10 Truly SHOCKING Wrestling Unmasking Moments

From Eric Bischoff unveiling himself as the priest during Billy and Chuck's wedding on WWE SmackDown to Edge's attack on John Cena at ECW One Night Stand 2006, these are 10 SHOCKING Wrestling Unmasking Moments.
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[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

If Sting taking off a Sting mask to unmask Sting isn’t on here I call bs.

[@caseybourgeois417]

It is by far the greatest.

[@BlameDave]

When you say it like that..

[@trajectoryunown]

That one was great

[@sethallenhearn1752]

That was the biggest omission from this list lmfao

[@bobmarshall8527]

That was amazing and should have been on this list

[@lazybacon7520]

It's overshadowed by the Billy and Chuck wedding itself, but Eric Bischoff's unmasking at the end is seriously one of the most unexpected things I had ever seen

[@Thecallmemisterajp]

I think that's one of the most underrated moments ever. I don't think I've ever screamed as loud at the TV when I heard him say "did I just hear myself say three minutes"?

[@Ridiculous__Nicholas]

And Stephanie’s shock sells it so damn well

[@Blackhawks19_xx]

Bishoff honestly gave a great performance and the makeup was incredibly well done.

[@Dim4323]

Good thing their 3 minutes are up

[@BlackstreetBoys2Men]

Watched it live and it was nuts

[@rickytpb2164]

Vince: "It's me Austin" JR: "Awe son of a bitch" It was the great commentary that made me love wrestling, that's sadly missing today.

[@SantachristFTW]

Smokes, let's go.

[@taterthepenguin]

It's still here today, just not in WWE

[@rickytpb2164]

@@taterthepenguin JRs not the same anymore sadly

[@KevinLuper99]

@@rickytpb2164 how so?

[@taterthepenguin]

@@rickytpb2164 I agree but I'm not talking about JR. Excalibur is fantastic in AEW, and Kevin Kelly in NJPW is my favorite commentator right now.

[@Sockcucker96]

A more recent, and really good one, was Jericho at All In. Pretending to be Penta, but being almost instantly recognisable when he hit the Codebreaker. And the taunt: "Kenny Omega! I'll see you on the Jericho cruise."

[@kevinfrank8164]

The coolest part was in one of Jericho’s books he mentioned doing a similar spot with Rey Mysterious, but where he took the mask off way too soon so the audience didn’t have enough time to react. This was in like ‘08 or ‘09 and he mentioned it to say that even as an almost 20 year veteran he still had things to learn. Like a decade later he got his chance to do it better with Penta and he let the anticipation for the unmasking build and build and it got an enormous reaction. Reading his book in 2013 made it feel like a 5 year payoff and it was just the most satisfying feeling.

[@aceriley9413]

@@kevinfrank8164 Doink was who Jericho portrayed to sneak attack Rey right? Or was Jericho dressed as Doink to attack another WWE star hmm can't remember which

[@matthewmciver7615]

@@aceriley9413 I think that was with someone else, but do you remember how Rey would Interact with all the fans wearing Reys masks on his way down the ramp? Well Jericho was in the audience wearing a Rey mask and when Rey went to do the headbump thing Jericho slammed his head into the railing.

[@xPadge112x]

@@matthewmciver7615 was it when he had that run with Regal as Commissioner think he was barred from the arena for pissing in his teapot the week before.

[@johnthebomb06]

It's scary how lifelike Bischoff was as that old man.

[@baronvonsvengoonie1767]

Yeah I'm shaking in my boots dot-dot-dot horrifying

[@merrickbradley5533]

No lie,. Masks like that it feels like your ripping off your face

[@Joe90h]

I genuinely thought Edge only wore the motorcycle helmet to protect his head while spearing Cena through a table. And wore the rest of the clothes just in case there were thumbtacks on the canvas or something. This was after his Wrestlemania match with Mick Foley, so it's understandable he'd be wary of that sort of thing.

[@nickjennings8233]

Aces & 8’s was one of tna’s best storylines until near the end of it

[@DJDoubleCee]

I forgot all about Los Conquistadors. I knew they were Edge and Christian the whole time. LOL

[@seanwallace79]

Young Sami-"Canadian Luchador? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Thor-Orion]

We all did. I was 10 and I knew.

[@stevenladnyk4526]

That was the point of it. Everyone knew.

[@optimus2008]

And yet it turned out to be Jeff and Matt.

