10 Wrestlers You Didn’t Know Wore Masks

From Bayley and Bryan Danielson to Chris Jericho and Billy Kidman, these are 10 Wrestlers You Didn’t Know Wore Masks.
Big thanks to Pete Lederberg for the excellent shot of a masked Randy Savage. Check out his awesome photography here: PeteLederbergsWrestlingPhotos
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[@Egganopolis82]

wait wait wait wait... You're telling me that Macho man used to a masked wrestler called the spider? Man his cameo in Spider man is making a lot more sense now.

[@timothygraham4304]

I mean, you could have saved yourself some typing, as that is mentioned in the video.

[@ChrisSuperDude]

Also, the jobber who Bonesaw wrestles before Human Spider shows up is the last person to ever take the elbow drop from Macho Man. (Also for Marvel nerds, that character is canonically Jack Murdock, father of Daredevil)

[@benespinosa6725]

JBL hitting Paul London with the clothesline from hell on Smackdown in 2004 was awesome Taz's reaction was absolutely hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jasonking3182]

Dusty Rhodes as the Midnight Rider was the first thing to pop into my mind

[@user-qf9iv1sh7m]

Dusty Rhodes and Magnum T.A.

[@patrickmayo107]

I know the minor league baseball system might not be something this channel knows very well since it's mostly American, but the Cincinnati Reds are a major league team. Each major league team does have their minor league affiliates though, usually somewhere close to the location of the major league club.

[@Nacho_Fan_Sandy_Ravage]

Forget the mask, I thought Macho Man was just born with that glorious beard

[@multiyapples]

We all did. We all did.

[@mattalan6618]

@@multiyapples speak for yourself

[@daltonpinell6251]

Honorable Mention: Kane as the Christmas Creature Happy Holidays Adam :)

[@mattalan6618]

doesnt count really as Glen wore one through out the majority of his career

[@joeyteter9383]

Hearing Taker tell the story about, and then watching the match he had as Texas Red against Brody is hilarious lol

[@Ariurotl]

5:26 why the heck does Macho Man in a mask look like Cody flippin' Rhodes?!?!

[@PlatinumRoseLady]

The reason Undertaker had to wear the "Phantom of the Opera" mask was very unfortunate. The Undertaker in the "Phantom of the Opera" mask was smoking freaking hot.

[@Troytotheworld]

A rare comment but a welcome one lol

[@mattalan6618]

calm down your gayness is showing

[@Troytotheworld]

@@mattalan6618 she’s a woman and I’m a dude saying it’s rare for someone to say the UT is hot. The fuck are you on about

[@zanethind]

Honestly since Dom initially wanted to wear a mask. Him attacking his father for weeks on end and no one knowing who the attacker was until Dom would unveil at a later date which would've been a nice heel turn although right now he's doing pretty well for himself as a heel

[@jeffreypridemore100]

“That’s right, Wendy. We all wear masks, metaphorically speaking”

[@ShadowSilentKing]

i was hoping Sami Zyan aka El Generico to be on list because he wore mask as well in PWG and ROH

[@herecomesdatrain]

A lot of people especially social media knows sami was el generico

[@davidparkes7741]

It's about wrestlers people DIDN'T KNOW wore masks.

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

El Generico ISN'T Sami Zayn. Sami was one of the orphans Generico trained when he retired

[@sarge1408]

​@@davidparkes7741heck, in 2k15(at least xbox360), if you had a match with Sami Zayn, there were El Generico mask signs.

[@night6724]

@@davidparkes7741 I knew about London as El Grand Luchador. Didn't know Shannon Moore played the character later

[@paulmeade4862]

Cameron Grimes started off as a masked wrestler in North Carolina, his name was also American Dragon

[@Saint_nobody]

In 1989 The Punisher wrestled Stunning Steve Austin... it's on KZbin. You're welcome.

[@jaysondoak6184]

Piper, Savage, and Bayley were the only ones I didn't realize were a thing at some point.

[@multiyapples]

Some of these are fascinating.

