If you're a fan of independent wrestling, you've known for the past five years that Ricochet is the truth. However, it wasn't until he was shined up real bright and had a hood slapped on his head as Prince Puma in Lucha Underground that the rest of the world took notice. In all things, perception is always reality. In the case of Ricochet, he was seen as a dynamic independent wrestler who was a top draw overseas, but lacked the size and charisma to get over in America. One season of Lucha Underground later, and we now know this to be untrue. The question shouldn't be if, but rather when will WWE pull the trigger on Prince Puma, and will we see him with or without a mask in NXT.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
