10. Most Luchadors Wear Masks, Have No Facials And Don't Get Over
Somewhere along the way, WWE has yet to realize that lucha libre has evolved into being something that isn't just done by Mexican men in masks. Because of the influence of WCW, as well as WWE themselves putting over Rey Mysterio as the World Heavyweight Champion, "luchadores" can come from anywhere in the world, don't have to wear masks, and in the case of performers like VERY lucha inspired Neville, can connect with the crowd. In WWE globalizing pro wrestling, they must now also presume that they've also shattered the stereotypes that also governed their notions about non-North American wrestling, too. In pushing talents like Neville, Finn Balor and more who were raised by and fervently believed in a brand of wrestling where Psicosis was probably more of a closer comparison to who they could be in the ring than The Rock, things have changed.
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.
