7 Wrestling characters played by multiple men.

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Gimmick #6: Suicide AKA Manik

Suicide, later known as Manik.
Suicide, later known as Manik.

Suicide, much like Tiger Mask, did not make his initial debut in a wrestling ring. But while Tiger Mask is the fruit of the manga tree, Suicide comes from the world of video games. Midway, the makers of Mortal Kombat were licensed to create a TNA video game. Suicide was the original character they created and is the initial gimmick a player uses before they can fine tune their appearance.

Looking to cash in on the game--which was terrible in everyone's opinion--TNA brought in a real-life Suicide. Initially, he was portrayed by Frank Kazarian, who had recently returned to TNA/Impact after having asked for his release. When Kazarian was injured, Christopher Daniels replaced him as Suicide.

Due to a backlash toward the Suicide character by parents who thought he was a bad example for children, TNA changed the character's name to Manik and now TJ Perkins was the man behind the hood. It all ended when Perkins left TNA to join WWE, and now Manik is most likely gone for good.

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