He found refuge in a four-year-old boy who wore a white and gold mask of his favorite wrestler ... this pioneer – the “Man of 1,000 Masks” Mil Máscaras. And Mascaras' legacy was celebrated ...

[12:50 – 13:17] Bill Apter never had any issues dealing with Mil Mascaras behind the scenes. Konnan also got along with the Mexican sensation, even though he rarely saw him without a mask.

Will the “real” Mil Mascaras please stand up ... He joked that he even paid fifty bucks to get a chance to come face-to-mask with Mascaras at a wrestling convention. The Mexican legend ...

As we reported in our WWE SmackDown Taping Spoilers, Lucha Libre legend Mil ... for Mascaras and he was allowed to wear his. This made him the first wrestler to compete under a mask at the Garden.

The storied Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis played host to a number of memorable wrestling events over the years. One in particular, though, stood out for late Memphis wrestling historian Scott Bowden.