10 Strange Wrestling Attire Choices - Explained
2. Steve Austin's Pink Wrist Tape
Steve Austin actually did wear a bright colour in the Stone Cold guise, once upon a time.
Even the best and most secure top stars have experienced a sort of mid-career fashion crisis. Maybe the act isn't the problem, just the gear, etc. The Undertaker took to masking his undisciplined Attitude Era physique with two giant signature symbols across his hips. Triple H just needed a Kangol hat to convince people he was kewl. Bret Hart, away from the game for a while, wore an orange trim at Survivor Series 1996. It looked as fabulous as his performance, mind, but that's Bret Hart for you: still great at the merest hint of a confidence crisis.
Steve Austin never did. He might have toyed with a blood-red font on his waistcoat, if he was feeling frisky, but he was black trunks all the time.
Except one time in Kuwait working Shawn Michaels. The screenshot above is wild without context. Was Austin mimicking Bret as part of their awesome rivalry? Was he just having a day?
As it transpires, per a revelation on his podcast, he was merely playing a rib on Michaels in a bid to make him crack.
He'd have done better raising a smile trying to get some poor prick fired, but you can't fault the effort.