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TOP 10 MOST SCARIEST WRESTLER
One of the gimmicks to
create heat for wrestlers has been to make the
fans scared of them. It is very rare that a
scary wrestler remains hated by the fans. In
some cases, the once feared wrestler becomes
cool and eventually the fans get behind him.
Unfortunately, there are many more instances of
the attempts at scaring the audience being so
ridiculous that the fans can only laugh at what
they are witnessing.
The Undertaker
Since entering the WWE in 1990, the
Undertaker has had several scary
transformations. He started off as a zombie-like
mortician who would stuff his opponents in a
body bag. A few years later, he became the head
of the cult-like Ministry of Darkness. He
sacrificed his enemies on a giant symbol, tried
to embalm Steve Austin, and attempted to marry
Stephanie McMahon in a bizarre dark wedding.
Currently, he is a mysterious figure that can
occasionally shoot lightning bolts from his
hands.
Papa Shango
Papa Shango was a voodoo master that
would come to the ring with a smoking skull. He
is most famous for putting a curse on the
Ultimate Warrior which once caused him to vomit
on national TV. He also caused a black ooze to
seep out of Warrior’s hair. Papa Shango went
onto be known as the Godfather, the first pimp
in WWF history.
Kane
Kane is the son of an affair between Paul Bearer
and the Undertaker’s mother. Kane and his
half-brother have been both the greatest of
enemies and the best of friends. Like his
half-brother, he can be exceptionally ruthless
and impervious to pain. He has set several
people on fire during his time in the WWE,
forced Lita to marry him, and tortured Shane
McMahon by attaching a car battery to his
private parts.
Jake Roberts
Jake used to come to the ring with
his python Damien. After Damien was squashed by
Earthquake, Jake went off the deep-end. His new
snake was a cobra named Lucifer. That snake is
most famous for gnawing on the arm of Randy
Savage for several minutes. During that era, he
also turned on his friend the Ultimate Warrior
by talking him into doing some bizarre stunts to
prepare for a feud with the Undertaker. He made
Warrior stay in a coffin, be buried up to his
neck, and enter the snake room.
Kevin Sullivan
During the '80s, Kevin was a leader
of a cult in the Florida wrestling promotion.
The Army of Darkness did not care about titles;
they were after the soul of Dusty Rhodes. A
decade later, that character was repacked as the
Taskmaster in WCW. In WCW, he led a group called
the Dungeon of Doom that wanted to kill
Hulkamania.
Abdullah the
Butcher
Abdullah was a 400-plus pound
wrestler who was more interested in using his
fork on the head of his opponent than trying to
pin him. He had the most bizarre physique that
allowed him to hide his weapons from the
referee. His man-boobs were so large that he
could hide a weapon in the folds of fat that
hung off his sides. Every time he entered the
ring, fans could expect a gory spectacle.
Paul Bearer
Paul Bearer started his WWF career as
the manager of the Undertaker. For several
years, he hosted The Funeral Parlor. He later
admitted to having an affair with the
Undertaker’s mommy and being the father of Kane.
During his years as the manger of both Kane and
the Undertaker, he helped both men do some
depraved acts. Paul Bearer was murdered by the
Undertaker a few years ago when he was buried
alive in a concrete crypt.
The Boogeyman
The Boogeyman made his debut by
reciting scary nursery rhymes and then breaking
a clock over his head while screaming that “the
Boogeyman is comin’ to getcha.” Despite
threatening the fans in such a terrifying
manner, the Boogeyman worked for good as he
scared the bad guys of the WWE with his zany
antics which always included eating a handful of
worms.
The Yeti
Sometimes I can’t believe what I am
writing. This is one of those cases. After Hulk
Hogan killed the Giant by throwing him off the
roof of the arena after a monster truck battle,
the Giant came back to life and beat Hulk for
the title later in the evening. If that wasn’t
terrifying enough, after the match the Yeti made
one of his rare appearances. The Yeti was a
mummy that emerged from his frozen state to do
something that can only be described as dry
humping the Hulkster.
The KISS Demon
It is hard to believe that WCW went
out of business when they invested in such great
things as paying Gene Simmons to use his
likeness as a wrestler. The Demon came out of a
coffin accompanied by KISS music to enter the
ring. His most famous match was a graveyard
match against Vampiro where both men fought in a
dimly lit graveyard. Wrestling fans are forever
grateful that the gimmick was dropped before we
got to see Peter, Paul, and Ace join him in the
ring.
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