[@tompatchak8706]

This was a fun one!

[@UKProgRock]

I used to work at Butlins in Bognor in 2001/2002. I remember seeing Robbie Brookside, but intrigued to know if I saw Danielson too now. The mask does look familiar

[@StairwellTheCat]

Jynx Bros. rockin’ mad Kideo vibes.

[@loboneiner1034]

My 3 favorite masked wrestlers: Jushin Thunder Liger, Ultimo Dragon and Hayabusa

[@mattalan6618]

what about Sami Zane? during his time in ROH he wore a mask and went by El Generico

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

Thank For the Top 10 Video 🙊🤯🥰😍😁💗💐🌟🥇🏆

[@lilpoetat]

Thanks 🎉

[@wolvie667]

Eddie Guerero as Black Tiger Mask? Benoit as Pegasus Kid? Edge & christian as the Conquistadors.? Al Snow as Avatar? Savio Vega as Kwang?

[@robertclark2253]

I know all of those but there's a character you didn't mention who was also portrayed by Al Snow and that's Shinobi . Maybe Sega should've looked into this one since they made a series of games on Master System and Genesis featuring a character called Shinobi .

[@wbcwinnipegbeltcollector]

I was at the smackdown where El Gran Luchadore showed up that was rhe winnipeg show

[@robertclark2253]

Here's one younger fans probably don't know and some older fans might've forgotten Jim The Anvil Neidhart of Hart Foundation fame wrestled under a mask as th mysterious Who . Another one Brian Pillman as Yellow Dog .

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@thejoojooman6538]

I absolutely loved Arachnaman. Used 2 love watching him get battered by Big Van Vader.

[@Joheruchan]

So when the Hardy Boyz were dressed as "The Conquistadors" to beat Edge & Christian, it doesn´t count?

[@attiepollard7847]

Nope.

[@NumberO-hy3cn]

Before the video started I was thinking the list would go like 10 Andrade 9 Ricochet 8 Santos Escobar 7 Hulk Hogan 6 Undertaker 5 Edge & Christian 4 Bryan Danielson 3 Swerve Strickland 2 Cm Punk 🤷🏽‍♂️ 1 Sami Zayne

[@night6724]

10 - Didn't know 9 - People remember Ricochet as Prince Puma 8 - He debuted in NXT under his lucha name Eh Hijo del Fantasma before removing the mask so most people know that 7 - Again everyone remembers the Mr. America angle 6 - was on here 5 - I thought they'd mention them too (and when they had the Hardys I thought they'd mention the conquistadors gimmick too) 4. On here 3. Didn't know 2. People remember the SES angle 1. Too obvious with El Generico

[@user-qf9iv1sh7m]

Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas dressed up like Death Stroke who is Dead Pools brother

[@travisirius]

Terry Funk debuted in Florida called the Masked Texan…

[@wolvie667]

The jynx Brtothers mask the inspiration for the Willow CHaracter?? and didn't the Hardy's also portray the Conquistadors

[@attiepollard7847]

That conquistador gimmick was to pay edge and Christian back for what they did to them to win the tag team

[@ABIT-cb1qh]

Miz and Benoit also weared

[@jamalvargas6146]

Ultimo Dragon Was My Favorite Masked Wrestler Is he still wrestling to be curious

[@carrollkuemper]

Yes. Wrestled Dec 19, 2023 according to Cagematch.

[@nicktaylor2657]

Undertaker wrestled his debut match as Texas Red to Bruiser Brody He was destroyed in about 3minutes 😮

[@studbourbon798]

Marcellus wore a mask in Pulp Fiction.

[@neighslayer768]

Honorable mention to Toshiaki Kawada, who wore a mask during his excursion to Canada.

[@timothygraham4304]

No need for an honorable mention, as it's not a top 10 list.

[@Dr_1212]

Nice 👍

[@Deltrottersvan]

Nice 👍🏿

[@donkey7577]

1:30 those masks were Willow before Willow....

