Men of Mystery: 10 of the greatest masked wrestlers

#7 Mil Mascaras

Mil Mascaras is the first Lucha Libre star most American wrestling fans remember seeing, due to his long tours in the United States. The "Man of a Thousand Masks" stood for pride, tradition, and Mexican heritage.

Considered a power wrestler in Mexico, Mascaras is nonetheless credited with making moves like the plancha and suicide dive popular all over the world. Mascaras never worked heel, spending his entire career as a do-gooder babyface.

Mil Mascaras is practically Mexican royalty, having appeared on postage stamps and acting as an international ambassador. He is also the uncle of current GWF superstar Alberto El Patron.

Mil Mascaras was tremendously over with the fans, but not so much with his peers, who considered him to be arrogant. Wrestlers like Mick Foley, Chris Jericho, and others have accused him of not 'selling' their moves in the ring. Mascaras responds to such criticism by saying wrestling is sacred to him, and if his opponent does a poor job performing a move he isn't going to try to cover for them.

Love him or hate him, there's no denying his talent. He even had a successful movie career, starring as himself in a number of pictures, much like the number one man on our list.

Mil Mascaras takes on the man who inspired Hulk Hogan, Superstar Billy Graham below.

Edited by Shruti Sadbhav