The Story of Papa Shango in WWF

Wrestling Bios Presents - The Story of Papa Shango in WWF
While Charles Wright would eventually become the very popular Godfather character in the WWE, he had a few bumps along the road. Before becoming the Godfather, Charles portrayed Kama, and before Kama, Charles was known as Papa Shango.
Papa Shango is well remembered among wrestling fans but sometimes not for the right reasons. During the character's active years, the WWF was producing family friendly entertainment, and the character of Papa Shango was like a real life cartoon villain. While we may laugh at the segments featuring Papa Shango and The Ultimate Warrior, the fact that the segments are still remembered speaks volumes.
Papa Shango didn't capture a single title during his WWF run, and Charles Wright would get repackaged twice over before finding success, but Papa Shango still holds a place in wrestling history. This mini documentary from Wrestling Bios looks at Papa Shango in the WWF.
Topics covered include:
Charles Wright working as The Soultaker in USWA
Sir Charles in the WWF
The Papa Shango WWF Debut
WrestleMania 8 and Papa Shango's involvement with the finish
Ultimate Warrior vs Papa Shango and "The Curse"
Bret Hart vs Papa Shango
The end of the Papa Shango gimmick and what was next for Charles Wright
Much More!
#WWE #Wrestling #Documentary

[@darthrowsdower3554]

Didn't go over well with fans??? I guess I'm the only oddball that liked this character.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Nah, plenty of us freaks did Godfather was just waaay more popular

[@jobguy2351]

Most of us commenters/wrestling fans loved the Papa Shango gimmick. It's the video producer who didn't like it.

[@TombstoneChris]

I loved it and I personally thought that he should have been WWF Champion.

[@darthrowsdower3554]

Papa shongo's curse on the warrior was the talk of the 5th grade. We all still bought into wrestling being real. Lol. I also still had a grudge against warrior for beating Hogan. I had an awesome geek childhood.

[@BlackAdder1970]

I hated the Godfather and Kama gimmicks! Should have stayed Papa Shango

[@michaellofranco1107]

I completely disagree with everyone who says that “cartooney” like characters ruined WWE in the early 90s. It was these goofy like characters that attracted me to wrestling as a kid growing up. I was legitimately scared of Papa Shango and bought in to his entire gimmick. All of the super hero / super villain characters are what WWE is missing today. Steroids, huge muscles, face paint, costumes, larger than life, circus freak show type characters is what made WWE get over in the 80/90s period. Wresting is fake, therefore so should the characters be. There needs to be a fine balance of goofy gimmicks and pro wrestling characters. I thought the warrior papa shango angle was incredible and again bought into it as a kid, I thought it was a good angle. I loved his gimmick when I was 5 and love it even more now that I’m 35.

[@rebeccatengongomaia2787]

WWE used to be the WWF back in the days , with these legends in the past like typhoons, akeem,widow maker

[@runit727]

Agreed. I'm 37 and remember a lot of those characters growing up.

[@u2cruiser7230]

I agree whole heartedly

[@dawgpound187]

The problem was your aldo mantoyas and your baston boogers and the mantars and the blues brothers etc etc

[@rebeccatengongomaia2787]

Godfather is the other WWE character gimmick

[@XtTapelatakettle]

I still remember a line that Bobby Heenan said about him. "If you think Papa Shango was terrifying, imagine what Mama Shango is like."

[@Wreevesjr]

I think Mr. Perfect said this....

[@Tonetare]

Why can't a black man play a scary wrestler and it's corny and a white guy (albeit I love love love Undertaker) can play a wrestler and everyone loves it. Papa Shango was scarier than the Undertaker. I just didn't personally think he was as good of an in-ring performer while playing that gimmick. Undertaker also entertained during his matches and kept up aspects of the gimmick. Shango kind of did the character during entrances and dropped everything once he performed in the ring.

