10 Hidden Meanings Behind WWE Survivor Series 2020 Attires

(Wrestling) Gears Of War for New Day, Undertaker threads for Vince McMahon, and LOTS of Red and Blue

The New Day
WWE/Microsoft

There's understandably been a lot to lament about what this wretched year has done to pro wrestling.

The thing we all love (or, at very least love to hate) has stubbornly tried to no-sell the ongoing global bastard to such an extent that the the f*cking thing feels even more present on wrestling nights than anywhere else.

AEW got ticket-buying punters back in the building first, but they're so far away and scattered that it feels like a low-drawing show is taking place next to an under-attended Jacksonville Jaguars game. WWE's ThunderDome and Capitol Wrestling Center have been middling solutions to atmosphere issues with the main roster and NXT respectively, but the world at large has enough Zoom calls to deal with in the working day without sitting down to two or three more hours several times a week.

As we approach the penultimate show of this grim year and the last Big Four show in what'll forever be know as the first ThunderDome, we can all be thankful that this 'Thanksgiving Classic' has held on to the new tradition of Raw Vs Smackdown. In the absence of good angles, at least we had the gear...

10. Chad Gable - American Alpha

The New Day
WWE.com

Chad Gable is the self-appointed leader of the 'Alpha Academy' now he's kicked out of the Shorty G gimmick. He's proving his worth by getting Otis out of a mid-career funk and - so it would seem - invoking his legendary tandem with Jason Jordan by going back to the duo's Kurt Angle-adjacent doubles gear.

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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