Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias’ branding in comedy was inspired by wrestling [Video]

In the pantheon of stand-up comedy’s living legends, few names carry more weight than Fluffy. Though Gabriel Iglesias found major success using the moniker that has stuck with him for the majority of his career, he wasn’t really a fan of it at first. “It made me think of a cat or pillows or comforters or cotton candy,” he said recently sitting in his 14,404-square-foot Signal Hill compound, where he stores his touring merch, rows of custom VW buses, Marvel collectibles and more. “But [the name] stuck.”

With his distinct style, business sense and comedy that’s been steadily consumed by the masses for over a quarter of a century, the comic has developed a fabulist folklore around his rise to fame akin to his favorite things outside of stand-up — videogames and professional wrestling. It’s no surprise that his latest Netflix special, “Legend of Fluffy,” out Tuesday, takes fans through …