5 AEW stars and what they look like without face paint

#4. AEW star Kris Statlander without face paint

AEW's Kris Statlander employs colorful face paint as part of her 'alien' gimmick. Growing up as a self-professed science nerd, she incorporated that into her appearance with her trademark moves such as the Area 451 splash and the Big Bang Theory.

As a rising star in the company, she is currently feuding with women's champion Britt Baker. She is also associated with Best Friends and Orange Cassidy, which propelled her star power. At only 26-years-old, time is on Statlander's side as she grows as a performer and becomes a star of the division.

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#3. AEW star Thunder Rosa without face paint

Thunder Rosa is known for her face paint which pays homage to her Mexican heritage and the Day of the Dead festival.

In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Rosa recalled being initially hesitant to make the paint a part of her gimmick:

"My first month wrestling in Japan, I suffered a concussion. My husband thought I should wear face paint as a symbol that I was half dead and half alive. But at first, I didn’t want to wear it. There was a promotion in the United States that asked me to use face paint because they thought I would appeal more to the Latino community because I’m Latina. I hate when people make me feel less than because I’m Latina or because I have an accent, and in all honesty, I was running away from my culture. So I didn’t wear the face paint," Rosa said.

However, her uncle convinced her to embrace face paint as a way to pay tribute to her grandfather, who loved Lucha libre and was watching wrestling on the day he passed away.