[@nontraditionaltech2073]

lol OMG I think I remember watching that on tv when I was I kid 😂

[@AndrzejUrbanski-cl2on]

👍

[@Kobethegoat-ls3dd]

On god

[@honestdave]

Least its a gimmick. Better than current superstars who are just a person.

[@volksfestchecker838]

I agree! :)

[@Cazz8203]

Agreed..the colorful characters made wrestling fun.

[@rjskum688]

@@melaniel.4269 Roman used cancer as a gimmick believe it or not.

[@promisnwekenta9703]

@@rjskum688 and fans (who are idiots BTW), bought it.... sad.

[@dcents5458]

Yeah, the "just a person" gimmick...isn't that great.....you have to have something memorable.

[@Kate31415]

I think you'll find Papa Shango was actually a creative masterpiece.

[@TimMcTim1888]

I’m so happy to see so many people supporting PS. His debut was excellent. People were genuinely sold on it.

[@FernandoMartinez-23]

BRUH! I don't know what the hell you were watching but Papa Shango was one of the best characters during his time in the wwf. His matches with the Ultimate Warrior, Tatanka, Bret Hart, and The Undertaker were LEGENDARY! Those characters made the WWF GREAT! The WWF compared to the WWE now there's no comparison. The WWE is absolutely TERRIBLE now. You can see it jus in the ratings and fan reactions. I've seen lately where the wwe has to edit out complete sections of arenas that are empty. Back in the day WWF events would sell out in an hour. Now they have to discount tickets jus to get rid of them.

[@Rewindthetimes]

I agree completely. Papa shango was awesome

[@SouthernSilverExchange]

I remember when warrior started throwing up on live tv after papa shango put a spell on him. I was so scared

[@fergalstackstreams]

They weren't selling out arenas in 1992 either.

[@jonharrison9222]

His matches with Warrior were so rank they didn’t televise them.

[@foryourlugsonly]

​@jonharrison9222 because warrior was a horrendous worker.

[@Stylebyria]

I actually loved the character. It was part of the gimmicky characters at that time.

[@corneilmadison1185]

I loved shango, I only wish him and undertaker had a feud then, would have been epic

[@yodelnook7371]

I loved that papa shango gimic

[@AndreEichstedt]

In my eyes he was a great Character, I really liked that Gimmik ;-)

[@TheWazperviz]

I also liked his gimmick. Very underrated and needed more support and could had meant so much more

[@AndreEichstedt]

@@TheWazperviz I agree to 100% ;-)

[@TheWazperviz]

@@AndreEichstedt I enjoyed his work

[@FreneticZetetic]

He was my favorite gimmick as a kid

[@AndreEichstedt]

@@FreneticZetetic yes it was his best one, 100%.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Papa Shango's shoulder breaker always looked devastating BSK

[@superlex611]

@@jjenk911 a solid finisher

[@Dizzy1980]

@ Old School BSK - Bone Street Krew baby.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@Dizzy1980 RIP to The BSK that have passed, man I miss Yokozuna

[@jobguy2351]

I much preferred Shango to Godfather. He was infinitely more interesting and certainly no less believable than the Undertaker gimmick. Most modern fans don't like over-the-top gimmicks because they find them embarrassing. As a wrestling fan from an earlier era, I miss them and get bored by gimmickless wrestlers.

[@themostsecretscience6409]

The Godfather gimmick was great for the time during the Attitude Era. It was the last ride of Generation X before real world life kick in. A guy with a line of women behind him was kind of a reality where I'm from.

[@shamumaga]

I agree

[@cliffwaltz8223]

But they are fine with embarrassing unbelievable video game matches with constant high spots and flips and dives and constant false finishes and everyone kicking out of everything...

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@cliffwaltz8223 that's due to a lack of knowledge on ring psychology Doing fifty moves for no reason rather than one move for the right reason

[@LarsOfTheMohicans]

Papa Shango was my favorite Charles Wright persona.

[@greenlantern2558]

I absolutely loved shango. The whole gimmick etc was what got me into wrestling, shango was the reason I started watching it. Still in my top 10 of my all time favourite wrestlers.

