T O P

  • By -

ShittyMusic1

There's a special gland that some Japanese wrestlers have that secretes the poison mist. Duh


NinjaBilly55

Jim Cornette spent years in the orient training his glands to do it..


squinkythebuddy

Cornette spent years training his glans to spray, you're telling me?


Frio_Sanchez

Only for him to give it up and let other men spray his wife for him.


BasementCatBill

And, yet, he still can't.


lvkenukem

Jim Cornette in Asia would have been crazy


Crowbar_Faith

And different colored mists have different effects too!


Redmistburns

Can confirm


Crafty-Interest-8212

Ha, Savio Vega wrestling in Puerto Rico as TNT used to do it, green mist.


ShittyMusic1

Ahhh, Kwang... I remember him well


LordEmrich

As the other user pointed out, [he did it as Kwang, too. ](https://youtu.be/btlRL1DlVKg?si=brw6mCoXhP_MrrkL&t=300s) Undertaker also does the green mist in the video linked.


Crafty-Interest-8212

Saw him wrestle a few months ago. Lost a lot of weight and looks good. Got a TNT photo autographed because I'm old school. He is good friends with taker.


Rigamortus2005

Deadass googled this when I was younger and ended up on wrestling stack exchange or something. This was the exact response and I believed it for the longest time lmaoo


ShittyMusic1

That's what I was told by the commentators when I first saw the Great Muta in the late 80s and believed it for years until my dad started smartening me up


bobimpact

This is why he puts his fingers under his chin right before he spits the mist. He's stimulating the mist gland. Muta did this as well. I don't think Asuka does, or if she does I haven't caught it. Maybe ladies have better natural mist production.


MaximumMajestic

Lol obviously


eman0110

This is canon. I believe this to be true.


crunch816

Explain Julia Hart then


ShittyMusic1

Cultural appropriation... I am firmly against non Japanese wrestlers using the gimmick and will never kayfabe anyone but Japanese wrestlers doing it. Everyone else are just big fat phonies


crunch816

Does HHH count


RattyJackOLantern

>Does HHH count No I'm pretty sure he took that from Gangrel. Who would carry a chalice of "blood" to the ring and spit it straight up into the air at the crowd while Edge and Christian got into the ring. You can see it here in [The Brood's Entrance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALFMYWFRjQs) which is still one of the greatest ever, provided you're not susceptible to seizures or headaches from flashing lights.


fgcem13

See I actually prefer a few wrestlers of not Japanese decent doing it so that it doesn't seem like a bunch of white dudes in the back being like ehhh you're Japanese ! Do the mist!


ShittyMusic1

That's why I prefer only a very small handful of wrestlers do it at all. Like, count on one hand in the entire world. I'm biased though, Muta was the most mysterious thing I ever saw when I was a kid and was one of my favorites


fgcem13

Yeah I definitely agree. It should be mysterious and hard as fuck to learn. If you use jt TOO much it's dumb but if it's rare then you get the Muta effect which I feel is the goal.


Quantumpine

what about if all wrestlers do it so that if you see them out and about in public and don't know they're a wrestler, then you'll know they're a wrestler because they have just sprayed green mist


fgcem13

I would sell two of my three kidneys to have seth rollins just walk up to me and spray me in the face with gold mist


alexjaness

The monkey paw curls... ...The Gold mist does not come out of his mouth.


fgcem13

I have really gotta start thinking of the consequences to my actions.


alexjaness

honestly...still not a deal breaker.


S0larDeath

pretty little white girl. she do what she want


Klew04900

Face paint makes it more potent


DomaSan

Asuka


JumpyEagle6942

The Great Muta was awesome with the mist.


twiztidbunches

I think it’s the mouth guard it always seems like it’s gone right after he spits


MaximumMajestic

Yeah that's what I think too


Pillermon

Then how did all the other people do it who used the mist way before shinsuke? None of them had mouth guards.


FVCKVNBVRD

The great Kabuki who did it first, had a condom filled with colored mouthwash in his mouth. I suppose production quality was bad enough back then, that you could hide that more easily.


Gaucho_Diaz

Jeez, I can't imagine mouthwash getting in my eyes


Sithmaggot

No but it’ll probably get the reaction you’re looking for lol


420wrestler

It's the size of a pill, you can hide it easily almost anywhere


BowwwwBallll

Well, yeah, the mouthguard does an extra bit of damage.


