10 Bizarre Wrestling Facts We Just Accept
8. Ring Gear Must Be Worn Constantly
Office dress codes suck. If you're down with them, we've got two words for you: lighten up.
Nobody enjoys being forced to wear a suffocating suit, yet there's always a risk of taking it too far in the other direction, especially if you're a wrestler. Moderation in all things, after all, including moderation.
While it's perfectly normal for athletes to wear comfortable attire suited to the pitch or basketball court, we don't expect them to don their jerseys after the game. But WWE has a funny way of depicting its superstars as permanently glued to their trunks and singlets. Is that stuff painted on or something? No, wait. That was Sable.
And although we generally accept the roster's bizarre sartorial choice of refusing to remove their ring gear, it does lead to some rather silly moments outside of the ring.
Who can ever forget John Cena, jorts'ed to the nines, destroying Kurt Angle's office? Or how about Randy Orton and his chiselled abs punting Mick Foley down a flight of stairs? Fortunately, there's usually a few hapless referees suited up and ready to stop any fisticuffs, or at least bump trying. And the wheel in the sky keeps on turnin'.