[@flintose927]

Just WOW! PAPA SHANGO! I was so terrified as a 9 year old kid when he put that curse on The Ultimate Warrior! 😱

[@mallygeedkm]

You're not the only one. I was terrified of him and the Undertaker as a kid.

[@rebeccatengongomaia2787]

I was terrified of Paul bearer, undertaker, papa shango, papa shango carrying that thing and terrified any one on WWF superstars of wrestlings

[@adamyerby]

Me too man I thought it was real

[@chingalputo1769]

Warrior was puking back stage I was horrified PapaShango and Early Mankind were the only 2 I was legitimately afraid of

[@SouthernSilverExchange]

That memory is burned in my warrior hearr

[@princeekeson12]

Boogeyman: "I'm the scariest wrestler in the WWE." Papa Shango: "Hold my staff and skull."

[@me-bk9er]

word.

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

“Hold my...” jokes are boring, lame and played out.

[@TruBlue357]

@@daytonasayswhat9333 Hold Deez Nuts

[@onemorecor]

@@daytonasayswhat9333 shut

[@marcleon1513]

I disagree with this guy. Wrestling was kayfabe back then. Even adults believed in Papa Shango. Go back to win the ultimate warrior got a curse put on him we Mean Gene was doing the interview. The cameraman zooms in on a white guy with red hair look at the look on his face and the black glue is running down Mean Gene’s arm. People believed.

[@WorldCupWillie]

Some people say Papa Shango was ridiculous and Cartoony But an undead Undertaker who wrestles in between his funeral home engagements is one of the most successful wrestling gimmicks ever lol I suppose its a testament to how good Mark Calaway actually is.

[@bobtaylor3945]

That was a good gimmick what they talking bout

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@Razh 80 It's time, once again😂

[@lossiiburns]

He fit in perfect they just used him wrong

[@stevenramirezmistersmokes6379]

LEGEND PAPA SHANGO MAN I WISH THIS CHARACTER LASTED LONGER HE WAS COOL AS HELL BACK THEN & NOW.

[@Hashtagcomedy]

I was a child when he came around, and he intrigued me so much because I thought it was all real. One of the most memorable characters of my lifetime

[@FrankThe77Tank]

Thinking back, I have fond memories of Papa Shango.. I was 5 in 1992, so when he cast a spell on the Ultimate Warrior and he started throwing up, I almost sh*t myself.. I was deathly afraid of Shango cause at that age I figured, if he can do that to the Warrior, wtf can he do to me?! Lmao.. From that point on, any time my Father would look for WWF tickets, I made him make sure Papa Shango wasn't wrestling 😂 90-92 were my first real memories of wrestling and I was OBSESSED! So all of these storylines were great to me lol.. I recorded Summerslam 1991 and Wrestlemania 8 and watched them a million times.. Now I see the Hogan Warrior vs Sgt Slaughters crew with Sid Justice as special guest referee ripped apart.. Same as Sid Justice vs Hogan, but I love them because I was obsessed with them growing up.. I guess it's all about age and perspective at the time 🤷🏻‍♂️ Anyway, just came across this channel today and I've watched 10 videos already.. Amazing content!

[@RE1GN_BLOOD]

I thought and still do think it was an amazing Gimmick. Super dark especially being 9 at the time. Unforgettable

[@stefanmader1809]

Papa Shango was one of my favorite Wrestler! His push was to short

[@jakelang806]

yeah listen to the video it says he missed the que

[@pantherhd1]

@@jakelang806 don’t make differences wasnt his fault he worked in WWF n WWE for years

[@rdkrussel]

I was 9 when this was going on and it terrified me. I bought every bit of it

[@ironman2326]

Same

[@octagonseventynine1253]

Me too but I was 10

[@timsharpe6652]

* "He "

[@philminkeesickquayash8988]

Even me... He legit scared me when I was a kid...