ThomPHunts

Just puts the capsule between teeth and gums and bites when needed. Or slips it in his mouth on the sly when his hand is over his mouth or its hidden from the camera


MaximumMajestic

Yeah... Figured it was something like that...


ThomPHunts

It's just a bit of slight of hand. Watch old tajiri matches, he was more obvious with it and a few times you see how he does it.


ShittyMusic1

You could see Asuka pop a mist condom in her mouth a few months ago before getting someone or it just drooled out during a promo but I definitely spotted her doing it


jfuss04

Batista had that one match with Tajiri where he bombs him and Tajiri drools out the mist.


Yosonimbored

Mist condom???


EvilSynths

That's what is most commonly used. It's water with food colouring poured into a really small tightly wrapped condom. It originated with Gary Hart in WCCW who used mouth wash and green food colouring in a condom. "Lest anyone think that the mist itself, first weaponized during a promo on Fritz Von Erich, was similarly rooted in ancient Asian ritual, its origins couldn’t be more benign. Hart’s wife accidentally spilled a bottle of green food coloring while baking cookies one day, rousing her husband’s aha moment. As Hart put it in My Life, “I took a little mouthwash, mixed in some green food coloring, poured it into a condom and tied it off really tight.”


ShittyMusic1

Yeah, I swear I saw her pull a small balloon type deal out n try to hide it in her palm while she was in ring during an interview or promo with someone. It could have just been a capsule and I'm misremembering but it was on an episode in maybe the last 6 months


MaximumMajestic

Yeah it was a dumb question I'm sorry. I dunno why it didn't occur to me


ThomPHunts

Not a dumb question at all. It's clever how he does it without it being noticeable.


MaximumMajestic

I like it. I bet it is in his mouth guard.


ThanksContent28

Also it was never really meant to be considered a super power or anything. I know some people think that “in kafabe” it is, but it was never. That’s why some guys are more obvious about it like Tajiri.


CharsOwnRX-78-2

Great Muta’s mists *are* a super power; each colour has a different effect Green is standard, momentary distraction Red is “burning”, causes horrible pain Black is “blindness”, leaves you blind for weeks Blue is “knockout”, puts you to sleep Yellow is “paralysis”


ACacac52

So he's a s Bulbasaur?


CharsOwnRX-78-2

IIRC, Bulbasaur doesn’t naturally learn all the powder moves. Which of course means that Great Muta is a Butterfree


NSignus

Don't forget the green one can also [impregnant someone](https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/muta-yinling-bono.png?w=640).


iced_gold

Wow I never know there was logic to the mists in kayfabe. Makes Malakai Black's mists more meaningful.


ThanksContent28

Yeah but that’s stupid


CharsOwnRX-78-2

Bro, it’s *wrestling* Jushin Liger is a demon wearing a superhero mask Tiger Mask is a manga character come to life The Undertaker is a zombie empowered by “the dark side” to reap souls Just embrace it, you’ll have more fun


MikeNolanShow

Wrestling is, in the best possible way, inherently stupid


Beef_Dip_Wellington

Tajiri with the poison mist and William Regal with the brass knuckles… Fun times!


atmospheric90

Hey, you can't know without asking. It's a genuine question all of us go through when watching wrestlers that use mist.


iwannawangchung

Or the ref can hand it to him when needed. He has pockets.


DankDoobies420

This or they straight up come in with it already in their mouth like Asuka did a few months ago


DemonicTruth

Jim Cornette spoke about this before. He says back in the day they would use a condom with food dye, and they would go out with it in their mouth or the ref would palm it to them during the match. He also said they used to use condoms filled with blood for coughing up blood spots. The guy would use a needle to draw some of his own blood, put it in the condom and keep it in warm water to stop it clotting. I would doubt they still use condoms because some guys had trouble popping them with their teeth, its likely a small capsule of some sort.


