7. Papa Shango
Charles Wright is a retired wrestler and businessman. He entered the WWE in 1991 and wrestled for a while with not much success until... Papa Shango! Yes, Wright was repackaged as Voodoo practitioner who could control the arena lights, carried a smoke-billowing skull into the ring and could apparently 'curse' his opponents. This mainly involved making them double over in pain and vomit. Papa Shango cut a swathe through the WWE immediately, interfering in Hulk Hogan versus Sid Justice in Wrestlemania VIII. He then instigated a feud with the Ultimate Warrior which didn't really go anywhere, except for making the Ultimate Warrior puke pea green soup which was disgusting rather than scary. Papa Shango farted about for a while before disappearing, and was voted worst gimmick and character by fans in the 1992 Wrestling Observer News awards. In addition to the fact that his character was rubbish, Papa Shango was also a rather racist piece of work in which a black man had his face painted and carried on like a witchdoctor for the 'amusement' of about 20 fans. It was a cynical attempt to cash in on a particular ethnic stereotype and it rightfully bombed.
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My first film watched was Carrie aged 2 on my dad's knee. Educated at The University of St Andrews and Trinity College Dublin. Fan of Arthouse, Exploitation, Horror, Euro Trash, Giallo, New French Extremism. Weaned at the bosom of a Russ Meyer starlet. The bleaker, artier or sleazier the better!
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