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Ring jackets from the WWE vault: photos
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Chris Jericho wore this top to the ring when he faced Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XIX.
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7 y2 \" n& w+ \" Y$ n2 r' T7 |“Macho Man” Randy Savage wore this jacket to the ring for his final bout on The Grandest Stage of Them All at WrestleMania X.$ v& g8 O( e' k0 N2 l8 b8 U
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1 h3 `9 y" x) x% O& BRecognize this iconic red blazer? It belonged to Mr. McMahon during his days as a WWE commentator./ g' F( T% D2 E8 B, ^9 s) n: x
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Legendary manager Jimmy Hart crafted unique blazers for each of his clients, including this one for the tag team of Money Inc.
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“The Mouth of the South” wore this iconic blazer when he managed The Hart Foundation of Bret Hart and Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart.% G {& y# W* D7 o
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. T5 R3 B/ S6 s! q0 A3 K' ]0 bLong before he was “The King,” WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race went by the nickname “Handsome.”
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During his early days in Mexico, Eddie Guerrero wore this ostentatious red, white and blue jacket while teaming with Art Barr as the villainous Americans known as "Los Gringos Locos."/ w# a; ]: ?9 Z. \
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2 l5 y7 v+ \. QArt Barr, who was sometimes known as The Love Machine, wore this jacket as well, which was donated to WWE by Vickie Guerrero.
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7 a7 p. c' y# t' q3 `1 {No fooling. This tiny jacket was worn by Dink the Clown at WrestleMania X. The banana cream pie stains were tough to get out.
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These jackets belonged to The Federettes — a group of lovely ladies who could be seen at ringside during WWE events from 1986.) M. ~' ^8 K" b( W
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F! O$ U B+ }2 Q& o) c“Classy” Freddie Blassie was the picture of sophistication in these handmade sequined jackets.* G ^+ d! D4 O, T
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