[@superrobz]

DDP unmasking at king of the ring and getting that reaction was just ridiculous and it showed you just how much of a star and how over he was… but WWE being WWE ruined it

[@superrobz]

@@BBoy4040 apologies you’re absolutely right (it’s so long ago now 2001) “I’ll see YOU at King Of The Ring”

[@Joe90h]

Sadly, DDP was not only a WCW guy so already hamstrung in the competition, but was getting on in years. Now, I suspect WWE could have gotten 5 good years out of him because DDP quite famously has stayed in amazing shape and likely will be until the day he dies, but WWE had more than enough guys to pick from.

[@alexknight81]

@@Joe90h why even sign him on the first place tho? If you are not going to do anything on merit with him why bother at all?

[@kahrhoshe]

@@alexknight81 Because its what vince did. Paid ppl he wanted to make look stupid.

[@petarpetrov3683]

@@alexknight81 You're absolutely right.

[@benespinosa6725]

I Remember when Eric Bischoff Unmasked during the Billy and Chuck wedding you knew it was him when he said 3 minutes that was a great moment Stephanie's face when she saw Eric Bischoff was awesome smackdown used to be Great in the Ruthless Aggression Era.

[@ImagineABear]

I am sure someone has mentioned it, but the coat and helmet were a throwback to Rick Rude's ECW debut.

[@bgonzalez902]

Bonesaw wasn’t ready is an amazing headline

[@randallw1977]

That motorcycle helmet gimmick reminds me of when Rick Rude did that in ECW at Barely Legal.

[@Thecallmemisterajp]

Props for the Diablo inclusion. One of my fav moments from when I first started watching wrestling...that no one else seems to remember, lol.

[@TAK1997]

1:35 "The Almighty Powerhouse..." Don't MAKE me call up The Almighty WWE Champion, Pacitti!

[@cobain13alaw31]

Little shout for the shock master here, true masked hero

[@tonythomas2391]

And here I thought all of Sid's injuries were softball related, except for the broken leg in WCW.

[@MikeArpeggio345]

He put a trick leg in his boot so he can get time off for softball. read a book.

[@msp720]

Tony Schiavone screaming "THAT'S NOT CICLOPE!!!" remains one of my favorite wrestling calls ever.

[@VerucaMarie]

Watching the Hardys walk down to fight Edge and Christian is one of my favorite memories because Matt has the most prominent walk ever. I remember my dad looking over at me and saying, "hey kiddo, that's Matt and Jeff right?" (side note, I was slightly obsessed with them, well Jeff) so of course I would know. LoL. I was cracking up because he was almost positive but he wanted to check with the "resident Hardy expert".

[@plantadelbosque]

i don't know why, but i cracked up laughing at your comment. I can picture the scene hahaha

[@irdmoose]

I think the most shocking unmasking of this decade would be when we find out that Adam Pacitti was Adam Clery all along. Crossover anyone?

[@Nbflowers1989]

Great video and fun list!

[@JagerLange]

A Smokey & The Bandit reference in the first two minutes? Nice.

[@Gamesta100]

The Bischoff unmasking was during the 8 years I stopped watching wrestling but me being great with knowing/remembering faces I knew when you showed the closeup that it was him in the old man mask.

[@extrax48]

was expecting the Sting with a Sting mask but meh XD

[@thewizardofgore5303]

Jericho pretending to be Penta was the best.

[@SHSscorp82]

Bischoff’s reveal at the wedding was the most shocking for me.

[@ohb71303]

Makenko’s was still the best.

[@emotionallyinvestful]

The throwaway line about the Omni in Atlanta is hilarious to me because the Omni hasn't been around since 1997 😂😂

[@chayden153]

DDP's unmasking was great

[@superrobz]

Until they fucked the entire thing up..

[@aliciasimmons8473]

Two of the greatest I think was DDP because that was so shocking no idea it would be him and dean malenko winning the shot against jericho that was awesome

[@moldyhotdog4749]

The Hardys and E&C as Los Conquistadors was brilliant. One of the funniest things I've ever seen in wrestling. And somehow WWF had the sense not to beat it into the ground either

[@jeremyhegg9367]

2:39 after talking about Sid being put out of action by El Diablo (Jake Roberts) and The Undertaker, cut to a totally unrelated picture from Survivor Series 1991 featuring none of the aforementioned names lol

[@eyzzquare7811]

The most shocking unmasking of all time is from..... The ShockMaster!!! I mean guy's unmasked himself the moment he tumbled down the paper entrance

[@mywalletisonyourmomsnighst1677]

"Kane is a dentist who apparently applies mascara without a mirror". Haha anybody who followed Raw in the 90s will get that one.

[@ABomb_Plays]

Who remembers when a wheelchair-bound Kurt Angle was revealed as El Gran Luchador during the Eddie Guerrero vs JBL cage match in 2004? He was Smackdown GM and in a wheelchair after being chokeslammed off a ledge by Big Show.

[@DarrenNoFun]

I always thought that the edge in the helmet bit was for protection. I could be wrong because I haven't seen the ppv in over a decade, but it looked like edges head hit the table and land between the table and Cena's back (which is generally the way edge hits spears, the weird cuddle hugging spear he does). That's the only reason it made sense to me when I watched it the first time.

[@sethallenhearn1752]

Oh man that dean malenko/clyclope moment was priceless, that was Dean's biggest moment for sure! I remember watching that PPV!

[@TheAwsomekid15]

00:21 The guy being kurt wearing the chefs hat is my uncle 😂😂

[@lilpoetat]

thanks!

[@ClevelandDice]

Can't believe they left out Sting in a Sting mask smh

[@aceriley9413]

It wasn't noteworthy everyone knew it was sting in a sting mask.

[@jb888888888]

Huh, I always figured that E&C were Los Conquistadores, and then when they appeared together they hired a pair of E&C look-alikes to fill in for them.

[@optimus2008]

That's what I thought! While watching this video obviously, I didn't start focusing on WWE Men until 2020.

[@egpmh2891]

the close up the masked Rick Rude really does give away who it was

[@AA-yj7md]

i still remember all the nightmares i had after the Kane Episode

[@KumaoftheForest]

I still remember seeing Kane take his mask off

[@akshaykotian3063]

Kane's unmasking is still chilling 😎

[@RolfWrenWalsh]

So glad Malenko as Ciclope is on thia list at #2. Honestly, probably the biggest pop in WCW history (even more than Goldberg beating Hogan). That just goes to show the respect and how over he and the entire WCW Cruiserweight division was at the time. I have watched it countless times, and STILL mark out and get goosebumps every time. WCW for Life!!!!

[@Naruto0s44]

The wedding segment was great omg eric bischoff reveal was fucking great because it was belivable because omg my mouth dropped when eric said did i just say 3 mins and then i knew jamal(umaga) and rosey( s.h.i.t aka romans older brother) was here to fuck all of this shit up

[@krystalkayne5242]

Undertaker's Kane disguise was great but the flying clothesline and the tombstone pin kind of gave it away

[@Panwere36]

Hands down, the last one was the best.

[@bobmarshall8527]

LaParka Dallas Page was so genius

[@diggers7169]

What about Kendo Nagasaki being unmasked at the Civil Hall Wolverhampton…?

[@-th1rty3-]

Jericho doing his promo on Malenko was fun. What have you done to my Dean-Dean???

[@jafetvelez7377]

I never knew that was the story behind the Melinko unmasking lol

[@MasterSartorius]

I don't remember Undertaker unmasking as Kane at all.

[@tj2nasty4ya83]

Attitude era

[@jb888888888]

And this wasn't even the only time.

[@sinjin4563]

Wendi Richter was done a disgusting injustice that fans don't ever acknowledge. Vince needs to pay his due for that. The Glamour Girls were disgustingly treated by Patterson as well. Moolah was horrible.

[@jerransperarman9411]

good video

[@all3nplayzgames577]

You could do the entire list of just unmaskings from the Aces and 8’s

[@lazypaladin]

"Oh my, WCW Masked Phantom?! He's so hench! So mysterious! Who I dare say?! Who are you?!" ...Who else has a porno-tash that beautiful people! You even see it poking through the mouth hole! Edit: That didn't sound right

[@SplashinOnYourFace]

If these videos were water, Bobby Boucher would say "that's some high quality H20"

[@trendmassacre8423]

I bet Chuck and Billy would be great vocalists for the band Testament.

[@oceanshrugs9235]

"IT'S ME AUSTIN!"

[@maddman9876]

so from what i’ve always heard orton was supposed to be in edges place because they’d be forced to cheer a man who fans literally wanted to fight a hour before hand

[@Rysofly]

Rest in peace ravishing Rick rude.

[@bane.3635]

ECW's fans made it clear "if cena wins we riot" and we would have

[@labbaby189]

The Edge disguise might make sense if you think about how anti WWE the crowd was. If Edge appeared bare faced, fans might've assumed he was running in for Cena and prolly would've jumped him. They were ready to riot after all.

[@joshuabowen6589]

"DID I SAY 3 MINUTES" - Eric Bishoff

[@sirprintalot]

Really hoped that Jericho as Doink would show up.

