List of masked wrestlers explained

This is a list of masked wrestlers. The earliest known masked wrestler in the United States was The Masked Marvel who famously "crashed" the international tournament, which featured many of the top stars of the "Farmer" Burns-Frank Gotch era, held at the Manhattan Opera House in 1915.^[1] In North America, many professional wrestlers have traditionally worn masks after they had been used in an area, or "territory", that their popularity and drawing ability diminished, it would be an easy way for a wrestler to begin working in a new area as a "fresh face". Sometimes workers wore masks in one territory and unmasked in another territory in order to keep their two identities separate. Several wrestlers used one or two personas for their entire career such as The Destroyer (1962–1984), Mr. Wrestling (1965–1983) and Masked Superstar (1976–1986).^[2] Tony Atlas debuted as the Black Atlas in a feud with Randy Savage around 1976.

Wrestling masks also have a significant cultural importance in lucha libre, and puroresu to a lesser extent; famed luchadores such as Blue Demon, Mil Máscaras and El Santo have achieved an almost iconic status in Mexico. In Japan, masked wrestlers are also very popular. Many are heavily influenced by anime and manga characters such as Tiger Mask and Black Tiger during the 1980s, and Jushin Thunder Liger in the 90s. Many of these stars would appear in World Championship Wrestling during the "Monday Night War" period.^[2]

In recent years, World Wrestling Entertainment has re-used masked characters for comedic purposes. Edge and Christian donned the masks worn by the WWF's original Los Conquistadores in their feud with World Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz in 2000. Under the guise of El Gran Luchadore, Paul London, Shannon Moore, Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle each challenged JBL for the WWE Championship in 2004. Likewise, El Generico and Shark Boy play a similar role on the independent circuit.

List

Single wrestlers

Name	Promotion	Years Active	Country	Notes
Abismo Negro	AAA, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre	1997–2009		^[3] Died after drowning.
Abyss	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling	2002–2019		One of two masked wrestlers to have ever held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.^[4] ^[5]
Agent Orange	Pacific Northwest Wrestling, Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, Independent circuit	1983-2011
Aldo Montoya	World Wrestling Federation	1994–1997		^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
American Dragon	New Japan Pro-Wrestling	2003–2004
The Apocalypse	Philippine Wrestling Revolution	2014–2022
Arachnaman	World Championship Wrestling	1991–1992		^[10] ^[11]
Australian Suicide	Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide	2013–
Atlantis	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre	1983–
Avatar	World Wrestling Federation	1995-1996
The Avenger (original)	Jim Crockett Promotions	1968–1980		Unmasked by The Spoiler in 1975.^[12]
The Avenger	Stampede Wrestling	1986
Badstreet	World Championship Wrestling	1991
Bandido	All Elite Wrestling, Ring of honor, Independent circuit	2011
Battle Kat	World Wrestling Federation	1990		Replaced by Bob Bradley.
Battman	World Wide Wrestling Federation	1966–1970
Beetlejuice	Pacific Northwest Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling	1988–1990		While wrestling in WCW, Barr wrestled under the name "The Juicer" due to copyright issues.
Big Van Vader	All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation	1987–2017
Black Blood	World Championship Wrestling	1991		^[13]
Blitzkrieg	All Pro Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling	1994–2004		Surrendered rights to the name to Jack Evans in 2004.
Blue Blazer	World Wrestling Federation	1988–1991; 1998–1999		Lost mask to El Canek in 1991. It was also protyed by Steve Blackman and Koko B. Ware.
Black Cat	AAA, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Universal Wrestling Association, World Championship Wrestling	1977–2006
Black Scorpion	World Championship Wrestling	1990		Played by Ric Flair and Al Perez.
Black Tiger	New Japan Pro-Wrestling	1982–		Arch-rival of Tiger Mask. Portrayed by Mark Rocco, Eddie Guerrero, Silver King, Rocky Romero and Tatsuhito Takaiwa.
