20 Spookiest Ever Wrestling Characters

11. The Great Kabuki

Certain wrestling enthusiasts may remember The Great Kabuki from the WWF Royal Rumble in 1994. That was the man's only real in-ring appearance for the company, but he was also one of the heels responsible for taking out The Undertaker during his match against Yokozuna. As memorable as that appearance was, it was in World Class Championship Wrestling that Kabuki really spooked people. The Great Kabuki came from the mind of Gary Hart. The manager gifted the gimmick to the incoming young Japanese wrestler, Akihisa Mera. To his immense credit, Mera took the persona and very much made it his own. People were impressed, yet also wary, of his skills with nunchuks before matches. Further to that, the mask he wore, surrounded by fiery red hair, was a ghoulish, threatening sight. Once the mask came off, Kabuki wore horrific facepaint. As if things couldn't be scarier, he also covered much of his face with his hair, looking not unlike something people may acquaint with a Japanese horror movie. The Great Kabuki revolutionised the idea of Japanese wrestlers using 'mist' to blow into the faces of opponents, another horrific trend that frightened people.