- [Zach] One of the biggest moments
in a masked wrestler's career
is when they become unmasked.
It's usually is part of a storyline
or at the end of a big match.
But occasionally things go wrong
and a wrestler loses
their mask by accident.
It's even worse when it happens on live TV
so let's look at the moments
where WWE wrestlers were
accidentally unmasked.
First up, Sin Cara.
The faceless one is well
known for his botches
and he even managed to
accidentally become unmasked
although it wasn't really his fault.
On an episode of Raw in
2012, Sin Cara, Rey Mysterio,
and Sheamus teamed up
to take on David Otunga,
Ricardo Rodriguez, and Alberto Del Rio.
A little while after the bell had rung,
Sin Cara and Alberto were
both the legal participants.
Del Rio had the advantage and
decided to go for a headlock.
Unfortunately, the move inadvertently
caused Sin Cara's mask to slip off.
It lasted only a fraction of a second
and Sin Cara managed to
quickly conceal his face.
After that brief botch, the
rest of the match went smoothly
and Sin Cara's team
ultimately picked up the win.
Next, Kalisto.
In late 2015, a tournament was held
to crown a new WWE champion.
In the quarter finales,
Kalisto squared off against.
Ironically, Alberto Del Rio.
The two had been going at it for a while
and everything was going normally.
Del Rio then decided to set
Kalisto up on the top turnbuckle
where he accidentally yanked
Kalisto's mask off his face.
Alberto reacted fast and he helped Kalisto
quickly get his mask back onto his head.
After a few seconds, the
match got back on track
and Del Rio eventually
planted the Masked Luchador
with a Double Foot Stomp to
advance in the tournament.
Up next, Gran Metalik.
In September of 2017,
Metalik had a big opportunity
when he got to go one on one
with the Cruiserweight Champion, Neville.
The match started off very fast
and the luchador unloaded
everything he had
on the King of the Cruiserweights.
Neville eventually found
an opportunity to strike
which brought Gran Metalik's
momentum to a halt.
With the Mexican star grounded,
Neville used the opportunity
to tug at the Metalik's mask.
The Cruiserweight Champion
pulled a bit too hard
and the mask nearly tore in
half and exposed Metalik's face.
The luchador quickly
concealed his identity
and fought off Neville.
Once he was back to his feet,
Gran Metalik managed to fight
back with the torn mask,
but he was ultimately forced to tap out
after the King of the Cruiserweights
locked in the Rings of Saturn.
Let's continue with Kane.
In the fall of 2018, the Big Red Machine
reunited with The Undertaker.
The Brothers of Destruction
built up a rivalry with
Triple H and Shawn Michaels
and the teams faced off at Crown Jewel.
The match was littered
with all sorts of problems
but the cherry on top
came towards the very end.
Kane and HBK were in the ring
and the Devil's Favorite Demon
set Michaels on the top turnbuckle.
The Showstopper began
fighting back with fists
and one of them sent Kane's
mask flying to the outside.
The Big Red Machine
immediately covered his face
and got out of the ring to retrieve it.
Unfortunately, Shawn Michaels
then performed a moonsault,
preventing Kane from grabbing his mask.
Finally, after a replay,
Kane had his mask back
on and the match finished
with Degeneration X picking up the win.
Lastly, Lince Dorado.
In 2018, Kalisto, Gran Metalik,
and Lince Dorado were
feuding with Drew Gulak,
Brian Kendrick, and Jack Gallagher.
The teams faced off in
a six-man tag team match
on 205 Live but it wasn't
without its issues.
After both sides had been
going it for a while,
Lince and Gulak became
the legal participants.
While the two were battling,
Drew decided to throw
Lince down onto the mat
and while that did happen,
Dorado's mask came flying off as well.
The now unmasked wrestler
rolled to the outside
and thanks to some help from the referee,
Lince was able to get his mask back on.
After waiting for a
bit the match continued
but things didn't a fair
any better for Lince
as Drew Gulak forced him to tap out.
Did I miss any accidental unmaskings?
Let me know by leaving a comment
and then take a look at
the video on the right
for some more fun.
With that, I'm Zach from Tap
Out Corner and take it easy!