[@moseslopez5908]

I guess everyone remembers that time andre the giant ware a mask in his time in Japan

[@robertclark2253]

Also WWF as part of a faction to rival The Heenan Family called The Machines . Members of this group also included Hulk Hogan , Roddy Piper and Bill Eadie who would become Ax of Demolition .

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Bonesaw Is Ready

[@beaudweiser]

john cena's mask changed my life

[@michaelvazquez7851]

Hello

[@hardluckwoman3448]

Actually the el gran luchador match never had a finish

[@Tizzandor]

i was half expecting the miz as "calgary kid" in the contract on a pole match

[@Tactical_Hotdog]

No Mr America?!

[@2sweet4life96]

Oh man I remember El Gran luchador getting his ass handed to him by JBL 🤣🤣🤣 and my mom saying I don't think that's really the Mexican heavyweight champ 😭😭🤣🤣🤣

[@MassaMainio]

I swear to god if ”Juan” Cena is included in this…

[@kevinabraham9260]

You gotta big mouth….JOHN CHENNNNNA

[@volocariugeorge2856]

Can someone explain what is a dark match, please ?

[@radioqueenbee7008]

A dark match is an untelevised match before or after a live or taped show.

[@volocariugeorge2856]

@@radioqueenbee7008 thank you very much.

[@mattalan6618]

@@radioqueenbee7008 right also known as try out matches for potential wrestlers

[@guerrerojaguarmuscleworkou8597]

Sami Zain ???

[@elwoodbrown2431]

Wow I had no idea bayley was in WWE in 2013. I think next was still new so I didn't care to watch it yet.

[@mattalan6618]

back then NXT was just beginning to be known WWEs developmental brand. at the time FCW was on its last legs

[@karma_v2977]

El tecnico directly translates to the technician or the technical not the babyface

[@realhiphopfan91]

Is it just me or does Kidman kinda look like Hook?🤔🤔

[@WatercolourTears]

Psychosis don't you mean Hypnosis ?

[@kevinabraham9260]

Something OSIS

[@mattalan6618]

@@kevinabraham9260 Oasis?

[@SsnakeBite]

Hm... that Willow mask sure looks like the Wildo/Ingus ones... and the name Willow is awfully close to Wildo... hmm...

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Web City

[@Rogermacanally]

Rey mysterious wore a mask?!??

[@mattalan6618]

its Mysterio and these are wrestlers DIDNT KNOW WORE A MASK. Rey wears one all the time

[@kennethmanning9984]

You forgot Sami Zayn as em generico

[@mattalan6618]

EL not em. learn spanish Ese

[@jesusgee98]

Eddie Guerrero????? He was under a mask for a while in Japan

[@cplrambo4991]

While the Reds are not the greatest baseball team, they are a major league club, they just control minor league franchises.

[@zanethind]

John Cena comes to mind😂😅

[@Exotic_Saiyan]

Don’t expect Austin Aires on here. He’s not a big mask guy……

[@mattalan6618]

didnt he wear one early in his career though

[@robertclark2253]

This has to be a r/woosh Aries was one of several to portray Suicide/Maniki which started as a video game character and eventually became an in ring persona in TNA .

[@geeshep4836]

Chris Benoit He Was The Pegasus Kid Before He Went To ECW And WCW.

[@kevinabraham9260]

The name of whom we shall not speak 🤣🤣🤣

[@mattalan6618]

@@kevinabraham9260 get over it

[@kevinabraham9260]

@@mattalan6618 you thinking I’m serious is what disturbs me about the internet

[@mattalan6618]

@@kevinabraham9260 it bothers me that you dont go and touch grass

[@kevinabraham9260]

@@mattalan6618 the creammmmmmm risesssss to the top

[@claymathewselevator8121]

The American Dragon Jake Long

[@CactusJackter]

disagree with bayley, the mask looked cool on her. the rest was right though.

[@megaplanetawsome7986]

Am I the only one who thinks macho in a mask kinda looks like Cody

[@lordboilup9492]

Why does macho man in a mask look like cody rgodes