Blue Demon	Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	1948–1989
The Bullet	Continental Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, NWA Wrestle Birmingham	1985–1989, 1993–1995, 1996, 2004-2007
Captain USA		1977
Calgary Kid	World Wrestling Entertainment	2009		Unmasked himself after the match. it was The Miz
Carmella	World Wrestling Entertainment	2021-
Cat Burglar	Maryland Championship Wrestling, Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation	1994–2012		^[14]
Cien Caras	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre	1974–1990
Checkmate	World Class Championship Wrestling	1982–1983		May have been portrayed by Welsh wrestler Tony Charles.^[15] ^[16]
The Cheetah Kid	International World Class Championship Wrestling, Independent circuit	1978–1992
Christmas Creature	United States Wrestling Association	1992
CM Punk	World Wrestling Entertainment	2010
Cobra	New Japan Pro-Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, Stampede Wrestling	1983–1986
		1991-2019
Curry Man	Dragon Gate, Ring of Honor	2005; 2008–2009
The Dark Patriot	Eastern Championship Wrestling, Global Wrestling Federation, United States Wrestling Association	1991–1994		The Dark Patriot was unmasked by Brian Christopher in 1994.^[17]
The Dark Secret	Smokey Mountain Wrestling	1994
Delirious	Chikara, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah, Ring of Honor	2001–
The Destroyer	National Wrestling Alliance, All-Japan Pro Wrestling	1962–1993
Deuce Wyld	Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, New Japan Pro-Wrestling	1986–1987
Dirty Yellow Dog	Florida Championship Wrestling	1983
Doomsday	United States Wrestling Association	1997
Dr. Feel Good	National Wrestling Alliance	1980s
Dr. Wagner	Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, National Wrestling Alliance	1961–1985		Unmasked by El Solitario in 1985.
Dr. Wagner, Jr.	Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, New Japan Pro-Wrestling	1986–
Dr. X	American Wrestling Alliance	1966–1972		Unmasked by both Blackjack Lanza and Paul Diamond in 1970.
Dr. X	American Wrestling Association, Japan Wrestling Association	1959–1961		Unmasked by both Verne Gagne and Bob Ellis in 1960, and Rikidōzan in 1961.
Dr. X	National Wrestling Alliance	1970–1978
Dr. X (Red Osborne)		1963-1978
Dr. X	Portland Wrestling	1977
Dr. X	Georgia Championship Wrestling	1982		Unmasked by Dusty Rhodes and Tommy Rich in 1982.
Dr. X	World Championship Wrestling	1990–1991
Dr. X	World Wrestling Federation	1996–1998
Dr. X	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre	1995–2011		Was murdered on October 11, 2011.
Dos Caras	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Universal Wrestling Association, World Wrestling Association	1970–2020
El Canek	Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, International Wrestling Revolution Group Universal Wrestling Association	1973–
El Katipunero		2022–2024
Espectro I	Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	1953–1993
El Grande Diablo	World Class Championship Wrestling	1984–1985
El Gato	World Championship Wrestling	1996
El Generico	Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Ring of Honor, CHIKARA	2002–2013		Once he went to WWE, he went unmasked.
El Gran Luchadore	World Wrestling Entertainment	2004		Portrayed by Paul London, Shannon Moore, Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle.
El Invader#1	World Wrestling Council, International Wrestling Association	1966–2004		In 2015, he was inducted into the Salón de los Inmortales.
El Olympico	World Wide Wrestling Federation	1972–1976; 1980
El Samurai	All-Japan Pro Wrestling, Michinoku Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling	1991–2013
El Santo	Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	1942–1982
El Hijo del Santo	AAA, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Universal Wrestling Association, World Wrestling Association	1982–
El Sicodelico	World Wrestling Association	1968–2014
El Solitario	Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, Universal Wrestling Association	1965–1986		He died from a heart attack during an operation.
The Executioner	World Wrestling Federation	1981-1984, 1985, 1996-1997		Portrayed by Ron Shaw, Buddy Rose, and Terry Gordy.
Fishman	AAA, Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, Universal Wrestling Association	1971–2000, 2004-2012		Unmasked by Máscara Sagrada in 2000.