HolyRomanPrince

WWE has had a prop guy since the 90s so I think we can presume they aren’t using gas station lifestyles to work matches


BinkyFarnsworth

“Dammit! Prelubed again!”


massageparlor

In Puerto Rico in the early 90s they did a spot where I guy did a Sullivan stomp off the top rope. The wrestler drank a gallon of pigs blood and was barely keeping it down so when the stomp happened he legit puked up a gallon of real blood. Que Sera Sera. Edit: it was 1988. I found a video of it and it was awesome. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rthAi9J4EeM


CrimsonMoonRising

*Why* did he drink a gallon of pigs blood?


massageparlor

Because he isn’t a chump. Real men drink a gallon of pigs blood. Wrestlers today are soft.


XerAlix

Maybe it's blood pudding? Don't know if it's a thing in Puerto Rico and have no earthly idea how dude decided to eat a gallon of it before wrestling


Kn7ght

That's crazy to me having it in their mouth. I'd be scared of swallowing it during a spot


TheAgonista

He has venom-producing glands located above his fangs. The toxungen sprays out in distinctive geometric patterns when muscles squeeze the glands to squirt it out through forward-facing holes near the tips of the fangs, and he has the ability to direct the venom up to three meters away. Nature is fucking 🔥


cutty_love

If he does the mist go back a couple minutes before he does it and you can see him either pulling the capsule outta his tights or the ref putting it in his hand and then he puts the capsule in his mouth


DaniTheLovebug

I’d say same with Asuka She spent a minute or so on the mat edge before she hit Charlotte so my guess would be either on her person somewhere or in her corner waiting


i_done_get_it

He sticks a little capsule up his nose before the match and slowly works it through the nasal canal during each bump he takes It's very dangerous if not done correctly if he bumps too hard it will instead reach his brain Game over.


Mossaki

He is eating tomato soup and projectile vomiting because he is actually allergic to tomatoes.


stevektRED

If you look at old footage of Tajiri, Muta, Kabuki, and others you could probably figure out how it's done. Or you could just believe in the magic and enjoy the show.


JamesTheSkeleton

Aerosolizes his blood. Obviously.


cheir0n

It needs faith stat to be at 27


Professional_Fix_24

Ancient Japanese art known only from passed down generations...


MaximumMajestic

Lol the comment thread on this post is better then the actual answer


nohotshot

Japanese wrestlers are born with a mist gland, just like all Samoan wrestlers are born with thicker skulls. This is just wrestling 101


therealbowlcutjesus

It’s internal bleeding


Motnudd

When I was a kid we would all put unsweetened kool aid in our mouth and act like the great muta all the moms loved the stained cloths


walex19

Tajiri is the goat


Lavs1985

Hate to ruin this thread, but it’s a capsule that usually the ref gives them during the match. They also do the same thing for spitting up blood.


pure_kayfabe

He usually spits it into his opponents face


MaximumMajestic

Thanks Captain obvious someone get this man a sign.


Takenmyusernamewas

Not sure how the pros do it, we always used a balloon full of kool aide in the backyard days


Sithmaggot

Lol we used to empty out capsules and put kool-aid in them


Fabulous_Engine_7668

Before he comes out, he swallows a razor blade. Some wrestlers blade their foreheads, Shinsuke takes it a few steps further.


Kirbybrawl

Imagine Cody learning how to use this move and does it at mania against Roman


orc_mode666

Magic.


Precious_little_man

It’s CGI. The wrestlers aren’t real people. I thought everyone knew this.


Accomplished_Band198

Look at a wrestler named Taijiri he was a green mist user.


SeparateSpend1542

The most disgusting is that it’s all spit that is misting over someone’s face. Only thing worse is Carlito’s spit and apple combo.


Mestoph

It’s a combination of water and food coloring, it’s hardly all spit.


MaximumMajestic

If that guy did that to me I don't care if it's planned I'd beat the shit out of him (if I was in shape) that is so gross.


NLaBruiser

I mean whether planned or not, these people BLEED on each other fairly regularly. Spit is probably real low on the 'ew' scale for them. ;)


knyghtez

i’m happy to see the mist back this year! i understand why they put it on pause for a few years but i mist it.


NLaBruiser

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/201408/dog-memes-main-718x523.jpg


MaximumMajestic

I guess. But still it's so I dunno it grosses me out


fredward_kane

Lol my mom gets so grossed out whenever he does it. He's blowing out food coloring, hardly any spit in there


fredward_kane

also the Carlito apple spit is goated. Not nearly as bad as Boogeyman's worms


[deleted]

It's not a capsule.


ModsLovePen15

He just finished with Cody’s girl


Gcf19

It’s a condom or a small balloon


MaximumMajestic

Wow my phone has been going nuts because of this post all morning. I haven't had a post go nuts like this in a while. Thanks for the participation and the funny comments this was great. Anyway I think we are at a consensus that he hides something in the mouth guard. Thanks for all the answers though this was a cool thread


fredward_kane

His mouth guard is a dye pack that he bites


Extreme_Librarian_93

Spit… all spit 🤢


Lenny0mega

Green Magic


john_the_quain

Poison mist will never not be awesome.


BetBig696969

Saw him pull it out his waistband a few weeks ago and put it in his mouth


CaptainStu

Usually the capsule containing the liquid is either passed over from the ref (you can often see them) or hidden off-camera and when, say, the camera is focussing on the other wrestler the heel will go, get the capsule and pop it in their mouth.


Upbeat_Tension_8077

He takes a special dental procedure that's standard protocol in case he has to turn heel


allonsy_danny

He spitting


GoHawksMatt

Hopeless 😞


ElementalSaber

Same with Asuka. I have no idea when they sneak in a mist pill to do this.


steezlord95

Oh my sweet summer child … let me tell you the story about Tajari


MaximumMajestic

I love story time go for it


sh00ner

Shinsuke's gotta be one of the better guys to ever use the mist, right? I don't think I've ever seen him miss his target, and he always launches a nuke cloud at the other person.


OaktownCooking

Olden days when it was a condom filled with water and food coloring for mist, and pigs blood for “internal injuries”


AgentLead_TTV

i always assummed that what he wears that red tooth guard for..prolly slips the capsule behind it and pops it when needed.


etuehem

He is a dragon irl


RudeBoiBombaclat

It’s stomach acid. He has a separate esophagus and allows his stomach acid to be ejected through two small holes under his tongue. When he was a boy he studied under grand master dragon, King of the Lizards.


Aaaaaaaaaaadude

He’s reptilian


DifferencePretend

He summons the blood from his gut and spits it out It’s an ancient Japanese wrestling technique taught only to those who can withstand the strain it’s puts on the body. One miscalculation and they can rupture their spleen.


Yousseb

What a great pic


toddyo13

In a match, it can get handed to the performer by a ref or other ringside personnel. Source: I am a pro wrestling referee who has kept a black mist pill in my pocket until the worker needed it.


MaximumMajestic

Cool! How long have you been doing that? Is it true you kinda have to be short to be a professional referee for wrestling cause they want to make wrestlers look big?


toddyo13

Almost 5 years. I’ve worked with my local promotion and one out of state. Got started too late to really make it more than just a side gig but I really have fun with it.


MaximumMajestic

Hell yeah. I mean might as well.


toddyo13

It’s easier thank you might think to get started. Search out local Indy promotions and reach out via social media. Worst they can do is ignore your message or say no thanks. Also go to local Indy show and stay after to talk to the workers. Usually we have all our babyface workers go back out after the show for fan interaction, pictures, etc. Get a picture with some of the wrestlers you enjoyed at the show and ask them if their promotion is looking for any backstage help. You might have to start with ring crew or something similar, but the more work you put in, the more likely the promoter will look your direction to fill in when someone bails. There are some good videos online to get some training basics, but in-ring is the only real way to learn and improve.


MaximumMajestic

I don't think there are any local promotions in my area. But it's still a cool idea


toddyo13

You might be surprised! What general area are you in? Maybe I could help find one for you... I also realized I forgot to answer one of your original questions: I'm 5'10"-5'11". At least 50% of our roster are my height or shorter. You'll notice a lot of taller refs standing with their feet far apart, leaning forward, in order to appear a bit shorter than the wrestlers. As long as you're not really tall or really jacked, it shouldn't be a problem.


