Football players turned wrestlers have been a repetitive thing in wrestling. Charlie Cook, Ernie Ladd, Bob Lueck, Ron Pritchard, Mongo McMichaels, Walter Johnson and on and on.....
The wisdom of a football tag team in Mexico where they consider soccer to be "football" would be questionable.
Perhaps that is why the masked pair calling themselves NFL 1&2 did not do so well. The routine worked alright whenever they crossed the border into the USA, but in their native land they failed to generate any excitement.
It wasn't the first time a "football schtick" was used in Mexico. Long before them, there was a masked man named Super Maquina who did the role, with helmet, shoulder pads and the like. Super Maquina lasted, but the NFL did not.
No idea who they were under the hoods, but it seems logical they revamped their routine into something different and went on to bigger things by wrestling under new names.
As far as styles went, they were fast-moving for bigger men and could do the fancy lucha moves with ease. This was because they wore the shoulder pads outside their gear and the football helmets into the ring, but removed them before wrestling, to wear standard tights and masks. Once in a great while, the helmets came into play illegally to help win a match.
The pair made convincing heels, with an ability to work up the crowd. Frankly, the two men were better than their chosen NFL facade. Reasoner to believe they took off the masks, put on different ones and continued, leaving NFL 1&2 behind.
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