Golden Terror (original)	World Wide Wrestling Federation, National Wrestling Alliance, Georgia Championship Wrestling	1964-1966
	World Wide Wrestling Federation, NWA Hollywood Wrestling	1964, 1960s
	World Wide Wrestling Federation	1977-1978
Golga	World Wrestling Federation	1998–1999
The Gladiator	Championship Wrestling from Florida, Worldwide Wrestling Associates, World Wrestling Federation	1968–1988		^[18]
The Grappler	National Wrestling Alliance, Pacific Northwest Wrestling	1978–2006
The Great Sasuke	Michinoku Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, Extreme Championship Wrestling	1990–
Juventud Guerrera	AAA, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling	1992–1998		Unmasked by Chris Jericho in 1998.
Fuego Guerrero	All Japan Pro Wrestling	2002–2003
Hallowicked^[19]		2002–2021
The Handsome Stranger	Global Wrestling Federation	1991
The Hangman		1976-1987
Dasher Hatfield	CHIKARA	2009		Also wore masks as Create-A-Wrestler, MosCOW The Communist Bovine and Ultimo Breakfast
Hayabusa	AAA, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling	1993–2001
The Hood	Pacific Northwest Wrestling	1991
The Hood	World Class Championship Wrestling	1988		Also used the same mask in Wild West Wrestling as "The New Spoiler".
The Hurricane	World Wrestling Entertainment	2001–2005; 2009–2019
Japanese Pool Boy	East Coast Wrestling Association, Ring of Honor	1999-2013
Jimmy Jack Funk	National Wrestling Alliance, World Class Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation	1986–1991
Kane	World Wrestling Entertainment	1997–2003; 2011–2014; 2015–2018
Kapitan PWR	Philippine Wrestling Revolution	2016–2022
Kato	World Wrestling Federation	1990–1992
Kendo Nagasaki (original)	Joint Promotions, All Star Wrestling, Stampede Wrestling Pacific Northwest Wrestling, LDN Wrestling	1964–1978; 1981; 1986–1993; 2000-2001; 2007-2008		Unmasked in a public ceremony on ITV's World of Sport in 1977. Was also unmasked on UK television by Billy Howes in 1971, Big Daddy in 1975, Dave Taylor and Robbie Brookside both in 1988 and Giant Haystacks in 1991.
Kendo Nagasaki (imposter)/ King Kendo (original)	Joint Promotions, All Star Wrestling, British Wrestling Federation	late 1970s-1993		Renamed King Kendo after legal action from Peter Thornley. Unmasked repeatedly at 1981 All Star Wrestling house shows around the UK by the real Kendo Nagasaki.^[20] ^[21] Also appeared as the Red Devil on UK television 1982, unmasked as Clarke by Big Daddy
King Kendo (replacement)		1994–1996; 2012-present		Replaced Bill Clarke in the role after the latter retired
Kowabunga (original)	United States Wrestling Association	1990
Kowabunga	Smokey Mountain Wrestling	1994
Kwang	World Wrestling Federation	1994–1995
La Parka (original)	AAA, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, World Championship Wrestling	1992–
La Parka (AAA)	Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide	2003–2020		Died from injuries on January 11, 2020.
Lazer-Tron	National Wrestling Alliance	1987
Leatherface (original)		1989–2010		Michael Kirchner was sent to jail and was replaced by Rick Patterson.
Leatherface (Rick Patterson)	IWA Japan	1993–1994
		2000-
Jushin Thunder Liger	New Japan Pro-Wrestling	1989–2020
Lizmark	Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre	1978–2013
Lizmark, Jr.	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, International Wrestling Revolution Group, Lucha Libre USA	1991–2007		Unmasked by Blue Panther in 2007.
Lord Humongous	American Wrestling Association, Continental Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance, United States Wrestling Association	1984–1990s		Portrayed by Mike Stark, Jeff Van Kamp, Gary Nations, Sid Eudy, Barry Buchanan, Randy Lewis, and Emory Hale.
Mankind	World Wrestling Federation	1996–1999, 2005
The Masked Avenger	World Class Championship Wrestling	1983		Unmasked after defeating Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin in 1983.
The Masked Canadian	National Wrestling Alliance	1975
The Masked Crusader	Maple Leaf Wrestling	1973		The Masked Crusader was unmasked by The Sheik in 1973. He continued wrestling under a mask as one-half of The Crusaders with Crusader#2 until again being unmasked by The Sheik a year later.
