Los Turtugas Ninjas (for the wrestling fans)

[Birdman37]

They aren't the first group to use this gimmick but they are really good, young high flyers in Mexico. Thought some of you might enjoy this.









https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6sYFV7l0FU

[Prowler]

lol

Those masks are kinda creepy.

I remember making CAWs of the TMNT in wrestling games when I was a kid. There were some pretty good ones for Day of Reckoning 2, which had a great CAW mode.

Also, I believe the correct spelling would be "Las Tortugas Ninjas".

[Powder]

[bushido]

[Birdman37]

Originally Posted by bushido

http://dailywrestlingnews.com/wp-con...MNT-gear-1.jpg
http://dailywrestlingnews.com/wp-con...MNT-gear-2.jpg

Originally Posted by Powder

http://i62.tinypic.com/2i8hlid.jpg

Yeah there has been two or three versions of them in Lucha Libre, bout as many versions as the Los Power Raiders (Power Rangers).

[snake]

Neat. I'll watch a match or two from them on youtube.

[Leo656]

The late Brian Hildebrand, who refereed and wrestled in WCW, Smoky Mountain and the USWA, among other places, often worked the Ninja Turtle gimmick around 1992, sometimes billed as "Kowabunga The Ninja Turtle". I don't have any pics handy, if anyone does that'd be neat. I'm pretty sure he wasn't the first to do the gimmick but at the time he was the most well-known.

Those are some of the better TMNT-style costumes I've seen in the ring, that's for sure, especially the "shells". The masks are a little cheesy but that's always been the tricky part with "Wrestling TMNT" costumes; ANY mask is a bitch to wear, let alone one that fairly accurately represents one of those bulbous monstrosities and still stays put on their head. It's goofy looking but it's good enough, basically. I kinda dig it.

The fed I broke in with used to have guys dressed up as a Goat, a Zebra, and a Monkey, and called them the "Zoo World Order". They were CRAZY over. The boss would'a TOTALLY flown these guys in for a weekend to work 'em. I wish.

[ToSte]

Why am I suddenly craving watermelon?

[Birdman37]

Originally Posted by Leo656

The late Brian Hildebrand, who refereed and wrestled in WCW, Smoky Mountain and the USWA, among other places, often worked the Ninja Turtle gimmick around 1992, sometimes billed as "Kowabunga The Ninja Turtle". I don't have any pics handy, if anyone does that'd be neat. I'm pretty sure he wasn't the first to do the gimmick but at the time he was the most well-known.

Those are some of the better TMNT-style costumes I've seen in the ring, that's for sure, especially the "shells". The masks are a little cheesy but that's always been the tricky part with "Wrestling TMNT" costumes; ANY mask is a bitch to wear, let alone one that fairly accurately represents one of those bulbous monstrosities and still stays put on their head. It's goofy looking but it's good enough, basically. I kinda dig it.

The fed I broke in with used to have guys dressed up as a Goat, a Zebra, and a Monkey, and called them the "Zoo World Order". They were CRAZY over. The boss would'a TOTALLY flown these guys in for a weekend to work 'em. I wish.

lol yeah there were two versions in the early 90s. Hildebrand/Mark Curtis' version was second actually.

First, you had Kowabunga The Ninja Turtle in USWA (aka Chris Champion):



And then there was the Smoky Mountain version "Cowabunga The Ninja Turtle" (Hildebrand)

[bushido]

Xavier Woods is a big fan :