OK, I recently did a little research on Crippled Visions, in an attempt to dig up something on his background and identity.
Turns out, it's a pretty tragic, yet heart-warming story.
Crippled was horribly disfigured and temporarily blinded (hence, the name) in the early 1980s, the result of a still-unclear accident at Castle Dracula involving a drunken ferret, two lbs. of uncooked fish and Robert on a pogo stick.
The drunken ferret, following his arrestTo hide his shame, young CV ran off to Mexico, where he would terrify the countryside for two years. Ultimately, he was discovered while sleeping at the bus station in Ciudad Juarez by Mexican wrestling legend El Vampiro.
The beautiful bus depot at Ciudad JuarezVampiro sympathized with CV's story, and agreed to take the hideously-distrorted young man in, and train him to become a championship wrestler. He also designed a mask that would allow CV to conceal his deformity.
CV took on the name Roberto de Maska, in honor of his childhood friend. However, the fans did not take to his gimmick of grabbing the microphone and chastising his opponents with endlessly repetitive dates and facts about Mexican wrestling history.
CV as the "dark ride themed" Roberto de MaskaIt was not until CV came under the tutelege of the mysterious Mr. SKUA, that his career finally began to take off. CV & SKUA teamed to win many matches and, ultimately, would go on to win the Tijuana tag team titles!
The mysterious Mr. SKUAAll good things have to come to an end, however, and eventually CV tired of the Mexican wrestling scene. He also missed Wildwood and Robert dearly and decided to return to the States in the late 1990s.
He decided to give wrestling one last run, competing as "The Total Package." Sadly, however, he was forced to retire after suffering a career-ending hamstring pull during a three-way match against Dante Enfarno and the Jersey Junkyard Dog at the last wrestling card ever held at the old Wildwood Convention Center.
The "Total Package"... in action!Bitter and resentful, Crippled disappeared from public view, and now resides on various internet message boards, where he has joined again with his good buddy Robert to torment the masses.
Crippled Visions today, with family.So, there you have it.
Some pics and just a little info on the man, the myth, the legend himself...