The Masked Destroyer	Championship Wrestling from Florida	1975
The Masked Marvel (original)	National Wrestling Association	1915–1916		Earliest-known masked wrestler in the US, he was eventually unmasked as Mort Henderson by Joe Stecher in 1916.
The Masked Marvel	National Wrestling Alliance	1951–1953		Unmasked by Lou Thesz in 1953.
The Masked Superstar	Georgia Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Fedartion, Lutte International, Jim Crockett Promotions, Independent circuit	1976–1986; 1998–2017
The Masked Superstar II	Jim Crockett Promotions	1978–1980		Unmasked by Blackjack Mulligan in 1980.
The Masked Terror	American Wrestling Association	1963–1964		Unmasked by Lou Thesz in 1963 and Dick the Bruiser in 1964.
The Masked Tornado	Bronco Universal Promotions, International Wrestling Federation	1983–1990
Master of Pain	United States Wrestling Association	1989
Matanza Cueto	Lucha Underground	2015-2018
Max Moon (original)	World Wrestling Federation	1992		Was fired by WWF, and replaced by Paul Diamond.
Max Moon	World Wrestling Federation, New Japan Pro Wrestling	1992–1993, 1994
Mayhem Brannigan	Philippine Wrestling Revolution	2014–2016
Mercurio	EPW American Wrestling	2015–2017
Midnight Rider	Championship Wrestling from Florida	1983–1984
Mil Máscaras	All Japan Pro Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Association, World Wrestling Federation	1965–2019		First masked wrestler to compete at Madison Square Garden.
Mr. Águila	World Wrestling Federation	1997–1998
Mr. America	World Wrestling Entertainment	2003
Mr. JL	World Championship Wrestling	1995–1997
Mr. M	American Wrestling Association	1962, 1970
Mr. Olympia	National Wrestling Alliance	1982–1984		Unmasked by former tag team partner Super Olympia in 1984.
Mr. R	National Wrestling Alliance	1984
Mr. Wrestling	All-Japan Pro Wrestling Championship Wrestling from Florida, National Wrestling Alliance	1965–1983; 1986–1987
Mr. Wrestling II	National Wrestling Alliance	1973–2007
Mr. X	World Wrestling Federation	1984–1986		^[22]
Mortis	World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Enetertainment	1995–1997, 2003		Wrestled with the gimmick in dark Matches and house shows for WWE in 2003.
Night Hawk (Original)	World Wide Wrestling Federation	1970–1971		Portrayed by Charlie "Man" Lassiter Jr. of Walton County, Florida. He unmasked himself when his wife Joy became ill, she died a year later.
The Nighthawk	National Wrestling Alliance, Wrestling Superstars Live	1990–2006		^[23]
Ophidian	Chikara	2007–2020
Oz	World Championship Wrestling	1991
The Patriot	All Japan Pro Wrestling, Global Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, World Wrestling Council	1991–1997
The Patriot	Independent circuit	2002–
The Pegasus Kid	New Japan Pro-Wrestling	1989–1991		After losing his mask to Jushin Thunder Liger in 1991, Benoit continued competing as the masked wrestler "Wild Pegasus" until 1995.
Pierroth Jr.	AAA, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, International Wrestling Revolution Group, World Wrestling Council, World Wrestling Federation	1989–1998		Unmasked by La Parka in 1998.
The Pink Assassin	Century Wrestling Alliance, International Championship Wrestling, Millennium Wrestling Federation, Power League Wrestling	1989–2001
The Pro	World Championship Wrestling	1989
The Professional	National Wrestling Alliance	1968–1972
The Masked Russian (Joe Celli)	East Coast Wrestling Association	1982–1984
Psicosis	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling	1989–1998
The Punisher	USWA Texas	1989
Quatro	Philippine Wrestling Revolution	2017–2018		Currently in Filipino Pro Wrestling as an unmasked wrestler.
		2003-2018		Died on August 30, 2018, from a brain tumor.
Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.'	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, World Wrestling Association	1975–
Red River Jack	World Class Championship Wrestling	1987
Repo Man	World Wrestling Federation	1991–1993, 2001, 2007
Rey Celestial	Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, various Mexican promotions	2010-2017		Killed in a hit and run car accident
Rey Mysterio, Jr.	Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Entertainment	1989–1999; 2002–		Unmasked in 1999.
