Mask, or face paint?

[flyonthewall2983]

Guess there are many ways to split this question but I’ll just ask more directly which method of mystery certain wrestlers take, grabs your attention more?

I’m leaning towards both. Demolition springs to mind immediately.

[JRH]

The problem with face paint is that, from the ones I've seen, it flakes off during the match, which means that for a long match, by the end of the match the "mystery" is gone (if they used the same type of paint that circus clowns or rock groups like KISS used, it might stay on better). As someone who basically sees wrestling as a live-action comic book, the masks help the superhero image (and it's still possible to show emotion depending on the mask, look at Rey Mysterio Jr for example).

[TheBean]

Ten years ago I would have said mask. But I'm going to go with face paint. I think you can do more with the designs & colors...maybe a different design every night. But yeah, I think the expressiveness is what sells me on the paint.

[David Mantell]

It depends on the individual mask or face paint.

This was the first face paint in wrestling I ever saw: