A huge episode of “The Walking Dead” aired last night, as did WWE’s annual WrestleMania event. You might be surprised by which one makeup master Tom Savini played a part in!
If you’re a wrestling fan as well as a horror fan, you probably know that Tom “Godfather of Gore” Savini is a big time fan of WWE – at a recent show in his home state of Pennsylvania, Savini was spotted sitting front row! Back in 2014, Savini had a hand in designing Triple H’s WrestleMania entrance gear, and this year he made another contribution that you might’ve missed.
One of the highlights of the 2-hour WrestleMania 33 kickoff show was the “Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal,” which put a handful of superstars into the ring at the same time for an over-the-top-rope elimination match. One of the wrestlers who briefly appeared in the match was masked luchador Kalisto; as it turns out, Savini and his team created Kalisto’s Mania mask!
Savini designed the mask alongside artists Jason Baker and Jason Adams. He may not be doing movies anymore, but it makes me happy to see that Savini is still kicking ass in other ways.
Check out the mask below.
@KalistoWWE new mask that I, @theothercartman and @jasonadams4spfx created for @WrestleMania @WWE https://t.co/zNWqqZeZHD
— Tom Savini (@THETomSavini) April 3, 2017
Your guys work is amazing.. Thank you so much for making my vision a reality.. https://t.co/FkWeWv2aqy
— KALISTO (@KalistoWWE) April 3, 2017
Thank you so much #WWEUniverese #Wrestlmania33 for the opportunity.. This is just the beginning #ImagineLuchaAchieve pic.twitter.com/ZWXoINzV8a
— KALISTO (@KalistoWWE) April 3, 2017