Rock 'n' Roll Phantom	United States Wrestling Association	1993
SANDATA	Philippine Wrestling Revolution	2015–2022
Scorpio Sky	Independent wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla	2002–2005
The Shadow	World Wide Wrestling Federation	1963
Shark Boy	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling	1997–
Shinobi		1993-1994, 1996, 2004		He was known as the Five Star Ninja on April 12, 2004, episode of Monday Night Raw.
The Shockmaster	World Championship Wrestling	1993-1994		Later known as the Super Shockmaster.
The Silent Warrior	Independent circuit	2010		Better known deaf masked wrestler in the US and Japan.
Silver King	World Championship Wrestling, various promotions in Mexico.	1985-2019		Died in the ring on May 11, 2019.
Sin Cara	World Wrestling Entertainment	2011–2019		Originally portrayed by Luis Ignacio Urive Alvirde and later by Jorge Arriaga.
Sin Cara Negro	World Wrestling Entertainment	2011		An evil, black-clad doppelganger of the original Sin Cara; portrayed by Jorge Arriaga, who would later go on to take over the role of the original Sin Cara character.
Spider Lady	World Wrestling Federation	1985
The Spoiler	National Wrestling Alliance, World Class Championship Wrestling, World Wide Wrestling Federation	1967–1994
The Spoiler	Joint Promotions	1987		Managed by Doctor Monika Kaiser from Germany. Unmasked twice on TV in 1987 by Big Daddy, posiitively identified as Drew McDonald the second time.
Stagger Lee (original)	Mid-South Wrestling	1982
Stagger Lee	Mid-South Wrestling	1982
Star Blazer	World Championship Wrestling	1990
		2015-
The Student	National Wrestling Alliance	1962–1967
Suicide	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling	2008–		Portrayed by Frankie Kazarian, Christopher Daniels, Akira Kawabata, T. J. Perkins, Austin Aries and Jonathan Gresham.
The Sultan	World Wrestling Federation	1996–1998
Super Delfin	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Michinoku Pro Wrestling	1989–
Super Destroyer	Jim Crockett Promotions	1973–1975
Super Hentai	Combat Zone Wrestling	1998–
Super Invader	World Championship Wrestling	1992
Super Olympia	NWA Southeast	1984		Unmasked by former tag team partner Mr. Olympia in 1984.
Super Parka	AAA, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, International Wrestling Revolution Group, World Wrestling Association	1976–		Unmasked by El Hijo del Santo in 2003.
Super Shocker	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre	1992–1999
Sweet Brown Sugar	Championship Wrestling from Florida, National Wrestling Association	1979–1984
Sweet Ebony Diamond	Jim Crockett Promotions, Maple Leaf Wrestling	1980-1981
Tank		1997		Member of The Truth Commission.
The Terrorist	American Wrestling Association	1985
Texas Red	World Class Championship Wrestling	1984–1988
The Undertaker	World Wrestling Federation	1995–1996		Wore the "Phantom" mask after he broke his oribtal bone.
Tiger Mask I	New Japan Pro-Wrestling	1981–1984
Tiger Mask II	All-Japan Pro Wrestling	1985–1990
Tiger Mask III	All-Japan Pro Wrestling	1990–1994
Tiger Mask IV	New Japan Pro-Wrestling	1995–
Tinieblas	World Wrestling Association	1971–2019
Thunder	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre	2007– 2016		Died from stomach cancer on June 30, 2016
Último Dragón	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Michinoku Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, WAR, World Championship Wrestling	1991–
UltraMantis Black	CHIKARA	2002–2023
Virus	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Universal Wrestling Association	1998–
War Machine	Jim Crockett Promotions	1987
White Venus	World Wide Wrestling Federation	1971–1972
Who?	World Wrestling Federation	1996
Wrath	World Championship Wrestling	1997–1998
The Masked X	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling	2003
Yeti	World Championship Wrestling	1995-1996		Subsequently, wrestled under the name "The Super Giant Ninja".^[24]
The Yellow Dog	World Championship Wrestling	1990
Zan Panzer	Jim Crockett Promotions	1990

Tag teams and stables

Name	Promotion	Years active	Country	Notes
American Starship	Jim Crockett Promotions	1985
The A-Team	All Star Wrestling	1987–1988		The Atomic Kid decided to start wrestling without his mask revealing himself to be Buddy Wayne not long after forming the A-Team in 1987. The Frog was unmasked by "Vicious" Verne Siebert, The Mighty I-Ton, and "Tiger" Dory Signh in 1988.^[25]
The Assassins (original)	Florida Championship Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance	1961–1983		Roger Smith, Randy Colley and Hercules Hernandez each wrestled as "Assassin #2".
