10 of the coolest wrestling mascots

#9 Poison - Tara (Victoria)

Tara with Poison

Tara is widely regarded as one of the most technically sound, athletic women wrestlers to ever lace up a pair of boots. Sadly, she was active during a period when most wrestling organizations thought of women as mostly eye candy instead of serious athletes.

She would find some redemption in TNA's Knockouts division, however. In order to make certain her character wouldn't be infringing on trademarks held by the WWE, Tara decided to bring her real-life pet tarantula to the ring with her.

Spiders scare people. Too many legs, too many eyes, and those wicked looking fangs tend to make people nervous or even terrified. Tara bringing Poison to the ring unnerved her foes and gave her the edge she needed to hit her famed Widow's Peak finishing manoeuvre.