Kizarny: The Secret Story of His Time in WWE

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From the squared circle to the sights and sounds of the carnival, replete with fun rides, happy people, and a bizarre character by the name of Kizarny.

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Kizarny was a childhood friend of Adam Copeland (Edge) and Jason Reso (Christian) while growing up in Toronto.

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On October 10th, 2008, fans getting their Friday night fix of WWE SmackDown saw their points of reference shift.

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“Weazelcome teazo theaze ceazarnival,” an eccentric, unfamiliar character spoke on October 10th, 2008’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. “Leazots eazof feazun. My name is Kizarny.”

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For fans who found themselves asking, “What the heck did that guy just say?” here is a quick primer on the magical language called Carny!

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“Carny,” also known as “Ciazarn,” is a special “cant” (linguistic term for a “private language”). Ciazarn eventually migrated into wrestling, hip hop, and other parts of modern culture.

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Kizarny would debut in WWE in an auspicious, but just five months later, he would be gone from the company. Oh, how it all went wrong!

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Swipe up to read the shocking story in full!

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