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| Friday November 3 2017 - From Masks to Helmets | Gear | ||||
| This is obviously not everyone's thing, but it's one of my side hobbies to collect a few pieces of headgear whether it is masks or helmets. In my first years of wrestling, it all started with the cheapest ten bucks half mask I could get from a shady website. Someone then gave me a yellow power ranger one and then I gradually switched towards lycra masks sold on eBay. They provided a better (and less laughable or ridiculous) look and a nicer comfortable fit. I also gathered a few Mexican masks at a bargain during my trips to the South. I have to admit, their designs were pretty nice. However, the nicest wrestling mask I've ever had is a black mask with yellow/gold stripes that MooseJawMauler gave to me during the Clash of the Titans in Atlanta in 2013. Regardless of the mask though, these will always shift sideways in the heat of a match. I've never found a single mask that stays put... or maybe my head is too small or I am not tying it up properly. After a while, I started trying something different: I went for the V-Force paintball face protector because they were affordable. Years later, I was ready to go into heavier gear such as motorcycle helmets. Finally, the two I have today were the ones I got earlier this year. They are from noteworthy video games franchises. I took these shots while I still had access to the ring a couple of month ago. If you played Overwatch, then you know that this comes from Soldier 76.
It's a pretty cool mask actually. I miserably forgot to put the battery in this mask when I took the shots. It uses a weird and unusual CR2032 round battery that lights up a red light near the eye level. You can almost Photoshop it easily to add a Cyclops-like laser. I would even say that this mask almost looks like a puppy mask. Perhaps, a little bit better known is this helmet from Halo. Master Chief wears this famous headgear along with his full body suit armor. The design also looks like the H.A.R.M. robot I used to like as a kid. Anyway, the helmet alone is already way too big for me, but you should see it on The Crusher, it fits him perfectly. He has the head for it.
You know the irony? I've never played Halo or Overwatch. I do know the characters a bit because they are part of any promotional material the game distributors use and make. Truth be told, these props are better suited when you just hold them to your side. They make you look good and kind off encourages you to adopt a wrestling persona. I suppose they can be used as the decorative elements when you embark on a ring... notably "The Ring Entrance" in a somewhat serious standard pro wrestling show. This is where the referee tells you to remove any gear that can be used as "foreign object" before the match begins. Mind you, I'm sure that the helmet can be used to hit someone. It's not as solid or rigid as a bowling ball, but I think it would have about a quarter (¼) of the impact of a steel chair. Anyway, I've never really done the whole entrance thing and that's because I've never being in a real show. I'll let the real pros handle that. I'm way too shy anyway.  But who knows? Maybe I should just cling on to these masks, helmets and other headgear just in case I decide to change my mind. Or I can just gradually grow my little collection one step at a time. | |||||
| Blog ID 158 | |||||
| Date created: | 2017-11-03 |
| Date modified: | 16:34:52.921479 |
| Revision number: | 26 |
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