[@ByrneMJames]

Pappa chango freaked me out as a kid. It defo worked. That bit where warrior was cursed is one of the most memorable boots of wrestling for me. His head started bleeding black! Those were the days when wrestlers were literal cartoon characters

[@jaahnnn]

I didn't read the comments before I made mine. I completely agree. This and when the undertaker locked warrior in a casket scarred me as a child lmao

[@dildonius]

Who tf is "Pappa Chango"? This is a video about PAPA SHANGO.

[@corneilmadison1185]

@@dildonius godfather years later, he was shango first

[@dildonius]

@@corneilmadison1185 And?

[@DerwinDaDestroyer]

I'm from Louisiana and I loved the character back then.... I was a kid then too... Now living in Las Vegas I see him all the time... He is a big Raiders fan

[@nickmattio3397]

Ahhh when The Ultimate Warrior Blew chunks everywhere in the air when he came out, good times mid 90s

[@ZEUSDAZ]

Sid did not wrestle Hogan for the title at Wrestlemania, Savage was champ at that moment.

[@RoyStantz]

Actually, Flair was the champion going in, and Macho would defeat him.

[@ZEUSDAZ]

@@RoyStantz Nope, at the start of the Sid vs Hogan match, Macho was the champ at that moment which is what I'm pointing out, not 2hrs before the Hogan match.

[@dominicomegon4714]

I really wish we had an Evil Doink & Papa Shango tag team.

[@JihadBunnydick]

Doink in red & black attire

[@scottinglis6456]

Absolutely loved Papa Shango and remember the programme with Ultimate Warrior well as a kid.

[@JacksonHerod]

The character was awesome. The way they used him killed it.

[@TheFlashman]

I seem to remember liking Papa Shango when I was a kid. From the comments I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one!

[@bubbacalling]

I never understood why this character was ridiculed. I mean, surely he was one of the first supernatural characters that paved the way for guys like Boogyman, Kane and the Fiend, but he never ever gets any credit at all?

[@maroon9273]

Also the short lived mordecai

[@Cameron_611]

To think he’d go in to be known as The Godfather.

[@cobracyxx8808]

He was Kama too

[@egpmh2891]

Yep and his fans weren’t on the hype train they were on the Hoooooo Train

[@BlackAdder1970]

Yeah, Godfather gimmick. What a waste of good talent. Should have stayed Papa Shango. Much better character.

[@thadevilzadvocate]

@@egpmh2891 I'm on the voodoo train.

[@eddieh3100]

I don't know what this guy is talking about. Papa Shango was all my school talked about at the time. the comments here prove me right.

[@simonmcnicholas]

I had a Papa Shango poster on my wall, which my dad hated 🎩☠️💀

[@goldenearzproductionstudios]

👻👍💎👌🏼

[@dior7285]

I thought Papa was legit! He could’ve been a real badass if given the right push.

[@GoldBlueDude]

This is the one of the FEW videos I disagree with you. This was a GREAT character, and was executed VERY WELL. It was the booking that killed the character. Great content as usual though....

[@tomtalker2000]

I loved Papa Shango's character. I do agree that the WWE shouldn't have jobbed him out as much as they did. I mean Vince loves monsters and giving them pushes. And at 6'6 and 330lbs Charles Wright was just that. I do feel they dropped the ball with this character and the reason the Godfather go over so well. Is because Charles actually runs a string of strip clubs out in Las Vegas. So this was FAR more in his "element" and him being himself. Just like Mark Calaway did when he portrayed his "American Badass" Undertaker gimmick. That was the closest to his real life character and he even went on record stating that as a fact. Whatever the case, i always loved Papa Shango but they could have done A LOT more with that character.

[@wuuspigs]

Papa Shango was great. Cool to hear the props were real cause i thought they made him look amazing amidst all the smoke. It's wrestling. It's still real to me god damn you:)

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

I thought it was a fun gimmick.

