10 Most METAL Wrestlers Of All Time

7. Shotzi Blackheart

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At times, Shotzi Blackheart feels a little forced. That might have more to do with lapsed faith in WWE's creative processes than anything else, but the green-haired mentalist is often portrayed as what an old man thinks subculture looks like. Crazy hair colour, tongue always out, throwing up the horns and generally making a lot of noise. A list of things grandparents stereotypically don't like, in short.

That is the cynical view, while the joyful one sees Shotzi Blackheart as a visual and energetic love letter to all that exists outside the mainstream, not unlike the genre of music that inspired this very post. Shotzi isn't afraid to put it all out there, no matter the form it takes. She will make as much noise as she likes, cranking up the volume to (yes) 11 with the sole aim of shaking you out of your comfort zone.

Tanks are also incredibly metal, albeit a hugely underutilized gimmick in the genre of rage and riffs. The sight of rumbling machinery meshes perfectly with heavy percussion and vicious guitars after all. All forms of entertainment are better with tanks.

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