Asian mist
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Asian mist refers to the illegal maneuver of spitting a colored liquid in the face of an opponent in professional wrestling. By doing so, the opponent will be blinded and experience intense stinging in the eyes. Asian mist originated in Japan where it is known as dokugiri (毒霧?), or "Poison Fog" although is used by a select few wrestlers around the world. The first wrestler to use the Asian mist was The Great Kabuki, but the maneuver was handed down to his (kayfabe) son, The Great Muta. Killer Khan and Kendo Nagasaki introduced the mist to the U.S. in the late 80's. It was also used by former WWE superstars Kwang and Yoshihiro Tajiri.
Asian mist can come in almost any color, but the most common one used is green. Red ("burning mist") is said to burn more, and was used by Tajiri to defeat Rey Mysterio for the Cruiserweight Championship, while black ("poison mist") blinds. Tajiri used this dreaded mist on Nidia, blinding her for a very long time, but not permanently (again, kayfabe). Other colors used are blue - which send the opponent to sleep - and yellow, which paralyzes the opponent.
Wrestlers who use the mist often make a show of rubbing their throats with their thumb and forefinger before spitting, as if to extract the mist from some secret gland. In reality, the mist is water and food coloring, which is stored in a small bag or balloon. The bag is placed into the mouth shortly before spitting. Wrestlers will sometimes carry the bag in their mouth throughout the entire match, but this is discouraged, due to the possible choking hazard. Another concealment method is to keep a capsule that contains the mixture in the wrestlers trunks, and then put the capsule in their mouths when the camera is not focused on the wrestler about to perform the mist (A practice similar to the common practice in wrestling called blading).
A variant of the Asian mist was used by Gangrel, however, the mist was billed as blood (later, "viscous liquid") to fit Gangrel's vampire gimmick and he carried it to the ring in a goblet. It should also be noted that Gangrel drank the liquid in the goblet prior to the match, meaning that he wasn't trying to conceal the mist.
[edit] Video Games
The Asian Mist was used in the SNK fighting game Fatal Fury by Raiden, a character that modelled himself on Big Van Vader.
[edit] Sources
Wrestling 101. WrestleZone. Retrieved on July 27, 2005.
The Great Kabuki. Bodyslamming.com. Retrieved on July 27, 2005.
