Ranking The Top 20 Best Characters, Gimmicks In Wrestling

14. King Cuerno: Lucha Underground

Randy Orton is “The Viper”, and he often talks about stalking his prey. But if you want to look for a real hunter in wrestling, look no further than King Cuerno. Like Zaroff in The Most Dangerous Game, King Cuerno hunts people, and he’s damn good at it. His feud with Mil Muertes remains one of the best programs I’ve seen in wrestling, and it’s an example of how two special, well-defined characters can create a story for the ages.

“A ladder match is perfect for me, because you are only giving me more weapons to kill my prey.”

Cuerno finished that line with a clap of his hands, emphasizing the simplicity of his logic, as well as the fact that his opponent wrote his own death sentence. The way Cuerno talks about how he’s going to “kill” his opponents, the way he talks about his plans, and the way he talks about his desire to be a “god” and not just a hunter all fill the framework of the character he’s created.

All of his metaphors about hunting and it being a “game” both feed into his character and the way he talks about his wrestling style. He puts over his finisher has being impossible to stop, making it the ultimate weapon in his arsenal as a hunter.

There’s simply nothing like King Cuerno’s “hunter” gimmick, and it’s the perfect way to weave metaphors into his promos. It also makes every story he’s involved in interesting, because it’s just so different from everything else out there.