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Wrestlers who legitimately scared you .

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    #32
    elfy4eva
    Registered Users Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭elfy4eva


    I used to **** myself when jake roberts would win he'd put the python on the loser thought it would eat them.


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    #33
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    elfy4eva wrote: »
    I used to **** myself when jake roberts would win he'd put the python on the loser thought it would eat them.

    I genuinely believe my fear of snakes comes from the Macho Man Randy Savage incident.


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    #34
    Stereomaniac
    Registered Users Posts: 6,166 ✭✭✭Stereomaniac


    I think me fear of weddings came from that incident.


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    #35
    Andy_rse
    Registered Users Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭Andy_rse


    The Mountie, or more so his shock stick. Gave me the creeps as a youngster and thought it was legit. Haha!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoAV-YFZh5o


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    #36
    Stereomaniac
    Registered Users Posts: 6,166 ✭✭✭Stereomaniac


    I can't remember was I in awe of some of these guys or was I scared. Kane's 1998 was scary-ish.


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    #37
    RedemptionZ
    Registered Users Posts: 1,758 ✭✭✭RedemptionZ


    Don't know if I could say I've been scared by a wrestler, the Boogeyman's promos were very well done though, as were the Wyatt's. Though I think it's more for creepiness rather than scariness. Taker and some of the more established stars who had that kind of gimmick weren't as frightening imo because they got more ring time and thus felt more human or familiar or something.


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    #38
    Stereomaniac
    Registered Users Posts: 6,166 ✭✭✭Stereomaniac


    The closest thing to the sort of feelings of fear I would have had as a child would be in recent years when The Undertaker's entrance at WrestleMania briefly gave me the goosebumps. But that is more because it elicits an emotional reaction from me on those nights.


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    #39
    big syke
    Registered Users Posts: 906 ✭✭✭big syke


    The rat petting, hair pulling, psychotic Mankind from 1996. His debut vs holly and hollys mouth foaming after the mandible claw was pretty scary!


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    #40
    brianregan09
    Registered Users Posts: 8,477 ✭✭✭brianregan09


    Can't believe no one has mentioned Waylon Mercy yet....christ he gave me the creeps big time

    also Damien Demento ....he was like a **** papa shango if i remember right and yep plus 1 to the guy who mentioned Nailz he looked legit nuts


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    #41
    eh i dunno
    Registered Users Posts: 12,021 ✭✭✭✭eh i dunno


    brianregan09 wrote: »
    Can't believe no one has mentioned Waylon Mercy yet....christ he gave me the creeps big time

    also Damien Demento ....he was like a **** papa shango if i remember right and yep plus 1 to the guy who mentioned Nailz he looked legit nuts

    waylon mercy didn't last long did he? Odd character though


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    #42
    brianregan09
    Registered Users Posts: 8,477 ✭✭✭brianregan09


    He was kind of a rip off of Robert De Niro's Cape Fear Character i think either way he creeped me out no end


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    #43
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    eh i dunno wrote: »
    waylon mercy didn't last long did he? Odd character though


    Very creepy. He was heel but used to shake hands with his opponents and the referees before the match started. Watch this vignette and he gets creepy around 55 seconds in... ya know what I mean?!?!


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fyZbSOQYhw


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    #44
    titan18
    Registered Users Posts: 11,932 ✭✭✭✭titan18


    Undertaker and The Ministry of Darkness storyline scared the hell out of me as a kid. Undertaker, Paul Bearer and his urn, Gangrel,Edge and Christian as like a vampire group, Viscera, Mideon. Bradshaw and Farooq were kind of normal though, they were about it.

    Mankind was a scary guy around the same time before the whole Rock and Sock stuff, when he was living in the boiler room. His matches and ring intensity also helped keep that scariness going.


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    #45
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,440 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Rock Lesnar wrote: »
    George "the animal'' Steele would be up there for me when i was younger

    And yet if you hear him talk he comes across as an extremely well spoken and well adjusted person. It's probably a testament to how good he was at his character.


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    #46
    skipper_G
    Registered Users Posts: 14,614 ✭✭✭✭skipper_G


    Bob Backlund when he snapped was very unnerving, legit gave me nightmares


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    #47
    Stereomaniac
    Registered Users Posts: 6,166 ✭✭✭Stereomaniac


    Not a wrestler, but I was always a bit scared Brutus Beefcake would cut someone's head off.


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    #48
    Itssoeasy
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    But to answer the question the undertaker in his original character incarnation scared me. Also the ministry of darkness and the sacrificing left me a bit un easy.


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    #49
    Stereomaniac
    Registered Users Posts: 6,166 ✭✭✭Stereomaniac


    I was more scared that something was going to go wrong when they were crucifying Steve Austin. The Undertaker will probably always have an effect on younger viewers though I'd say.


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    #50
    Ageyev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,216 ✭✭✭Ageyev


    eh i dunno wrote: »
    This list is not complete without nailz. Freaky evil looking yoke

    Yep. He was way out there for the time. Dressed as a prisoner, came through the crowd and attacked Bossman with his stick, had nomusic iirc, maniacal look on his face.


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    #51
    dar100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    Your Face wrote: »
    What wrestlers really scared you for whatever reason?

    For me, it was Arn Anderson because he was a normal guy.

    None, I'm busy paying bills 😄😄😄


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    #52
    Your Face
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,277 ✭✭✭Your Face


    dar100 wrote: »
    None, I'm busy paying bills 😄😄😄

    Why are you following me around this site?
    Its weird.


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    #53
    jaykhunter
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 12,013 Mod ✭✭✭✭jaykhunter


    Mod note: If you're coming from After Hours, welcome! Please discuss the topic, not other users. Thanks.


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    #54
    Joe Musashi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 470 ✭✭Joe Musashi


    Pat Patterson


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    #55
    gimmick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,296 ✭✭✭✭gimmick


    Joe Musashi wrote: »
    Pat Patterson

    Why would that be?


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    #56
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    gimmick wrote: »
    Why would that be?

    Alliteration.


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    #57
    Speedwell
    Registered Users Posts: 3,809 ✭✭✭Speedwell


    The Steiner Brothers had a little print shop as a side venture years ago. I interviewed for the position of graphic designer, and all I knew was that I was to show up at the shop and ask for a "Rick Steiner". It meant nothing to me as I wasn't at all interested in pro wrestling. The employee on duty showed me to the office in the back and said, "He'll be here in a few minutes". I sat primly as I waited for the boss to arrive, expecting a guy in a sports shirt and khakis. In walks this guy who filled the room with his muscles, in a sleeveless T-shirt and jeans and biker boots. He told me later, with amusement, that I looked like I wanted to tunnel through the wall behind me. :)


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    #58
    riffmongous
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,628 Mod ✭✭✭✭riffmongous


    Speedwell wrote: »
    The Steiner Brothers had a little print shop as a side venture years ago. I interviewed for the position of graphic designer, and all I knew was that I was to show up at the shop and ask for a "Rick Steiner". It meant nothing to me as I wasn't at all interested in pro wrestling. The employee on duty showed me to the office in the back and said, "He'll be here in a few minutes". I sat primly as I waited for the boss to arrive, expecting a guy in a sports shirt and khakis. In walks this guy who filled the room with his muscles, in a sleeveless T-shirt and jeans and biker boots. He told me later, with amusement, that I looked like I wanted to tunnel through the wall behind me. :)
    At least it wasn't Scot :pac:


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    #59
    Speedwell
    Registered Users Posts: 3,809 ✭✭✭Speedwell


    riffmongous wrote: »
    At least it wasn't Scot :pac:

    Heh, I met him later. He didn't have a lot to do with the day-to-day running of the shop. Later on The Big Boss Man and a couple others got involved. They were not terribly good employers.


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    #60
    Joe Musashi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 470 ✭✭Joe Musashi


    gimmick wrote: »
    Why would that be?

    Allegations of wrongdoing


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    #61
    riffmongous
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    Speedwell wrote: »
    Heh, I met him later. He didn't have a lot to do with the day-to-day running of the shop. Later on The Big Boss Man and a couple others got involved. They were not terribly good employers.

    Considering the business they worked in I can't imagine they learned a lot about taking good care of employees


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