Boogeyman

[1.0] "He couldn't wrestle, like, any way shape or form. He couldn't bump, had no offense, and was around for less than 2 years. As a non performer he had a great entrance with great music and a fun and spooky aura. You'll have to forgive me though if I don't rate him higher than Kenny Omega."

[6.0] "It is a gimmick which will be like by less but will ever be memorable.Boogeyman has the tools to get recognise and can do decent work in backstage segments and skits"

[8.0] "Eughhhh - it's hard to say. I genuinely can't think of a good Boogeyman match that he was directly responsible for, like he was never perfect in the ring but there's just...something about him that you can't quite take your eyes off. The worms make him unwatchable from a casual point of view but there is an excellent wrestler underneath that mask. It's just... it's the boogeyman! and i guess he's coming to get you..."

[4.0] "With a horror-movie entrance, smashed clock, and a mouthful of worms, he was unforgettable, if not exactly technically polished. His character thrived on shock value and theatricality, often used to spook or squash opponents rather than tell long-term stories. While never a serious title contender, The Boogeyman carved out a cult following thanks to sheer commitment to the bizarre. He wasn't a great wrestler but he was a great act"

[2.0] "I'll give it to him when I say he's got great character work and he overall seems like a great guy, but outside of that he wasn't anything that good. I can't really tell what's more gross with him, whether that be his character or his matches. I guess I can give him props for being memorable, but that's not really always a positive."

[3.0] "You have to respect his dedication to the gimmick. Even all these years later he is walking around in full boogeyman make up and went to the full length of eating actual real worms to sell the chatacter. But was it worth it? He really isn't anything good in the ring. Once the bell rings he is more gross than he is entertaining. His matches are giant skips for me."

[10.0] "The Boogeyman took part in the fourth season of WWE Tough Enough. On October 15, 2004, he attended the two-day event in Venice Beach, California, where he was among eight finalists chosen. After surviving the first day of eliminations he admitted that he was actually 40 years old--five years over the competition's cut off point--and not 30 as he'd claimed. As a result, he was cut from the competition. Though he had been cut from Tough Enough, WWE officials invited him to come to OVW for possible training. The Boogeyman has a great entrance and gimmick, crawling with his stick and human heart pendant, banging a clock on his head and eating worms. He's very intimidating with his facial expressions, make-up and white lense contacts. He was in very good physical shape for someone between 40 and 60."

[4.0] "Boogeyman was just a Gimmick... but what a Gimmick! His presence alone made him a wrestling icon in the mid 2000's. Even people who don't watch wrestling anymore remember him, and today where all wrestlers wrestle the same and use the same moves, we are grateful that people like Marty Wright knew how to create something that immortalizes them in people's memories. And even though his matches were nothing special and only worked in a certain context, I feel that Boogeyman knew how to wrestle according to his character. But we can't be cynical and say that he gave us memorable matches... anyway, the wrestling world would be a much sadder place if it weren't for characters like The Boogeyman, and today his absence is felt."

[3.0] "Whilst the gimmick was cool, everything else was just far from it. Best part of watching Boogeyman on TV was his entrance, after that it just fell flat once the bell rang. Couldn't wrestle, couldn't talk, just looked like a gimmick and that was it. Most memorable thing I can remember is when he ate that thing off Jillian's face. Just seemed like a gimmick wrestler from the awful days of WWF in the early 90s transported into the modern era. Was a good gimmick to scare kids with, but that's literally it."

[3.0] "Ill give them this they scared the HELL out of me when I was a kid. I would leave the room every time his music hit. So his character work was great but matches, promos etc. he wasnt very good at."

[7.0] "Miserable worker, obviously, but a very fun to watch gimmick that was exactly the right kind of "pro wrestling stupid" that is always fun to watch. You could do way worse for lower card eye-catching guys than The Boogeyman, who was 100% into the gimmick."

