WWE History Vol. 5: Brothers in Paint

#8 The Boogeyman

The Boogeyman is coming to get ya!

Our next face painted wrestler had one of the best-realized gimmicks in wrestling history and yet failed to make a major impact during his brief career.

We are speaking of The Boogeyman. Martin Wright auditioned for the first season of WWE's Tough Enough program, and managed to make it through the first day's brutal eliminations. However, he had lied about his age to get accepted, being nearly forty years old rather than the twenty-four or younger the competition stipulated.

But, Wright impressed WWE enough that he was offered a contract with the company. Wright debuted as The Boogeyman on SmackDown and quickly distinguished himself with his chiseled appearance and poise, as well as his propensity for eating worms.

The Boogeyman feuded with mostly mid-card talent, though he did work a program with Booker T and JBL once each. Boogeyman lacked in-ring skills, and frequently hurt his opponents for real. This combined with his injury-prone status meant his career didn't last long, though he did sign a Legends contract with WWE in recent years.