Ranking What Was Really The Best Wrestling Attire Every Year 1990-2021

29. 1993 - Bret Hart

Bret Hart Young Bucks
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If only a select, brave few were inspired by Curt Hennig, nobody ever dared imitate Bret Hart.

He looked resplendent, and he looked resplendent in character. His signature shades reflected his cool, collected strategy. The black and pink colour scheme was unique and quite audacious, in the overtly macho world of wrestling, in that it captured the snug beauty of his seminal work.

His vest and tights combination was simply too iconic to imitate without it feeling like cosplay, so no wrestler of any renown ever bothered. This was Bret Hart's look. He owned it. That look was simply "this is what the best wrestler wore in order to look like the best wrestler".

The all-pink look at WrestleMania IX, in particular, was art - an away kit so wonderful you wouldn't mind if years of club tradition just went away.

At Survivor Series, wearing an all-pink singlet, he told a more nuanced story of a complex familial relationship through fabric than anybody could with a mic.

 
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