10 Hidden Meanings Behind WWE Money In The Bank 2019 Attires

Green With Envy.

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Wrestlers are a lovely looking bunch.

This isn't a "nowadays" slight on the modern crop through a nostalgic longing for a grizzlier time - merely a comment on an important element of the industry Vince McMahon completely reshaped when he took over it in the mid-1980s.

Aesthetics were everything to McMahon - massive muscles were worth him eventually going to court for, height and good hair were nailed on to secure a contract ahead of headlocks and counter-holds, whilst slick gear stood talent in far better stead than the scabby trunks and boots that once denoted who was the toughest or most talented.

2019's crop grew up watching these changes enacted, spotting trends and colours and styles and choices through endless rewatches of the most visually pleasing crop of wrestl...Sports Entertainers ever. What they lack in star power as Superstars themselves (thanks mostly to WWE's modern micromanagement), they've thankfully made up for in sartorial swagger.

The wrestlers are often robbed of creative agency by the group, their prime years pillaged by an empire caring only for content output rather than the output of their content. How they look is, for the most part at least, still up to them. In that regard, it's worth celebrating the most...

10. The New Daniel Bryan

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Daniel Bryan blessed the Money In The Bank Kickoff with a performance worthy of the main card because of course he did, but his gear was bang on brand too.

Sporting the black, gold and green branding of the Money In The Bank pay-per-view on his trunks and kneepads, this could well have been a hypocritical nod to the greed and over-indulgence typified by this particular pay-per-view - though uber-heel Bryan would almost definitely claim it as an attempt to claim back the shades for his beloved planet.

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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