Minority Wrestlers

**Next Big Thing** · 04-28-2010, 10:23 AM

I hope I don't offend anyone with this post and if you do respond please be respectful. I'm just curious about something.

Has there ever been a minority (black, asian, hispanic, african, Samoan, Canadian, etc...) in wrestling who in some way didn't play a race based character at least once in their careers in a major fed. like WWF/E or WCW? I've tried my damndest to think of one and all I could come up with was Coco B. Ware, then I noticed his name was Coco. What's funny is most of the guys that get over big (Faarooq in APA/ Rock/ even Viscera(Mable) got over big once they dropped the stereotype bs. Does WWE screw up in this regard by immediately typcasting minority wrestlers in terms of their character, ring attire, and storylines?

Exceptions:
Devon
Dancing Dave Batista
Shelton (although Shelton's mama made it iffy)
Boogeyman

Singles:
Rock was NOD as were Faarooq, D-Lo, Mark Henry (sexual chocolate), and Papa Shango.
Bad News Allen hated white people.
Kamala.
Tajiri. Funaki.
Kofi's shitty Jamaican accent despite not being Jamaican
R Truth
Eddie
Rey

Tag Teams:
"Harlem Heat."
New Jack & Mustafa
Cryme Tyme (enough said)

04-28-2010, 10:23 AM	#1
Next Big Thing Posts: 4,839	Minority Wrestlers I hope I don't offend anyone with this post and if you do respond please be respectful. I'm just curious about something. Has there ever been a minority (black, asian, hispanic, african, Samoan, Canadian, etc...) in wrestling who in some way didn't play a race based character at least once in their careers in a major fed. like WWF/E or WCW? I've tried my damndest to think of one and all I could come up with was Coco B. Ware, then I noticed his name was Coco. What's funny is most of the guys that get over big (Faarooq in APA/ Rock/ even Viscera(Mable) got over big once they dropped the stereotype bs. Does WWE screw up in this regard by immediately typcasting minority wrestlers in terms of their character, ring attire, and storylines? Exceptions: Devon Dancing Dave Batista Shelton (although Shelton's mama made it iffy) Boogeyman Singles: Rock was NOD as were Faarooq, D-Lo, Mark Henry (sexual chocolate), and Papa Shango. Bad News Allen hated white people. Kamala. Tajiri. Funaki. Kofi's shitty Jamaican accent despite not being Jamaican R Truth Eddie Rey Tag Teams: "Harlem Heat." New Jack & Mustafa Cryme Tyme (enough said) Last edited by Next Big Thing; 04-28-2010 at 10:25 AM.