10 Weirdest Wrestling Characters (That Didn’t Work)

2. Kerwin White

Ever since the days of Pedro Morales and, before that, Argentina Rocca, the WWE has enjoyed a large (and vocal) Hispanic following. For many US wrestling fans, the Guerreros from El Paso, Texas were the first family of Chicano pro wrestling. ...And what a family they are. Born in Arizona, Gory Guerrero, the patriarch, was a legend in his own right. Becoming a huge star on both sides of the border and even starring alongside the legendary Santo in a couple of his movies, Gory was a great innovator and a consistent draw throughout his career. For their parts, Gory€™s sons, Chavo, Mando, Hector and Eddie all became professional wrestlers and all achieved a measure of success within the industry. By far the most successful, of course, was Eddie Guerrero, the best all round wrestler of his generation and a former WWE Champion. Chavo€™s son, Chavo Guerrero, Jr, also became a big star in the industry, working alongside his Uncle Eddie (in fact, the two were more like brothers) in both WCW and the WWE. Chavo eventually became a much-respected wrestler who, although not quite on a par with his more famous uncle, is a former World Champion and is still a popular draw to this day. ...So why did the WWE decide to re-package Chavo Jr as Kerwin White? Frankly, it€™s anybody€™s guess, but there you have it. In its infinite wisdom, WWE creative took Chavo Guerrero, a greatly talented Hispanic wrestler, and re-branded him as a white, conservative racist, complete with golf clubs and everything. €œIf its not white, its not right€ he was heard to say...At least for a little while, before people started getting p!ssed off, that is. By the time Guerrero swapped a low rider for a fricking golf cart (his caddy was the future Dolph Ziggler), WWE fans knew that they were watching a terrible disaster playing itself out. However, like most great disasters, all they could do was look on in horror and pray that everyone involved made it out safely.