10 Hidden Meanings Behind WWE WrestleMania 36 Attires

John Cena snaps back to reality, Seth Rollins gets godly & Charlotte still has a Flair For The Gold.

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WrestleMania is typically the mothership for articles such as this, or indeed for fans of unique and/or brand new wrestling attire in general.

Wrestlers understandably save (or save up for) their best threads for the night that could ultimately define their entire career. Unlike those working the first decade and a half's worth of the 'Show Of Shows', today's generation of wrestlers are the ones that grew up with the event as a staple of their fandom. To listen to Jake Roberts or Ted Dibiase talk about their WrestleMania VI match would to find one remembering the town and the other the money - working on the assumption that the 'Million Dollar Man' actually needed the wage anyway. Amongst the current crop wrestlers, to work WrestleMania is to work WrestleMania, regardless of location or paycheque.

Apart, perhaps, from this year.

Since Elimination Chamber or thereabouts, the roster were forced to do what the rest of us have had to and prepare for the 'Grandest Stage' to not be quite as grand. An empty gym can't have been the chosen destination for most to want to debut their fresh new threads, but it didn't stop a selection of Superstars dressing to impress the less-than-capacity Performance Center crowd...

10. Shayna Baszler - Wonder Girl

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To the 'Queen Of Spades' first, who very nearly terminated Becky Lynch's year-long reign as gaffer of the Raw Women's division before getting caught by a Bret Hart-esque capture pin by the Champion.

Baszler dressed for the job she wanted, sporting the red, black and gold of Becky's belt, whilst also channelling the original Wonder Girl in an effort, perhaps, to use the look of an iconic woman rattle 'The Man'.

It was unsuccessful in the empty Performance Center, but one sensed Lynch wouldn't be able to evade her superpowers forever.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 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 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, 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