10 Best & 10 Worst Dressed WWE Superstars Of 2017

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Mickie James Goldust
WWE

Wrestling attire is awesome.

So awesome in fact that it's often substantially more important than the actual wrestling. Think about it like this - given the opportunity to watch an episode of Monday Night Raw with three terrific thirty minute matches featuring wrestlers wearing exactly what they've worn for every other match, or 30 awful three minute matches starring performers in brand new variants of their traditional look, it would be madness to pick the former over the latter.

It's a window into the soul of a performer beyond the storyline or character too. As you may have read before (twice, in fact), wrestling gear can often mean more to the wrestlers than they'd let on in a promo or segment.

And whether anybody is still willing to admit it, the industry is still image-obsessed. Bodies may not be artificially inflated to the degree they were in the the late-1980s or freewheeling mid-2000s, but Vince McMahon's cruel digs via headset instruction or his own gob towards Kevin Owens' physique betray the equality his organisation publicly espouses.

But this article wouldn't dream of judging talent based on how they look. This will judge how their clothes look. That's completely different, and totally fair game for commendation or condemnation. Into the wardrobe we go...

20. Best - AJ Styles (WrestleMania 33)

Mickie James Goldust
WWE.com

Picking up on a common trend for performers going the extra mile at WrestleMania, AJ Styles looked resplendent in a brilliant white colour scheme for his match with Shane McMahon.

'The Boy Wonder' also wore white, but his personalised baseball jersey (now as charmless as the rest of his act) paled in comparison to the main event class of 'The Phenomenal One's ensemble.

Styles carried a saintly glow during his entrance, almost floating down the enormous ramp before letting the Orlando breeze reframe his 'soccer mom' haircut into the mane of a windswept action hero. It was the very definition of a wrestling beauty shot. Despite occuring in the first minutes of the mammoth broadcast, it remained one of the most memorable visuals of the entire evening.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett