Mar 17 2009
The Ten Best Costumes from the WWF
In case you guys don’t know already, I’m incredibly nostalgic when it comes to the WWF. I guess it’s because for the same reasons you miss going to ballgames and having hotdogs as a child. Back then it all just felt so much more “real.” And to this day I still watch a ton of matches on MSG.
OK that last part was a lie. I barely watch stuff anymore. However I won’t deny that I miss the old wrestling a great deal. And one of the things that made wrestling back then were the outfits that these guys wore. It established such a great story line for each wrestler. Those outfits truly epitomized who these guys were.
So from the bright colors of a punk rocker to the crazy spikes laying on top of football pads, here are the ten best costumes from the WWF.
Killer Bees
These guys were one of the first tag teams to implement masks. When they would use the “switch” move, audiences were dazzled and loved the trickery. These were clearly one of the most recognizable costumes in the WWF.
Demolition
Faces like the band Kiss and shoulder pads reminding us of a character from a Mad Max movie, these costumes played perfectly into the “psychoness” that was Demolition. Did they ever spit blood and stick their tongues out? I can’t recall.
Road Warriors/Legion of Doom
Similar in the style of Demolition, Hawk and Animal bore amazing should pad gear. No one could ever mistake those spikes for any other tag team. These guys were badass.
Rick Rude’s Pants
Do you realize how amazing Ravishing Rick Rude’s pants were? First of all he had the cool robe. Second of all, every time this guy came out he had some face on his tights. Sometimes it was a woman, a man, whatever. The mouth of the face was always covering his junk.
Ted Dibiase
A fake belt and a golden jacket with a money symbol? Priceless.
Macho Man
It wasn’t one costume on Savage, it was all of them. This guy wore the most lavish and ridiculous robes of any wrestler. He should have been called the Liberace of the WWF.
Ultimate Warrior
It wasn’t much but that Mask was one of the most famous masks in the history of the WWF. And I guess the arm tassles were pretty cool too.
The Undertaker
This was the first costume that truly scared the crap out of me. Well I think it was his manager Paul Bearer. But that long black trench coat and hat were awesome.
Roddy Piper
The kilt! The guy wore a damned kilt!
The Rockers
Easily the “flamiest” costumes ever but man how could you ever forget those bright colors?
Honorable Mention
Kamala
The dudes costume was on his breasts. Now that’s a costume. Moon and star. Love it.
Also mentions to IRS and Brutus the Barber Beefcake (that bow tie was awesome).
Even More Uncoachable Stuff
The Rockers and Kamala, seriously? you must have gotten bored and quit. What about Tatanka and the bright red mohawk? How about the bushwhackers who’s torn jeans and wife beater’s paved the way for several other “trashy” wrestlers like DDP, Raven, Billy Kidman, etc.
Demolition came well after The Road Warriors…they were the WWF’s answer to the extremely popular Road Warriors who were in the NWA at the time..they couldnt land them so they created Demolition..
lame list by the way..The Killer B’s?..seriously
What about Jesse The Body?!?!?! Bush-league
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No Ric Flair and his $10k robes?? Talk about the “Liberace” of the WWF..
Well, at least Goldust isn’t on the list, and he’s hella into character. Also, how would you like to wrestle as Hakushi (Jinsei Shinzaki), where you know you’d have to write kanji on your body and take it off each night?
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def forgot the bushwackers… classic
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