those places and looked ridiculous. He even revealed that the people used to judge him the second he walked in with that look.

Earlier in the interview, Corbin even admitted that he did not expect the “Sad Corbin” gimmick to last as long as it did. The WWE superstar thought that it would be for a couple of weeks. However, it became very entertaining, and Corbin had a lot of fun during that time.

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This character came into effect after Corbin lost his King of the Ring crown to Shinsuke Nakamura. But in August, Corbin adopted the gimmick “Happy Corbin” and even organized a talk show named “Happy Talk”. He then began a feud with Kevin Owens, where he got help from Madcap Moss. Which gimmick of Corbin did you like the most? Let us know in the comments below.

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