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In the latest in a series of WWE.com lists, they have now compiled a list of wrestlers who have used more than one character.
The man on the cover story was none other than Mick Foley, who once actively competed as 4 different characters in the space of one year in the WWE.
An important thing to remember is that this list is NOT in any particular order. In most of these cases, the named superstar was suspended or fired, and their masked alter-ego appeared for a short time.
1. Hulk Hogan – Competed as Hollywood Hogan*, Hollywood Hulk Hogan*, Hulk Hogan and Mr. America. After Hogan was fired by Mr. McMahon, SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon mistakenly resigned him as Mr. America. Mr. America had a stipulation in his contract that Mr. McMahon could fire him again if McMahon proved that Mr. America was Hulk Hogan. Hogan was inevitably caught on camera removing his mask.
2. Jimmy Valiant – Competed as Charlie Brown from Outta Town and “The Boogie Woogie Man†Jimmy Valiant. After Valiant lost a ‘Loser Leaves Town’ match, the masked Brown showed up. Valiant suddenly returned when Brown disappeared.
3. Dustin Runnels – Competed as Black Reign*, Dustin Rhodes, Dustin Runnels*, Goldust and Seven*.
4. Terry Taylor – Competed as the Red Rooster and Terry Taylor.
5. Fabulous Moolah – Competed as the Fabulous Moolah and the Spider-Lady. Moolah posed as the Spider-Lady for one match, hiding a surprise return of the Fabulous Moolah. She defeated Velvet McIntyre in the first ever screw-job. The Spider Lady took a pin attempt very early into the match, and the referee attempted a very fast count. Even though McIntyre still got her shoulder up at one, the referee awarded the win and the Women’s Championship to the Spider Lady.
6. Dusty Rhodes – Competed as Dusty Rhodes and the Midnight Rider. After being suspended for 60 days, the masked Midnight Rider filled the gap left by Rhodes’ absence.
7. Ric Flair – Competed as the Black Scorpion and Ric Flair. For weeks, the Black Scorpion teased WCW champion Sting by pretending to be a mystery person from Sting’s past. It wasn’t until the newcomer beat Sting for the title that he revealed himself to be Ric Flair.
8. Chris Kanyon – Competed as Chris Kanyon, Kanyon and Mortis.
9. Hunico – Competed as Hunico and Sin Cara. After Sin Cara was suspended, Sin Cara returned ahead of time and showed a more vicious streak. But then the real Sin Cara returned from suspension, proving that the meaner Sin Cara was an imposter. The original Sin Cara became Sin Cara Azul, while the imposter became Sin Cara Negro. Sin Cara Negro was unmasked as Hunico. Hunico was seeking revenge for an earlier incident in Mexico in which the original Sin Cara stole Hunico’s character.
10. Mick Foley – Competed as Cactus Jack, Dude Love, Jack Foley*, Mankind and Mick Foley.
*These lesser known gimmicks were not mentioned in the article.
The man on the cover story was none other than Mick Foley, who once actively competed as 4 different characters in the space of one year in the WWE.
An important thing to remember is that this list is NOT in any particular order. In most of these cases, the named superstar was suspended or fired, and their masked alter-ego appeared for a short time.
1. Hulk Hogan – Competed as Hollywood Hogan*, Hollywood Hulk Hogan*, Hulk Hogan and Mr. America. After Hogan was fired by Mr. McMahon, SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon mistakenly resigned him as Mr. America. Mr. America had a stipulation in his contract that Mr. McMahon could fire him again if McMahon proved that Mr. America was Hulk Hogan. Hogan was inevitably caught on camera removing his mask.
2. Jimmy Valiant – Competed as Charlie Brown from Outta Town and “The Boogie Woogie Man†Jimmy Valiant. After Valiant lost a ‘Loser Leaves Town’ match, the masked Brown showed up. Valiant suddenly returned when Brown disappeared.
3. Dustin Runnels – Competed as Black Reign*, Dustin Rhodes, Dustin Runnels*, Goldust and Seven*.
4. Terry Taylor – Competed as the Red Rooster and Terry Taylor.
5. Fabulous Moolah – Competed as the Fabulous Moolah and the Spider-Lady. Moolah posed as the Spider-Lady for one match, hiding a surprise return of the Fabulous Moolah. She defeated Velvet McIntyre in the first ever screw-job. The Spider Lady took a pin attempt very early into the match, and the referee attempted a very fast count. Even though McIntyre still got her shoulder up at one, the referee awarded the win and the Women’s Championship to the Spider Lady.
6. Dusty Rhodes – Competed as Dusty Rhodes and the Midnight Rider. After being suspended for 60 days, the masked Midnight Rider filled the gap left by Rhodes’ absence.
7. Ric Flair – Competed as the Black Scorpion and Ric Flair. For weeks, the Black Scorpion teased WCW champion Sting by pretending to be a mystery person from Sting’s past. It wasn’t until the newcomer beat Sting for the title that he revealed himself to be Ric Flair.
8. Chris Kanyon – Competed as Chris Kanyon, Kanyon and Mortis.
9. Hunico – Competed as Hunico and Sin Cara. After Sin Cara was suspended, Sin Cara returned ahead of time and showed a more vicious streak. But then the real Sin Cara returned from suspension, proving that the meaner Sin Cara was an imposter. The original Sin Cara became Sin Cara Azul, while the imposter became Sin Cara Negro. Sin Cara Negro was unmasked as Hunico. Hunico was seeking revenge for an earlier incident in Mexico in which the original Sin Cara stole Hunico’s character.
10. Mick Foley – Competed as Cactus Jack, Dude Love, Jack Foley*, Mankind and Mick Foley.
*These lesser known gimmicks were not mentioned in the article.