Luchadores As Bad Guys? Obviously There’s A Woman Involved. Oh Yeah, And Vampire Cows.

Luchadores are usually the good guys, so why is the new ABC Family show The Middleman showing these two masked men ready to pulverize any esse that comes their way? What kind of world do we live in where video games–not exactly a medium that treads lightly with stereotypes–portray these fine gentlemen with the respect they deserve? You know, the kind of respect that includes not getting grouped together with vampire cows.

A Mexican Wrestler — wielding an oversized laser gun — threatens straight-edge superhero The Middleman in this exclusive new photo from ABC Family’s new superhero series The Middleman, which premieres June 16. Besides the masked laser-brandishing luchadores, The Middleman will face a range of villains including vampire cows, aliens, and gorilla mob-bosses.

And what does this motley crew of fiends want? What we think they’re all after… um, it’s down below.

Meet Natalie Morales, who plays Wendy Watson, sidekick to The Middleman on the show. We don’t know about you, but we’d try to get through a gang of gorilla mob bosses to get with her. She’s purty…
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