While many wrestlers have donned face makeup over the years, we dive into the stories of seven face-painted pioneers who wore war paint to the ring.
“I always wanted to paint my face. I like the Road Warriors paint, Sting’s paint, and I wanted to do something different.”
The Original Great Kabooki would also paint his face, but rather than throw salt in his opponent’s face, he made some innovations of his own!
Adrian Street would take audiences’ irrational fear and insecurities and turn them into something positive for himself.
The Blade Runners were a muscley combo that, of course, gave us the two most famous face-painted wrestlers of all time: Sting and The Ultimate Warrior!