10 Wrestlers Who Insulted Their Opponents With Their Attires

9. The Miz

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Long before getting buried by John Cena was a staple of The Miz' unfathomably large WWE resumé, he was a buffoon heel who genuinely believed he had a chance against 'The Champ' even if his most ardent fans felt it utterly impossible.

Unlike when he first landed in WWE and p*ssed absolutely everybody off just for having the temerity to be himself, his on-screen arrogance was as much to do with an artificially inflated record against WWE's biggest star as anything else.

Calling out Cena for weeks on television safe in the knowledge he wasn't going to get a response (out of 'Big Match John's arrogance, rather than fear), he forced through a series of forfeiture victories until he was "7-0".

Predictably, when the two finally met at 2009's The Bash, he was decked in all his self-made merch to try and drive Cena to distraction. It didn't remotely work of course, but it was at least the first time the future 'A-Lister' was allowed to exist in the upper echelon just months before his breakout year.

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