10 Amazing Stories Behind One-Off WWE Attires

5. CM Punk's Halloween Homage

CM Punk La Parka
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Why CM Punk shambled out for a WWE Live event in Strasbourg, France in 2012 dressed like a skeleton (albeit with little yellow wrestling trunks preserving his dignity) was fairly obvious given the date: it was Hallowe'en, after all. But was he just any old member of the Funny Bones, or was the spooky costume something a little more subtle?

Well, that's a little ambiguous. The bony bodysuit Punk wore was entirely identical to the same the nasty Cobra Kai gang wore as they bullied poor Danny into martial arts-based vengeance in cult classic The Karate Kid. Was Punk paying homage to this most '80s of '80s movies?

Perhaps. But it's more likely that the movie merch was the only skeleton costume Punk could find in an adult size on the internet, when really he planned to pay tribute to Mexico's most famous skinless luchadore, La Parka. Even if it wasn't in reference to La Parka, let's say it was in reference to La Parka. Because La Parka is the t*ts.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.