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Face-painted Superstars: photos
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m: d7 ]9 i7 k6 ^7 BThe Boogeyman's frightening face paint haunted the dreams of WWE Superstars.% N6 l( Y. f( m: c7 B0 w
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$ n& E. E# x7 `8 X, kBoogeyman loved to snack on worms after his bouts.; X! y! ?, S. @; Q
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! N! Q# V% p( Q& Y1 W$ o" L0 zSting's iconic black and white paint was a major change from his previous designs.
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) i' u' M. j5 v5 @1 E0 g$ IThe Stinger comes face to face with an impostor wearing his old paint.
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Sting switched up to red and black when he joined The nWo Wolfpac.
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9 l4 A' L! G s1 I) U' q6 T0 Y; mPapa Shango's face paint was truly scary.% v, {3 e/ Z: t0 v3 Q" b: ^
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The voodoo priest used his odd powers to place curses on unsuspecting opponents." i$ ?$ t* w5 w! d0 o4 q" }
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! N: h9 t, j, ~3 j8 f! E- rThe Blue Meanie painted his face to resemble the cartoon characters of the same name from "Yellow Submarine."
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Nova painted a beard on his face whenever The Blue World Order made its presence felt.$ S6 c3 _; _& ]! \+ o) ^
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Demolition's face paint let opponents know that they were in for the fight of their lives.6 h6 K8 x$ \! ?* B8 }6 l
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Ax and Smash were three-time World Tag Team Champions.9 L8 `7 Z3 h5 O* ]2 w8 `1 c
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The devious Mr. Fuji painted his face to fit in with his charges., z; o/ c# s9 ~! j8 t9 h
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Crush borrowed the face paint style of his mentors, Demolition, after breaking out on his own.
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Mr. Fuji kept the war paint after ditching Demolition for the monstrous Powers of Pain.
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The Warlord and The Barbarian battered foes into submission.# {: j( i- B5 ^6 l- O
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Hawk and Animal, The Road Warriors, paired face paint with their massive spiked shoulder pads to create an intimidating aura that made them an attraction around the world.
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: f( R0 j; p" s$ sThe Road Warriors are one of the most decorated tag teams of all time, holding titles in WWE, WCW and AWA.& S/ S2 ]+ _; ]
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; R+ H; O% B1 rThe clown prince of WWE had a hoot crushing his opponents' chest with the Whoopee Cushion.. c5 |, }5 {+ Q: [4 Y0 C
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Doink even had a little clown buddy, Dink.
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Luna Vachon's veiny paint was extremely unusual for a Diva.; P+ b1 X! ]' R
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The Insane Clown Posse, Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope, invaded WWE and WCW in the late 1990s.
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One of sports-entertainment's most popular painted Superstars, Ultimate Warrior's frantic approach to combat won over the hearts of the WWE Universe.( T7 H5 J8 E' _% h# }! G8 ]
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" x9 t, ~6 H& c o VThe Warrior captured the WWE Title from Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VI.
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Japanese sensation Yoshi Tatsu briefly wore face paint.% d) {/ i; I# {: b9 B
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Tatsu followed in the footsteps of another Japanese talent with face paint, The Great Muta.5 R( `- b( E1 Y/ k- n, e
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Combining face paint with the mysterious green mist, Muta found success in both Japan and America.
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Tensai returned to America from The Land of the Rising Sun with Japanese characters painted on his head.
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During the 1994 baseball strike, Abe "Knuckleball" Schwartz left the diamond for the squared circle.
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; `) |7 T' M9 M6 o" }# ^The bizarre Goldust covered himself in gold from head to toe, including his face paint.
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$ u# c# |8 C" z& @" s& v7 c2 @0 rThe unorthodox Phantasio wowed the WWE Universe with his magical skills.$ M6 ^- U, E7 N/ O3 X4 a* ^8 q
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Phantasio liked to show off a few tricks before the opening bell.
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Jeff Hardy incorporated a wide spectrum of colored face and body paint into his unique ring attire.
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: \% D: h8 I9 I2 Y; ~0 a: F: L3 A. HThe Great Kabuki traveled from Japan to Texas to terrorize the Von Erich family./ ] L1 h' X/ ` x) y, _0 [
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Umaga wore traditional Samoan paint into battle.
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The Samoan Bulldozer was a former Intercontinental Champion.+ H% g& o& Y3 h! o% V7 E j1 o
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Bull Nakano defeated Alundra Blayze for the WWE Women's Championship in 1994.
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! R" U. u" A% t) TVampiro sported different variations of face paint during his WCW tenure.& N6 D" @+ k8 Y1 U
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When he joined forces with the Insane Clown Posse, Vampiro altered his paint to match the wicked clowns'.
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The KISS Demon popped out of his coffin wearing the same face paint as Gene Simmons of KISS.
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+ h4 `5 f3 r7 Z7 P! T5 xThe Renegade rushed to the ring with an "R" painted on his face./ e/ W, E, \5 P# X
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The visage of Kevin Sullivan, The Prince of Darkness, frightened Florida wrestling fans.
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0 J% @" ?$ h$ r$ n9 F% x5 hKendo Nagasaki battled with Jerry Lawler in Memphis, Tenn.9 C1 }8 t% L; v5 l* U2 x) l3 G
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. N$ I9 \' K+ e5 T3 xThe Missing Link showed up in WWE during 1985.
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9 K: q+ ]2 z9 L% gThe green-painted Superstar was a fierce brawler and often inflicted pain on himself with a chair or the turnbuckles.( U9 ?, L: s1 w* l
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Outlandish face paint was just one part of "Exotic" Adrian Street's arsenal.
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Kamala's entire upper body was covered in war paint. M9 i- }: J* N. g- ]0 g- }
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The Headbangers smeared black paint on their mugs.) S5 P$ o; @6 N: }" s: U, a, u \ ?
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Hakushi took face paint to a new level, decorating his entire body in Japanese characters. r( F- r0 f- `; `0 G
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I- w( s9 ]& k* q/ pHis manager, Shinja, painted his face white to match his pale suit.& M) H! G8 y' k8 b
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