8 Hidden Meanings Behind WWE SummerSlam 2020 Attires

Horror Show In July, Halloween In August.

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There were two contrasting colour schemes that ran throughout the night during SummerSlam 2020, and your writer welcomes an explanation beyond total coincidence for one of them.

Several performers were decked out in white, gold and black, which have been known to bring luck at this time of year after a clean sweep for a parade of champions in 2015. More on some of those later, but what of the gang of four sporting truly luxurious turquoise this year?

One assumes Bayley and Corey Graves didn't coordinate even if Andrade and Angel Garza did, but any deeper reasons for these almost identical shade selections will have to go unknown for now, even if they all looked absolutely stunning.

It's not been a banner time for cool new wrestling gear, but then it's not been a banner time for f*cking anything has it? With wrestlers reportedly in higher spirits thanks to the ThunderDome providing a much needed change of scenery, SummerSlam felt like the first proper pay-per-view since Elimination Chamber, and dressed accordingly for the occasion.

We're still a way away from everybody going to WrestleMania lengths with their attires, but an extremely pleasing array here provided the most fleeting of feelings that maybe normal life might one day return, and not the accursed "new" one that's a four out of ten at best. Kudos to those that went to all the trouble - the one long night that is this wretched year desperately needed breaking up with a little glimmer of light.

8. Zelina Vega - Sombra

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Regular visitor to these parts Zelina Vega was back with another detailed cosplay, rocking up to the ThunderDome as she did dress as Sombra from Overwatch.

[Editor's note: when I'm on Damage I play either Widow or McCree, but this still popped me - Clery]

Some quick research tells your aging writer that the character has been known to camouflage and infiltrate, which would tie nicely into the recent secret poisoning storyline had she not been found out and/or barely obscured her crime in front of about a hundred cameras.

Still, the attire looked fantastic, and she was well-intentioned for her team in her evil deeds. And speaking of the least successful stable in WWE history...

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett