10 Times WWE Blatantly Used Racist Stereotypes

8. The Mexicools

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In Juventud Guerrera, Psicosis, and Super Crazy, WWE had themselves a trio of super-talented lucha libres. The three, who shared considerable championship pedigree, seemed the perfect fit to go under the blue lights of the lightweight-friendly SmackDown.

Unfortunately, the troika arrived on the back of a lawnmower, bedecked in overalls and with unkempt gardens seemingly their primary concern ahead of wrestling. It was the most broad stereotype imaginable for three Hispanic superstars, and worse still, one which defined them as heels by virtue of their shared ethnicity.

The supposedly tongue-in-cheek gimmick couldn't suppress the Mexicools' talent between the ropes, and they eventually won fans over regardless. Perhaps the process would have been much swifter had they been initially demarcated by their ability and not their race.

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