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Sports-entertainment's coolest ring jackets: photos6 J' B$ x* u/ A' F/ m% ?/ X
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1 ~, s; L; F' w5 O9 TWWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart wore jackets throughout his career in WWE.9 D: v. i+ {, L
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) x0 B$ K: ~. S4 i3 v; D* fThe "Pink and Black Attack" was a classic look for the "Hit Man."
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1 b; a' V( a+ ?" u: kBret also wore jackets as part of his duos and teams, including his run in the original Hart Foundation with Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.6 U' u; z& t1 P o3 u+ q, A2 E
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Kevin Von Erich, a member of wrestling's legendary Von Erich family, mostly made his name in the Dallas-based World Class Championship Wrestling.: }: r. [( z; W
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Lance Von Erich, an infamous member of the Von Erich clan, also wore a jacket to ringside.
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After winning the World Heavyweight Championship, Bryan had his favorite word emblazoned on the side of his jackets.
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1 z: M) K' s% E2 c7 ^& t, h6 u7 HHe was always known for flashy attire, but upon his return to WWE in 2012, Chris Jericho began sporting his most impressive outfits to date.
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You can't miss Y2J in his new "lite-brite" jackets.) [5 f3 x0 z# S$ e
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, W& ~4 P" i, T, \After splitting from Paul London, The Brian Kendrick employed Ezekiel Jackson as his bodyguard, and took to wearing a flamboyant white jacket.
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The rebooted 1997 version of The Hart Foundation -- The British Bulldog, Owen Hart, Bret and Neidhart -- were known for their matching leather jackets.
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" u/ }. a8 j- f8 g0 cA champion deserves championship attire.
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Arn Anderson endorsed the use of jackets in both singles and tag team competition.
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Anderson and tag team partner Tully Blanchard wore stylish sets of jackets as The Brain Busters during their tenure in WWE.
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$ {$ d2 R' ^ o" j4 g( uConforming to the team's look, The Brain Busters' manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan also wore dazzling jackets to the ring.
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Few Superstars could claim attention via ringwear quite like the legendary "Macho Man" Randy Savage.6 M# I/ Y- V1 Q1 D0 h% r0 C+ t7 e
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Savage began his WWE career with outfits consisting of bombastic robes and trunks, but switched to his look of bodysuits, cowboy hats and fringed sport coats.2 z5 v$ K5 {5 F9 y2 q
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$ [3 n7 n5 h t; |% F* ?"Oooh yeah!" Macho Madness was running wild with these jackets.' _" c- m- F/ ~) |. S9 g
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Tito Santana's WWE career spanned across three decades, and he won the Intercontinental Championship on two occasions in the mid-1980s.. \; c. P8 P0 [; V7 e j, b
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After losing the Intercontinental Title, Santana formed the popular Strike Force duo with Rick Martel. They reigned as World Tag Team Champions for five months.
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8 ]- P' B) V* \1 Q0 gSantana returned to singles competition and became "El Matador."
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" I1 F+ ^4 o: e8 u* A2 `No matter the stage of his career, Tito always sported a stylish jacket.0 ^$ f$ [) D! H. A3 G
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5 E& a7 s) N8 L, S+ L8 `Martel's fragrance was known as Arrogance, and he stole Tatanka's feathers in 1992.
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3 {% u: [$ g+ G; S$ TFeathers and fragrance aside, Martel never stopped wearing jackets as "The Model."2 l- z% Z, Y1 O. u: y0 O
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Jim Powers and Paul Roma, The Young Stallions, excited the WWE Universe with fast-paced action -- and also their jackets.
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" x& j! D1 m9 o" w/ x/ }2 EIn the 1960s and '70s, The Blond Bombers, Ray Stevens and Pat Patterson, had three reigns as Tag Team Champions -- two in the NWA and one in the AWA.
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/ X9 Y, j/ D' y4 i$ tZack Ryder is one of the newest Superstars to sport eye-grabbing jackets.
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& @: x; p2 W" Y/ T: |$ l! _Perhaps Zack Ryder takes a few cues from one of the most well-known Superstars to wear colorful jackets, Sting.
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Sting wore a classic American flag jacket to team with The Great Muta against The Steiner Brothers in front of 50,000 people in the Tokyo Dome at the Starrcade 1992 event in Japan.& h. z" Q3 y* \9 `' l
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Terry Taylor sported a jacket as The Red Rooster in WWE.
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Harley Race, one of the all-time greats, was known for stylish attire as much as his toughness.
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The Killer Bees, Jim Brunzell and B. Brian Blair, looked just like the insect for which they were named.
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Before he became "Big Poppa Pump," Scott Steiner teamed with his brother Rick. Both were amateur wrestling standouts at the University of Michigan.
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( G' d q/ l" g! s: s0 OBilly Jack Haynes had a brutal confrontation with Hercules at WrestleMania III over the use of the full nelson maneuver.
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# \* A/ v; _ ?6 jThe legendary tag team The Fabulous Freebirds had many members, but it was Jimmy Garvin and Michael "P.S." Hayes who used the name in WCW during the late '80s and early '90s.
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- H2 t5 a6 l8 @; k8 ZThe Freebirds were managed by Big Daddy Dink and Diamond Dallas Page in WCW, and they all looked spectacular in jackets.
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0 ? }& N$ U, V. v5 i- WAfter a successful run as a tag team with his brother Jimmy, "Luscious" Johnny Valiant managed a dream team of Superstars including Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake and Dino Bravo while wearing flashy jackets.' T7 }" Z0 X0 V$ S/ X% t# F6 ^) R
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9 f$ i5 D! b% ~3 z* M& A"Handsome" Jimmy Valiant's jackets weren't quite as flamboyant as "Lucious" Johnny's.7 H$ z$ C) t, s9 p6 J, X w( Z+ O
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' W2 R" e+ k/ x& w$ d, F! k+ q" e% i3 JTriple H is known for his leather jackets, but his denim and leather combo marked his return at Madison Square Garden in January 2002.
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1 ]4 {6 _& K7 `& DNikolai Volkoff won the World Tag Team Championship with The Iron Sheik as the Foreign Legion, had a memorable Flag Match with Corporal Kirchner at Wrestlemania 2 and was known for his signature Soviet jacket.
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* L; r) _! K. z/ a3 E3 E: SAll-American Bob Backlund was known for wearing jackets to the ring as the fresh-faced WWE Champion from 1978 to 1983.
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The Princeton, Minn., native was a favorite for his boy-next-door looks before he came a crazed madman upon his WWE return in the 1990s.( V! `# ?* S0 P4 ~8 k* G' h
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After Bradshaw morphed into JBL, he took to wearing an athletic jacket with a towel tucked into the collar to the ring.( o& V6 Q$ T# [0 w, z
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JBL turned in his drab jacket for an ostentatious American flag jacket during his reign as United States Champion in 2006.
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The Ribera Steakhouse jacket is an iconic symbol of Japanese wrestling, and John Cena wore one to the ring during a 2011 live event in Yokohama. We're not sure what prompted his use of Zubaz pants. |
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