10 Best & 10 Worst Dressed WWE Superstars Of 2017
12. Best - Kevin Owens (Hell In A Cell)
As highlighted in the revealing '365' special on a year in his life and career, Kevin Owens hasn't had the easiest time of things lately. In a constant quest for Vince McMahon's wildly inconsistent approval, the 'Prizefighter' was reduced to simpering mug following his middling WrestleMania clash with Chris Jericho, but his efforts to reignite a spark as the 'Face Of America' were totally undermined by SmackDown Live!'s staggering lazy creative direction at the time.
Despite being the best of his anti-American contemporaries (of which there were at least two too many), Owens was the one forced to park the act. He must have been thrilled with his investment in bright red, white and blue variants of his wrestling attire.
Perhaps using his physical feud with Shane McMahon to dish out some punishment on 'The Boy Wonder's Dad was the catharsis he needed. Owens decision to show up for his Hell In A Cell fight with 'The Money' in a slick black-and-grey number was a moment of understated genius.
It was no longer about the frivolity of colour, nor comedy or character. This was a fight, and Owens especially had embraced the darkness of the company's most devastating structure.