The Assassins	World Wrestling Association	1966–1967		Assassin #1 was unmasked by The Sheik in 1971.
The Blackhearts	All-Japan Pro Wrestling, IWA Japan, Stampede Wrestling	1989–1991; 1993, 1996–1997		A second incarnation was formed with Apocalypse and Devastation in 1993; Apocalypse was replaced by Agony in 1996.
The Blue Infernos	Continental Wrestling Association	1966–1967
The Colossal Kongs	Global Wrestling Federation, United States Wrestling Association, World Championship Wrestling	1991–1993
The Columbian Tigers	National Wrestling Alliance	1974
Los Conquistadores (original)	World Wrestling Federation	1987–1989
Los Conquistadores	World Wrestling Federation	2000
Los Conquistadores	World Wrestling Federation	2000
Los Conquistadores	World Wrestling Federation	2003
The Council of Trabajadores	Philippine Wrestling Revolution	2015–
The Cruel Connection	Jim Crockett Promotions	1987
The Crusaders	Maple Leaf Wrestling	1973–1974		Crusader I was unmasked by The Sheik in 1974.
The Cyberpunks	United States Wrestling Association	1996
The Ding Dongs	World Championship Wrestling	1989		Unmasked by The Skyscrapers in 1989.
Doom	World Championship Wrestling	1989–1990
The Executioners (original)	World Wide Wrestling Federation	1976-1977
The Executioners	World Wrestling Federation	1992–1994
The Grapplers	Continental Wrestling Association	1982–1984
The Infernos (original)	Jim Crockett Promotions, National Wrestling Alliance	1966–1972
The Interns (Central States)	Continental Wrestling Association	1971–1975		Andrews returned to the territory a year later wrestling under the name "Super Intern".
The Interns	Continental Wrestling Association	1976–1977
The Interns (Memphis)	Continental Wrestling Association	1984–1985
The Machines	World Wrestling Federation	1986–1987
The Invaders	World Wrestling Council	1973–2012
Jynx Brothers	World Wrestling Federation	1996		^[26]
The Knights	World Wrestling Federation	1993
Los Villanos	AAA, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Universal Wrestling Association, World Championship Wrestling	1970–		Villano II committed suicide on April 17, 1989. Villano III was unmasked by Atlantis in 2000.
The Masked Marvels	Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling	1971
The Masked Marauders	Joint Promotions	1983		^[27] Gordon was later replaced by Larry "Black Jack Mulligan" Coulter for some later 1983 house shows. The originals Daly & Gordon teamed as the Marauders without masks 1985
The Masked Superstars	Florida Championship Wrestling	1974–1975
The Medics (El Medicos)	Continental Wrestling Association	1972
Minnesota Wrecking Crew II	World Championship Wrestling	1990
Mr. X #1 & Mr. X #2	Jim Crockett Promotions	1976–1977		Unmasked by Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat in 1977.
The Robotrons	All Star Wrestling	1987
The Russian Assassins	Jim Crockett Promotions	1988–1989
The Shadows	World Wrestling Federation	1987		^[28]
The Super Assassins	World Championship Wrestling	1995–1996
The Super Destroyers (original)	World Class Championship Wrestling	1983–1984
The Super Destroyers	Eastern Championship Wrestling	1992–1993
Super Zodiac #1 & Super Zodiac#2	World Class Championship Wrestling	1989
Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pearce	World Championship Wrestling	1992–1994

External links

• The History of the Mask, a brief history of masked wrestlers in lucha libre

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pro Wrestling Illustrated: Wrestling History. Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 2007. PWI-Online.com.
