One of the most famous luchadores in the history of Mexican wrestling, Tinieblas was not much of an in-ring performer. Debuting at 32, much, much older than most of his peers when they got their starts, he mostly got by on charisma and having a cool look, which was eventually supplemented by a tiny, furry alien mascot named Alushe. With the smoke and mirrors, some American lucha fans eventually started to have fun by calling him "Tinyballs." As this photo shows, that may not have been especially accurate.
1. WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!?!?
Starting in 1996, Raw Magazine was launched as the "mature/adult" alternative to WWF Magazine, when had taken on a very kid-friendly direction for a couple years. This meant blood, veiled shoot comments, and boobs. Most of the iconic WWE photos of Sunny are from Raw Magazine shoots. There were similar shoots of the other women, including Sable, and then there was...this. Goldust and Marlena painted gold and holding bowling balls and WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE? Who found this erotic? Is it SUPPOSED to be erotic? Why was this published? Whose idea was this? WHAT IS GOING ON?
Formerly the site manager of Cageside Seats and the WWE Team Leader at Bleacher Report, David Bixenspan has been writing professionally about WWE, UFC, and other pop culture since 2009. He's currently WhatCulture's U.S. Editor and also serves as the lead writer of Figure Four Weekly and a monthly contributor to Fighting Spirit Magazine.
One of the most famous luchadores in the history of Mexican wrestling, Tinieblas was not much of an in-ring performer. Debuting at 32, much, much older than most of his peers when they got their starts, he mostly got by on charisma and having a cool look, which was eventually supplemented by a tiny, furry alien mascot named Alushe. With the smoke and mirrors, some American lucha fans eventually started to have fun by calling him "Tinyballs." As this photo shows, that may not have been especially accurate. 