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The most awesomely ridiculous science fiction/fantasy-themed wrestling “characters”

Remember when wrestling used to be filled with “Supermen”? Many of wrestling’s craziest gimmicks have had a fantasy/scifi theme. From a Mortal Kombat rip-off to a man from the future, here are ten of wrestling’s most way-out scifi characters. These bizarre characters are what got me into wrestling during the early 90’s. It was like…

io9 Thomas Landry - Nerd Bastards Sep 9

Santo, The Mexican Wrestler Who Fought Aliens, Nazis, And Vampires

Santo the luchador was one of the most prolific monster fighters in cinema history. In addition to solving crimes and wooing bikini-clad babes, Santo found the time to wrestle the Wolfman, Martians, mummies, and the Bermuda Triangle…over 54 movies. Santo was born Rodolfo Guzman Huerta in 1917. Huerta would go on to be the most…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Apr 21

Syfy Picks Up Even More Wrestling, Moves Its Friday Night Programming To Tuesdays

The good news is: Syfy’s no longer condemning its strongest programs to the Friday night death slot of death. The bad news is: the move comes because Syfy is picking up World Wrestling Entertainment’s hit program Friday Night Smackdown. As The Hollywood Reporter puts it somewhat drily, “It’s just the network’s latest step away from…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Apr 14

World’s First Robot vs. Human Pro Wrestling Match Ends in KO

In one corner, we’ve got a spry, three-foot-tall robot, prone to floating like a butterfly and doing its damnedest to sting like a bee; in the other, a medium-sized Japanese pro wrestler in shiny silver short shorts. WHO WILL WIN?! All that crowd-baiting mugging and genital-constricting athletic gear evidently couldn’t help the representative of humans…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Dec 10

Zombie Mermaids Are The New Cyborg Unicorns

The brilliant Japanese wrestling movie Oh! My Zombie Mermaid is finally coming to the West in July, raising all kinds of intriguing questions that aren’t answered in the most bizarre way possible in the trailer. According to Nippon Cinema: Kouta (Shinya Hashimoto), the leader of a pro-wrestling organization called “Zero”, is planning an over-the-top housewarming…

io9 Annalee Newitz May 27

“You Order And I Obey” Is What Vampire Women Like to Say to Each Other

If there’s one thing people just don’t understand, it’s the kinds of special bonds that form between vampire women. Luckily, one movie truly gets it, and gives us a truthful (and sparkly) vampire female-bonding flick. I refer of course to Samson vs. the Vampire Women, a touching movie about wrestling. MST3K has already explored this…

Movies Annalee Newitz May 15

Must See: They Live

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Written by Sherilyn Connelly. Title: John Carpenter’s They Live Date: 1988 Vitals: A hunky drifter discovers that via special sunglasses he can see both the aliens who…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 2

R/C Sumo Wrestlers

Curse my speedy metabolism, for I will never be an effective sumo wrestler. But now at least I can live vicariously through these little R/C sumos. You get your very own ring, two wrestlers and two remotes. Now all you need is 10 AAA batteries and you’re ready to wrestle. On another note, during the…

Gadgets Ben Longo Jun 18

The most awesomely ridiculous science fiction/fantasy-themed wrestling “characters”

Santo, The Mexican Wrestler Who Fought Aliens, Nazis, And Vampires

Syfy Picks Up Even More Wrestling, Moves Its Friday Night Programming To Tuesdays

World’s First Robot vs. Human Pro Wrestling Match Ends in KO

Zombie Mermaids Are The New Cyborg Unicorns

“You Order And I Obey” Is What Vampire Women Like to Say to Each Other

Must See: They Live

R/C Sumo Wrestlers

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