2. Web site: Masked Wrestlers . From Parts Unknown . WrestlingMuseum.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110625071421/http://www.wrestlingmuseum.com/pages/bios/masks2.html . 2011-06-25 . dead .
3. Web site: Masked Wrestlers . Wrestler Bios . OnlineWorldofWrestling.com .
4. Web site: Top 10 Masked Wrestlers . June 4, 2010 . .
5. Web site: Remembering Masked Wrestlers – Photos . Stratoti, Paul . January 12, 2010 . Blog Archive . ProWrestlingDigest.com .
6. Web site: Masked Wrestlers . WrestleScoop.com .
7. Reynolds, R.D. and Randy Baer Wrestlecrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2003. (pg. 14, 115–116, 135, 169–170, 172–173, 212)
8. Web site: Top 20 Worst Masked Wrestling Gimmicks of All Time, Part I . Boivin, Noel . Chris Lombardo . January 29, 2009 . Sports . TheSharkGuys.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110130050214/http://www.thesharkguys.com/sports/top-20-worst-masked-wrestling-gimmicks-of-all-time-part-i/ . January 30, 2011 . dead .
9. Web site: WWE: The 25 Most Ridiculous Wrestlers Outfits in History . Mullan, Raymond . December 9, 2010 . Wrestling . .
10. Web site: The 50 Worst WCW Wrestling Gimmicks Ever . Tapout, Eric . Tapout Zine . BedofNailz.com .
11. Web site: Top 20 Worst Masked Wrestling Gimmicks of All Time, Part II . Boivin, Noel . Chris Lombardo . February 2, 2009 . Sports . TheSharkGuys.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110121065437/http://www.thesharkguys.com/lists/top-20-worst-masked-wrestling-gimmicks-part-ii/ . January 21, 2011 . dead .
12. Web site: An Interview with Don Jardine – The Super Destroyer . Bourne, Dick . David Chappell . Mid-Atlantic Gateway Interviews . MidAtlanticGateway.com .
13. Reynolds, R.D. and Blade Braxton. The Wrestlecrap Book of Lists!. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007. (pg. 23, 25, 34, 40, 60, 111, 216–217, 337, 348)
14. Conner, Floyd. Wrestling's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Pro Wrestling's Outrageous Performers, Punishing Piledrivers and Other Oddities. Dulles, Virginia: Brassey's, 2001. (pg. 1–2, 62, 66, 74, 83, 87, 114, 120–121, 123, 167–176, 183, 268)
15. Web site: Who was (insert masked wrestler's name here)? . Dananay, John . World Class Memories: WCCW Frequently Asked Questions . WorldClassWrestling.info .
16. Web site: WCCW #8 Page #2 . Davison, Ruby . Diane Whalen . 2004 . Regional Territories: World Class Championship Wrestling . KayfabeMemories.com .
17. Inside Wrestling, winter issue 1994, p.22.
18. Web site: Nevada. Vance. Ricky Hunter. https://archive.today/20120717232252/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/ResultsArchive/Wrestlers/hunter-rick.html. usurped. July 17, 2012. Slam! Sports – Wrestling. Canoe Inc.. 12 April 2011. 2011.
19. Web site: Wrestling Masks. MJ Factory. May 18, 2015.
20. Web site: WrestlingEpicenter.com - RIP Rest in Peace Obituaries. www.wrestlingepicenter.com.
21. http://kendonagasaki.org/node/52
22. Web site: Danny Davis' OWW Profile. Online World of Wrestling. 2007-07-26.
23. Web site: The Nighthawk's OWW Profile. Online World of Wrestling. 2012-05-09.
24. Web site: "The Yeti" Ron Reis reveals WCW's original plans for the Yeti character, the famous star he replaced in the booking plans, Yeti returning to WWE or TNA, and more. Pro Wrestling Insider. November 24, 2009. 2012-12-09.
25. youtube video, Posted April 17, 2008.
26. Web site: OVW Southern Tag Team Title (Kentucky). Wrestling-titles.com. January 15, 2019.
27. [TVTimes]
28. Web site: Shadows « Tag Teams Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net. 2015-10-26.