[@UtopssAKAPJ]

Last one was good

[@davidbird60]

Yes! Los Conquistadors!

[@ShinGoukiSan]

I was 3rd row entrance isle for the Bischoff one and in person he legit looked like an old dude

[@supermario_49]

How could you conclude the Hardys beat themselves? Lol there’s many ways to explain how that storyline worked.

[@6Wheelz]

yeah they could've jumped them and stole their costumes

[@richardtherichard26]

I mean they also included an entry that they themselves admitted not only wasn’t necessary but was exactly who everyone expected and as a result wasn’t very good… I don’t think they actually care what they include as long as people comment. Helps the algorithm and what not

[@matthill3293]

Number one wasn't even DDP's best ever unmasking.

[@grimreaper1542]

What about Hogan as Mr America. Shocking

[@chrisviglietta9870]

My honorable mention also involves Jake the Snake. As a 10 year old, when Jake the Snake fought Kamala, I was shocked to see Kim Chee revealed to be the Honky Tonk Man.

[@azrealofhades2603]

Honorable mention kane also impersonated undertaker against Stone cold

[@sweetjoey2]

moolah doing that to wendi IS the original screw job. and wendi said later MOOLAH never showed up backstage UNLESS she was wrestling.

[@RojoCube]

They need those wwf tag titles. Something close to them.

[@MikeArpeggio345]

What about Mr. America? No one saw that one coming.

[@zacharywarner5674]

Surprised Juan Cena wasn’t on this, very shocking

[@Princess.2020]

2023 : AEW Runs out of competition Lord Vince mac : It was me Cody it was me all along

[@aceriley9413]

2023 Paul Levesque buys AEW and says hey Vinny Mac now it's "TIME TO PLAY THE GAME"

[@optimus2008]

Cody: ... Vince I'm in your company bruh.

[@Princess.2020]

@@aceriley9413 haha sir 😂😂😂

[@Princess.2020]

@@optimus2008 ❤️

[@kendallfort3724]

One day I'll be sick and tired of these top 10s......but that day damn sure aint today

[@mayfieldgage]

Sid justice 😂

[@NDTexan]

I still get a kick out of the dean malenko and DDP unmaskings. For all its faults WCW during the Monday night wars did get a lot of beats right and had some excellent builds especially in the non main stories and cruiserweight division

[@williamsmith666]

I don't think anyone was all that shocked by the Phantom's reveal...fans kind of already figured out who it was from the start

[@thesprock5270]

So CD is a wwf tag team champ?! Nice

[@francisgoddard2767]

The fabulous moolah-estor

[@crazy8c830]

I agree with all of this but I you missing one thing and that is this I'll say the most Historical Unmasked Superstar was Victoria aka Tara was the Most Memorable on TNA.

[@michaelcowling9928]

1:14 is that Discount Dan?

[@tibora13]

I really thought it was Raven under that helmet but it was edge

[@martinrubio6357]

Kane getting unmasked shocking

[@kurtvanderbogarde8402]

How about Big Daddy ripping off Kendo Nagasaki's mask in December 1975 to reveal he had a shaven tatooed head (except for the ponytail)? Or the unmasking ceremony in December 1977 which wowed people so much it turned Nagasaki blue-eye (babyface) for severa months as a result?

[@YaYatheGremlin]

Still trying to figure out who the blue blazer is

[@michaeljensen3548]

Dean Malenko as Ciclope?

[@capclip9]

I finally get it, it's a cult and join us means well join the cult

[@UKProgRock]

Respect for the Genesis reference right there!

[@Cmd1111]

How do you not have Jerichos unmasking at ALL IN??? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@kundziu1492]

I thought other ddp unmasking will be on the list

[@mikeborsum8881]

Oh, and for the record...Moolah was the worst thing to happen to women's professional wrestling. She sucked in the ring, held younger , far better talent down, and held women's wrestling back for 40 years until women like Richter and Alundra Blaze, Luna Vachon, and Sherri Martel rescued it.

[@optimus2008]

She's worse than Hogan. I'm willing to cut Hogan atleast a little slack.

[@J2thaAMES1]

The Fabulous Moolah was a disgusting selfish individual. She was so jealous of Wendy. I know its a list channel, but you do absolutely zero justice to Wendy by summing up how she got that WM1 match with a legal dispute about contracts.

[@optimus2008]

She was a completely horrible person. WWE should've never contemplated naming a battle royal after her. They didn't do it eventually, but it's horrible.

[@9liveslie-cat-lie129]

What no Calgary kid? 😁