[@captainbuzzkill4658]

Exactly. The character gimmicks and crazy angles are what made wrestling interesting. We had clowns, barbers, rock stars, the undead etc. Now everyone just goes by their regular plain old character name with no depth at all. They look like default characters from a video game! No crazy haircuts or off the wall attire. They look like a bunch of jobbers out there and about as memorable. At least Bray Wyatt is doing something outside the box with his fiend character.

[@3d1k3]

As a 7 year old I bought this character and it is one of my most memorable wrestlig moments. If I was a few years older I know I would have just laughed at it like I did the Dungeon of Doom on WCW. Papa Shango was fun to watch and seeing the Warrior and him go at it was entertaining.

[@MrKevinEaddy]

Papa Shango summons the Boogie Man, and they become indestructible Tag Team

[@MrErnieHanks]

That would've been awesome

[@tonycondegnimustafa435]

I've thought that too...another team I thought would of gotten major HEAT would be Hassan and kurt angle when he supposed to turn his back on America and side with Hassan's beliefs

[@metalmadsen]

I Think this is the best wrestling Channel on KZbin. Don’t you guys agree?

[@roryjones6040]

Certainly up there pal

[@bradleydolphin1049]

This channel, wrestling with wregret and wrestlaminia are some of the best

[@promisnwekenta9703]

@@bradleydolphin1049 HAHHAHA. WRESTLEMANIA AND WRESTLING WITH REGRET. HHAHAHAH. good joke.

[@seanshannon6314]

Check out osw

[@metalmadsen]

Promis Nwekenta I Think Wrestling With Regret is a good show. I don’t know the other show that much. But you don’t care much for them?

[@truthmane1018]

Great Character and great work playing the part brother. Everyone knows who Papa Shango is. I was. 10 when He made his debut. I'm 39 now. I loved it. Very different.

[@TheDanielShepherd]

To be honest I thought when he set the feet on fire of the jobber, it was brilliant. I still think that was great the way they did it today.

[@dominicomegon4714]

I loved the Papa Shango gimmick.

[@KenAdams426]

Shango didn't go over well? I loved it. it was awesome.

[@oliverkloshophdndrecords50]

I always loved Papa Shango

[@Loewenzahnfanclub]

I too

[@jamesedward3619]

Fun fact: When I was a kid, Papa Shango was actually my favourite wrestler. Shawn Michaels didn't become my favourite until I was 6 (in 1996).

[@The_Chad_]

I was 2 years older, but the same. When I would see Taker or Shango as a little kid like that, I thought thought they actually killed their opponents!

[@GHOST91141]

When I was a kid i remember he put that voodoo spell on Ultimate Warrior and had him throwing up I was kind of scared 😂

[@princeekeson12]

Right?!?? Me too!!!

[@rebeccatengongomaia2787]

That smoke came out of the Skelton skull

[@navbuoy]

Papa Shango was inspired by the James Bond movie in the 70's Live and Let Die with its awesome character Baron Samedi played by the late great Geoffrey Holder. That character had its fans...

[@robertclark2253]

I got confused as to which movie Samedi was in Dr No or Live and Let Die in any event I remember an interview from Powerslam wrestling magazine which is sadly no longer in print where Charles Wright said Vince asked him to watch the movie in particular the Samedi character and Wright told Vince he'd already seen it and knew who Vince was talking about .

[@MalikiXXX]

I absolutely loved Papa Shango. Ive always thought Papa Shango and Kamala should have been a tag team. That could have really worked I think.

[@allenthinkingpositively6271]

I remember having nightmares about this dude when I was little!! Good times!

[@Showroom6]

It was his entrance that I found most chilling

[@rush437]

I loved papa shango when i was a kid, i wish wrestling had papa shango characters today. im tired of watching guys that all look the same with generic names do flip every weeks.

[@michaellofranco1107]

RUSH 100% agree.

[@dildonius]

Then you're not a pro wrestling fan. You're a man child who likes live-action cartoon shows.

