50 Ruthless Aggression Era Superstars Ranked From Worst To Best

47. The Mexicools (Juventud, Psicosis & Super Crazy)

Ruthless Aggression Era Header
WWE.com

Pros:

1. Three internationally-recognized cruiserweights

2. Could've added some much-needed legitimacy to the WWE cruiserweight division

3. Could've brought in more Latino fans

Cons:

1. As blatant a stereotype as possible

2. They looked...well, they looked like that

3. Juventud's backstage attitude hurt Psicosis and Super Crazy

Here’s WWE’ creative logic at a glance:

Vince: We have three talented cruiserweights that drew in crowds in WCW and ECW. How do we want to use them?

Smart booker: We put them with other guys like Rey or Chavo and let their wrestling do the talking.

Vince: Interesting. Any other suggestions?

Asinine booker: How about we make them Latino stereotypes and make them come down to the ring riding lawn mowers called ‘Juan Deeres’?

Vince: I love it!

Smart booker: *Cornette Face*

Sadly, this is probably a fairly accurate description of what was done with Psicosis, Super Crazy and Juventud (Guerrera). Throughout the 1990s, these guys entertained American audiences in both WCW and ECW with their impressive repertoires of lucha libre wrestling manoeuvres, and in ECW’s case, they acted as the perfect wrestling act to counter the hardcore wrestling.

They were made into a comedy act on SmackDown that lasted for only a few years, before becoming completely insignificant.This was a golden opportunity to bring in new viewers and capitalize on the never-ending popularity of cruiserweight wrestling, and WWE screwed up royally.

All three of them could've been much bigger.

Final Rating: **3/4

Contributor

Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.