10 WWE Superstars In Desperate Need Of An Image Update

6. Sami Zayn

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Sami Zayn is a revelation in the heel role, having embraced and embellished the smug hyper-perfectionist of his real-life personality. The upbeat tempo of his theme requires no modification - it is perfect for his jackass dancing - but the gear does. He still rocks a punk rock aesthetic in which his long tights bear graffiti effects. But he isn't so much raging against the establishment as oozing his way inside of it.

Sami should reflect this in-your-face, cloying sycophant with the most garish colour schemes imaginable. Scott Hall, when gently advising Sting to move with the times in the mid-'90s, asked if he was going to bin the "happy guy" tights along with his bleached blonde hair. Sami Zayn is very much a happy guy - one so deluded that he has no idea just how irritating he is. Accentuate this to an extent that you can barely stand to look at him. Neon yellow and turquoise blue hoops. Lime green and fuchsia pink chevron. Tights emblazoned solely with multiple yellow smiley rave faces.

At present, Zayn still looks like the Underdog From The Underground; since he's overjoyed to an overbearing extent, he should dress better for the part.

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