[@brandondetroitfanmichaels4325]

@@dildonius All "Professional Wrestling" Is for man childs... Grown men, getting hit in the face and no bruises? As a kid I can buy that, as an adult..No

[@Kloppsserialbottlers]

@@dildonius You're actually infinitely worse, calling this dude out for missing characters in wrestling..because what, he should enjoy characters that are more bland and real like you? lol Do you actually think he's a manchild but you're not that way? pretty embarrassing, what a mark.

[@alabamamagick]

I lived Popa Shango personally. Without even seeing this video in cold envision the goop dripping from the ultimate warrior freaking him out.

[@carolynasher6363]

Papa Shango Was The Man! It Was That Goofy Voodoo That had me intrigued at such a young age, alot of the characteristics That is missed Today! No Matter He Always had My attention, Scared me a few times but always had me tuned in as all The Other Greats Of the late 80's and Early 90's!!!😎📺

[@evilsdemise1287]

He actually scared me at the time, I really was scared for the Ultimate Warrior I remember. He just looked so real, that's credit to Charles Wright for using authentic props and stuff. I was a kid so I bought into everything wrestling back then. I liked Papa Shango, and I've never met anyone who didn't so I don't know who these fan are that he didn't go over well with.

[@yaydos1238]

Always found him fascinating and loved his attire

[@carlrogueofficial]

Me remembers Papa Shango, and loved his character.

[@andrewmelville4570]

Must admit I love his shoulder breaker

[@WaqarAhmed786]

i loved the papa shango character, that was wicked

[@swanyay3304]

I was terrified of Papa Shango when I was a kid 😩 lol

[@XxCleanUpBoyxX]

Thank you for this video, the Character of Papa Shango isn't worth often for other channels here, but you make a video about him. Thnks man... 👍🏼

[@lazinelad]

I disgree, Loved the character, Thought he was great

[@tankdiggs8974]

I was a kid but I F'ing Loved Pappa Shango and wish it was remembered with more pride,

[@royphillips5741]

I was a kid when shango came about me and my friends loved the gimmick and he still gets the odd mention to this day

[@whatsshakinbaconnothinjust2986]

Papa Shango was ridiculous but The Godfather character is still hilarious to this day.

[@countmorgrimm9906]

Papa Shango was amazing.

[@mazulon]

Love the channel. This video had way to many opinions that werent really an actual recounting of the events. Hindsight is important but the idea of a bio is far more unique than random thoughts on wrestling gimmicks which are a dime a dozen.

[@kRazyyyyyyy]

actually papa shango was great and i loved this gimmick. a huge powerhouse brawling around, creepy looking, skulls, smoke... i mean, such a badass idea for a character. tbh, papa shango is my fave gimmick out of all the charles wright stuff.

[@ttmadness34]

I thought he was brilliant back then, but I was a kid lol

[@johntammaro]

I remember getting a Papa Shango action figure for Xmas. I was so happy. I enjoyed the character as a kid.

[@dvb2324]

I'd love to see a video about Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy.

[@IamthNight]

That time on Superstars when Ultimate Warrior vomited on a stretcher has stayed with me for over 2 decades. Childhood memories lol

[@jercetti5763]

Papa Shango was Awesome, his character was believable to me as a kid

[@BillKeyz]

Papa Shango is one of my favorite characters of all time

[@2texastornado]

I still love the character and will play as him in the wwe2k games

[@hubertblack1485]

Wright was already in the Nation by the time I got into wrestling so I don't remember Papa Shango at all. But I always liked Charles Wright as the Godfather. That character still brings back great memories.

[@lemfest]

You should a "series" about the French Canadian wrestlers. Rick Martel, The Rougeau Broters, The Quebecers/The Mountie, Dino Bravo

[@michaeldunn6427]

I loved the papa shange character, I thought it was one of the coolest things I've ever seen in pro wrestling.

[@benmckenner7536]

one of my favorite gimmicks! have never understood the hate

[@dingdong-lt9rz]

Give me papa shango over that pimp he played any day . Anyway back in the day I remember papa shango and he just brings back memories ill never forget .

