Pic of Konnan as Max Moon

[Crappler El 0 M]

For years I've looked for a picture of Konnan as Max Moon. I've seen many pics claiming to show Konnan, but it was actually Paul Diamond. Having seen Paul Diamond wrestle without a mask in AWA, it was easy for me to tell when it's Paul Diamond. Anyway, here's a pic of Konnan under the mask. I think he looks a lot better in the outfit. A youthful Konnan had a much better face for it.

[Sam Punk]

I liked Max Moon back in the day. It was disappointing that his run was (or seemed) so short.

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What was the story with Konnan rolling out anyways? I think that him leaving was why the gimmick was so short lived. There wasn't much interest in pushing Diamond at that point.

[turkeysandwich]

I know people tell me I'm wrong, but I swear I once saw a match with Konnan as Max Moon on a Coliseum Video. When I saw it I didn't even know beforehand that Konnan was Max Moon, but I recognized him under the mask. Apparently this is a false memory, but I remember seeing it.

[Crappler El 0 M]

Sept 8, 2013 23:28:45 GMT -5 @akeem said:

What was the story with Konnan rolling out anyways? I think that him leaving was why the gimmick was so short lived. There wasn't much interest in pushing Diamond at that point.

I've heard Konnan talk about it on MLW Radio. From what I remember, he said he had a disagreement with Vince and he said carrying around the Max Moon outfit was a pain in the ass.

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, the large print katakana next to him says Ripo Man.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Sept 8, 2013 23:53:41 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

, the large print katakana next to him says Ripo Man.

Repo's foot and part of his coat at just above it.

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Wow, that mask looked horrible on him. Did it look that bad on Paul Diamond too?

EDIT: (finds pic on Google) ......hrm. Not really, since Diamond's face seemed rounder, but not terrific.

[Crappler El 0 M]

Sept 9, 2013 7:37:37 GMT -5 @knapp said:

Wow, that mask looked horrible on him. Did it look that bad on Paul Diamond too?

EDIT: (finds pic on Google) ......hrm. Not really, since Diamond's face seemed rounder, but not terrific.

I think Konnan looks way better in the mask. Paul Diamond's just got an uglier mug.

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Sept 9, 2013 7:41:12 GMT -5 Crappler El 0 M said:

Sept 9, 2013 7:37:37 GMT -5 @knapp said:

Wow, that mask looked horrible on him. Did it look that bad on Paul Diamond too?

EDIT: (finds pic on Google) ......hrm. Not really, since Diamond's face seemed rounder, but not terrific.

I think Konnan looks way better in the mask. Paul Diamond's just got an uglier mug.

More of Konnan's face shows in (or rather, out of) the mask, though. Kinda defeats the purpose of a mask, in that respect. Also seems either stretched or too big for his head. Diamond's mug seems to be on a more mask-friendly head (which helped as he was Kato for a couple years there).

[odor31]

Good find!

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Saw Max Moon wrestler live. No idea who he fought anymore or who was under the hood, but I seen him.

[06vwgti]

welp I saw this on the wwe facebook page and reminded me of this thread. Guess there is another shot of the costume.

www.wwe.com/classics/konnan-on-max-moon

[Crappler El 0 M]

Sept 26, 2013 18:57:48 GMT -5 06vwgti said:

welp I saw this on the wwe facebook page and reminded me of this thread. Guess there is another shot of the costume.

www.wwe.com/classics/konnan-on-max-moon

Hey, thanks for the heads up. It's a nice read. Konnan hinted of this article on the latest MLW radio where he said he had just worked with WWE.com for a future article.

Here's one of the photos in the WWE.com article. Again, I think Konnan looked better under the mask.