Gran Metalik's WWE Raw Entrance Draws From Famous Inspiration

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Gran Metalik enjoyed the biggest singles match of his WWE career on last night's Monday Night Raw, lighting up the Madison Square Garden stage in an enjoyable offering with Rey Mysterio.

Maximising the minutes he was offered, Metalik entered in a credible performance with 'The Biggest Little Man' following his own return to form after a considering retirement in recent storylines.

A lucha exhibition for the rabid New York crowd ended when Mysterio hit a picture perfect frog splash, but began with Metalik sporting an audacious tribute to the Power Rangers, as spotted by Reddit user JoesusTBF (and elaborated upon in the subsequent thread).

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You writer cannot pretend to be a fan of the gang (despite having a passing fancy in the original line-up bantering around with Bulk & Skull in the mid-1990s), but there's always space on WhatCulture.com for quality attire. This was most definitely that - Metalik's entrance gear featured several different lucha masks, much like the Ranger helmets on the original.

In the linked thread, other users explain the significance of the masks of the former Rangers - here's hoping a Metalik mega-fan identifies the hoods as fallen foes in his pre-WWE past.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett