10 MORE Surprising Meanings Behind Famous Wrestling Attires
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As mentioned in the first rifle through wardrobes of WWE's great and good, not all wrestlers have Randy Orton's alarming lack of interest in his own threads.
There's often a awful lot more than what first meets the eye when a performer emerges from behind the curtain. Offering a sly nudge towards new creative endeavours, foreshadowing devilish or angelic actions to come, or merely paying tribute or respect to an inspirational figure, there are more and more cases of wrestlers putting an awful lot of care into what they wear.
And so they should. Wrestling is a complex visual medium in 2017, with a vast spectrum of fans demanding detail and dedication from their performers. A keen eye for attire is one of the first signs that a performer is as invested in their character as they want everybody in the stands to be. The mid-1990s don't always offer a world of viewer satisfaction on re-watch, but the bouquet of neon and fluro on display more than makes up for the creative malaise.
Far from keeping their considered stylings a secret, wrestlers that go the extra mile with their gear deserve the praise. What a colourless world WWE would be without them.
10. Teddy Two Stripes
Only the coolest wrestler in company history could get away with wearing a fabulously unfashionable tearaway tracksuit for the better part of three months, not least because of a boob job.
That might simplify the pectoral problems of 'The Great One', but he admitted to opting for gynecomastia reduction in late-1998 as he rose to WWE's summit.
The shrinkage was perhaps one of the shrewder moves he made during a lightning-quick ascension through the ranks. By the time a full time career in Hollywood came calling in 2002, he was far removed from the infamous spell masking his physical insecurities following the operation. His brutal battles with Mick Foley around this time were such that few even bothered to question why he wasn't decked out in his normal attire. The multitude of stipulations in their encounters almost seemed to warrant it.
By WrestleMania 15, 'The Great One' was thankfully back in his more traditional ensemble, though that match too would be cursed by the wardrobe gods. Title challenger Stone Cold Steve Austin somehow misplaced his trademark entrance vest, and had to storm to the ring in a t-shirt. The aesthetic adjustment was, for a brief moment, genuinely jarring.