10 WEIRD Changes Wrestlers Made You Definitely Don't Remember
2. Arn Anderson: Now With NEW HAT
What did and do we know about mid-80s Jim Crockett Promotions Arn Anderson?
Well, more than ever thanks to Conrad and his ilk reviving the lot through podcasts and fan conventions, but the main headlines are that he was a tag team specialist (alongside kayfabe brother Ole or Tully Blanchard), a Horseman dangerously committed to being Ric Flair’s ‘Enforcer’, and that he was a no-nonsense no frills sh*tkicker from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Or Rome, Georgia, if we’re not adhering to the worked hometown.
How on Earth, then, does this man find himself as the newest flag-waver for the New York Yankees?!
Spotted sporting the famous baseball team’s iconic emblem in odd backstage or studio promos alongside Tony Schiavone et al, ‘Double A’ never folded in his newfound love of the North East into his promos, nor was he openly courting the opposition ahead of an eventual move there in 1988.
It’s a home run of an experimental look all the same. During his 80s pomp, every experiment was.