[@KenAdams426]

I loved how he would make them bleed from their head.....and then mean jean had to bleed from his hand. LOL

[@patandmacmusic]

Papa Shango cursing the warrior is one of the earliest memories I have around wrestling

[@suwarenmesse-fan9765]

The New Generation Era was one of the best in wrestling. The Papa Shango gimmick was cool, but McMahon used him as cannon-fodder for the other superstars.

[@GAURAV25855ify]

True new generation attitude era of wrestling were raw as hell. This guy was creppy and buffed up as a kid it scared me more than undertaker or sting or kanes gimmicks this character reminded of the roger 007 live free or die this wrestling gimmick

[@MrJon76]

? New Generation was a rebuilding period. It was necessary to get past the Hulkamania era, but one of the best? IDK about that!

[@superlex611]

@@MrJon76 but it is a transition

[@c-note979]

I like this video about papa shango. can you do his kama or godfather gimmick

[@Andy.Something.]

Papa Shango was great! I wish you would just stick to the wrestlers stories and leave personal opinions out.

[@gregthomas02]

I always have great memories of Papa Shango, I'd seen him at Whitley Bay Vs Tatanka. The sheer size of him was incredible, I even gave his arm a good slap as he walked to the ring.

[@aaronfell1816]

I loved it! Should have kept him. Although i was about 13

[@Tilly236]

I loved this character! Okay, I was a kid. But the thought that someone could make Warrior sick, when he was pretty much an invincible character, was scary! The promo with black liquid coming out of his head was genius. The crowd went silent!

[@tommymaguire6371]

This is so strange, I vividly remember papa shango putting a curse on the warrior and this green goo coming out of his head........guess my 7yo mind was a little overactive lol

[@scotthitman1]

Most under rated character in wwf. He could have been a top heel but was never pushed the way he should have. Would have loved to see a Shango vs undertaker feud play out with a PPV match at some point

[@matthewlucas4142]

We need an Arn Anderson episode

[@MISTERPERFECT3806]

Definitely.

[@Pidgenova]

Having read all these comments I'm glad I'm not the only one who loved papa shango

[@thenewjord50]

Shango aka Godfather remind me of that voodoo villain in the princess and the frog

[@psychodominatrix]

yeah Dr.Facilier.I also tought the same thing

[@MelancoliaI]

I thought he was a great character, and I had no idea Charles Wright went so method with the whole thing, reading voodoo books and picking out his own props and the like. Makes me respect him more as a performer.

[@unclefester1840]

Everybody hop aboard the HHOOOOOOOOOOOOO TTRAAINNNNNNNNN!

[@dlusion316]

Am I the only person in this world that loved that character and wish they did more with it

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

To this day, I LOVE the Papa Shango character. I really find the direction wrestling went, and especially now, kind of... boring. I LOVED the outrageous comic book feel of wrestling. The more goofy and comic book it got, the more I loved it. But unfortunately, wrestling moved in the direction of fans who, "Just want to see people fight rather than gimmicks or storylines." in order to retain that portion of the audience. This is one of the reasons that I really didn't like WCW. They, for the most part, didn't have comic book characters, and everyone wrestled under normal names. I didn't want to see "Mark Calloway vs Mick Foley". I wanted to see "The Undertaker vs Mankind". Nowadays, wrestling is in that exact place that bores the hell out of me. They moved in the direction of fans who wanted to treat wrestling as a sporting event, and not as a comic book, action show. Boring. This is why indy wrestling, like Chikara is such a breath of fresh air for me. Frankly, the days when The Undertaker flew around the arena like Peter Pan, or when Paul Bearer opened the Urn and light and smoke came out, summoning the Undertaker. And of course that time when Kane was able to summon lightning, from the sky, to blast and set fire to that camera man at ringside, was, in my opinion, the best things I had ever seen in wrestling.

[@DyspotikOriginal]

He put a lot of thought an effort into papa shango, good for the godfather.