The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Wrestling Connection!

Over the years, the pro wrestling world has often crossed over with the heroes in a half shell, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  Here are seven such examples!

Kowabunga was portrayed by Chris Champion, who would karate kick his way through competition dressed in a turtle costume.

1. Kowabunga the Karate Turtle!

2. Jim Cornette versus a Ninja Turtle?

In Smoky Mountain Wrestling in 1993, referee Mark Curtis (Brian Hildebrand) donned the shell a few times to wrestle against an unlikely opponent: Jim Cornette!

3. The Toxic Turtles

The Toxic Turtles were portrayed by Duane “Gillberg” Gill and Barry “Not Jeff and Matt’s dad” Hardy.

From the tragic ending for one particular wrestling turtle to John Cena, Sheamus, Kevin Nash, and even Jim Cornette getting in on the act, here are seven times the wrestling world harnessed the turtle power of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

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