Kevin Sullivan on Mil Mascaras Being Difficult to Work With 

He fought more then that!!! Fought mummies, Vampires, Frankenstein every damn monster you can think of!!

Whatever they say about Mil Mascaras, he sure drew crowds at the Olympic Auditorium. I enjoy watching his matches more than those of just about any other wrestler.

El Santo. Always wore white. My favorite maskman

Mil Mascaras was a diva but was still a legend back in the 70s and 80s.

Mil Mascaras was a legend who made wrestling magazine covers regularly back in the early 1970s. He photographed perfectly and I always wanted to see him in action. Like Ric Flair, he had the same match over and over with his signature finish being a top rope flying cross body which was Ricky Steamboats' finish as well. Kind of hard to kick out of that finish if that's what the fans came to see? I think Foley and others are being too critical of a man who kept himself in top shape and headlined so many wrestling events for 55 years.

Mil also considered himself the only worldwide wrestler. He worked all over South America, Japan, Mexico, USA etc.

He’s right Mascaras faced the Spoiler in 1972 Spoiler wasn’t wearing his mask there was a ban on masks at the Garden or NYC if I recall from the late 50’s Mil had some pull!!!

Wrestling is a business you sell for ticket sales. Mil brought money to the wrestling world

Chris Jericho said, Mil Mascaras was a special contestant in the Royal Rumble one year and he put himself out cause he didn't want anyone else to put him out of the Rumble.

Mil Mascaras Goat.

And people give Hulk Hogan grief for not putting dudes over.

As a kid, I adored Mascaras. I think I confused him with UltraMan and thought of him as a super hero.

That Guy was a God over there , even was a Movie Star doing Films over there with the Mil Mascaras gimmick

Mil wasn’t jobbing for anyone. I’ve got a bootleg figure from Mexico that is a Mil diorama with every mask he’s taken in his career (could be Blue Demon, haven’t looked at it in a while) Folks need to understand that Mexican wrestlers were like 10x as over at home than here, so that power they weren’t trying to dilute any. When Konan was in WCW playing third fiddle...that guy was already a god in Mexico.

him eliminating himself was pretty funny

Mil Máscaras drew a lot of money around the world. He just was serious about his business and at his peak he definitely was great. It's just that he worked long after his peak still wanting to be treated as a top guy. But he loved wrestling, specially Japanese wrestling and over there everyone respects him. He was on the same level as Andre the Giant or an Inoki. He was a special attraction in a time that athletic lucha style was an exotic style.

Mil Mascaras is the best ever wrestler . Graceful and skilful

People foget to mention Mil had always been a wrestler in the Olympics with Greco/ Roman style wrestling. But not enough funding by his country's government, so decided to do bodybuilding & weightlifting. And, then a former trainer or Olympic partner introduced him to a wrestling opportunity. Thanks Mil for making wrestling AWESOME, & his ring entrance theme song too 💯💯💪🎉

Just watched a match between Mil and Al Madril. It was mostly one sided. When Al would go on the offensive, he would not sell any of Al moves.

I think Cornette said he saw Mil in the airport without the mask. Somebody he was with pointed it out to him.

Saw Mil and Catus fight in Corpus Christi..The night cactus took the flat back bump off the ring apron

mil was the first guy who didn't have to remove his mask at MSG. other masked wrestlers who were there before simply wrestled without the mask on. mil, however, just wrestled champion superstar graham with is mask on. i don't know how he got this accommodation

I love how everyone suddenly has an "informed" opinion about Mil Mascaras, based on one chapter of Mick Foley's book. The guy had been around since the 60s, was an international star who drew thousands to the arena and to theaters to see his films. he did jobs, when they meant something. he didn't do jobs just so he could put over someone who didn't have the same rep and without being compensated the way a legend should. he was a smart businessman, who was over for nearly 50 years, not just 5-10 years, in one promotion, in one country. Mil drew massive crowds throughout Latin America, Japan, the US and elsewhere. His brother, Dos Caras, was the better wrestler; but, Mil was the attraction people paid to see. It wasn't Lutteroth who created the gimmick; it was the publisher of the El Santo comic (which sold massive numbers, in Mexico). They introduced a new heroic masked wrestler and hired Aaron Rodriguez to portray him and he became a legend, joining El Santo and Blue Demon in films, as well as his own series of films. When Eddie Einhorn tried to start the first national promotion, in the 70s (The IWA), the person he chose to be his champion and face of the upstart company was Mil Mascaras. So, learn a little history before taking one wrestler's opinion (repeated ad nauseum on the internet) as gospel.

mil was a special attraction, much like Andre and INOKI, iT WAS AN HONOR TO JUST WORK WITH HIM.

Brody and Hansen pummeled him in Japan

Ny Dad (The Great John L) was a Jobber in the 70's. I remember going to the Olympic Auditorium & him working with Mil Mascarus. R.I.P. Dad

When he was older they said he wouldn't sell, he had to win and he worked cheap.

Sullivan can't even say his name right... I worked some shows back in 95 with MiL found him to be a very personable nice gentleman! 👍😁

Here’s.a list of top names that Mascaras defeated. 1. Super Star Billy Graham .2. Rocky Johnson the Rocks dad 3. Cactus Jack / Mick Foley 4. Chavo Guerrero Sr. 5. Ricky The Steamboat 6. The Destroyer 7. Maivia The Rocks grandpa 8. Ernie Ladd The Big Cat 6’9” 9. Sergeant Slaughter 10. Roddy Piper The list goes on and on. This is why Rick Flair never wanted to wrestle Mil Mascaras because he didn’t want to be on the defeated list.

From his debut until about the mid 80s he was pretty decent in ring. After that not as much.

Valente Perez is who created the character along with Dos Caras, Canek, Tinieblas & many other legendary masked wrestlers... Mil Mascaras appeared on screen along with his brother Dos Caras without a mask in a movie.

NO YOB!

He took a pin from Brody in a tag match in Japan.

"That mexican style wrestling is enough to make ya sick." Bret The Hitman Hart 1996

the only job he ever did was for jackie fargo and lawler in memphis and some claim it was francisco flores who was working in birmingham al that nite....he did the stretcher match....but outside of that i never remember seeing him in an angle to promote a program nor be pinned....i think him being iwa champion is what killed that territory

Mr wrestling number #2. And the masked superstar. My favorite masked. Rasslers

When you’re a cultural icon, I’d imagine it’s tough to convince someone to work like a regular wrestler.

Mil Mascaras is the only wrestler to wrestle on every American promotion prior to the existence of WWF now WWE. He started his care career with Vince McMahon Sr. when it was WWWF. Early 70’s. AWA, NWA, IWA,WCCW founded by the Von Erich’s in Texas. In Mexico 🇲🇽 UWA, WWA, CMLL, AAA. Japan 🇯🇵 NJPW, AJPW etc ….

Mil was the bad ass of wrestlimg...Kevin...You Mark!

You sound like Mll took your girl even though you look gay. Mil took wrestling as a serious competition that's why he wrestled mostly in Japan. He was as badass when it got real too. Worldwide Idol.

I don't know what kind of condoms Kevin uses, but the ones I've used were NOT cut out.

Before Mil Máscaras most wrestlers worked with very slow movement and. They had never seen a heavy weight wrestler use the flying maneuvers and never wrestled a man that was called the man of a thousand holds for a reason….and it took almost a decade for the American wrestlers to learn some of his flying maneuvers and head dives from up the top rope or through the ropes..or sling shot himself and do a body press at high speed….the first time the then champion super star Billy Graham wrestled him ..Billy Graham was totally manhandled and complexly incapable to counter his moves and Billy Graham was suffering in the ring to the point were the match was stopped before the count due to a hidden clause that in the New York sports commission no Mask man was to ever be allowed to become champion….then came the re-match and the second time around Billy Graham was getting and even worse beating than the first time and when it looked like mascaras was setting him up for the pin..out of no where Bob Backland entered uninvited (except for the promoters) in the ring and started to hit the already beaten and beading Billy Graham and thus prevented Mascaras from winning the belt…as a result mil mascaras was asking Bob Backland what the H was he doing in the ring…..and needless to say….Billy Graham was finished and totally embarrassed by Mil Mascaras…and even though there was never a champion so outmatch to every move ( a match for which Mil Mascaras had trained diligently for over a year). Then …there was no third time it was decided that Billy could no longer continue being the champion and Bob Backland “supposedly earned the next fight”….just for interrupting the outcome of the Mascaras fight…and Back Backland was suddenly the new Champion…..Billy Graham was a great champion but..he had very few moves and most were just power moves and full Nelson’s and he practically knew nothing about the Mascaras style and it showed very bad and most embarrassing during the match…I always liked the super star Billy Graham he used to call himself the man of the hour and the man with the Power….except that when he went against a guy like Mascaras who could do multiple different flips to Billy Graham who had no defense and no idea on how to wrestle against Mascaras who was just flipping and throwing Billy Graham all over the place treating him more like the ideal sparing-partner….which made Billy Graham look very bad in front of his full garden house………..

Did Mascaras ever do a job?

I love Mil- but I did read he could be difficult to work with!

Kevin Sullivan it’s hard for you to admit but Mil Mascaras was a much better wrestler than you.

How rich is Mil Mascaras ?

he sold for Brody,Race and Gino Hernandez

Flair and Cornette saw his face

Saw him loose to the Destroyer in Japan, Dvd. Also saw him wrestle Abdullah , Abby ripped he mask, Mil might have beem bleeding . Then Mascaras start yelling in an interview I never saw a wrestler like thar

Mil got pinned by Brody in a tag team match in Japan

Bruiser Brody broke bad on mascaras in Texas. Mascarras wasn’t selling so Brody beat hell out of him for real. Double DQ.

Bret Hart get it in your thick head Mexican wrestling is the best in the whole world not Canadian, American or Japanese but Mexican …. Numero Uno.

So, his son, or nephew didn't fall far from the tree

i saw mil vs cactus and he knew how to read the crowd good, would let cactus beat him for a minute but yeah had to win, goldberg never did that.

The only American wrestler to keep up with Mil Mascaras was The Destroyer he admitted himself how tough was Mil Mascaras you had to be in optimum physical condition not Fat out of shape Mick Foley - Cactus Jack.

Kevin Sullivan killed WCW

Never payed his dues

Mil Mascaras was an overrated diva. He's been seen with his mask off. It was a waste watching him because he wouldn't sell or put anyone over. He sucked.

I think Mascaras is singularly the most over rated wrestler of all time . His matches sucked .

This is a load of garbage and this young guy from England interviewing Sullivan didn't do his homework. He's probably not even 30 years old so he has no knowledge of old school wrestling except what he's found online. Mascaras was a legend in Mexico Japan and the US. It seems to be the cool thing for guys doing shoot interviews to speak badly of others unless it's Harley Race or Bruiser Brody. Whether it's Flair, Superstar Graham, Bruno, Verne Gagne, Hogan, Backlund, Dusty, no one has anything good to say about them. I grew up watching these guys and they were all talented and I enjoyed watching every single one. Tired of hearing these idiots badmouth the best of their eras.

He was an asshole. Looked good until Match started. Overrated in ring..

The dungeon of doom has not aged well.