8 Hidden Meanings Behind WWE WrestleMania 37 Attires - Night 2

After nearly a year of fighting each other, did WrestleMania foreshadow a Rated RKO return?!

The Fiend Randy Orton
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WrestleMania 37 was quite the return to form for WWE on Night One, as well it should have been once that terrifying looming thunderstorm cleared.

A weather delay resulted in Samoa Joe and Michael Cole sporting ponchos for their own arrival back in front of crowds, and a lot of wrestlers had to reveal their gear in promos designed to fill time as the company waited for the sun to pierce the crowds rather than in emotional matches in front of their adoring public.

During the show's cold open, this year's 'Show Of Shows' was referred to (amongst other things) as a "course correction", and that could be said for aesthetics. The set was dreessed impeccably, as were several of the Superstars last night and several more here.

Normal isn't here yet, but it's intoxicatingly close. WrestleMania has shown us this. So be like this lot and get your f*cking glad-rags on. If the most boring b*stard on the whole roster can make the most unlikely gear decision on the most illogical night to do it, you can too! And speaking of said boring b*stard...

8. Randy Orton - White Knight (!)

The Fiend Randy Orton
WWE

Massively, massively in keeping with the couldn't-give-a-f*ck-about-anybody energy that radiates out of Randy Orton these days that he finally spring for white trunks some 20 years after leaning on boring black.

A colour often suited with the virtuous, Orton made the call for a contest that was first set up when he burned a man alive last December, like all good babyfaces.

There may be slightly more to it (more on that later), but writing assistants need not fear! The material started that colour - it wasn't stained by what he wiped off his hand after he shook yours.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 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 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, 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