10 Surprising Hidden Meanings Behind Famous Wrestling Attires
7. Forever
When Mick Foley allowed himself to take a huge plunge through the Hell In A Cell structure down to the ring below at February 2000's No Way Out pay-per-view, he did so with the genuine intention of retiring as the stipulation had required.
Long before he'd make numerous (usually well-intentioned) comebacks though, a definitely-the-last-time return at WrestleMania a month later was simply too good to refuse. As a concession to the retirement, he elected to neglect his alter-egos Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love to wrestle simply as 'Mick Foley'.
The company had ran a 'childhood dream' story for Foley as Mankind a year earlier, increasing the stakes around his efforts to referee the WrestleMania 15 title match between The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin just to even be a part of the topliner, and the pathos had held another year to add gravitas to his final chance.
Emerging in blue flannel instead of his traditional red, Foley assuaged the typical 'Wanted: Dead' t-shirt for an ultra-rare 'Forever Cactus Jack' one, showing his three personas merged together one more time as he prepared to say goodbye. Though he donned his popular look several more times in diminished returns, he never wore the shirt to wrestle in again.