WWE History Vol. 5: Brothers in Paint

Dishonorable Mention: The Ascension

Viktor and Conner of the Ascension. Or was that Conner and Viktor?

Now that we've enjoyed a stroll down memory lane of WWE's greatest face painted wrestlers, it's time to address the elephant in the room; The Ascension. The Ascension was envisioned as modern-day successors to teams like The Road Warriors and Demolition. However, they fall far short of that benchmark.

Hawk and Animal had tons of charisma and brutal size and strength. Ax and Smash were great talkers and had the strut of true veterans. Conner and Viktor don't have any of these attributes.

Despite the face paint and heavy metal music, the WWE Universe just can't be bothered to care about The Ascension. There are many factors to blame, but the main one is that the wrong men are trying to use this gimmick.

Here's hoping that new face painted wrestlers will emerge to erase the stain left by the Ascension in WWE. There you have it: the history of WWE's face painted wrestlers. Questions or comments? Please leave them below and as always thanks for reading!