10 Wrestlers That Only Seemed Cool When You Were A Kid
8. Glacier
Remember Glacier from WCW? No? Well, do you remember the character Sub-Zero from the Mortal Kombat video games? Because, if you can visualize the MK character, then you can definitely imagine what Glacier looked like because he was a shameless rip-off.
Pro wrestling has a bad track record when it comes to appropriating ideas from other sources of pop culture, usually because pro wrestling is always late to the game by a couple of years. So while Mortal Kombat and original franchise character Sub-Zero had been around since 1992, it was only in 1996 that Eric Bischoff and co. decided to base the Glacier character, as well as well as the even less remembered Mortis and Wrath, on figures from the game.
Hopes were high for Glacier. WCW aired tons of teasers and vignettes leading up to his debut and, according to Raymond Lloyd (the man behind the gimmick), more than a half million dollars was spent on putting together Glaciers outfit and his unique intro, which featured blue lasers and synthetic snow.
On paper, the idea of blue lasers and synthetic snow probably sounded great. In actuality, it was super hokey. Unless, of course, you were somewhere under the age of 15 and were either an avid MK fan or a reigning laser tag champion.
Glacier kicked around for a few years in WCW but he never lived up to the hype. Amazingly, Lloyd held onto the gimmick after he left the company proving that, for him at least, the character wasnt a complete career FATALITY.