10 Masked Wrestlers Whose Identities Were Quite Obvious!

Here are ten of our favorite examples of wrestlers donning a mask to conceal their identity. As you’ll find, they weren’t fooling anybody!

One of the most famous "mysterious man" cases was the Midnight Rider in the early ’80s.

1. Midnight Rider

Nobody managed to unmask this man or prove his identity.

2. Stagger Lee

In August 1983, ‘Boogie Woogie Man’ Jimmy Valiant lost a loser leaves town match to NWA TV champion The Great Kabuki. Not long later, Valiant re-emerged under a mask as Charlie Brown from Outta Town.

3. Charlie Brown from Outta Town

Bobby Heenan tried to prove that the Giant Machine was Andre the Giant, questioning how many 7’4″ Japanese wrestlers weighed over 500 pounds and spoke with a French accent.

4. Giant Machine

A gimmick previously used in Florida by Barry Windham, the Yellow Dog moniker was most memorable when performed by Brian Pillman.

5. Yellow Dog

Jerry Lynn occasionally wrestled as himself (without the mask) but most often under the masked guise.

6. Mr. JL

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