Masked wrestlers have, of course, have been a huge part of pro wrestling through the years, and not just in Mexico for Lucha Libre. Their popularity rises and falls, depending on the "era" of wrestling you're currently in, but they're always there. With Suicide, TNA tried to have their own big masked star. First seen in their terribly rated video game for Playstation 2, Playstation 3, XBox 360 and the Nintendo Wii, Suicide was basically your Create-A-Character in the game's story mode. It was awful gaming, but someone in TNA thought the character was not only worth making the main character in the game, but also worth bringing to television as a real, live flesh-and-blood human being. The character's altered voice promos were terrible, but the worst thing of all was the message he was delivering by being on television. "Suicide is the solution" was said on TNA television, and his "taunt" was putting his fingers to his temple like a gun and "pulling the trigger". Just irresponsible on TNA's part, and for a character that wasn't exactly being treated like a top tier talent or anything. Parents complained, but it would be injuries that would derail Suicide's push. Ultimately, Suicide would be unmasked as TJ Perkins (although a handful of wrestlers wrestled under the mask through the years), and would have his name changed to Manik, but really, the damage had been done.
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