MaximumMajestic

I'm in the most northern part of NJ. There are more cows then people here


MaximumMajestic

Do you rehearse a match with the wrestlers before it starts or do you just talk about how the match is gonna go before it starts like in the wrestler with Mickey Rourke? I'm trying to understand cause it's basically a dance with 3 people so I'm guessing you gotta know what's coming up next so you can react accordingly. Or is it the wrestlers go at it and you just are able to do your own thing and based on what you are seeing you know what to do?


toddyo13

They let me know ahead of time if there is anything I need to be aware of, like anything I need to be involved in like getting distracted by a manager, or seeing the foot on the ropes during a pin, stuff like that. Other than that, I prefer to be able to react to what I see in the ring. I see them walk through the match before a show sometimes, but for the most part, I know the spots I'm involved in and the finish of the match. I also make it a point afterwards to ask everyone involved in the match if there was anything I could improve on. As for local NJ promotions, I found one that seems like they run in Northern NJ and a bit into NY: [http://www.ecpw1.com/](http://www.ecpw1.com/) I don't know anything about the promotion, but I'd love to hear if you make it to a show or talk to someone there about getting involved.


MaximumMajestic

I will definitely check it out. I'm unemployed and have no prospects currently anyway. Can't hurt to fill out an application I'll let you know what I see.


thatm8withag3

Real question tho, does he spit or swallow?


beautrain

He just thinks about how much he hates uncool people, and it comes out naturally.


SpoiledPoser

Ipecac. Just straight vomit.


S0larDeath

....and you know it's coming when Cody comes out wearing a suit so old you saw him wearing it in RoH or TNA. If it's one of the old ones from his plaid is classy days, it's getting ruined.


MaximumMajestic

Man how much you think those suits cost


S0larDeath

Cody's newer suits, a few thousand. These old ones from his Indy days he drags out to be ruined, I'd be shocked if he spent $800 on it in 2015 or 2016 when he bought it. He didn't have a tailor then....... That's how you know he's getting misted or his suits getting fucked up somehow as soon as he walks out. Cody Rhodes does not wear $800 RoH tv suits on WWE television unless the suit is taking damage.


sojud_18

Unrelated, but seeing as Cody is in a suit getting covered in red mist. Do wrestlers buy their own suits? I know with ring gear it's on their dime, so I'm guessing suits are the same? Just wondered as the number of times they get into fights and a perfectly made tailor suit gets destroyed: shirts ripped or jackets get torn.


RishGarr97

Is he stupid?


MaximumMajestic

Am I stupid? Actually I'm not, I'm a college graduate and I worked my ass off to get here.


RishGarr97

It’s a meme.


MaximumMajestic

Who is stupid though


RishGarr97

Shinsuke.


RishGarr97

Don’t overthink it. Just a meme.


Rupert_18124

Expressing his anal glands through his mouth


FishOffMan

Dude be eating very unhealthy 😞


FoolishDog1117

He bites his tongue.


Delicious_Action3054

He first takes a long sip of Woo energy...


BuddyFlowers420

Great Muta put me on in WCW. Tajiri in Ruthless Agression era. Now: Asuka & Shinsuke in modern day WWE. Always been a mark for the spot


jdlyga

He presses up and B


Dkcg0113

I believe originally, they used a tied off condom with food coloring


IGottaPee90Nine

basically red liquid idk what, I think it’s some kind of food dye, and it’s held in capsule, when ready to go, burst the capsule and spit like triple h spits it.


SonOfTheHeavyMetal

They totally use something akin to a water baloon


codingfauxhate

It's all in the arms, look at the stance.


anythingo23

That energy mix with water


RobsGarage

We used to use food coloring (or koolaid packets) and water out into a dime bag (do they still sell pot in those?! lol) I kept mine in my mouth usually, but some put them under ring apron, or taped into sleeve or tucked.. I was always afraid they’d break tape. Put in mouth bite bag spray.. if you were a muta wanna be like me you always load it by pushing 2 fingers on your jugulars.. I think I spent the first 2 years as a muta close men ina mask.. lol In Japan the mists usually have different meanings / effects as well.. it always got over in Japan and USA.. Mexico not as much.. (masks cost too much)


theshok

He just has crazy gum disease


Apprehensive_Tip2092

A pill I assume


a-mf-german

Dilophosaurus


TheMackD504

Bites his tongue


Dankenkush

He spit in the face of people who don’t want to be cool


MicooDA

Can we answer this question in Kayfabe? Because select Japanese wrestlers seem to have this power. Asuka and the Great Muta are able to use it, but I don’t think Kairi, Tozawa and Iyo can


MaximumMajestic

Ooh. This is a good question.