From stars determined to put a smile on that face, to real life experiences paving the

way for an exciting on-screen development, we're in not for these real origins, some of

the most entertaining characters of modern times may never have seen the light of day.

I'm Gareth from What Culture Wrestling and here are 10 real inspirations behind current

wrestling gimmicks.

10 Malachai Black European Tribalism and Paganism

A lot of noise was made about the overall lack of respect and attention the Alistair

Black character received whilst attempting to make an impact on WWE's main roster, however

proving that it most definitely wasn't the performer that was the issue.

Black swiftly said about captivating the masses upon arriving on AW's shores in

July.

Fans were quick to spot that Malachai Black had maintained his character's seriously

dodgy eye that we'd last seen in Vinnie Max Empire, but the leader of the House of

Black would later reveal some of the other more fascinating origins of his all elite character.

Speaking to Bleach Report, Black would note that his new moniker of Malachai had its origins

in the Prophet Malachai, which is Hebrew for Messenger.

On top of this, he'd also go on to reveal that a lot of this new character is based on

European tribalism and Paganism, from around the time of Julius Caesar, disclosing that

some Celtics were shipped to Diety known as Serenunos, the disturbing AW presence also

confirmed that he'd based the mask on a lot of the dressing off of that symbolism.

How fascinating.

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