"HAS to be in the conversation for the worst professional wrestler of all time. Horrible gimmick and even worse in ring. I know he didnt start until his 40s but he moved around like he was in his 60s. I will give him a point because from all reports he is a very nice guy, and he also deserves props for being fired and re-hired (with a pay rise) by John Lauranitus in the space of a few weeks."

[6.0] "I really liked this character and Mark Wright played it to perfection. Besides Gangrel, hes the only one who legitimately scared me as a kid. Obviously its a stupid silly gimmick, but so what? I found entertaining. I think the only reason it didnt go far is because hes just not that great in the ring. But damn man, you had a lot of memorable moments with him. Eating Jillians giant mole is EASILY one of the most disgusting moments in WWE history. Even Tommy Dreamer drinking Takers tobacco spit doesnt make me shiver like I do with that. His backstage segments were always funny to me. I really like his theme song too btw. Kinda an underrated banger. Him hitting himself with the clock was very unique. I wonder where he got the idea from. But yeah, definitely a memorable character."

[7.0] "Even if he had a very dumb gimmick I still really love him and his matches. Him eating worms and having that staff just added to the kinda cheesy but really fun gimmick. Is he the best in the ring? No. Is he a supernatural character to go crazy for? Definitely not but even then I just have to much fun watching anything he does."

[1.0] ""That gimmick was straight-up trash, man. It was sickening to watch. I mean, come on, couldn't they come up with something better? It's like they weren't even trying. Just embarrassing all around. Fans deserve better than that kind of nonsense. And don't even get me started on his wrestling skills. Absolutely dreadful."

[7.0] "The Boogeyman for the time wasnt as bad as people give it. It was just the amount of hokey that was needed during the mid-2000s that I feel is left memorable even now that people can look back on and remember. Whether its good or bad is obviously to the individual but for me I enjoyed it, moveset wise he was unique enough in the ring to get the job done. I feel they could have given him more to do."

[6.0] "Fantastic gimmick, usually highly disappointing wrestling. A big missed opportunity considering his obvious star power. Still, his character is so great that it makes all the bullshit worth it. I round it out to a 6/10."

[3.0] "Had a pretty impressive gimmick but when it came to the matches, they were the drizzling shits! Papa Shango did it right. This guy was all entrance and appearance and then came the wrestling..."

[5.0] "Good character but in the ring the man had some flaws. His character had a creepy vibe that very few supernatural characters have. Unfortunately, in the ring he was limited. With the right opponent he had good matches but without a great opponent his match was meh to bad."

[3.0] "As a wrestler, he was never very good, but he gets points for being very devoted to his gimmick. He was at least involved in some memorable moments which is more than many can say."

[5.0] "Boogeyman's gimmick is very good, but it fails quite a bit when it comes to fighting, which doesn't stand out at all and it's not that it's anything special either."

[4.0] "Could do a few power moves, could scare half of the locker room, but there are his only advantages. Just meh overall."

[7.0] "Sometimes the character played is more important than the skills in the ring. And Martin Wright plays the character of the Boogeyman brilliantly, sometimes weird, sometimes disgusting, but exactly as it should be. Certainly not everyone will enjoy this entertainment, but in my opinion The Boogeyman, as a character appearing from time to time, is something interesting and noteworthy. I'd love to see The Boogeyman vs Bray Wyatt in a Casket Match where the coffin is filled with worms."

[7.0] "Might be cringy in retrospect and his in-ring abilities were evidently not great, nevertheless he was very entertaining to watch."

[2.0] "The concept of a dark character like the Boogeyman always intrigues me but they went too far with the character. Putting live worms in his mouth was unhealthy, unsanitary and disgusting to watch. He himself suggested the gimmick and he is quite gutsy to do it but I wasn't a fan. In the SVR games, his character challenges Undertaker, that's the most interesting story involving Boogeyman man; It was unfortunate that he didn't live up to his hype."

[6.0] "On this day, Boogeyman himself tweeted out that he signed a contract with WWE for some amount of work, so I am reminded of the Keeper of Worms himself. Excellently played gimmick that was booked well. I was 10 in 2006 and this guy was scary as all hell. They never had him work a bunch, so any lack of go/in-ring quality was lost on most who saw him. Satisfactory, indeed."

