papa shango  the voodoo wrestling curse

This is a character that was intended to be fearsome.

FEAR  PAPA  SHANGO 

But ended up sticking around to scare audiences for only a short time before fading into the shadows. 

BEHOLD WRESTLING BLACK MAGIC 

In recent years, if the character has been referenced or popped up again, it is for the purpose of gentle mocking or outright derision rather than terror. .

When you cast your eye over the history of wrestling in search of characters designed to be frightening or to in some way engender discomfort or fear in the audience..

PAPA  SHANGO

SMOKE AND MIRRORS

The examples you will find are frequently rooted in fearsome characters from other parts of popular culture.

VOODOO

This is in part because some concepts or tropes have proven to consistently provoke fear in large swaths of the public.

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