[5.0] "One of the best creepy gimmicks in the history of WWE. Boogeyman was not very good in the ring, but he attracted attention not by wrestling but for his eccentricity."

[8.0] "He's not really excellent in a ring, that's true but... his gimmick is funny and, secretly, we all love Boogey. I assume that."

[4.0] "Positives out first: Boogeyman looked fantastic for a guy of his age and was actually a very competent promo and presence when he was set up right. If he was around in the Territory era I think he would have been a must-have fixture for a attraction wrestler much in the vein of a Brody/Butcher type of brawler. Some good power moves AND he's still one of the bigger memorable faces from the era despite actually not doing a lot. Guy still got a Legend contract out of it, so good for him. In terms of wrestling, he was just too old and broken down by the time he got to the roster: couldn't do much and you could tell by how short all of his matches were. I don't think the gimmick is terrible considering Undertaker was a thing, but the guy behind it just couldn't cut it. I did like his OVW rendition of the gimmick, which was less supernatural and more just a crazy ripped guy with facepaint. Alas, the gimmick was turned up to 11 on the main stage, and you got what you seen."

[3.0] "Good gawhd what a terrible gimmick lol. Props for eating worms tho and he got some guys over from the lower card to the mid card but damn it? s hard to make me cringe yet this guy pulled it off."

[6.0] "The gimmick is excellent. His moves are good. A lot of reversals but not the best wrestler. He played the character very well. He was a late bloomer at the age of 40. If he had wrestled in his 20's he might have been a better wrestler."

[3.0] "As a character, the Boogeyman is fine. It was kooky and weird but brought a lot of uniqueness to a product that was filled with generic white meat baby faces and mean heels. But as a wrestler, the Boogeyman is complete trash. Almost every single match of his is like a Hulk Hogan match in reverse; he hulks up, opponent gets a little offence in but then he begins his comeback and hits them with his devastating finisher of a back bump to win. A lot of this can be chalked up to his age, but let's just face it, Marty Wright just isn't that talented even if you put aside his age. A fun gimmick at times, but when the bell rung, you could always guarantee a stinker. Can't believe they fed Booker T to this guy. Utterly pointless."

[1.0] "I hate this character. He was hardly ever a real wrestler & his matches were gross out fests. I hate the worm thing & wish PETA would come down on their asses for it. One point for the kind of neat facepaint job."

[3.0] "The Boogeyman is an atrocious wrestler with an incredibly cheesy but (in my opinion) entertaining gimmick. Bonus points for being able to put live worms in his mouth."

[2.0] "Honestly one of the worst workers I've ever seen i wrestling. His character was fun every now and again but got tired quick. His matches were painful to watch and had some awful feuds with JBL, Booker T & Fit Finlay."

[1.0] "1 point for getting his disgusting gimmick over. But otherwise this man is completely useless. The fact he got a "Legends" contract for the WWE before Ric Flair did despite accomplishing next to nothing is actually more repulsive than every worm (or fake facial deformity) he ever ate."

[6.0] "He was never one of the most skilled wrestlers, but his character was outstanding and his in-ring skills were adequate."

[8.0] "I loved this character growing up he was one of the most interesting characters on television during the later years of the ruthless aggression era. I hope he makes a comeback for a match against Bray Wyatt."

[3.0] "All I really care about remembering about this guy was when he scared the bejesus out of John Cena in backstage vignettes back in 2005 during his feud with Kurt Angle. A bit of a creep and the gimmick just didn't really go anywhere."

[5.0] "Boogeyman got into wrestling pretty late and had a somewhat limited in-ring skill set. However, he had a cool character and played it very well. While he never would have made it to the main event, he was fine as a special-attraction wrestler or as a surprise tag partner, and still occasionally pops up on the indy scene (as well as this year's Royal Rumble)."

[2.0] "Awesome entrance. Super neat facepaint too, actually. Also dug that stupid lil' jig he used to do. But, well, yeah, he was awful."